In today’s highly competitive world, businesses need to go above and beyond to attract and retain customers. While there is no substitute for providing excellent products, services, and a great customer experience, there are additional steps you can take to make your business more appealing and memorable. One such step is to ensure that your premises are aesthetically pleasing and provide a pleasant atmosphere.
This is where commercial landscaping comes in. With the right landscaping services, you can create a positive atmosphere and boost the visual appeal of your place of business as well as enhancing your branding and showcasing your business’s personality and values.
Key Commercial Landscape Design Ideas for Businesses
In today’s post, we will cover several innovative commercial landscape design ideas you may not have thought of and show you how to utilize them effectively.
Seasonal Planting for Year-Round Appeal
Seasonal plantings that rotate throughout the year can ensure a vibrant landscape all year round.
At Cambridge, we select plants that thrive in the local environment, ensuring they flourish with minimal resource-intensive support. Our diverse selection include a variety of plants, such as mums and kale in the fall and winter, along with pansies and Rieger begonias in the spring and summer, to name just a few.
Our team of experts is available to advise commercial clients on the best seasonal plant choices for their particular needs, ensuring that your space looks beautiful all year round.
Hardscaping Elements to Elevate Outdoor Spaces
Hardscaping refers to elements of landscape design such as patios, walkways, retaining walls, and fountains. It plays a crucial role in many outdoor landscaping concepts, enhancing practicality and creating usable spaces as well as boosting visual appeal and providing structure.
At Cambridge, we can provide numerous hardscaping options and work with you to find the most suitable solutions for your needs.
Eco-Friendly and Sustainable Landscape Solutions
Sustainability is increasingly front-of-mind for many businesses, and we can offer a number of eco-friendly solutions depending upon your space. Some spaces may have completely different requirements or present completely different opportunities than others, so we will always perform a site analysis to see what is possible.
Native plants can be beneficial, as they thrive in local conditions and require less water and support. Incorporating pollinator plants may also enhance biodiversity and support ecosystem health while contributing to cleaner air and soil.
Additionally, opting for chemical-free and organic solutions can minimize environmental impact and utilizing electric machinery can reduce fossil fuel dependency. Composting organic waste is another option that enriches the soil and promotes sustainability.
Seasonal & Holiday Décor Integration
When the holidays are approaching, you can enhance your landscape with seasonal and holiday décor that reflects your brand and provides a festive and welcoming atmosphere for customers. Elements such as winter lights, festive planters, holiday trees, ornaments such as large stars, and custom holiday installations can create a show-stopping display that highlights your space at its best.
Cambridge’s holiday décor services can create a seamless transition between seasons. As a one-stop shop for all your holiday décor needs, we can handle every element of the process and ensure that everything integrates seamlessly without the need for you to coordinate with two or more different suppliers.
Custom Solutions for Different Business Types
Different business types have different needs when it comes to landscaping. Numerous other factors, such as the typical traffic flow and the size of the space, also makes a difference. This is why every project we undertake at Cambridge is custom-made.
In this section, we will look at the key considerations for four of the business types we most commonly serve.
Office Buildings & Corporate Campuses
In office buildings and other corporate settings, it is important for landscaping to be professional yet inviting. Design elements such as lush green spaces, outdoor seating areas for employees to enjoy during their breaks, and low-maintenance plantings are all great choices for office buildings.
In addition, large corporate campuses may have more room for expansive installations. However, even in spaces with very small lobbies or reception areas, a few carefully-chosen landscaping elements can greatly enhance the experience of employees, clients, and visitors alike.
Retail Stores & Shopping Centers
In stores, shopping centers, and other retail spaces, the right landscaping design can attract more foot traffic and improve the customer experience. Vibrant plantings, decorative hardscapes, and seasonal displays are all great ways to entice shoppers into your store.
Storefront decorations such as window displays, garlands, and holiday installations also shine in retail spaces and are worth considering.
Hospitality (Hotels, Restaurants, etc.)
For hospitality businesses such as hotels, restaurants and coffee shops, providing an inviting atmosphere is just as important as providing delicious food and great customer service. Customers come to you for an experience, and landscaping plays a key role in that.
If available, hospitality businesses can benefit tremendously from providing inviting outdoor spaces such as dining patios, courtyards, and garden lounges. Customers will love spending time in these areas and be more likely to return in the future. Incorporating landscape design into your space can beautify your space and enhance the guest experience.
For smaller hospitality businesses, carefully chosen landscaping design elements can elevate a space regardless of sizeCarefully chosen landscaping design elements can enhance a hospitality space no matter its size.
Healthcare Facilities
Healthcare facilities such as doctors’ offices, hospitals, dentists, and so on require therapeutic landscapes that promote calm and enhance wellness.
Landscaping design can create natural healing gardens, serene courtyards, and walking paths surrounded by the beauty of nature, which are just a few of the many great options for these spaces.
At Cambridge, we work alongside a variety of healthcare providers to create landscaping designs that work best for their environment and ensure seamless integration.
Start Your Commercial Landscaping Journey with Cambridge
No matter the type or size of your business or commercial space, the right landscaping can help to elevate its visual appeal and improve the experience of the employees, clients, and visitors who spend time there.
At Cambridge, we work alongside a variety of institutions to create landscaping designs that work best for their environment and ensure seamless integration.
Contact us today to get started.