3 ways to avoid scope gaps with commercial landscape contractor
Any successful business transaction requires effective communication. In commercial landscaping, one aspect of transparency is knowing the scope of a project, which means clearly outlining your needs and budget, and then communicating and negotiating with the business you hire to get the job done. Without fine-tuning the scope, you can end […]
Residential vs. Commercial Landscape Contractors: What Is the Difference?
Most landscape contractors provide a variety of services and do work for residential and commercial clients. Here at E-Landscape, we’ve chosen to focus on providing commercial-only landscape design, installation, and maintenance services. One of the questions we frequently get is “what is the difference between a regular landscape contractor and […]
Design-Build for Johnson Towers Senior Living
E-Landscape recently completed work on a design-build project at the Johnson Towers Senior Living Community in Washington, DC. Johnson Towers is an independent living community that includes housing for 55+, home ownership in retirement communities, and senior apartment rentals. They provide safe and easy-maintenance living for seniors who can still […]
American Trucking Association Project Update
Earlier this year, we blogged about some tree planting we were doing at the Washington, DC headquarters of the American Trucking Association. The job is now complete and we’ve got the “after” photos to share with you! Our scope of work at the ATA included tree planting, irrigation, the use […]
Fall Aeration and Turf Over-Seeding
Achievement of a healthy lawn for next year begins in the fall of the previous year. Proper aeration and over-seeding helps relieve compaction in the soil from the hot summer months to allow for better retention of moisture, nutrient retention in the soil, and seed to soil contact for over-seeding. […]
The Benefits of Late Fall Fertilization
Late season Nitrogen Fertilization or simply late fall fertilization is one of the more overlooked treatments of turf. Late fall fertilization has many benefits as with any fertilizer or application. A high nitrogen fertilizer applied once the grass has stopped growing ensures color retention throughout the winter months and into […]
E-Landscape Heads to New Jersey
Although most of our work is located in the mid-Atlantic region, E-Landscape is able to provide commercial landscaping services in a much broader geographic area. A great example of this is our work on the Washington Dodd Apartments in Orange, New Jersey. Newly renovated in 2011, Washington Dodd Apartments including […]
Design-Build for The SeVerna Affordable Housing Community
As we head into fall, the team here at E-Landscape has completed work on the design phase of the landscaping for The SeVerna, a 60 unit affordable housing community in Washington, DC. The SeVerna will consist of a five story building along First Street NW, connecting to two-over-two townhouses along […]
