Landscape service companies are available year round for most outdoor needs. National companies and small local landscaping service companies can serve as the foundation of improving the customer appeal of your property.

Landscaping service enhances commercial locations, improves the appeal of properties for sale and offers businesses a more professional look. When choosing the best service for your business' need consider these features:

1. Seek out a company able to handle multiple locations when necessary, especially for remote locations.

2. Learn about landscaping services for new buildings, such as model homes, new commercial properties and retail outlets.

3. Find out about the specific landscaping services offered by the company and its ability to meet special project demands.

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Work with a landscape service offering regular maintenance

Regular maintenance includes lawn cutting, plant bed maintenance, weed removal and overall tasks needed on a regular basis. This may include snow removal during the winter months. Most companies primarily specialize in maintenance.

I recommend: Locate a company offering maintenance services fitting your needs. Signature Landscape Services provides maintenance including commercial, industrial, multi-family and municipal needs. Northwest Landscape Services offers professional and commercial landscaping and all maintenance services including chemical preservation and lawn, flower and bush maintenance. Look to F.S. Commercial Landscape for maintenance services such as trimming, mowing, plant and flower gardening, mulching and fertilization treatments.

Find a landscaping service to provide design-and-build services

Design-and-build services include the designing of landscaping around buildings or in parks, clean up, installation and total renovation of the location. Design services are offered by landscaping companies with landscape architects available to them, and these should have local experience in plant selection.

I recommend: Count on companies like Stamats Landscaping Design, which specializes in design services such as landscape master planning, container gardening, supervised planting installation and a number of architectural elements. Consider Complete Landsculpture for commercial landscaping development, installation, and comprehensive planning options. C & M Landscape Contractors specializes in landscape construction including design of hardscape and softscape applications.

Hire landscape services for enhancement services

Enhancement landscaping adds to, or improves, the existing landscaping. These services are as in-depth and comprehensive as needed. Companies specializing in enhancement services often offer services such as turf renovation, irrigation, seasonal color adding and localized or substantial landscaping renovation.

I recommend: Choose a company like Between the Edges to provide you with the enhancement services you require. They provide pest control, irrigation, sod, core aeration, weed control and other applications for commercial and residential needs. Anteater Pest and Lawn Services offers enhancement services including flower bed updating and installation, tree and shrub installation, sod installation and mulching/composting. Natural Enhancements offers hardscaping and softscaping enhancements. The company specializes in high-end residential and commercial landscapes.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Hiring landscaping services is a decision not only based on the services provided, but also on past performance. Question experience and seek out examples of what the company has been able to accomplish in the past. This is a good indication of future results.