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23 Jun 2023
0 Comments By hank_admin Gardening, Landscaping, Renovation

What Commercial Landscaping & Gardening Services Entail

What Commercial Landscaping & Gardening Services Entail

When it comes to commercial properties, first impressions matter. The outdoor spaces surrounding a business can significantly influence how customers, clients, and employees perceive the brand and its overall atmosphere. That’s where commercial landscaping and gardening services come into play.

The team at Hank Deenen Landscaping Limited goes over commercial landscaping and gardening services and discusses what makes up a landscape in a commercial setting.

Commercial Landscaping

Commercial landscape design refers to the process of arranging plants, outdoor structures, lighting, and furniture around a commercial building. It aims to create visually appealing and functional landscapes that enhance the overall appearance of the property and provide various benefits to businesses and their customers.

What Makes Up Commercial Landscaping

Commercial landscaping is made up of various components such as:

Hardscaping

Commercial landscaping primarily focuses on permanent features and construction elements. Some examples of hardscaping features in commercial landscaping include:

  • Walkways and sidewalks – These are constructed paths that guide people through the outdoor space, providing safe and convenient access to various areas of the commercial property.
  • Retaining walls – These structures are used to hold back soil and create different levels in the landscape. They can be both functional and visually appealing, adding dimension to the outdoor space.
  • Paved patios – Paved patios are solid surfaces made of materials like concrete, stone, or pavers. They are designed for outdoor seating, dining, and entertainment purposes, providing a functional and comfortable area for customers or employees to enjoy.
  • Decks – Decks are elevated platforms typically made of wood or composite materials. They are commonly used for outdoor seating or recreational areas, often connected to buildings, or overlooking the surrounding landscape.

Greenery

Gardens are all about the idea that being closer to nature makes people happier. It’s important for both indoor and outdoor spaces, especially in cities where there’s a lot of concrete and asphalt. By including plants and gardens in the design, you can create a landscape that reduces stress and tiredness, while boosting mood and imagination.

Additional Furnishings

Furnishings give a finishing touch to a landscape as well as providing employees and customers with a comfortable and functional area for eating, relaxing, or working. These furnishings could include:

  • Picnic tables
  • Umbrellas
  • Benches
  • Planters
  • Grills
  • Bike racks

Looking for Landscaping and Gardening Services in the Greater Toronto Area?

At Hank Deenen Landscaping Limited, we take pride in offering top-notch commercial landscaping and gardening services throughout the Greater Toronto Area. Our team of skilled landscapers is dedicated to delivering quality results and transforming outdoor spaces into beautiful and functional landscapes.

Interested in a quote? Simply reach out to us and inquire!

06 Jun 2023
0 Comments By hank_admin Gardening, Landscaping, Renovation

How to Keep Your Landscape in Picture-Perfect Condition

Maintaining a immaculate landscape requires a combination of knowledge, effort, and effective strategies. Luckily, our team at Hank Deenen Landscaping Limited offers some tips and techniques in this blog to help you preserve the beauty of your outdoor space, ensuring it remains a picturesque haven.

Trimming Your Hedges

Trimming your hedges is like giving them a special grooming session. It’s way easier to shape them a few times a year than waiting for them to overgrow and have to chop them down. When you regularly sculpt them, you can spot the cuts you made last time and just trim them back to the same height. Taking care of your hedges regularly saves you time down the road and keeps them looking sharp.

Shape Your Shrubs

When shrubs start growing and getting all bushy, it’s a great opportunity to give them a makeover for more flowers or berries. Early spring, before the leaves come out, is usually the best time to prune them. However, some shrubs form their flower buds in the previous season, like lilacs and forsythia. If you trim them too early in spring, you’ll end up cutting off this year’s beautiful blossoms. It’s a good idea to do some research and find out the right times and methods to prune the specific shrubs in your yard.

Remove Dead Flowers

To maintain the vibrant blooming of your plants, it is advisable to engage in the practice of deadheading your perennials, annuals, and flowering shrubs. This process entails delicately removing the faded flowers manually, trimming the exhausted stems a few inches below, or systematically shearing off multiple spent blooms. The primary objective is to preserve the aesthetic appeal of your garden plants while stimulating their prompt reflowering.

Weed and Prevent Weeds

When it comes to maintaining the condition of your yard, there are two tasks at hand: preventing invasive weeds and weed removal. While we may attempt to evade it, weeding is an important aspect of landscape management. Fortunately, various strategies exist to minimize the need for weed control, such as applying a layer of mulch to your garden, cultivating ground covers to shield exposed soil, and making sure your lawn is healthy.

Water When You Need To

Efficiently watering your plants is the key to a thriving lawn. When watering your garden, it’s recommended to do so in the morning to reduce evaporation. Install a timed sprinkler system to allow for precise watering. If it’s raining, skip watering them to prevent overwatering your plants. It’s also a good idea to group plants based on their water needs, such as grouping drought-tolerant plants together. This enables targeted watering to areas where it is most needed in your garden.

Do You Need Landscaping Installation, Grounds Maintenance, or Snow Removal in Scarborough? We can take care of your needs! If you live in the Greater Toronto Area, contact our team at Hank Deenen Landscaping Limited to request a quote on our services.

16 Feb 2021
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Hank Deenen Landscaping Recognized as the Green Industry Leader in Landscape Maintenance

Toronto, Ont., While Landscape Ontario celebrates 40 Years of professional service at Toronto’s Doubletree By Hilton Hotel gala, all eyes are on the winner of this year’s Award of Excellence for Non-Turf Maintenance, Hank Deenen Landscaping Ltd. The company; which has been in the business for well over 50 years itself, is being recognized as the front-runner in Landscape Maintenance. The evening was hosted by Frank Ferragine of Breakfast Television and City TV, and included several special presentations celebrating the association’s and show’s 40-year anniversary.

16 Feb 2021
Frank Deenen Earns CLP
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Frank Deenen Earns CLP

The Canadian Nursery Landscape Association (CNLA) is pleased to announce that Frank Deenen of Hank Deenen Landscaping Ltd. in Scarborough, ON recently passed the Certified Landscape Professional Designation (CLP) exam and is now certified.