Hello world! Today I’ve started the Southern California Landscaping blog, mostly as a way to keep my current clients and prospects up to date on what’s happening in the world of Southern Californian landscapes, but also as a way to get my ideas, thoughts, and knowledge down into a permanent record. I write from a commercial perspective since that is what my company deals with. As some of you may know, I am V.P. of Sales for West Coast Grounds Maintenance. We’re a commercial landscape contractor serving the Southern California area. The company was first founded in 1964, but incorporated as WCGM, Inc. in 1987. I myself have been with WCGM, Inc. and in this industry for over 18 years now.
For those of you looking for help with your backyard vegetable garden, sorry that’s not my area of expertise. If you’re a property or a facility manager looking for answers to some of your landscape issues, then maybe this is the place for you. I’ve learned over the years that most facility managers have strong backgrounds in HVAC systems, plumbing, and electrical, but most don’t have a clue when it comes to landscape. It’s been many a time I’ve heard “yeah, we need to take out that one plant, the one with the green leaves”. They don’t have a clue as to the name of the plant, cultural care requirements, susceptibility to disease, etc. Nor should they really. That’s why they hired a professional landscape contractor in the first place. So they wouldn’t have to know. Does it make my job easier if my client’s know a little about landscape? Absolutely, and that’s why we’re here.
The ultimate goal of this blog is to help facility managers gather important information that will help them make better, more informed decisions regarding their landscapes. Beautiful well planned and well maintained landscapes can help increase property values, public perception of companies, and employee morale among other things. A landscape is an asset that has to be managed in much the same a way a building would be. There are regular maintenance costs, repair expenses, and a value that can be measured in more ways than in just dollars.
Knowledge is your best friend and hopefully this will be your number one source of information when it comes to managing your landscapes. Thank you for visiting and keep an eye out for my next post.
