Menu

It Is Everyone's Job to Care for the Earth


About Me

It Is Everyone's Job to Care for the Earth

My parents took caring for the environment very seriously when I was growing up, and I learned many great lessons during those years about just how to live an eco-friendly lifestyle. When I met my husband, I noticed that he drove a "gas guzzler" vehicle, but I fell in love with him anyway! When we eventually got married and moved in together, I realized just how much he neglected the environment. Thankfully, he was very receptive to my lessons about caring for the earth and I realized that he didn't want to harm the planet, but he just didn't realize he was doing it. This made me realize that there are likely many other people out there who just don't know how their small everyday actions affect the environment. I decided to start a blog to share my tips for protecting the earth with everyone who wants to learn!

Categories

Create A Welcoming Look In Front Of Your Business With Some Beautiful Landscaping

When you own a business, the landscape you have outside of the building needs to look beautiful so it can look welcoming and inviting. Most business owners do not know the first thing about landscape design or maintenance though. You can hire a professional landscaping company to create the perfect landscape design for your business using the guide that follows.

Discuss What Type of Maintenance You Want to Do

Before you even start discussing the landscape design you would like to have in front of your business, you need to discuss the type of maintenance you want to do. If you plan to hire the landscaping company to come and maintain the landscaping on a regular basis, you can choose plants that are temperamental or require a lot of upkeep because the professionals will be able to do the work for you. If you plan on maintaining the landscaping on your own, you need to be sure that the plants are easy for you to maintain.

Consider How Elaborate You Want the Landscaping to Be

Next, you need to consider how elaborate you want the landscaping to be before it is done. The landscaper will create a layout on paper to show you a few options that are available to you for your business landscaping. It is important to remember that the more elaborate the landscaping is, the more expensive the overall cost will be for the work that is done. You want to be sure to know what your budget is and stick to it.

Determine if the Landscaping Can be Done During Business Hours

There are times when the landscaping needs to be done after business hours in order to keep the customers and staff as safe as they can be at all times. When large boulders or fully grown trees are being moved around the property, you do not want to risk someone accidentally getting in the way of one of the machines and end up getting hurt. You and the landscaper need to make arrangements for when the work can be done.

Once the work is complete, talk to the landscaper about what needs to be done to maintain the work that they did. If they are going to maintain it for you, they will let you know how often they need to come. If you are maintaining the property, they will walk you through what you need to do and let you know how often you should have them come back to do touch ups to prune or maintain the plants properly. For more information, contact companies like Joshua Tree & Landscape Co.