Once winter roars in on your commercial property, are you getting any sleep? Winter can keep a commercial property manager up at night. Howling winds. Ice pelting the windows. Visions of people slipping in the parking lot and breaking a leg ..read more

Almost everything you need to know about seasonal snow removal contracts can be summed up in one sentence: A seasonal contract for snow removal makes your life easier, eases your budget worries, and ensures your commercial property gets safe and dependable snow and ice management ..read more

You could throw darts at a board, consult a psychic, or hire the first company that offers you a free cheese pizza — all pretty fun — but none of that will nab you a great snow and ice management company ..read more

Winter is always a wild card here in the Mid-Atlantic. Sometimes it crashes in with multiple storms and treacherous ice slicks Other times, you wonder why you bothered spending so much time searching for your boots. (Next time, maybe don’t store them in the garage behind the beach umbrella.) It makes it tricky to prepare your property for commercial snow and ice management, right ..read more

Here’s a good tip: don’t wait so long to hire snow removal that a family of penguins has moved into your parking lot. Penguins are so cute, aren’t they? But still. Don’t wait. So what should you look for when you need snow removal service in northern Virginia ..read more

Imagine it’s spring, and you’re happily strolling through your front yard to check out the cheerful daffodils and get a peek at the fresh green grass after a long snowy winter. Life is good, right? Wait, what the heck? There are big gouges in your nice lawn, and it looks like your prized hydrangea shrub by the driveway is dead! Ugh! $@#%% snow plows! The only thing worse than ugly damage from your HOA snow removal company is battling them over who should pay to replace it. Make sure your snow management company cares. “We realize what a big part landscaping plays in how you feel about w ..read more

Understanding all the snow and ice melting products out there can get kind of slippery. Rock salt. Brine. And what the heck is “engineered ice melt?” How much do property managers know about the products used on their sites to melt snow and ice? We asked them. Area property managers took our quick survey about brine, rock salt, and engineered ice melt. Which is most expensive? Most effective? Safest for the environment? Here are the survey results, along with some facts about these important materials that keep your property safe ..read more

As Level Green Landscaping switches from mowing and weeding to clearing snow and de-icing pavement, Covid-19 cases continue to rise. That means the safety precautions we’ve taken since the beginning of the pandemic are still in full swing, with extra measures for snow season. “We take this very seriously,” says Level Green Snow Manager Greg Stacho. “Customers might not notice anything different, but we’re continuing to follow the rigorous precautions that we’ve followed all along.” Here’s a look behind the scenes at our Covid precautions for snow season ..read more

When most people get ready for winter, they dig around in a drawer for warm gloves and move the snowblower to the front of the garage where the lawn mower used to be. Here at Level Green Landscaping, there’s a lot more to it than that. You know that scene in the holiday movie, “Elf,“ where as soon as Santa returns from his Christmas Eve journey, the elves get to work on toys for next Christmas? It’s like that ..read more

Some surprises are great. Like when you think you already ate all the mint chocolate chip ice cream in the freezer, but hey, there’s a little bit left! Others, not so great. Like when your commercial property’s lawn dies, and you have to dip into your already stretched budget to replace it. Surprise! On days like that, ice cream helps. Better yet, add a few key commercial landscaping services into your contract to help avoid those unpleasant surprise costs. Consider adding these ..read more