Landscape Design & Installation Advice

As a commercial property manager in Greater Chicago, you want shoppers to invest in goods and services at your retail center. You know employees should enjoy coming to work and using outdoor break and meeting spots. You want patients to feel confident using medical services at your healthcare facility, or customers to trust in your business. Maybe you want potential homeowners to choose your HOA over others and refer your multifamily residence to others.

No matter what type of commercial facility you manage, you want visitors and guests to notice your property in a positive, professional, and productive way. Your mission is to draw people into a safe, welcoming environment that is well-manicured with high-end landscaping.

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Does your Greater Chicago commercial facility and grounds have curb appeal?

You might not know if it has the kind of curb appeal that can drive business growth and attract more people to your site.

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When you consider the commercial landscaping around your business –  whether you operate a retail center, industrial facility, HOA, warehouse, healthcare facility, school, or office park – there is quite a bit for you to consider.

You want to make a first good impression on folks who are visiting your site – no matter if it’s for the first time or a repeat visit. You want your landscape to look good, giving people a positive feeling that amplifies your business reputation.

And you need to stay within a budget, keeping maintenance in check, so your commercial landscape seems effortless, tidy, and professional.

When choosing plants for your commercial site, it can be overwhelming. There are so many options available. How can you possibly know what will work best for your specific location and conditions?

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When you work for an homeowner’s association (HOA), you work for a board, but you are also working among every single homeowner on that site.

And, unfortunately, not all of them are a joy to work for.

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Greater Chicago winters are never very predictable. Old Man Winter likes to shake things up each year.

A harsh and heavy winter can especially wreak havoc on a commercial property that needs to clear ice and snow from its entryways to ensure seamless traffic flow on its property throughout the day and night.

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Winter can bring a wide range of weather conditions here in the Greater Chicago area.

Sometimes it’s calm and quiet, and you barely experience a dusting of snow or even a bit of a cold wind.

And, other times, Old Man Winter delivers non-stop snowstorms and cold temperatures that keep the piles rising high and the ice thick.

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Winter’s colder climate, snow buildup, and ice accumulations can wreak havoc on your commercial property in which you’ve invested time and money. Winter’s wind and freezing temperatures can lead to building damage, utility interruptions, and even temporary business closures or delays.

No facility manager wants to deal with those worries and issues.

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The winter schedule in Greater Chicago amounts to the snow piling up and then melting again, and then piling up and then melting again. And then the temperatures drop.

What comes next? You guessed it, ice.

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Storms in Greater Chicago can range from timid to thunderous.

Some years, we get a lot of strong winds and raging rains and other years, we don’t. Sometimes, those storms come with hail and flooding, and other years, Mother Nature takes it easy on us.

Regardless of what type of storm year is coming, managing stormwater is a big issue for Greater Chicago commercial properties every year.

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When potential customers shop at your retail center, patients utilize your healthcare facility, employees work at your office park, or homeowners drive into your HOA, you want them to notice your property in a positive and productive way.

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