Landscaping for Businesses

At The Grounds Guys, we are on a mission to cultivate lasting relationships with our customers through exceptional customer service. Therefore, it is essential that we deliver artistry and excellence with every job we accept. As a customer, you can expect a seamless experience from design to project completion.

Because we understand your landscape is an investment and an extension of your business, we take extra steps to ensure every detail of your design is reviewed to ensure your complete satisfaction.

Planning and Site Analysis

It all starts with a plan. Part of our planning will include a site analysis to factor in existing features that must be accounted for in the landscape design. This will involve measurements, photos, and a visual inspection of your property. Once completed, many of our locations will provide one or more of the following:

• 3D photo imaging of plant material
• CAD drawing of plant material, irrigation, and existing landscape
• A design, fact sheets, and scope of work proposal

Reviewing and Finalizing the Design

Once the initial plan has been developed, we will review the design with you. The design will indicate how the planned space relates to your property and the relationship between the sizes of specific design elements. We’ll review the landscape contrast and the differences in tone, texture, mass, or color between the various landscape design elements. We’ll review plant combinations and/or pairings, highlighting a specific area and allowing each plant to shine. Based on the contour of your property, we may propose changes in ground elevations or grades. These may take the form of a mound, swale, or combination of the two.

We will determine a focal point for the design: an element in your landscape that is meant to be most prominent. The focal point can be a plant, boulder, statuary, gathering space, or other landscape features.

During the design review stage, we will confirm your specific landscape goals, offer ideas based on our experience, and discuss the overall scope of work. But your landscape goals and vision will guide the process and determine the final design, not our style and/or preferences.

We’ll consider things like climate, required maintenance, watering, and any restrictions before finalizing your design. During the landscape design process, you’ll receive a basic drawing or plan containing the details and footprints of key elements within the design.

We Develop “Water Wise” Designs

As we finalize your design, we also factor in watering requirements and consumption. We believe water management and conservation should always be considered when developing a landscape design. Therefore, our designs are “water-wise,” so plants, trees, and shrubs can survive periods of limited water availability. Many of the plants we choose are environmentally friendly because they decrease the amount of water needed to maintain a healthy landscape and help reduce water requirements—and your bills. We can also include a rain garden that allows rainwater to soak into the ground to nourish your landscaping gradually.

Design Changes and Landscape Facelifts

Once installation of your design has begun, changes to the original scope of work should be initiated through a change order. Requested changes will be implemented once they’ve been reviewed and approved.

As the landscape ages, it will naturally become overgrown and outdated. Updating your landscaping can rejuvenate your property, provide employees and customers with a renewed enjoyment and sense of pride, and improve the curb appeal of your business.