Landscape Maintenance

Tips to Improve Tree Health and Yield Although your fruit trees might lie dormant until spring, they need protection from cold temperatures, pest infestations, rodent problems and any type of damage to the tree’s structure. Simple measures like cleaning out fallen leaves and using dormant-season sprays, for example, help to deter pests and fight disease. Here are some expert tips on winter care…

Tips to Manage Expectations, Curb Appeal and Your Budget Landscaping services can take up a large part of your HOA’s annual maintenance budget. A well-kept landscape is critical to your business image and helps ensure homeowner satisfaction. However, balancing shrinking budgets with board and homeowner expectations can be difficult. Here are some tips to help resolve your HOA landscaping challe…

Tips to Enhance Your Property’s Appearance and Value Well-manicured grounds deliver a great impression of your condominium property. From creating attractive seasonal displays to maintaining their lush and vibrant look, an experienced landscape management company can help you maintain curb appeal. How will you choose the right condominium landscape contractors to achieve this goal? Here are som…

Although the rains have returned to California, homeowner associations in the Bay Area still desire the benefits of drought-resistant landscaping. Water conservation is now common practice in our state. HOA managers and tenants realize that even when precipitation is plentiful, an earth-friendly landscape of native plants and shrubs using minimal irrigation is not an option, but a requirement. …

Summer Tree and Plant Care, for Changing Seasonal Needs Proper summer plant and tree care is important for the long-term health of your company’s landscape. Petalon Landscape Management’s commercial clients depend on us to keep their properties looking healthy and vibrant all year long. When the weather turns warm, our staff will to meet the changing seasonal needs of your trees and plants. We’…

When it’s time to select a hardscape contractor in the Bay Area, consider these factors: The type of project. Not every contractor performs the same work. Try to find one that excels at the kind of hardscape you want. For instance, massive hillside retaining walls require a level of expertise that could be different from building a simple walkway. Do some research. As with any installation o…

After heavy rainfall in the winter and early spring, it’s time to prepare for and take advantage of those hotter, drier days. Summer is the season for drainage maintenance and repairs by your landscaping pro. Proper drainage is critically important to a landscape. A lack of drainage results in standing water or soggy spots in lawns or flowerbeds. Excessive drainage leaves other areas dry and of…

Diligent Pest Control in the Spring Skilled pest control in spring by the pros at Petalon Landscape Management means fewer problems with infestations in the summer and fall. We can assist you in keeping a handle on pests such as moles, gophers, ants, grasshoppers, rats, aphids and beetles. Petalon Landscape Management employs a green philosophy with every customer, preferring to employ organic …

Our Arborists’ Springtime Duties Yield Great Summertime Results Petalon Landscape Managment’s certified arborists know that their hard work during spring results in healthy, thriving trees when the weather turns warm. Springtime is when we assess clients’ trees for signs of winter damage and chart a course for ongoing care and maintenance. Although winters in California are typically mild, our …