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They're the scourge of the succulent world — half-inch long beetles with a serious snout problem. Meet the agave snout weevil, a tiny beetle with a big appetite and an even bigger impact on your beloved agave.

You’re already responsible for managing the staff, food and beverage, housekeeping, human resources, finances, quality controls, promotions, special events, and, most importantly, guest experience. Why make managing the grounds more complex than necessary? Your ultimate focus is on the guest experience. Any distractions could result in losing a return stay, a bad review, or social media rant. As the largest commercial landscaping company in the U.S., we have identified five success drivers for outsourcing landscaping services for hotels and resorts.

Guest experience is the number one priority for a General Manager. Finding the right landscape partner will free up the time and resources that you spend dedicated to those service needs. There are four ways hotels and resorts can streamline landscaping decisions and free up your time to focus on other important matters.

Seeing is believing with BrightView Landscape Development.

Colonial Williamsburg’s Historic Area and commercial properties are now a Level II arboretum. To secure the accreditation, BrightView and other volunteers demonstrated stewardship and care for more than 100 species of trees and woody plants. Level II accreditation also requires additional educational and public programming.

Working together with Kurt Buxton, Vice President of BrightView Design Group, Squaw Creek’s farm-to-table vision soon became a reality. In addition to his design expertise, Buxton was well versed in sustainable agriculture and particularly in hydroponics, a soil-free method of growing plants in sand or gravel that recycles water and saves nutrients that normally leach through soil.

By forming a partnership with BrightView, Colonial Williamsburg was able to save money while maintaining control of their Historic Area and keeping the majority of their current employees.

Colonial Williamsburg, the world's largest living history museum, is now having its 300+ acres of landscaping maintained and cared for by BrightView. More than two dozen of the in-house landscapers have joined the company to continue working at the historic attraction.

BrightView's Orlando team, with Ron Claassen leading the way, installed all the horizontal landscapes and more at the Four Seasons Orlando, located within the grounds of the Walt Disney World Resort.