The Comprehensive Guide to Commercial Landscape Design/Build Services in Chicagoland

The Comprehensive Guide to Commercial Landscape Design/Build Services in Chicagoland

As a property manager, developer, or business owner of a Greater Chicago commercial facility, you’re always looking to improve the appearance of your site and better serve your visitors.

Whether customers come to a retail facility, tenants live and use the amenities at an HOA, students attend an educational institution, workers and businesses report to an office park or industrial facility, or patients visit a healthcare site, you can’t sacrifice aesthetics, safety, and function when refining your commercial grounds.

While you may have a grasp on the commercial landscape maintenance services you need regularly, you might feel a bit lost when it comes to commercial landscape design/build, what these services entail, what they can do for your property, and how to get started with any landscape installation or landscape construction projects.

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5 Tips for Improving Neglected Commercial Landscapes

5 Tips for Improving Neglected Commercial Landscapes

As a Greater Chicago property manager in charge of commercial properties in the area, you know the daily struggle.

If you’re in charge of a particularly competitive space, such as an office park, retail center, warehouse, or HOA, you know that remaining relevant and attractive to new customers and tenants is crucial to retaining business and getting noticed in your community.

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How to Incorporate Landscape Architecture in Playgrounds & Public Spaces

How to Incorporate Landscape Architecture in Playgrounds & Public Spaces

Playgrounds and public spaces are the backbones of urban hubs like Greater Chicago.

These places shape neighborhood ties, facilitate interaction with nature and with others, and improve the local environment.

Well-designed and well-maintained parks foster a sense of belonging. Public park landscaping that is accessible, comfortable, useful, and attractive can do wonders for a community. Kid-friendly landscape design is an important part of this process.

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How Fall Decor & Winter Interest Add Curb Appeal to Commercial Landscapes

How Fall Decor & Winter Interest Add Curb Appeal to Commercial Landscapes

Curb appeal is hugely important for Greater Chicago commercial facilities.

It can attract customers, increase value, improve tenant satisfaction, boost visibility, and make a good first impression. An overall commercial landscape polish and attractiveness can carry much weight for your business.

Everything from colorful decor to lighting can greatly improve your curb appeal.

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Why You Can Still Install New Plants at Your Commercial Property in Cold Weather

Why You Can Still Install New Plants at Your Commercial Property in Cold Weather

Your commercial property in Greater Chicago needs to look good all year long.

Why? Because business never stops.

As the growing season winds down in this area, you might think you have nothing left to do on your commercial property to improve its appearance besides hunker down for winter and making sure you have a snow and ice removal plan.

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How to Design Long-Lived Landscapes for Parks & Municipal Facilities

How to Design Long-Lived Landscapes for Parks & Municipal Facilities

Every urban community needs green spaces its people can escape to and municipal facilities they can use.

Of course, large green spaces can be difficult to maintain. That's why low-maintenance, long-lived plants are key to keeping things looking their best, even when they don't get the attention of a favored backyard garden.

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How to Stretch Your Landscaping Budget with Smart Commercial Enhancements

How to Stretch Your Landscaping Budget with Smart Commercial Enhancements

As a Greater Chicago area property manager, you want your commercial property to have curb appeal and look good.

Thick, green grass, nicely shaped trees and shrubs, colorful containers at entranceways and key focal points, tidy landscape beds, and clean and smooth pathways that get your visitors from A to B without delay or hazard are all things to aim for.

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7 Old Landscape Design Trends to Avoid (& The Best Ways to Update Them)

7 Old Landscape Design Trends to Avoid (& The Best Ways to Update Them)

Do you feel like your Greater Chicago commercial landscape is a little stale? Maybe it’s time for an update.

You can’t deny your landscape can add significant value to your commercial business in so many ways. Attracting new customers and amplifying your community's reputation and presence are two of them.

Creating stunning, inviting commercial landscapes is the best way to get these perks. Having modern, eye-catching landscaping can impress anyone who comes to your facility.

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Climate-Resilient Trees: Selecting Trees for Chicago’s Changing Landscapes

Climate-Resilient Trees: Selecting Trees for Chicago’s Changing Landscapes

Greater Chicago is pretty tough. It survives harsh winters, sweltering summers, and everything in between.

But as the impacts of climate change advance, the city’s landscapes are facing new and unpredictable challenges. Recent years have brought shifts that even make it tough for the hardiest native tree species.

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Which Commercial Landscaping Projects Can I Safely Get Started in Summer?

Which Commercial Landscaping Projects Can I Safely Get Started in Summer?

You want your commercial property in Greater Chicago to look great all year long.

And when you are making plans for improvement, you don’t want to have to wait – especially when you have the budget dollars to get the job done.

But summer’s high temperatures and drought can put a damper on your plans.

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