Kevin has deep roots in the Chicagoland area, growing up in Plainfield and now residing in Naperville. He holds a degree in Ornamental Horticulture from the University of Illinois and serves on the board for the Illinois Landscape Contractors Association (ILCA). Since KD's inception in 1998, Kevin has loved creating outdoor environments to match the lifestyles of thousands of customers. In his spare time, you can find him spending time on the water with his wife, daughter, son, and labradoodle.
In the bustling urban landscape of Greater Chicago, where concrete jungles dominate the skyline, finding respite from the scorching summer sun can be a challenge.
Commercial properties that beckon visitors with shade and serenity can have an edge over the competition.
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Trees and shrubs bring more than just color to your commercial property in Greater Chicago.
They add color and greenery that people can enjoy as they shop at your retail center or work at your office park. They can ease the nerves and worries of your healthcare patients and stressed-out medical professionals. They can bring color and texture to your industrial facility or homeowners’ association grounds.
And in all of these commercial property types, trees and shrubs bring plenty of other benefits. Placed correctly and maintained well, these plants can lower energy bills, manage stormwater by reducing erosion and flooding, sequester carbon, and provide food and shelter for wildlife. Trees and shrubs can even increase spending at your retail center or boost recruitment and retention at your multifamily property.
But to continue providing these benefits, your trees and shrubs must remain healthy and strong.
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Water plays a vital role in the health of your Greater Chicago commercial landscape throughout the growing season.
Whether it’s rainy or dry out, how you control and use that water that falls on your property or that you use through irrigation can have a big impact on the health of your valuable trees and plants, as well as your commercial maintenance budget.
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Your Greater Chicago commercial space looks its best when your lawn is in great shape – nice and thick with an emerald green color that draws people in.
On top of that, great commercial lawn areas reduce runoff, minimize erosion, clean the air, neutralize pollutants, and absorb and slow the flow of stormwater.
A lawn that looks this perfect and brings all of these benefits to your property doesn’t happen overnight. There are quite a few services that are necessary to keep your commercial turf – a living plant – healthy and happy.
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You want to keep your Greater Chicago HOA looking its best, no matter what the time of year it is.
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As an HOA property manager, you probably get a lot of questions about HOA landscaping policies. Homeowners who live there naturally want to understand what they can do and what they can’t do when it comes to managing their outdoor spaces.
Rules in any Greater Chicago HOA can vary, which can make it confusing for homeowners. In fact, they may think they can do what they did at their old HOA at a new HOA, but the rules may be different.
And these rules are for the overall good of the community; they are in place to make the HOA grounds look good and function properly for everyone who lives there.
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Landscapes can bring a lot of positivity to people.
The physical benefits of getting outside in nature are obvious, but there are also social, emotional, spiritual, and psychological benefits.
This is what makes gardens amazing additions to hospitals and healthcare facilities in Greater Chicago. They can offer so many advantages to their patients, staff, and visitors.
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No one ever said being a commercial property manager in Greater Chicago was easy. You have a lot on your plate – inside your buildings, as well as outside. But there’s so much going on, it can be easy to forget about those outside maintenance needs.
Start by taking a moment to walk through your commercial landscape. What do you see from the perspective of a visitor to your site?
You want to see a neat, tidy landscape with a lush, green lawn; healthy, blooming trees, shrubs, and plants; and no unsafe areas that could hinder guests from getting where they need to go.
And this is crucial because your property’s appearance can make a huge impact on how many people come to your location on a regular basis, as well as recruitment and retention efforts, business sales, and community reputation and perception.
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While Greater Chicago commercial properties may have a dedicated focus on the business taking place inside their buildings, making sure they maintain their landscapes is just as important to the bottom line.
In fact, neglecting your commercial curb appeal landscaping can actually lead to employees, guests, and visitors feeling like your environment isn’t safe, and it can even decrease the overall appearance and reputation of your business – not to mention increasing costs as a result of needed repairs and landscape renovations.
When it comes to boosting your facility’s curb appeal and property value, even the smallest aesthetic changes can have an immediate impact on your commercial business.
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In Greater Chicago, we look forward to a warm spring and summer after our typically cold and windy winters that bring lots of snow and ice.
The warm weather brings chances for enjoying outdoor activities like your backyard cookouts, relaxing with family and friends on the patio, and playing with your dog on the lawn.
Typically, Greater Chicago temperatures begin to warm up in early April.
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