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Last year, BrightView's OSHA Recordable Incident Rate was 2.1, half the industry average. Does your landscape partner value safety as much as you do?

We’re all familiar with the break-up refrain, “It’s not you. It’s me.”  But when it comes to breaking up with a service partner, frequently, the inverse is true. Let’s take a look at the reasons landscape partners fall short and how we prevent them at BrightView. 

Just like we humans do our best to take care of our bodies to ward off disease and illness, agronomic plans work in much of the same way for your landscape. If you’re not familiar with an agronomic plan, not to worry. We’re going to break it down for you.

A fire-resistant landscape isn’t necessarily the same thing as a well-maintained property. This type of landscape uses fire-resistant plants that are strategically planted to resist the spread of fire to your property. Fire resistant plants are great in California because they are often drought tolerant, too.

In addition to the already high salt content in the soil, wind can carry salt, creating a situation that’s untenable for many plants. If you’ve noticed your landscape giving you salty looks, here’s what you should know.

Just like your body, the healthier you feed your soil, the better it will perform. The more fertile it is, the more successful your landscape will be. And one of the best ways to improve soil fertility is to feed it organic matter.

Ground cover plants provide a cost-effective means to cover the soil, creating interest, and finishing the design look of any landscape. These dependable and hardworking plants come in a wide variety of color and texture choices and solve a variety of landscaping challenges.

No matter what Mother Nature has up her sleeve, follow these simple steps to help prepare and protect your property this hurricane season

Your landscape should be a place of beauty and not a feeding ground for insects and diseases. When designing your landscape, take into consideration your locale, seasonal climate conditions, prevalent insects, and pests when choosing which plantings will flourish and the best mulch options to protect them.

Mulching is much more than just an aesthetic uplift to your property’s façade. It’s a first-line defense against soil erosion and compaction.