Questions To Ask Before Signing a Commercial Landscaping Contract

Questions To Ask Before Signing a Commercial Landscaping Contract

Do you look around and see overgrown shrubs, beds full of weeds, or other landscape hazards at your Greater Chicago commercial facility? 

Has your commercial landscape maintenance service underperformed? Do you feel ignored or that your provider doesn’t communicate well with you? Maybe you keep making lists of improvements you want done on your property but you have absolutely no time to address them. Not to mention, you thought these headaches were already addressed.

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How to Control Detention Pond Erosion on Your Commercial Property

How to Control Detention Pond Erosion on Your Commercial Property

We might not be able to read your mind, but we bet if we looked at your Greater Chicago commercial property wishlist, dealing with water issues is likely a top priority. 

A flooded parking lot at an industrial facility, office park, retail property, healthcare site, or school does more than cause soggy feet. It can negatively affect local water quality, cause erosion, chase away customers and give the entire property a bad name.

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7 Landscaping Ideas for Your Windy Backyard

7 Landscaping Ideas for Your Windy Backyard

*While this article offers helpful landscaping tips for residential properties, we now specialize exclusively in commercial landscaping services. If you manage a commercial property or HOA, see how we can enhance your landscape here.


We can all appreciate a nice breeze once in a while.

A soft wind can feel lovely while you’re sitting outside in your Chicago home landscape on a hot and sunny day. But strong gusts or steady, blowing high winds can not only be a nuisance, but they can also cause a bit of damage.

Chicago may be known as “The Windy City,” but it’s not the windiest. With an average wind speed of 10.3 miles per hour, it ranks as the 12th windiest in the country. But it's still quite windy.

And if you want to relax in your backyard without feeling like you’re being blown down in the process, you might be searching for how to landscape a windy area.

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How to Incorporate Focal Points Into Your Landscape Design

How to Incorporate Focal Points Into Your Landscape Design

Your home landscape is where memories are made. Maybe you take the same family photo under the large front yard tree or celebrate special occasions around the same fireplace by the backyard patio.

These places invite you in. They are places you gravitate to. In essence, they are focal points.

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Tips to Using Ornamental Grasses in Landscaping: Plus 5 Types to Choose From

Tips to Using Ornamental Grasses in Landscaping: Plus 5 Types to Choose From

When you think about what you want your Greater Chicago home to do for you, you probably are seeking a few key things: high-impact visual appeal and low-stress maintenance.

Some plants in your home landscape arsenal can work wonders to deliver your desired traits. Among them are ornamental grasses.

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Is it Time to Update Your Landscaping? Answer These 5 Questions

Is it Time to Update Your Landscaping? Answer These 5 Questions

There are quite a few reasons why it might be time to redo your landscaping in Greater Chicago. 

You might have bought a new home and aren’t too pleased with the landscaping that came with it. Or maybe you’ve lived in your home quite a long time, but the landscape is starting to show its age. After all, plants grow and change, so it’s normal for some things to fade, and maybe you want to add some plants you’ve always admired. 

Whatever the reason, there are some important considerations to keep in mind when updating old landscaping in Chicagoland. 

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