When it comes to decorative planters to enhance your commercial property, think big.
Really big.
Supersize containers — big enough to hold trees — make an instant impressive impact when used in the landscaping of hotels, office buildings, shopping plazas and other commercial properties.
How big? What should you plant in them? Who waters them?
We’re happy you asked. Check out these landscaping ideas with large planters.
After your big commercial landscape installation, it’s fun to step back, stare at it, and smile a lot.
It looks fantastic, right?
Some mixed-use developments are so inviting, with vibrant restaurants, upscale shopping, flickering fire pits, and a packed calendar of fun festivities, you just want to live there.
Oh wait, you can.
That’s the beauty of a mixed-use community — live there, work there, shop, dine, gather, and have fun.
The landscaping at these bustling hot spots has to look great all the time, and there’s little slow time for landscape maintenance.
Imagine drifts of vibrant yellow daffodils on your property as far as the eye can see, casually blooming as if Mother Nature scattered the bulbs with cheerful abandon.
Except Mother Nature didn’t plant them — your landscaping crews did, using a planting technique called "naturalizing" that makes it look like the flowers popped up naturally in waves of impressive color.
Intrigued?
Here’s what you need to know about naturalizing bulbs to make it happen on your commercial property.
An HOA community is bustling with activity: people strolling, kids playing, dogs frolicking, somebody complaining about something. (You know who you are.)
Streets and sidewalks are lined with everything from parked cars to skateboarders to kids’ sticky lemonade stands. (Neighborhood tip: make a kid happy and buy a cup.)
That means HOA landscapers have to take extra precautions as they mow, trim, and edge.
When Brad Butler paused to ponder extra safety precautions Level Green Landscaping is asked to take at customers’ industrial sites, he couldn’t think of many.
There’s just something about making a list. Checking off to dos can give you a sense of accomplishment, and they also help keep you on track.
But checklists aren’t just meant to keep you moving forward with your property management duties. They also come in handy for managing your property’s landscape maintenance.
Having an inclusive list will keep everyone on the same page and give you a landscape that will attract tenants (and keep owners happy).
From making sure the irrigation system is working properly to examining the health of turf and plants, there are several important tasks that need to be checked off your list.
Kevin Doleman is on his way to a large Northern Virginia HOA on a Monday morning, and he’s starting his week with a challenge.
Read through any contract, and you’re bound to have some questions: What does this mean? Is everything I need included? Who is responsible for what?
Getting all of your questions answered is a must before you sign a contract. You want to make sure you know exactly what is included and if the company is qualified to handle the project.
Hey, not every plant can live at a botanical garden, right? Sometimes you wake up, stretch your leaves, and realize your new home is next to hot black asphalt.
Some plants know how to say, “Cool,” and make the best of it.\
