commercial landscaping

Help Your Business Grow: How Landscaping Attracts Customers

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Consumers are always gauging businesses based on how they look and how they’re maintained. Customers pay attention to details like how clean the commercial property is, how professionally their staff behaves, and more. Consumers also pay attention to business landscaping. Good landscaping is a subtle signifier to consumers that a business is thriving, well-maintained, and consumer-friendly.

If you’re a business owner who would like to help your business grow, then you should be maintaining business landscaping. Knowing why landscaping is important and what you can do to improve your business landscaping can help you take your business to the next level.

Landscaping Boosts Curb Appeal

The best professional landscaping should be designed to show off your property and accentuate the positive attributes of your surrounding environment. This boosts curb appeal, which can improve your property’s value while also making your business a place that consumers will want to look at.

Maybe your business sits in a wide-open space with few trees and other features in the area. To show off this space, your landscaper may choose to install pathways, lights, and clusters of shrubs and flowers that flow from one side of your lot to the next, leaving open green spaces in between.

Alternatively, perhaps your business is positioned near a creek. Your landscaper may choose to surround the area near your creek with water-loving flowers and trees that thrive in wet conditions and create a cool, shady spot where visitors can enjoy the babbling water.

This kind of curb appeal can attract customers to your business and boost your sales.

Good Landscaping Can Instill Confidence

Customers judge your business before they ever set foot on the property. Good landscaping shows that your business is well-maintained, and that can instill confidence in your business practices and the quality of your services or products.

Landscaping Affects Staffing

Landscaping can affect staff and employees just as much as consumers. Employees want to work for businesses that are attractive. As a business owner, you can recruit and retain good employees by taking care of your building and investing in your business.

  • Landscaping can create outdoor spaces where staff can spend time on lunches and staff picnics.
  • Landscaping can also instill a sense of pride in your employees, which can affect employee retention.
  • Landscaping affects employee mood and disposition throughout the day. A beautiful landscape out the windows can help employees feel good throughout the day.

What You Can Do to Improve Your Business Landscaping

There are many things you can do to improve your business landscaping. If you’re new to working on and maintaining your commercial landscaping, here’s what we recommend.

Know Your Landscaping Goals

Before hiring a landscaper, devise your landscaping goals. Do you want to install pathways, so employees and customers can safely walk on your property? Should your space look beautiful at night, or during the day only? Is easy-to-maintain landscaping important?

As a business owner, you may have other managers to discuss these issues with. Come to a meeting of the minds before meeting with a professional landscaper about your landscaping goals.

Hire a Good Commercial Landscaper

Once you’ve determined your landscaping goals, it’s time to hire a good commercial landscaper. Finding a good landscaper is a multi-step process. It takes time, but it’s worth it – especially when you’re planning to invest in a landscape that will last years and improve the value of your business.

Some tips when searching for a good commercial landscaper:

  • Vet multiple professionals. Meeting with multiple landscapers can help you get a good idea of the kind of professional you’re looking for and what’s a fair price for the services you’re seeking.
  • Check references. Check references for any contractor before signing a contract.
  • Read the contract. Read the contract thoroughly and ask questions that you have about the details of the contract.
  • Come to the discussion prepared with a list of questions. The more prepared you are for that initial consultation with a landscaping contractor, the more productive your conversation will be.

Commit To Maintaining Your Landscaping

Nearly all landscaping requires some kind of maintenance in order to look its best. Know in advance how much time or money will you be able to commit toward the commercial maintenance of your landscaping.

This is something your contractor will need to know during the initial consultation, as it will affect the ultimate design. If you’re planning to maintain the landscaping on your own, consult with other managers to find out how much time your maintenance staff has to dedicate to the maintenance of your landscaping.

If you’re planning to pay for the maintenance of your landscaping, tell your contractor in advance your monthly budget for this kind of maintenance, as this too will affect what your contractor adds to your design.

Contact Hidden Creek Landscaping Inc

Hidden Creek Landscaping installs beautiful landscaping for Ohio homes and businesses. Call today to make an appointment to discuss your landscaping needs for your Ohio business. We’ll help you improve the value of your business and boost your business’s curb appeal with stunning, low-maintenance landscaping that provides year-round beauty.

 

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Bring curb appeal to your commercial property

Posted on by Hidden Creek Landscaping

First impressions are most important, especially when it comes to visitors arriving at your place of business! Having great landscaping and fantastic curb appeal will increase sales and customer satisfaction. Poor appearance can give customers and clients a negative impression of your operation and potentially even harm your company’s reputation. After all, the first thing they see is the exterior of your building.

This is why curb appeal for businesses is a very big deal. It allows you to create a fantastic first impression while also providing a means to improve your brand and give a visual cue to potential customers and clients about what it means to do business with you. A well designed and maintained exterior will also result in increased business, while a poor look could cause new customers to go running in the other direction.

You don’t need to break the bank to create good curb appeal for your business. There are some simple things you can do in conjunction with a regular lawn service that will keep you humming along.

Hidden Creek Landscaping has a full suite of commercial landscaping services available. Contact us today to see how we can help you create good first impressions and grow your business!

What can I do to increase my commercial property curb appeal?

While you can spend a ton of cash building highly sophisticated landscaping, there are several things you can do much more cost-effectively. No matter what you do, increasing the curb appeal of your business will have a significant impact, potentially leading to an increase in customer visits, increasing the property value, and helping to establish your brand as high-quality. Most of all, a great first impression will help you stand out among your competition.

Landscaping is the first thing you should assess and consider improving. The area surrounding your commercial property needs to be neat, tidy, and well cared for. A professional maintenance service like those offered by Hidden Creek Landscaping will make sure that your property is well-maintained, allowing you to concentrate on your customers and building your business instead of worrying about mowing the lawn or raking leaves. Your customers and clients will notice the attention to detail that you’ve given. After all, if your property looks great, your product must be just as good.

Another thing to consider is pressure washing. The walls of commercial buildings and their surrounding surfaces often collect a lot of dirt and debris. The accumulation of this dirt and debris can make the property appear dirty and dingy. Giving the walls and other surfaces a good, deep cleaning will often go a long way in increasing the curb appeal of your commercial property.

What are some more permanent things I can do to improve curb appeal?

There are some more permanent things you may consider to increase the curb appeal of your commercial property. They can be a bit more expensive, but the result could be a significant increase in business.

Signage is one such critical thing to consider. Well-designed signage not only directs customers to your business but is the first impression many will have of your brand. If your current sign is broken, dirty, faded, or otherwise worn out, potential customers may think that you don’t care enough about your business to keep it looking good.

Like signage, lighting is critical, especially if your business operates after dark. Having good lighting on pathways and highlighting your building creates a safe and inviting place for your customers, letting them know that you want them to come in.

Alongside lighting, assessing the condition of pathways and sidewalks surrounding your commercial property is not just a question of good appearances, but also a question of safety. If the walkways are discolored or damaged, they can be unappealing to customers, and if the cracks or breaks are big enough, they could be a safety hazard as well. Improving the pathways and sidewalks around your commercial property will lead new customers right to your door.

How do I know what will have the biggest impact on improving the curb appeal of my commercial property?

When it comes to figuring out what projects will have the most impact on improving the curb appeal of your commercial property, it’s best to consult with design experts like those at Hidden Creek Landscaping. They’ll know exactly what projects will do the most good while staying well within your budget.

While many people think of curb appeal as being a concern only for residential properties, owners of commercial properties need to think of it as well. It makes sense – when you visit a business and the exterior looks dingy, the parking lot is a mess, and the sidewalks are overgrown and treacherous, you may not want to continue doing business with that company. By putting a little focus on curb appeal, you’ll make sure that your customers and clients not only have a good impression of your business but feel safe and invited to return again and again!

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Planning Your Commercial Projects for the New Year

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The new year is almost here, have you started thinking about your resolutions? One of the things that shouldn’t be overlooked with the new year and season are your commercial landscaping goals for 2019. Here are some steps for planning your commercial landscaping projects for the new year:

Plan

The best way to start a commercial landscaping project, or any project at all, is to know what your end goal is. Realistically, you want a landscape that is pleasing to bystanders and ups the curb appeal of your business or space. Aside from the basics, what else do you want? Do you want a space to entertain clients outside, with a sitting area or gazebo? Do you want a water feature to give your project a feel of elegance? The more ideas you have about your space, the more we can help you make your dreams into a reality. You can check out our online galleries, or pull photos from other projects that you have seen to give us a better idea of what you are thinking. The more info you give us, the better off we will be to start designing!

Design

We structure our commercial landscaping projects into three distinct parts. First, we help you design a plan. At Hidden Creek Landscaping, we have over two decades of combined experience with designing and implementing commercial spaces. We make innovative plans and carefully craft each project to fit your space, preferences, and requirements. We factor in everything from topography, vegetation, draining, water, and climate conditions to make sure that everything is accounted for. Some of the design services that we offer include master planning, consultations, green roofs, irrigation designs, hardscape element planning, construction documents, illustrating and 3D renderings and planting design ideas. After our design phase, you will have a comprehensive and detailed plan of exactly what your project will look like upon completion and just how much it will cost. From start to finish, we will help you plan every meticulous detail of your commercial landscape.

Build

The next part of the commercial design process, after you have your comprehensive plan and design, is to build. Our company has produced countless showcase designs and we have an overwhelming amount of commercial landscape experience. We use computer-aided design software to help create fast and accurate price estimates with our construction projects. Some of our construction services include paving installation, masonry, irrigation installation, water features, lighting, shade structures, green roof installs, softscapes, seasonal displays, retaining walls, swimming pool and more. Best of all, if you are interested in a service not currently listed on our site, contact us today and we will explore your project to see if we can accommodate your needs!

Maintain

Once your project is planned and executed to perfection, it is time to think about long-term maintenance requirements. Before we even begin the process of designing, we will ask you about your long-term goals and expectations. We know that your property is unique and will have its own set of maintenance requirements. We will work with you to make a long-term plan to keep the health and appearance of your space healthy and beautiful. We offer maintenance services that will help keep your new project thriving all year around. Whether its snow removal, lawn fertilization, fall cleanups, or seasonal displays, we’ve got you covered.  Our crew is experienced with ground maintenance and committed to upholding the highest standards in the industry. We take a proactive approach to maintaining your space.

Why should you choose Hidden Creek for your commercial projects?

When it comes to your commercial project, you don’t want to put your renovation in the hands of just anybody. At Hidden Creek, our reputation speaks for itself. We have a 97.5% client retention rate over the last decade. We are locally owned and operated and our work consistently outperforms that of our competitors. We use the most modern and up-to-date technology in the industry and are committed to creating and maintaining the perfect space for you.

If you are interested in planning a commercial renovation project in the new year, contact us today. You can also check out reviews and photos of our past projects on our online gallery. When you choose to work with Hidden Creek Landscaping, you are putting your project in the hands of experts that are committed to excellent service every step of the way. Don’t wait, start your 2019 commercial landscape projects today!

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