How Level Green Uses Smart Tech to Improve Commercial Landscapes
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While landscaping will always be grounded in soil, plants and skilled physical work, technology has become an impressive partner.
Cool robots are mowing lawns, a handy mobile app lets you know exactly where problems are on your property and customer portals give you valuable information instantly, at your convenience.
What commercial landscaping innovations are working to improve your commercial property?
Innovative landscape design software. Water-saving irrigation systems that alert you to problems. Instant quality control reports. A convenient customer portal. Winter cameras that tell us if your pavement is icy.
Let’s learn more about efficient landscaping technology that helps us do our work more quickly and efficiently, benefiting you and your commercial property, including:
Find Your Property Details on a Handy App
Level Green uses SiteRecon, an advanced estimating tool designed for landscaping companies to quickly and accurately generate estimates for projects.
But you’ll love the convenience of its handy mapping feature.
When we bid a property it maps everything, and our account managers can create live notes on a mobile app that you can see. If your account manager notices a dead tree on your property, they can snap a photo and pin it on your property map so you’ll know exactly where it is. If they suggest a new flower bed, they can pin the exact area and a photo on the map so you can envision their recommendation.
It’s like having a site visit with your account manager — without visiting the site.
Meanwhile, this efficient landscape technology uses satellite imagery and AI to measure properties and calculate how many hours a task will take.
That means our customers get the quickest, most precise, accurate bids possible, on everything from landscape maintenance to chemical applications to snow removal contracts.
Customer Portal Puts Info at Your Fingertips
Level Green Landscaping customers can access a customer portal on our website that puts your entire account at your fingertips.
Click the link, and you can log into your account and see your upcoming visits; view current and past invoices; ask questions or request services. Review any proposals that have been suggested and sign off on them right in your portal. Feel free to attach photos of your property to help explain what you’d like crews to do.
It’s among the handiest commercial landscaping innovations — a convenient self-service hub that allows you to do anything you’d otherwise do via a phone call, text or email, but on your own time, and with a tangible record of all your commercial landscaping communication.
A few highlights of this landscaping services tech:
- See all your upcoming visits for the next 30 days. Get an instant look at when Level Green crews will arrive on your property what services they’ll provide.
- Check out the details of your last visits. Did you already get crabgrass prevention? Were those dead tree limbs removed? No need to keep track. It’s all right there in your customer portal.
- Request a service. Need some new planters at your main entrance? Did you notice insects on your crape myrtle or loose pavers on your patio? Request a service right in your customer portal. Attach photos to your service request to help explain exactly what you need.
- See all the proposals we’ve suggested. Can’t remember all the ideas your account manager has recommended? It’s easy to refresh your memory — they’re all right there in your customer portal. You can even agree to a proposal right there in your portal and get the process started. It’s efficient landscaping technology that makes your life easier.
- See all your invoices. How much did you pay for snow removal last year? Find the answer quickly in your customer portal.
High-tech Winter Cameras Help Us Keep Your Property Safe
Cameras installed on commercial properties give us live winter views for snow management strategy, even showing us the temperature of the pavement to help guide our treatment plan. They’re smart landscaping solutions that help keep your property safe.
Weather conditions can change quickly and vary widely from location to location — even within short distances.
These solar-powered, time-lapse cameras help us keep an eye on the conditions on your commercial property so we can respond quickly to hazardous conditions.
This technology helps with liability issues, too, by providing proof of service with clear pavement images, air and pavement temperature in case of an insurance claim.
Robotic Mowers Free Up Crews for Higher-Level Tasks
Level Green uses several robotic mowers and we’ll be adding more to our mower fleet this year.
These smart landscaping solutions use laser-based computer vision technology, cameras, GPS and ultrasonic sensors to maneuver across terrain. They precisely, safely, efficiently mow grass with no landscaping crews aboard.
These efficient mowers are quiet, incredibly accurate, safe, better for the environment than gas-powered mowers and free up landscaping crews for other tasks on your property.
While commercial robotic mowers are cutting grass, human crews can focus on details like pruning, trimming, weeding, adding seasonal color and making sure your entrances look great —tasks that need more critical thinking skills than mowing.
Property Service Reports Keep You in the Know
Level Green’s digital property service reports detail exactly what services were performed on your commercial property, so you know what’s going on out there.
Were flower beds weeded? Trees pruned? Mulch delivered? Irrigation checked?
Photos are attached, too. You can instantly see how great those newly planted flowers look. The reports include pictures of any problems crews spied that need attention, from insect damage to a hole that should be filled in so nobody twists their ankle.
These instant updates are smart landscaping solutions that keep you in the know. It’s great peace of mind. And picture proof we were there.
And speaking of being in the know you can also get text or email reminders the day before Level Green crews will show up to work on your property. That way you stay updated and you have time to prepare or notify residents or tenants as needed.
Smart Irrigation Saves Water, Detects Problems
Careless irrigation wastes a lot of water. The latest landscape irrigation technology stops the waste.
Smart irrigation controls don’t start up your system just based on time of day. They’re smarter than that. They can use local weather forecasts and your unique landscape conditions to tailor watering schedules perfect for your property.
Don’t worry about your watering schedule — smart controls take care of it. They automatically adjust for weather changes, using as little water as possible while keeping your landscape healthy and happy. You can even make adjustments remotely from your smartphone.
Another benefit to this smart landscaping technology: it senses if there’s a problem with your irrigation system and alerts you. If there’s an electrical issue, a leak, or if anything isn’t quite right, you and your landscaping company find out about it, and can initiate repairs, before your grass has a chance to dry up and die, or you waste valuable water.
Business Management Software Boosts Efficiency
Innovative business management software streamlines Level Green’s operations, from our crew scheduling to inventory management to helping us plan the most efficient routes that minimize our travel time. It helps us keep track of materials like mulch, fertilizer and plant inventory.
Level Green’s smart technology helps us tie the many aspects of our operation together to make sure we’re efficient as a company. It also gives us important and helpful data on our results.
How does it benefit you? This centralized software system tracks the entire lifecycle of a job from the request right through to completion, and all the stages in between.
It helps ensure nothing on your property is overlooked, and that every phase is completed on time.
All of this keeps Level Green focused on improving the client experience as well as making sure we keep our pricing as competitive as possible.
It helps us make strategic, data-driven decisions that make the whole company more efficient, better serving our customers.
Landscape Design Technology Gives You a Sneak Peek Property Walk-Through
Years ago, landscape designers created all their designs by hand, painstakingly sketching every element. When revisions were needed — and they always are — it was back, literally, to the drawing board.
These days, our landscape designer uses sophisticated software to create designs on the computer for Level Green commercial landscapes. With one click, he can add a pergola or switch from an above view to a 3D view.
He can activate a camera feature that offers an actual walk-through of a commercial landscape design, wowing customers and giving you a realistic sense of what your improved property will look and feel like — right down to sunlight filtering through the leaves of your new trees.
No more squinting at blueprints trying to imagine what all those circles really mean. No more guesswork. See exactly what your property will look like, transformed.
Quality Inspections Make Sure Work is Done Right
You expect quality work. Delivering it is important to us, too.
Our operation managers and account managers log into a site we designed and answer a series of questions about a completed job: Are the mowing lines straight? Were any weeds left behind? Are crews wearing protective gear?
These quality reports get immediately emailed to the appropriate branch managers. They can instantly review the report to make sure the job was done right.
Efficient Mulch Blowers Save Time
Spreading mulch the old-fashioned way — with wheelbarrows, pitchforks and shovels — takes a lot of time and toil.
Hi-tech mulch blowers require just two crew members to operate a truck that blows mulch quickly and efficiently through a hose, in a fraction of the time it takes a 10-person crew to spread it by hand.
These machines help us spread large quantities of mulch on Level Green commercial landscapes in short periods of time, with even, neat application. No more messy piles or uneven spots.
Trust Level Green for Efficient Landscaping Technology
You want a commercial landscaping company that keeps you informed, makes your property look great and makes things easy.
Check, check and check.
Expect both the ease of commercial landscaping innovations and the personal touch of face-to-face communication when you partner with Level Green.
If you’re not already a Level Green Landscaping client, we’d love to add you to our growing list of happy customers.
As technology continues to revolutionize the landscaping industry, Level Green is right there, taking advantage of the latest advancements to ensure the best customer service.
Our in-house team of experts has made Level Green Landscaping one of the most trusted in the region.
Our service area includes Washington DC, Maryland and parts of Virginia. We focus on commercial property maintenance for offices, retail spaces, mixed-use sites, HOAs/condominiums, distribution centers, municipalities and institutions.
Contact us at 202-544-0968 or by filling out our form online. You can also schedule a free consultation to talk with us about how we can enhance and maintain your commercial landscape.
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Douglass Delano
Doug Delano (and Bill Hardy) opened Level Green Landscaping LLC in 2002 to offer Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia reliable commercial landscape maintenance services.