Commercial Maintenance

Commercial Maintenance Services
 

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Commercial Property

Landscaping Service for Local Businesses
​Store fronts, office parks, industrial facilities, the list of business types is long and the needs are diverse. Fortunately, we have experts on staff to manage the unique needs of your business. Whether you have a store front that needs to impress, a outdoor environment that needs improvement, or maybe special storm water management concerns. At Miller Landscape, we have the experience to manage your property effectively and efficiently.

It is important to have the equipment, the man power, and the know-how to manage large commercial properties. We can keep the snow clear, the lawn trimmed, and design and install a new courtyard for your customers or employees. We have the equipment, we have the manpower, and we have knowledgeable, experienced professionals.



Condominium Associations 
​Condominium complexes, whether attached or detached, often share similarities with both homeowners associations and apartment management. Whether you are board member or a property management professional, we can work with you to understand the needs of your community. More and more we are seeing condo associations focus on the quality of care and the professionalism they experience with the same level of focus they have on their budget. Increasingly, they are seeing the value of working with a company that is experienced, professional, responsive, and does business the right way.

The appearance of a community can have a very direct impact on the value of the individual properties within the community. We recognize that the work we do has a significant impact on the investment people have made in the community. We have a lot of experience working with condo communities and we understand that each community is more than just one account or one customer. It is a collection of individuals. We strive to provide each individual resident the service they deserve.

 We provide custom solutions to help keeping common areas, roads, entryways, clubhouses, and more looking their best. We also can set up projects and maintenance solutions for individual residences to make sure we're providing maximum value to the community.



Apartment Complexes
​Managing an apartment complex is a unique challenge. With so many different residents calling one place home, it's incredibly important to make sure their home is taken care of properly. At Miller Landscape, we strive to create an environment that residents are proud to call home. Clean, neat, manicured grounds help residents feel good about where they have chosen to call home.

Each apartment complex has different needs which is why we offer custom maintenance solutions. These solutions fit your unique needs and are managed by an account manager.



Retirement Communities
​Providing a stress-free, enjoyable living space for your residents requires a landscape company that understands the unique needs of your retirement community.

At Miller Landscape, we understand that the details are what separate us. We understand that a properly maintained landscape can reduce stress, enhance beauty, and help residents enjoy their surroundings. When the community is beautiful, residents are proud that they can call it home.

We strive to make every retirement home or community a place that is inviting, clean, and safe. We provide prompt, reliable service and our employees take pride in the quality of the work they perform.

​Our uniformed employees will treat your property with the same great care that you treat your residents. Give us a call today, we'd love the opportunity to meet with you and discuss all of your landscaping needs!
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Complete Care Package

One contractor, one contract, one bill, one consistent experience, one point of contact...
We want to take the hassle out of maintaining your lawn and landscape. Because we are a full service landscape services provider, we can offer bundled services to take care of all of your landscape needs. One of our dedicated Account Managers will proactively manage your home or office and serve as your point of contact to ensure things are done right. Our professional, uniformed employees will provide all of the high quality services you have selected.

Call in and talk to one of our representatives today. They can take a look at your property and discuss your needs and put together a package that suits your unique needs.


Details of Maintenance Services:
Mowing Lawn:
Areas shall be mowed by Miller Landscape, Inc. at a finished height of three to four (3 to 4) inches throughout the mowing season. During the mowing season all lawn areas shall be mowed every seven (7) days, as dictated by growing or weather conditions. The mowing operation includes trimming around obstacles and blowing off walls, patios, and decks. Grass clippings will be left on the lawn to increase the content of the organic matter in the soil and return nutrients from the clippings unless otherwise noted. We will disperse heavy clippings and clumps of grass, within reason. We will keep clippings out of bed areas. Mowing patterns will be changed on a regular basis, where practical, to improve turf quality and provide a pleasing appearance. If clippings must be removed or specific equipment size is requested, it shall be noted in the special provisions. Prior to each mowing, we will remove reasonable and incidental trash, sticks, toys, hoses, and other obstacles from the lawn areas. Large items such as benches, playhouses, sandboxes, and plastic pools will not be moved.

Lawn Fertilization and Weed Control
Lawn Care:
Lawn care is performed to enhance turf appearance by strengthening the health of the plant and allowing it to compete against pests. On-site personnel will perform inspections on a routine basis as part of our Integrated Pest Management (IPM) activities. Applications are made to minimize known Targeted Pest Management (TPM) problems with the least amount of pesticides. Materials will be applied at manufacturer’s recommended rates to provide pest control consistent with the label. A Certified Pesticide Applicator will apply them.

Crabgrass Control:
Miller Landscape, Inc. will apply one (1) application of pre-emergent herbicide in the early season for Crabgrass, Foxtail, and Annual Bluegrass that will provide approximately 80% control of these species. This application creates a surface soil barrier that, when disturbed, reduces or eliminates control.

Broadleaf Weed Control:
Miller Landscape, Inc. will apply two (2) applications of post-emergent weed control per growing season. Extremely hard to control weeds such as Clover, Speedwell, Spurge, Purslane, Ground Ivy and Violets may require additional applications.

Turf Fertilization:
Miller Landscape, Inc. will apply three (3) applications of a complete fertilizer and up to two (2) partial applications of fertilizer to the lawn areas during the season.

Insect Management:
Miller Landscape, Inc. will apply one (1) insect application for the control of grubs, if specified in your agreement, and some species of surface insects at the appropriate time. Control lasts for a limited amount of time and may not prevent damage by wildlife such as moles, raccoons and skunks. Other highly variable insect problems can be controlled with additional applications.

Additional Applications:
Due to the nature of pest problems, which can be extremely sensitive to weather conditions, especially in regard to disease control, additional applications may be needed to produce the desired results. These additional applications will be offered on an “as needed” or an “as requested” basis, pending customer approval, and at an additional cost.
Note: Some applications may contain more than one product.

Lawn Aeration
In order to revitalize a lawn with too much thatch and compaction, Miller Landscape will perform core aeration of all lawn areas, removing “plugs” of lawn that are ½” - ¾ “ in depth. These plugs will remain on the lawn area and will decompose naturally.

Maintenance Pruning Description:
Includes pruning or shearing of new growth on plant within the last twelve (12) months to encourage the plants to grow naturally in character and maturity.

Incidental Pruning:
Miller Landscape, Inc. will prune incidental dead or damaged portions of shrubs and trees (less than twelve feet in height). Miller Landscape, Inc. will also prune all sucker growth from bases of all trees included in scope of work.

Pruning of Shrubs:
Miller Landscape, Inc. will prune deciduous and evergreen shrubs once (1) per season at an appropriate time for the plant species (note: not all plants will be pruned at the same time). Miller Landscape, Inc. will remove dead or damaged portions from the shrub. We will remove any upright vegetative suckers from the branches. We will prune the plant for general size control, while attempting to maintain the natural form of the shrub.

Pruning of Trees:
Miller Landscape, Inc. will prune deciduous trees [up to twelve (12) feet in height] included in scope of work once (1) per season. Miller Landscape, Inc. will remove upright vegetative water sprouts from the branches and any suckers growing from the roots at the base of the tree once (1) per season. We will remove dead or damaged portions and remove any crowded or crossing from the center of the plant. Miller Landscape, Inc. will remove lower branches, if necessary, to provide clearance for people, vehicles, or buildings.

Exclusions:
  • This pruning does not include edible fruit trees or vines
  • This pruning does not include restoration, rejuvenation, or corrective pruning. These types of pruning, which are sometimes needed as plants mature, will be performed on an as-needed or requested basis, upon approval, at an additional cost.

Fall Clean-upLeaf and General Property Clean-up:
Miller Landscape, Inc. will remove heavy leaf buildup, sticks, and other debris from all beds, hard surfaces and lawn.

Ornamental Grasses and Perennials:All ornamental grasses are to remain standing for winter interest. Miller Landscape, Inc. will cut back any remaining perennials.

Debris Removal and Disposal:
Miller Landscape, Inc. will dispose of debris on-site, when possible, and otherwise will remove all debris collected from property when work is completed for the day. Leaves may be blown into adjacent wooded areas or along street curbs where there is municipal pick-up. Clean-ups may be done once or twice, depending on your agreement, once for a heavy collection and once when a majority of the leaves are down.

Weather Conditions:
If your fall clean-up is not finished due to weather conditions, the work will be completed if there is a break in the weather or as part of your spring clean-up the following year.

Spring Clean-up:
Miller Landscape, Inc. will remove debris from under tree and shrub areas, with the exception of conifer (pine, spruce, etc.) needles, which will remain in beds. We will clear bed, lawn areas, and hard surfaces of incidental sticks and other winter debris.

Ornamental Grasses/Perennials: Miller Landscape, Inc. will cut back all ornamental grasses and perennials that may have been left standing for winter.

Bed Maintenance 3 Options:

Basic Bed Maintenance:
  • Up to [6] visits throughout the season 
  • Hand-pull weeds which are greater than three (3) inches tall or in high visibility areas.
  • Granular pre-emergent weed control will be applied on the first visit to all shrub, ground cover, and perennial beds and thereafter as needed [generally every 4-6 weeks].
  • Spray weeds in beds that are less than three (3) inches tall with post-emergent herbicide.
  • In select ground cover beds, apply special post-emergent herbicides.
  • Fence lines, posts, walls and along foundations should be sprayed with post-emergent herbicide to minimize the need to trim. Keep spray pattern to a minimum

Standard Bed Maintenance:
  • Hand-pull weeds which are greater than three (3) inches tall or in high visibility areas.
  • Granular pre-emergent weed control will be applied on the first to all shrub, ground cover, and perennial beds and thereafter as needed (generally every 4-6 weeks)
  • Spray weeds in beds that are less than (3) inches tall with post –emergent herbicide
  • In select ground cover beds, apply special post-emergent herbicides.
  • Fence lines, posts, walls and along foundations should be sprayed with post-emergent herbicide to minimize the need to trim. Keep spray pattern to a minimum  
  • Up to [8] visits throughout the season.

Premium Bed Maintenance:
  • Up to [12] visits throughout the season.
  • Hand-pull weeds that are greater than three (3) inches tall or in high visibility areas.
  • Granular pre-emergent weed control will be applied on the first visit to all shrub, ground cover, and perennial beds and thereafter as needed (generally every 4-6 weeks).
  • Spray weeds in beds that are less than three (3) inches tall with post-emergent herbicide.
  • In select ground cover beds, apply special post-emergent herbicides.
  • Fence lines, posts, walls and along foundations should be sprayed with post-emergent herbicide to minimize the need to trim. Keep spray pattern to a minimum.
  • Annuals and perennials will be dead headed as needed throughout the growing season.

Bed Edging
Miller Landscape, Inc. will edge all existing agreed upon beds (1) or (2) times, depending on your agreement to maintain existing bed line. A gas-powered edger will be used, where possible, and an edging shovel will be used for all other areas. We will edge wooded lawn perimeters only in areas where mulch is applied.

Winter Services
  • Snow work begins after an accumulation of 2” of snow in a single snow fall 
  • Snow will be removed from driveways within 24 hours of snow fall.  
  • Customers must have a seasonal contract to utilize winter services

Mulch
Miller Landscape, Inc. will apply brown, double-ground mulch, unless otherwise specified, to all existing perennial and shrub beds, tree rings, and woody ornamental groundcovers to maintain a two (2) inch total depth. We will mulch existing annual beds to maintain a one (1) inch total depth. If another type of mulch is selected, this cost will be reflected in a separate Agreement.

Irrigation MaintenanceSpring start-up includes the following: 
  • Pressure test all main lines
  • Reset controller(s) based on current weather conditions
  • Inspect rain sensor(s) and reset if applicable
  • Turn on each zone and adjust heads as needed
  • Cleaning of areas around heads to allow for optimal functionality
  • Inspection for all needed repairs 

Note: All repairs will be done at the time of your spring turn on and will be billed separately.

Fall shutdown includes the following:
  • Deactivation of system by use of compressed air to remove water from all lines
  • Unplugging and removal of batteries from all controllers
  • Inspection for major repairs, which will be reported to homeowner/management 

Maintenance Visits include the following:
  • Scheduled appointments for accessing controllers
  • Resetting of controllers based on current weather conditions
  • Inspection of rain sensor units [and resetting if applicable]
  • Turning on of each zone and adjustment of heads as needed
  • Cleaning of areas around heads to allow for optimal functionality
  • Inspection for needed repairs 

Note: Completion of repairs will be done at time of maintenance visit, if approved

​3 Irrigation Maintenance Plans from which to choose:
  • Plan B includes Spring Start-up and Fall Winterization
  • Plan C includes Spring Start-up, Fall Winterization and [1] Maintenance Visit
  • Plan D includes Spring Start-up, Fall Winterization and [3] Maintenance Visits


Lighting Maintenance: Two visits per year, includes the following:
  • Resetting and checking of timers and photocells 
  • Repositioning and straightening of all fixtures  
  • Cleaning of all glass lenses  
  • Minor pruning for optimal light output  
Note: Replacement of any bulbs will be done at time of inspection and will be billed separately.