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We’re all anxiously riding the transition to sunnier, warmer days, melting away those winter blues.
Naturally, it’s now time to start thinking about spring cleanup landscape maintenance services.
Take a walk or drive around your commercial property and access your winter damage and note
the need of any traditional spring cleanup services, which ones you know you have the time and
resources to cover and those that will need the services of a professional landscape company.
Here are some recommendations we’ve come up with for you to consider:
1. Clear Leaves, Litter and Debris
After the snow melts, natural debris and litter should be removed as soon as possible. Leaves,
branches and junk left behind from the snow are not only unsightly, but will deter healthy growth of
your lawn, flower and plant beds. Raking of these areas is a smart spring cleanup start.
2. Aeration.
Lawns need help bouncing back after a harsh winter season as it embraces its main growing
season. Carefully walk your property to determine which areas need aeration before starting. It’s
also a common rule of thumb (a green one) not to perform aerating during a long drought.
3. Edging.
Be sure to create neat, sharp lines between plantings, beds and lawns by ordering landscape
edging services. Good landscaping companies perform their own landscape maintenance
inspections and will recommend edging services if it looks like the grounds haven’t been edged,
especially if things look rough where the grass meets beds and sidewalks.
4. Fresh Mulch and New Plants.
Old, worn-out mulch from last year is scrappy and faded, so be sure to have your beds cleaned out
and replenish them with fresh mulch. It looks nice and will do a better job of blocking weeds. Add
some color to your commercial property or business campus and plant new flowers and annuals.
As life returns to your landscape, make it stand out and pump up the curb appeal with splashes of
lively color strategically planted here and there. Consult your landscape service contractor’s design
department if you need some ideas and assistance in your new planting plan.
5. Irrigation Spring Start Up and Check.
When mid-May comes and April showers have dwindled, start up your irrigation systems. Have
your grounds maintenance service provider perform a complete checkup for nozzles, sprinkler
heads and drip irrigation, if applicable. They will watch for leaks, clogs and make needed
alignments and adjustments as needed.
6. Nontraditional Services.
Clogged gutters are big headache for property owners and managers. Window washing services
should also be considered. Look for a full-service property maintenance company that can handle
services like this that you may not initially think of when having traditional spring cleanup
performed. It goes back to that bigger bang for your buck when you can find someone that can
consolidate as many needed services under one roof.
If you had plans for new plantings, start making notes and brainstorming. Even if you don’t
consider yourself a landscape designer, but know what you like, gather articles and photos to find
a general direction. With this information, a landscape design pro can take these beginnings and
run with them.
Now that you have a general direction you’re comfortable with, it’s advisable to select a service
company that not only provides traditional landscape maintenance, but planting design and
installation as well. Consolidation of services is always budget-friendly. If all this sounds
reasonable to you, yet you don’t have the time to properly enact your own spring cleanup and
planting program, please call the professionals at The Service Innovators, headquartered in
Wheeling, IL, servicing Greater Chicagoland and the Midwest for over 3 decades now.
Online TSI Newsletter
April 17, 2018
Spring Cleanup Recommendations from One
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Naperville, IL
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Milwaukee, WI
Cedar Rapids, IA
Iowa City, IA
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TSI Newsletter
April 17, 2018
Spring Cleanup
Recommendations from
One of Chicago’s Best
Landscaping Companies
We’re all anxiously riding the transition to
sunnier, warmer days, melting away those
winter blues. Naturally, it’s now time to start
thinking about spring cleanup landscape
maintenance services. Take a walk or drive
around your commercial property and
access your winter damage and note the
need of any traditional spring cleanup
services, which ones you know you have
the time and resources to cover and those
that will need the services of a professional
landscape company. Here are some
recommendations we’ve come up with for
you to consider:
1. Clear Leaves, Litter and Debris
After the snow melts, natural debris and
litter should be removed as soon as
possible. Leaves, branches and junk left
behind from the snow are not only unsightly,
but will deter healthy growth of your lawn,
flower and plant beds. Raking of these
areas is a smart spring cleanup start.
2. Aeration.
Lawns need help bouncing back after a
harsh winter season as it embraces its main
growing season. Carefully walk your
property to determine which areas need
aeration before starting. It’s also a common
rule of thumb (a green one) not to perform
aerating during a long drought.
3. Edging.
Be sure to create neat, sharp lines between
plantings, beds and lawns by ordering
landscape edging services. Good
landscaping companies perform their own
landscape maintenance inspections and will
recommend edging services if it looks like
the grounds haven’t been edged, especially
if things look rough where the grass meets
beds and sidewalks.
4. Fresh Mulch and New Plants.
Old, worn-out mulch from last year is
scrappy and faded, so be sure to have your
beds cleaned out and replenish them with
fresh mulch. It looks nice and will do a
better job of blocking weeds. Add some
color to your commercial property or
business campus and plant new flowers
and annuals. As life returns to your
landscape, make it stand out and pump up
the curb appeal with splashes of lively color
strategically planted here and there.
Consult your landscape service contractor’s
design department if you need some ideas
and assistance in your new planting plan.
5. Irrigation Spring Start Up and Check.
When mid-May comes and April showers
have dwindled, start up your irrigation
systems. Have your grounds maintenance
service provider perform a complete
checkup for nozzles, sprinkler heads and
drip irrigation, if applicable. They will watch
for leaks, clogs and make needed
alignments and adjustments as needed.
6. Nontraditional Services.
Clogged gutters are big headache for
property owners and managers. Window
washing services should also be
considered. Look for a full-service property
maintenance company that can handle
services like this that you may not initially
think of when having traditional spring
cleanup performed. It goes back to that
bigger bang for your buck when you can
find someone that can consolidate as many
needed services under one roof.
If you had plans for new plantings, start
making notes and brainstorming. Even if
you don’t consider yourself a landscape
designer, but know what you like, gather
articles and photos to find a general
direction. With this information, a landscape
design pro can take these beginnings and
run with them.
Now that you have a general direction
you’re comfortable with, it’s advisable to
select a service company that not only
provides traditional landscape
maintenance, but planting design and
installation as well. Consolidation of
services is always budget-friendly. If all this
sounds reasonable to you, yet you don’t
have the time to properly enact your own
spring cleanup and planting program,
please call the professionals at The Service
Innovators, headquartered in Wheeling, IL,
servicing Greater Chicagoland and the
Midwest for over 3 decades now.
