Maintaining a healthy commercial landscape in Greater Chicago involves more than just visual appeal; it focuses on fostering an ecosystem where trees and shrubs can prosper.
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If you oversee a retail center in the Greater Chicago area, you understand the importance of making a good first impression.
Attracting new shoppers and increasing foot traffic during key holiday shopping events is influenced significantly by your curb appeal.
Luckily, there are quick and impactful landscape enhancements that can transform the appearance of your property, from entryways and signage areas to parking lots, outdoor seating areas and planting beds. These elements influence how customers view your space, often even before they enter.
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Managing a commercial landscape isn’t a seasonal sprint—it’s a year-round strategy. Think of your property’s trees and shrubs like key players on a professional team. Without the right playbook, even the strongest lineup can underperform.
Each month brings new challenges—harsh weather, pests, soil fatigue, or growth spurts. That’s why property managers need more than just occasional upkeep.
A well-structured tree and shrub maintenance calendar ensures every aspect of your landscape stays ahead of the curve.
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Creating an aesthetically pleasing commercial landscape in Greater Chicago can greatly impact your business.
It can improve your image and reputation in the local community, create a more welcoming environment to help you draw in new tenants, customers, or guests, and even set your property up for competitive success in your market.
Part of a great commercial landscape design is creating areas for privacy.
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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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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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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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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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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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Sure, Chicago summers can get hot with average temperatures between 78 degrees and 92 degrees Fahrenheit, heat radiating off of concrete surfaces, air conditioning blasting, sweat dripping off your brow the moment you walk outside. You get the picture.
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