Landscape enhancements may not be at the forefront of your mind when owning or managing a commercial property. The tendency may be to focus on tenants, concerns in a building's interior, and your overall balance sheets. But a well-landscaped commercial property offers myriad benefits for tenants, clients, and property owners alike. Consistent landscape maintenance, along with well-chosen landscape and property enhancements, can add a great deal to a commercial property.
A well-landscaped property will almost always have greater monetary value than one with poorly-designed, overgrown, or poorly-maintained surroundings. On the one hand, the simple aesthetic value of flowers, trees, shrubs, and water features adds unique value to a property. With perennial and tree species, this value may be able to reliably sustain itself in the long-term.
On a more health-oriented level, it has been demonstrated that residential and commercial properties in areas with more trees have higher value, at least in part due to the quality-of-life benefits of these landscape enhancements.
As suggested above, landscape enhancements offer ecological benefits that are good for people, animals, and the surrounding environment of your commercial property. Trees cool the air, produce oxygen, provide shade, and help with water retention. Aside from creating a more enjoyable physical space, the cooling effect of trees may lower air conditioning costs in the summer, and their water retention features can help significantly with erosion and overflow from severe storms.
Related property enhancements — like retaining wall gardens, fountains, and well-designed drainage systems — can also help in dealing with heavy precipitation events, which are increasingly common across much of the country.
Monarch Landscape Companies has a wealth of experience in developing and maintaining commercial and residential properties. Call us today to learn about how we can assist in developing and sustaining the design and ecological health of your landscape.
