The Level Green Landscaping Blog

Expert Industry Advice and Property Enhancement Suggestions.

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.

This guy is bad news.

Sure, the spotted lanternfly looks pretty enough, with its attractive speckled vibrant wings.

But this destructive invasive insect devours and destroys plants, from orchards and vineyards full of fruit to valuable hardwood trees.

You’re probably being wisely proactive a lot without even realizing it. 

Like when you put your name on your chicken pesto panini in the break room fridge so nobody else eats it. (Hopefully. Every office has that one guy.) 

You don’t want to open the fridge, stomach growling, and find it gone. Unpleasant surprise. 

It pays to be proactive with your commercial landscaping services, too. Otherwise, you’re in for unpleasant surprises. Like when your commercial property’s lawn dies, and you have to dip into your already stretched budget to pay to replace it.

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.

Bigger isn’t always better.

Sometimes it takes a small tree to make a big impact.

That’s when Level Green landscape designer Shelley Russell turns to dwarf trees for landscaping commercial properties.

In this article, Russell talks about the many reasons she loves dwarf trees — and shares her personal favorites.

When’s the last time you stood outside in your condo, apartment, or HOA common area, took a good sniff and said “Aaahhhhh?”

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.

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.\

If you listen to us at all, you already know the wonders of mulch.

But you can never hear it too many times, so here’s a brief re-cap:

Mulch helps your soil retain moisture, so you won't have to water as much. It keeps pesky weeds at bay by blocking the sunlight they need to sprout. It prevents rain from washing away your landscape soil.

We love mulch. And here at Level Green Landscaping, we use bark mulch much more often than rock. But there are times rocks are a great choice.

Rock vs. mulch in planting beds?

Nobody ever tells their HOA landscaping company, “Just come mow the lawn whenever. Mulch? Whenever you feel like it. Prune, don’t prune, doesn’t matter.”

You want your HOA landscaping to look great. All the time. That’s why you need a schedule.