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Irrigation Winterization
For commercial properties and homeowner associations, winterizing your irrigation system is often neglected until it’s too late. Remembering to properly winterize your irrigation system is one thing that should
not be forgotten. Don’t delay. Landscape Associates can help you winterize your turf and irrigation systems now so that they will remain in tip top shape during their long winter hibernation. Routine maintenance, including winterization, is the best way to keep a system functioning properly. Routine maintenance pays for itself in the long run by avoiding unnecessary and costly repairs to the system. Commercial and neighborhood systems are often large systems with many factors to consider when winterizing.
Commercial irrigation systems are wonderful features for the properties and residents. They are great tools when working properly and can cause many headaches when not properly maintained. Each different season in our region demands different care and regular check ups are a must for these type of systems.
Landscape Associates can take the worry out of maintenance and winterization and ensure your system will be functional come spring. We have programs specifically designed for our commercial clients and neighborhood associations. Call us today to schedule our maintenance services.
Can Your Residents Benefit from a Dog Park?
Have you considered adding a dog park to your facility? Dog parks are a very popular way to add benefits to your residents at a relatively low cost. The benefit of building a dog park is that it will set your property off to those potential new members of your community. According to The Humane Society of the US, 39% of the households in the US own at least one dog. Pet happiness can certainly play a part in the decision of its owner on where to reside.
Building a dog park in your property is a way for your community – both humans and animals to connect. Residents in your neighborhood or community need a place to bring their dogs to socialize with each other. This provides not only canines, but humans as well, with a safe, neutral, environment in which they can interact with each other. Owning your own dog park will also give you status as a contributor to the neighborhood.
A dog park may contribute to your bottom line as well. You don’t have to charge much for entrance to your dog park. Indeed, your entrance fee can be a “voluntary contribution” for your dog park’s upkeep and maintenance costs. The decision to open the park to the public or keep it as a resident benefit will be one factor to consider in whether or not to build a dog park.
The benefits of building a dog park in your property are purely social. Dog parks provide a much needed service for the community, and successful owners of dog parks are looked upon with a certain respect. Neighborhood clout is intangible, but it can pay off in the long run.
Landscape Associates can help you locate and plan your dog park in your community. The amount of space needed will vary with the size of the complex, but we can help you with the area selection. Our experienced associates will walk the area with you and set up a plan for the park. Call us today to schedule an appointment and evaluation of your property.
Send us your questions! We would love to help you solve your landscaping problems and answer your questions about your property issues. Send us your questions today and we will answer them in our newsletter!
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Outdoor Living
If you are a property manager or involved in a homeowner association, are you looking for ways to add value for your residents? Outdoor living spaces are excellent ways to give back to your community at a relatively low cost per resident. Our winter weather allows us to spend a great deal of the winter months out of doors. Beautiful cool evenings are perfect times for residents to socialize out of doors and what better way than to add outdoor living spaces to your community?
An outdoor fire pit can be an excellent source of recreation activity. Outdoor fireplaces are very popular in the south and this idea can be used by communities as a fire pit. Residents can have friends and family over, and safely make a fire for roasting marshmallows and making s’mores. A couple of safety tips to keep in mind: make sure that your fire pit is properly dug, and spaced far enough away from the residents so that there will be no danger of stray sparks causing a fire. Be sure that first the area is clear of all tree branches, dry leaves, and twigs.
A horseshoe pit makes for an excellent multipurpose use. It’s a safe, economical design that puts the emphasis on convenience and it can be used during warmer seasons as a horseshoe pit and as a fire pit in cooler seasons. It’s an excellent shape for your outdoor fire pit, and it is a very safe design as well.
Tether ball courts are another excellent outdoor idea. A court can easily be built for your residents and it takes up little space. Another popular type of court is a bocce ball court. Both types of courts are very popular ways to encourage socialization among your residents and give them added benefit when making a property decision.
Landscape Associates Commercial division is available to talk with property managers and homeowners associations about the benefits of outdoor living areas in your community. Call us today to schedule time and be ready for all seasons.
Landscape Quick Tip:
We are fortunate to live in an area where winter color can be enjoyed year round. Pansies are a bright, festive source of color. They are a hardy, renewable, plant, which produces bright, cheery, flowers. Best of all, pansies require very little in the way of “green thumb wizardry” to keep them going. Simply observe all of the standard gardening do’s and don’ts, and you will have an excellent flower bed of pansies all winter long.
Adding color to the common areas are a wonderful way to brighten your properties for your residents. If you’d like to add in a bit of strategic variety and contrast, why not ask us to plant some kale for you? Finally, we can consider planting some snapdragons to round off your burst of seasonal color. With all of these three ingredients, your winter garden will be guaranteed to be full of variety, contrast and a sure mention from your residents.
Of course, with the upcoming holiday season and “end of the year” time is precious. We work with property managment companies and homeowner associations to beautify your grounds for the season. Call Landscape Associates and we will be happy to do this for you.
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