Blooming On Kauai

Protecting your property value is critical for maintaining occupancy levels, and for attracting visitors and customers to your commercial property. An investment in the landscape will increase property value by up to 12.7 percent, according to Virginia Tech research.

Curb appeal matters, but you want to focus on aspects of a landscape that will bring you the best return-on-investment.

Here are five ways to boost your Kauai rental property’s value by enhancing the landscape design or through thoughtful maintenance practices.

A green lawn is actually “green,” so it’s worth the effort and investment to keep landscape healthy. For one, lawns trap more than 12 million tons of dust and dirt annually, according to The Lawn Institute. And, turfgrass acts like an air conditioner for surrounding areas because it’s much cooler than asphalt or cement. Grass filters rainwater, provides oxygen, and just looking at a green lawn can relieve stress.

Cultural practices are the sustainable way to care for your lawn and keep your lawn green, in more ways than one. A healthy lawn will require less intervention.

April is National Lawn Care Month, which makes this the perfect time to celebrate everything our Kauai turfgrass does for us! Because our lawns give us so much, here are five ways you can give back to the grass and keep it growing strong yearlong.

Imagine a large coconut falling from a mature palm tree on your property that’s a few stories tall. The results could actually be fatal and, at the very least, severely damaging to vehicles and passersby. The last thing you want is one of these “liabilities” to drop from a coconut tree on your property.

The solution: proper pruning. Pruning also includes removing small coconuts to prevent them from growing into potential hazards. Now, if you’re growing coconut trees to harvest the fruit, that’s another story — but many commercial properties want to feature the tree without any “fear of falling.”

Here are some tips for pruning coconut trees that will keep the trees healthy and your commercial property safe for all.

You’re vetting landscape firms to maintain your commercial property, and there’s much to consider. You want a company that can manage all of your needs: installing plants, caring for landscape beds, maintaining the irrigation system and handling weekly (or more frequent) mowing, edging and basic property maintenance. It’s a tall order.

In the maintenance world, you get what you pay for—and there are plenty of companies out there that bid low and promise a lot (they probably don’t know better). Do your homework, and consider the advantages of working with a commercial landscape contractor focused on maintenance. When maintenance is the specialty, it drives design decisions, informs crews’ performance and raises the quality. The result: a landscape investment that retains its value.

Here are a few reasons why you should hire a landscape firm that focuses on maintenance.

You’ve got big plans for your landscape, and that includes an inspired plant list of flowering shrubs, annuals, perennials and trees that will captivate an audience.

As a commercial property, you recognize that curb appeal translates to attracting customers who spend. A properly planned landscape can be a welcome mat that reels in revenues.

But maintenance can be a costly drain on finances if a landscape project isn’t planned with the after-care in mind. A professional commercial landscape company will go beyond creating the design and lay out a maintenance plan, as well.

You’re ready to embark on an overhaul of your commercial landscape.

It’s time to revamp, or completely renovate and start from scratch. This is a big decision, and a wise one. The returns on a landscape investment are many, including: increased foot traffic on a commercial property, and more enjoyable experiences for site visitors, who will be likely to stay on the property longer. They may even spend more money!
Landscaping can also be a competitive advantage over other commercial properties. As consumers, we often choose with our eyes: What appeals wins.

That said, a lot of planning is required before breaking ground. Here are five questions you should ask yourself while planning your commercial landscape.

You’re ready to embark on an overhaul of your commercial landscape.It’s time to revamp, or completely renovate and start from scratch. This is a big decision, and a wise one. The returns on a landscape investment are many, including: increased foot traffic on a commercial property, and more enjoyable experiences for site visitors, who will be likely to stay on the property longer. They may even spend more money!

Landscaping can also be a competitive advantage over other commercial properties. As consumers, we often choose with our eyes: What appeals wins.