Monday May 27th Memorial Day

As you know Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday which occurs every year on the final Monday of May. Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. 

Formerly known as Decoration Day, it originated after the American Civil War to commemorate the Union and Confederate soldiers who died in the Civil War. By the 20th century, Memorial Day had been extended to honor all Americans who have died while in the military service. It typically marks the start of the summer vacation season, while Labor Day marks its end.

Many people visit cemeteries and memorials, particularly to honor those who have died in military service. Many volunteers place an American flag on each grave in national cemeteries.

Annual Decoration Days for particular cemeteries are held on a Sunday in late spring or early summer in some rural areas of the American South, notably in the mountains. In cases involving a family graveyard where remote ancestors as well as those who were deceased more recently are buried, this may take on the character of an extended family reunion to which some people travel hundreds of miles. 

People gather on the designated day and put flowers on graves and renew contacts with kinfolk and others. There often is a religious service and a "dinner on the ground," the traditional term for a potluck meal in which people used to spread the dishes out on sheets or tablecloths on the grass. It is believed that this practice began before the American Civil War and thus may reflect the real origin of the "memorial day" idea.

Memorial Day is not to be confused with Veterans Day; Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving, while Veterans Day celebrates the service of all U.S. military veterans.

It doesn’t matter to us whether you want rock gardens, lush lawns, desert landscaping or some type of landscaping in between, we can help.  To find out how give us a call at 623-848-8277.

Presented by:
Greens Keeper Landscape Maintenance, LLC
623-848-8277
http://www.commerciallandscapecare.com
greenskeeperllc@cox.net

Summer Heat Means More Water – But How Much More?

All of us living in the Valley of the Sun know that the summer heat means you need more water to keep your commercial property green and beautiful.  OK, but how much water and when to water are key concerns for the commercial property manager and their staff.

If you want to automate your sprinkler system you can do just that.  There are systems that both measure the water content of the greenscape and talk with the weather service to consider the likelihood of rainfall.  Smart-Watering can be very effective.

Keeping your water use-age in line also means knowing when to water to help stay ahead of evaporation.

The drier and hotter it is, (sort of describes Arizona, doesn’t it) the faster water will evaporate. However, the water droplets on the grass will not soak into the ground anyway. They will stay on the grass and evaporate (unless it starts raining). Hot, dry heat just makes this happen faster. You need to make sure water soaks the ground properly when watering, no matter the temperature. So in other words: It won't make a difference.

The most important factors to consider are;

1) the relative humidity of the air about your lawn

2) and the temperature of the water itself.

3) how you deliver the water to the greenscape

You want to water long and deep to be the most effective.  Deeper ground water is much less affected by evaporation, than surface water.  Watering at night supports reduced water useage.  Water that is delivered by air spraying evaporates more that water delivered by a drip type sprinklers or irrigation.  Yes, irrigation water does evaporate at the surface, but that is less than spraying water into the air to aid disbursement.

Damaged and in-effective sprinklers also are large water wasters.  You can lose thousands of gallons of water when a sprinkler head is damaged or fails.  Heads can fail or be altered (think mowing) so that the coverage doesn’t reach the needed area.  This leads to both wasted water and the loss of viable grass.

No matter what is the true cause of the problems your landscape is having Greens Keeper Landscape Maintenance can help.

It doesn’t matter to us whether you want lush lawns, desert landscaping or some type of landscaping in between, we can help.  To find out how give us a call at 623-848-8277.

Presented by:
Greens Keeper Landscape Maintenance, LLC
623-848-8277
http://www.commerciallandscapecare.com
greenskeeperllc@cox.net

Who You Gonna Call? Greens Keeper Landscape Maintenance

Yes, we borrowed that iconic phrase from the rather famous Ghostbusters movie theme song.  But, it is a fair question.  When you need help with your commercial landscape maintenance related matters, for your business … who are you going to call?

Yes, we know there are tons of web sites offering landscaping… are they all reliable?  Yes, you can ask family or friends for a referral… but exactly how knowledgeable are they when it comes to commercial landscaping?

Like most things in today’s world commercial landscape solutions are constantly changing.  So can we ask again… Who are you going to call for experienced and up-to-date commercial landscape?  Who will take the time to get to know you and your business.  Your special commercial landscape needs are unique to you and you need advice based on those needs, today and tomorrow.

Do you want to trust your future to a flashy new television advertisement?  Your business appearance is directly tied to your success.  Understanding your commercial landscape needs and acting on them correctly can mean the different between being a good property or an outstanding property.

Do you need commercial landscape advice?  What kind of commercial landscape service do you want?  Would you break that need into good service, better service and best commercial landscape  service?  Would you consider getting good commercial landscape service or would you prefer great commercial landscape service?

Where you get that commercial landscape maintenance and from whom will be the key to how well your commercial landscaping fits your life and your unique needs.

Do you think that commercial landscape service should be sold as one size fits all?  We don’t!  How did your last commercial landscape service call stack up?

It doesn’t matter to us whether you want lush lawns, desert landscaping or some type of landscaping in between, we can help.  To find out how give us a call at 623-848-8277.

Presented by:

Greens Keeper Landscape Maintenance, LLC

623-848-8277

http://www.commerciallandscapecare.com

greenskeeperllc@cox.net

Greens Keeper Commercial Landscaping Services

We are a service oriented family owned business specializing in commercial landscape maintenance, providing high quality care based on open communication, and the highest quality service.

We offer a full range of options for our customers by tailoring a maintenance program to the specific individual needs of each property, and budget. We will strive to keep your landscape safe and beautiful, while at the same time keeping your costs as low as possible.

While our normal hours of operations are from 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM we offer 24/7 service and Storm Damage Clean-up as needed by our customers.

We keep our overhead low and pass the savings on to our customers. We provide high quality service and pride ourselves on our open communication practices.

Our hourly rate is $26 per hour. Our special project rate, including sprinkler repairs, is $30. We offer convenient payment terms of 2/10 net 30.

All of our vehicles are clearly marked and all of our employees are in uniform for easy identification. Many of the small unexpected things that other companies charge for, we include.

If there are minor sprinkler repairs that are needed, most of them are also included (no charge). We accomplish this by providing an allowance for sprinkler heads, drip emitters, shrub heads, and repairs to lateral lines and drip lines. The only sprinkler issues that we would have to charge for would be main line repairs, valves & timers. And we always get these pre approved by our customers.

Unlike other companies we don't mark-up inventory, whenever possible. Another one of our popular services is safety and visibility trimming at no extra charge. This means that if you have things we think could be a liability on your property related to the landscape, we will communicate with you and work together to resolve these issues before they cause an accident or damage vehicles or buildings. If there is vegetation blocking the view of signs or safe passage in and out of the parking lot, trees blocking safety lighting, we will keep those items at their smallest manageable size (no charge).

You can let Greens Keeper Landscape Maintenance do all the work for you and take the burden off your shoulders all together.  Give us a call at 623-848-8277 and let’s talk about it.

Presented by:
Greens Keeper Landscape Maintenance, LLC
623-848-8277
http://www.commerciallandscapecare.com
greenskeeperllc@cox.net