| As a business owner in the Orlando region, you have | | | | otherwise. Contracting with a commercial landscaper |
| stiff competition when it comes to curb appeal. The | | | | can give you peace of mind that whatever happens |
| presence of multibillion dollar budgets for theme parks, | | | | to your property, it can and will be fixed promptly and |
| and high-end retailers stacked end to end in some | | | | efficiently. Just a few things that routinely happen to |
| areas of the city raises the bar for everyone with a | | | | commercial landscapes: graffiti, run-over sprinkler |
| commercial business. To catch the eye of passing | | | | heads, kicked sprinkler heads, stolen plants, insect |
| motorists in their air-conditioned cars with tinted | | | | infestation, litter, leaf litter, storm damage and more. |
| windows, you need a WOW factor that extends | | | | Commercial landscapers can take care of each of |
| beyond your signage. Whether people realize it or not, | | | | these situations to help you put your best foot |
| plants can add pizazz to their storefronts. | | | | forward. |
| Great Pizza-Maker, Terrible Gardener | | | | Permits and More |
| If you are a successful business owner, you are | | | | A good reason to hire a landscaper certified by the |
| probably great at your individual business niche-you | | | | FNGLA, the governing body of commercial |
| would have to be, to survive today's rough and tumble | | | | landscapers, is that your certified commercial |
| economy. However, you may not be a super | | | | landscape contractor will know what permits are |
| gardener. That is where commercial landscape | | | | needed for new installation, and municipal rules and |
| companies fill in. It is a worthy investment to give your | | | | restrictions for landscape maintenance. A certified |
| business, real estate holdings and other commercial a | | | | commercial landscaping company will also have all of |
| face-lift by hiring a commercial landscaper. A | | | | the necessary insurance and pesticide licenses and |
| commercial landscaping business will know the ins and | | | | training to keep you and your customers safe and |
| outs of creating a beautiful entrance for your business. | | | | happy. There is more to building a sidewalk than putting |
| They have the manpower and purchasing power to | | | | in a few bricks in the sand. Let a certified commercial |
| efficiently design, install, and maintain your commercial | | | | landscape professional install your new landscaping |
| landscape. A couple of petunias in a pot will not cut it. | | | | and hardscape to keep your business current with all |
| To compete for people's attention, a rainbow of | | | | construction and accessibility regulations. |
| well-designed color is in order. | | | | There are hundreds of landscaping companies listed in |
| What your Commercial Landscaper can do for You | | | | the phone book. Before you sign a contract, be certain |
| There is more to landscaping than planting some | | | | to check their licenses, insurance, certification and |
| annuals and turning on the sprinkler. Landscapes in | | | | references. Doing so will help ensure that you have a |
| high-traffic areas such as strip malls, shopping malls | | | | positive experience with your commercial landscaping |
| and pedestrian plazas take a beating-intentional and | | | | contractor. |