Video Trees Provide Amazing Benefits by Davey Tree Thank Goodness for Trees! Arbor Day is April 26, 2019 here in San Diego and across the nation. So look up and around at the valuable assets in your area. Communities would not be the same beautiful, livable spaces without trees. Statistics on The Benefits of Trees by The Arbor Day Foundation The net cooling effect of a young, [...]
5 Advantages to Writing Maintenance Specs Specific to your Site Specifications for landscape maintenance are instructions to the contractors performing the work - mowing, pruning, leaf clean up, irrigation management, pest monitoring and control, etc. They are written by professionals knowledgeable in horticulture, plant care, irrigation and landscape management. With a landscape inventory in place, maintenance specs specific to your site, and input from owners and managers, we [...]
Pink Trumpet Trees Are Starting to Bloom I love seeing this tree being planted. This is a great street, courtyard or park tree for frost free landscapes. Handroanthus heptaphyllus produces pink flowers in the spring before its canopy leafs out, a nice early season accent to a landscape. Best of all, this tree tolerates most soil types as long as they drain well, likes sunny warm locations, [...]
5 Takeaways from Stakeholder Surveys on Your Landscaped Site Some people love surveys, some people cringe. But when managing a large landscaped site long-term, the data a survey can provide decision makers is invaluable. Plants are living assets, which grow, change through the seasons, require ongoing maintenance and monitoring. There are so many choices in the market for landscape service providers, new plant cultivars, water restrictions, noise considerations, [...]
Sustainable landscapes require less maintenance, water and create less waste. Cost savings to the client of any size project.
5 Benefits of a Landscape Inventory Trees, shrubs, turf, ground covers, walking paths, and irrigation systems are common components of a landscaped site. These items bring value to a property over the long term. They are horticultural and fixed assets which have been paid for beginning with design, installation and finally yearly maintenance. Imagine a park without trees. A soccer field without grass. A sloped area without plantings. [...]
Long Term Landscape Maintenance is Asset Management Hello all of you interested in managing site environments and landscapes. I thought I would share with you a presentation titled "Defining Long Term Landscape Maintenance." This topic really highlights why I started the business Botanicon, out of a need for support to achieve everyone's goal of a beautiful, well cared for landscape. The broad topic of landscape management is a [...]
