The Level Green Landscaping Blog

Expert Industry Advice and Property Enhancement Suggestions.

Data centers are hot.

Sure, they’re literally hot, emitting a lot of heat keeping the internet moving.

But they’re also more in demand than ever, as more everyday business interactions shift to the cloud, demand for personal entertainment soars, and massive companies like Google, Microsoft, Apple, and Facebook keep chugging away.

Northern Virginia is a data center hot spot.

“It’s insane how many data centers are popping up, on any available land,” says Jenna Visco, a northern Virginia branch manager at Level Green Landscaping.

That means landscaping services for data centers are more in demand than ever.

Anybody who cares about the environment and wants to limit the lawn care chemicals entering the water system, raise your hand.

Everybody, right?

If your HOA has gone to the dogs, that’s a good thing.

Dog ownership has always been big, but during the pandemic even more homeowners have brought home furry friends to love.

How to accommodate dogs at your HOA?

Here’s how:

The landscaping industry’s switch from gas-powered equipment to quieter, less-polluting battery-powered machines just got a big boost.

California is set to become the first state in the country to phase out gas-powered lawn equipment.

Dazzling customers, residents, and tenants with twinkling holiday lights is a feel-good part of the holiday season.

But while they smile at the sparkle, property managers know there’s hard work behind it, from timing of installation and take down to budgeting.

What’s most important to commercial property managers when it comes to holiday decorating?

We asked them. Area property managers took our quick survey about outdoor holiday decorating.

Armies of hungry, destructive pests are invading counties throughout Maryland and Virginia, leaving once-green and healthy lawns bare and brown. 

It can happen practically overnight.

The villain is the fall armyworm, and experts say this year the extensive damage is the worst they’ve seen.

What to watch for? What to do about it? Let’s take a look.

How to impress your customers, prospective tenants, and the whole community?

The idea of a robot mowing your lawn used to seem like science fiction — a cool thing to imagine, like flying cars.

But now, they’re here, bustling around commercial properties quietly, efficiently mowing the lawn.

Did you ever ask your parents “why,” only to have them answer with the famous “because I told you so” response? That might have worked for them, but you need more information when it comes to asking questions about your commercial landscape — especially because no two service providers are exactly the same.

If you think communicating about the need to communicate is overkill, you’re wrong.

There’s no such thing as too much communication, especially when it comes to landscaping companies and HOAs.

HOA landscape maintenance involves a unique set of challenges, from multiple homeowners’ high expectations to communication to timing.

How do HOA property managers feel about the need for communication with their landscaping company?

We asked them.