Commercial Landscaping Blog for The San Jose | Bay Area, CA

There is a serious water shortage in many parts of California and proper lawn maintenance can have a big impact on local water supplies. In many drought stricken areas, lawns are being blamed for most of our water shortage. While this may be true, it does not mean we have to give up on lawn all together. A well-managed lawn area, made up of the appropriate grass types, soil composition, and chemistry can be functional, pleasing and water efficient.

Despite Bay Area drought restrictions, there are 7 celebrities that are turning brown lawns to green open spaces, requiring minimal maintenance and water once established.

You might be interested in knowing there is a new Dwarf  celebrity in town that lives in the bay area thats getting the Red Carpet treatment for local popularity and public appearance.

A tremendous amount of focus within the landscape industry is being given to the benefits of sound pruning practices and methods promoting sustainability. As defined for landscape maintenance, sustainability utilizes practices which preserve limited and valuable resources such as water and plant materials, reduce waste, strive for increased life span and maturity of plant materials, promote re-use and methods that produce natural results, lessen the effects on air, water and soil pollution.

Pro-active landscaping and maintenance practices that are an environmental concern for public health in apartment landscaping for example can provide a variety of advantages that cool the area around your office buildings or hoa community.

Retail and Commercial properties are very noticeable during the day light hours. Monument Signs and frontage are clean and very visible. Lawn areas are green and vibrant. Flowers and Plants are swagger with beautiful colors under the sun. Walkways and architectural lines flow. In daylight hours your property looks great. But does it show well at Night?

Succulents are ideal for the drought conditions in Urban and Corporate settings. For most corporate and bay area properties, 50% of outdoor water is used on traditional lawns and landscaping and using drought tolerant plants in its place can save up to 50% or more. Succulents were originally introduced into the bay area for their drought tolerant characteristics and there low maintenance advantages. 

9 Eco Friendly Landscaping Strategies to Help Green Your Property

During the past 15 Years of FloraTerra, we have implemented best landscape practices that have assisted our customers to help 'green' their commercial properties with drought tolerant landscaping, producing higher occupancy rates, increased profits, a better public presentation and a robust and, more healthy landscaping.

Modern Watering Systems Can Save Big Money

These days, water conservation is a big deal for many Silicon Valley property owners and managers – particularly in many cities in the Bay Area where water restrictions and the cost of water will continue to escalate.