The Outback Blog

The best way to get a sense of your property's landscape is to walk it yourself and take a good, hard look. Pretend you're a visitor. What do you see?

What should you see? Neat, well-groomed landscaping with a lush lawn, healthy plants and trees and no trouble spots that could endanger visitors or employees.

If only you had a checklist to note every detail, from checking the health of your plants to making sure your irrigation is in tip-top shape.

You’re in luck. Here’s your landscape maintenance checklist. Take this with you, stroll your property and take stock of what needs to be done.

Office buildings are often big expanses of concrete, brick and glass.

Great landscaping can bring them to life.

Think serene garden courtyards where employees can meet with

colleagues, relax with a book or enjoy lunch with a cool breeze.

Don’t underestimate the power of landscaping for an office building. It could make all the difference to a potential tenant who has viewed five places. Or to a customer who may either pass right by — or stop in.

Let’s take a look at some great landscaping ideas for office buildings.

Contracts are designed to protect both you and your landscaping company. Having a solid one in place from the start can prevent potential problems down the road.

Be sure to read through your commercial landscaping contract thoroughly before you sign it. If something isn't clear, ask questions. A good company will be up front about all contract items and be happy to explain them.

Here are 5 critical items your contract should include:

When you’re choosing a commercial landscape contractor, you should have a lot of questions. Pretend you’re an investigative reporter and dive in: How long have you been in business?

What kinds of insurance do you have? How will you communicate with me — and how often?

You get the idea.

Hiring a company to keep your property looking its best is important. So get all your answers before signing a contract.

Not sure what to ask?

Here are some key questions to ask your potential commercial landscape contractor in Idaho Falls — and the answers you want to hear.

People are picky about some things. Toppings on their pizza. The photos they post on Instagram. Their landscaping. People can be really picky about their landscaping.