facility focus FertilizingTheFutureWith Landscaping You can sustainably grow your bottom line and entice tenants to take root with clever design. By: Ken Hutcheson I In today’s economy, the competition for tenants in commercial properties begins with curb appeal. Ensuring that your property looks as attractive as possible creates the first impression required to generate property interest. A well-shown property will help draw ten-ants to your available space and can help raise your retention and occupancy rates. Getting your property noticed is the first step in getting a new tenant on a lease. So, it is essential to maintain a well-manicured property by adhering to sound landscape management practices that will help ensure that your property retains its maximum value and generate long-term cost savings for owners and investors. Having an acute sense of awareness, understanding your environment and part-nering with the right commercial landscape management professional are keys to achieving the desired results. A Blueprint For Blooms When it comes to landscaping your prop-erty, it is important the landscape be intel-ligently designed in addition to being aes-thetically pleasing. Not only can you create a beautiful, functional landscape, but you can create one that is also energy efficient and pro-vides you with significant savings in the long run. With the current movement of energy and water conservation and the need to reduce carbon emissions, proper irrigation is critical in maintaining your grounds efficiently. Sufficient hydration is necessary to main-tain the health and appearance of your property’s landscape. There have been significant develop-ments in irrigation technology that allow landscape professionals to design custom-tailored systems based on your particu-lar property’s needs, resulting in reduced water usage and lower ongoing mainte-nance expenses. 38 CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® • October2012 Images courtesy of U.S. Lawns
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