When Tyler Kreft starts listing all the things he’s looking for when he stops by your commercial property, it seems like he’ll need to spend the night.
The Level Green Landscaping account manager has a really long list.
“Are there any tree roots impeding buildings or sidewalks?” he says.
“Any large trees blocking security cameras? Any tripping hazards? Any low areas holding water that could freeze into ice?”
Kreft keeps listing things, from your irrigation system to your planting beds to your stormwater management.
“My whole job is about being proactive and catching problems before they become big issues,” Kreft says.
As long as we have him here, in a rare break from checking things, let’s chat with Kreft about all the ways commercial landscaping account managers help you keep your property safe and make it shine.
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There’s a lot to love about the changing seasons here in the Mid-Atlantic — plump porch pumpkins in fall, the first grilled burgers of summer, the thrill of remembering where you put your snow brush as the first flakes fly.
Your commercial property landscaping marks the changing seasons, too, from spring daffodils to falling leaves to smart dormant pruning in winter.
Seasonal landscape maintenance is a crucial part of keeping your commercial property landscaping healthy, thriving, tidy and impressive.
Have you counted the trees on your commercial property lately? Do you have 10? 25? 100?
If you started counting at lunch and now the sun’s going down, you can really use some tree care budgeting tips.
It’s not always easy for HOA board members to agree, but can we all agree HOA landscaping budget management can be challenging?
If RFP, to you, stands for Really Frazzled Person, it might be time for you to ask for an extra hand with your university landscaping.
Weeds are sprouting by the campus signage, students have trampled one corner of the Quad lawn, and the rose bushes outside the president’s office have weird black spots on their leaves.
If you manage a municipality, you know all kinds of landscaping needs pop up.
Hundreds of acres of finicky grass that needs mowing three times a week. Historic buildings that need landscaping that looks like it did in 1906. Environmental disasters. So. Many. Pavers.
Lots of great relationships involve hand-holding — it’s a key part of sunset strolls on the beach, right?
But when it comes to your relationship with your commercial landscaping company, you don’t have time for hand-holding. You need them to take the lead, get the job done, and make both you and your landscaping look good.
You’re so busy that every time you add another meeting to your calendar, a small part of you sighs heavily, swears, or needs to take an antacid.
You don’t have time to waste.
If you’re happily looking around at your commercial property’s newly planted trees and shrubs, and it looks perfect, somebody messed up.
It shouldn’t look perfect yet Trees and shrubs grow — and grow — and allowing space for that growth over the coming years is part of great commercial landscaping planning — and planting. Proper plant placement is crucial for landscaping success.