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10 Commercial Landscaping Tips to Enhance the Appearance of Your Business Property…
Commercial landscaping plays a crucial role in creating a positive impression and attracting customers to your business. While many businesses focus on internal processes, it's important not to overlook the impact of a well-maintained and inviting outdoor space. In...
10 Reasons Your Office Needs Professional Commercial Carpet Cleaning…
In today's business world, maintaining a clean and presentable office space is crucial. One often overlooked aspect of office cleanliness is the condition of the carpets. Commercial carpets endure heavy foot traffic, which can lead to dirt, stains, and allergens...
7 Ways To Improve Your Office Building’s Curb Appeal With Landscaping…
First impressions matter to potential tenants, customers, and employees. Landscaping your property does wonders for your company's image. It is a big mistake to neglect the appearance of your office building, and nothing brightens it up like beautiful landscaping....
8 Benefits of Having Cleaning Professionals Use Commercial Cleaning Products for Your Business…
As a business owner, you understand the importance of maintaining a clean and safe environment for your employees and customers. A clean workplace not only promotes good health and hygiene but also enhances the overall image and reputation of your business. When it...
Grubs: The Little Insect That Ruins Your Lawn and What to Do About Them…
Lawn grubs or white grubs are insidious pests that eat grassroots and organic matter in the soil. They are a small type of larval creature or immature type of beetle. If their activity goes undetected and untreated, sections of grass will be damaged, causing dead...
How Often Should You Schedule Commercial Cleaning Services?…
Cleaning your office or commercial space is a vital aspect of maintaining a healthy and productive work environment. But determining how often you should schedule commercial cleaning services can be a challenge. Every business is unique, with different cleaning needs...
Adding A Crisp Edge To Your Commercial Property Landscaping
Commercial landscape edging can add an aesthetic appeal to your space, as it can define and divide your landscape areas. Edging keeps grass from growing into mulch, corral gravel so it doesn't stray into flower beds, and just makes everything look tidy. What Is...
Cleaning Your Own Business Leaves You Open to Risks and Liability. See Why…
Employee Slips and Falls If your in-house employees slip or fall cleaning wet surfaces, climbing ladders or moving objects it's your responsibility. The bad thing is that slips and falls are common among custodial workers and that leaves you open. Employee Back...
What Mulch Should You Choose?… Rock Mulch or Bark Mulch?
Can't decide between organic mulch and rock? The following discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each to help you find the right fit for your yard. What Is Rock Mulch? Rock mulch is decorative gravel or rocks ranging in size from pea-size to golf ball size,...
Which Surfaces In Your Office Are The Most Contaminated? The Answers Might Surprise You!…
Like most businesses, you probably hire someone to clean your office at least one time a week, if not more. However, there are certain surfaces that get touched more than others and, as a result, need to be attended to more frequently to minimize bacteria and other...
How Can I Tell If My Commercial Property is Properly Draining?…
At First Green Commercial Cleaning & Landscaping, we care about our clients and the commercial properties we take care of. So, if you see one of our crew members hanging around your property while it’s raining, they’re just fulfilling another one of their duties....
Cleaning Tips – Questions to Ask Janitorial Companies When Selecting an Office Cleaning Service…
It has been documented that all too often customers don’t ask enough questions of prospective janitorial vendors. People tend to hire a firm based on price, get burned because of poor service, and repeat the process again and again. If you are hiring a new office...
Commercial Property Erosion Control And Landscaping Solutions…
When it comes to efficiently managing a commercial property, knowing how to control erosion, plan effective landscaping, and install proper drainage is very important. Erosion, landscaping and drainage may seem like very different concepts, but they actually all go...
6 Ways Having A Clean Workplace Is Beneficial For Your Team…
Studies show that a clean and organized workspace increases and sustains employee productivity. We all feel better in an atmosphere that is relaxed and free of clutter and chaos. The office is a space that we must report to, and it can have a severe impact on...
Commercial Cleaning Tips – Tile and Grout Cleaning… Should I Hire a Professional?
Tile and grout are notoriously difficult to clean. Every maintenance supervisor knows that regular mapping, tile clearer and grout cleaning methods just do not do the trick, especially if your are trying to eliminate stubborn dirt that has settled on the tile surfaces...
6 Commercial Landscape Security Mistakes You Should Avoid…
There are many landscaping mistakes that don’t pose much of a problem, but others can have a major impact on the overall security of your property. Overgrown trees with pavement damaging roots can be hazardous. Those shrubs that look inviting and create unity...
Steps to Take Before Moving Your Business Into a New Facility…
Whatever an organization’s new or emerging reality, pulling the trigger on a move, whether to a shared building or a stand-alone (new or used) facility, is a process that requires due diligence. Moving is not a decision to make lightly, The cost financially and the...
11 Tips On Landscaping Your Industrial Warehouses And Buildings…
What do you picture when you think of industrial warehouses and buildings? Maybe you imagine long buildings surrounded by concrete and busy loading docks? Industrial sites and big warehouses have their own landscaping needs. Typically, building owners want them to...
7 Reasons Why Fall is a Great Time For Planting …
Fall is here! Ahhh! Cool, crisp temperatures, your favorite hoodie, a trip to the pumpkin patch, football, so many things to enjoy. But one thing you might not have considered– planting. Most people think spring is the perfect time to get plants in the ground but fall...
Is Your Commercial Cleaning Company Using Dirty Rags?
As Facility Managers, we contract with commercial cleaning services to make our spaces cleaner not dirtier. If your commercial office cleaning company isn’t utilizing best practices like a color coded cleaning cloth system. They are putting you, your facility and your...
5 Trendy Landscape Enhancements You Need To Know About…
The homes and gardens of are focused on keeping up with current trends. If you want to have a good pool of customers, buyers, or renters, it is important that you keep your landscape up to date. We’re going to discuss the latest landscaping trends that you should keep...
Do You Have the Correct Commercial Carpet Cleaning Service?…
One of the first things a visitor notices as they step into your facility is the condition of your flooring. Even if they do not intend to, hard flooring and carpets cover every inch of your facility and if they are in sub optimal condition, they usually stand out....
How Landscaping At Educational Institutions Attracts Students and Parents and Promotes School Pride…
What attracts students and parents to a school? One major factor that might go overlooked is the curb appeal of the campus environment. A well-maintained landscape will draw them in and add a level of pride and beauty, which will contribute to their decision. These...
Why Hotels Need Professional Landscaping Services…
The hospitality industry places new emphasis on both ambiance and service, visual delight as well as comfort. Beautiful landscapes that are calming and inviting have moved far beyond stately trees and a manicured lawn. Distinctive landscape features should be viewed...
How To Enhance Common Area Landscapes Throughout Your Commercial Property…
A commercial property’s common area consists of the shared spaces where people are able to gather, relax, enjoy a picnic, read a book, pass a ball, and just enjoy themselves outdoors. Although they are labeled as common, they should be so much more. These areas should...
Maintenance for Your Planting Bed
Attractive and neatly organized planting beds don't happen by accident. It takes planning and regular maintenance to keep them looking that way. Watering Most plants depend on even moisture. However, slight drying out before watering promotes root growth of the...
Get the Real Dirt on Commercial Restroom Cleaning…
What You Smell, What You See, & What You Don’t See True professional commercial cleaning service suppliers know that real clean and smart clean is also about what you cannot see. Bacteria that are invisible to the eye can transmit disease and cause odors that...
8 Tips For How To Inspect Your Landscape For Winter Damage…
Cold temperatures, chilling winds, snow, and ice can be extremely hard on your landscape. In the past, you may have been led to believe that it is the freezing cold that will damage your trees, shrubs, and grasses. However, it is actually the fluctuation in...
A Checklist to Keep Your Hair Salon Clean…
Hair salon cleaning may seem simple to the general public but when you own a business, you already know that cleaning the salon isn't just about sweeping the hair off the floor. A clean, sanitary beauty salon is a sign to your clients that salon professionals give the...
8 Tips for Choosing the Best Landscaping Company For Your Home Owners Association (HOA)…
It is a big decision choosing a Landscaping Company for your HOA and you will have lots of choices. Landscaping responsibilities for HOA's can be stressful. Here are some tips and key questions for how to choose the best company. Do Your Homework -- Research Your...
Guide to Commercial Snow and Ice Removal – How To Prevent Lawsuits, Accidents, and Lost Revenue When It Snows…
Winter puts lots of stress on facility managers to keep their properties clear and safe during a snowfall. Yes... snow is beautiful and sometimes fun like when we build a snowman or go sledding. But then there is the reality, snow is a real liability for commercial...
The Importance of Hiring a Quality Medical Office Cleaning Service…
Are you looking for an affordable cleaning service to clean your busy medical office? When it comes to thorough medical cleaning services, you cannot afford to not have the waiting room cleaned and sanitized to the highest of standards. We would like to give some...
Boost Your Visibility With Landscaping Around Your Signage…
Make people want to see more. Your commercial property's signage is a public invitation to invite customers, visitors, tenants, and clients to stop in. First impressions mean everything, especially in the professional world. You may only have one opportunity to show a...
Do Not Underestimate the Importance of Leaf Removal
Now is the time for the removal of leaves from your commercial property. Autumn is here and as the beautiful fall colors of autumn foliage begins to fall, it is time to begin the process of removing leaves from your property. Some wonder if there is actually a...
4 Ways To Dust Commercial Buildings Correctly…
We’re not going to lie. Dust is made of some pretty gross stuff. It mainly consists of skin cells (both from you and your beloved Fluffy), hairs, fibers, plant pollen, dust mites, dust mite feces and other environmental materials. Believe it or not – our homes are...
How Commercial Lawn Care and Landscaping Helps Property Managers Maintain Their Brand Image…
The following are the results of a recent landscaping survey given to property managers with the goal of trying to find out how good property managers can ease some of their top challenges. From the data collected, it shows that better commercial landscaping is a very...
4 Ways To Keep Your Fitness Center Clean…
Do you own a busy gym and need help keeping it clean? Or maybe you are debating on opening a fitness center now that COVID restrictions are beginning to lift and you're looking into the cost of commercial cleaning prices? If you own any medium to large size business,...
3 Great Ways to Save Water When Caring For Your Commercial Landscaping…
Water is a necessity, and it’s the lifeblood of a beautiful landscape. But with water costs continuously on the rise, who doesn’t want to save a little water? Every good landscaping job does need to be maintained with sufficient water to make sure your plants are...
6 Services You Can Add Your Commercial Landscaping Services Contract To Prevent Future Surprises…
If you commercial lawn has disease or starts dying it could involve you using unbudgeted funds to replace it. Some advice is to add a few key commercial landscaping services into your contract to help avoid costly surprises. The following are services that cut down...
The 5 Most Effective Ways to Clean Your Office…
Whether you’re trudging into the office each morning or you’re still working at home, that single stack of papers you planned to get rid of later may have started turning into the leaning tower of paperwork instead of the few pieces that started it all. Clutter...
How Landscaping Design Within an Office Park Can Affect The Way You Feel About The Companies In It.
Fresh air, green grass and beautiful flowers have been proven to bring renewed energy, peace and serenity to workers overloaded minds. Encounters with nearby nature help alleviate mental fatigue by relaxing and restoring the mind. Within built environments parks and...
Tips and Best Practices For Cleaning a Dental Office…
With so much at stake, the cleaning needs of your dental office is unique from many other institutions. It requires the expertise of janitorial specialists dedicated to ensuring a thoroughly cleaned, sanitized, and disinfected environment. The success of your dental...
7 Ways Home Owner’s Associations (HOAs) Can Add Curb Appeal With Landscaping…
As a manager of an HOA community, you want your development to have curb appeal. Moving into a planned development often requires a person to join the community's HOA and pay its fees to cover the upkeep of common areas, shared structures, and exteriors. When they...
Using Smart Cleaning for Your Commercial Cleaning Needs
Facilities Management is a diverse field that asks a lot of those who work in it. The professional, interpersonal, and even emotional demands that facility managers face every day are significant, and they can seem to come from all directions. In today’s economic...
Tips For How and How Often a Medical Office Should Be Cleaned…
When you’re working in a medical environment, cleaning up is a serious job. There is a lot more to it than just tidying up and emptying trash cans. The medical office cleaning services you engage in are just as important as your doctors and nurses. Medical offices are...
5 Budget Friendly Commercial Landscape Enhancements that are Good for the Environment…
As a commercial property owner or manager you are probably looking for landscaping services that can benefit the environment and your budget. After a challenging year in 2020, businesses have become more frugal. Maintaining your landscape is one way to attract...
How Office Cleaning Directly Affects Employee Morale…
The average person spends 90,000 hours of your lifetime at work. This means that maintaining a comfortable and healthy workplace is highly influential to staff satisfaction. The World Green Building Council reports the air quality ventilation could provide up to 11%...
Tips On How to Get Better Bids for Your Company’s Landscape Maintenance
As a property owner, you need to be sure that your formal bid addresses many of the concerns and needs that were brought to your attention during any fact finding sessions you had about your property. Before you ask for bids, outline exactly what you expect such as...
The Main Risks of Cleaning and Disinfecting Your Business Improperly…
One thing that many business owners and office managers do not realize is how much applying the wrong cleaning materials can negatively affect the cleanliness, health, and safety of an environment. If commercial cleaners use the right cleaning products on the right...
How Much Does Restaurant Cleaning Cost?
Every restaurant owner wants their business to be clean because it presents a more welcoming atmosphere, reduces the risk of contamination and food-borne illness. A clean restaurant also provides a safer work environment. Commercial cleaning services offer a way to...