The Cost of Curb Appeal: Weighing In-House vs. Outsourced Landscape Maintenance

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Managing an in-house team for landscaping maintenance can be time-consuming, costly, and often frustrating. By choosing a third-party maintenance company, you can unlock a host of benefits that streamline your operations and ensure your system runs smoothly without the hassle. Here's why:

1. Cost-Effective

Hiring, training, and maintaining an in-house team is expensive. With a third-party service, you only pay for the maintenance you need, reducing overhead and ensuring your budget goes further. Plus, outsourcing eliminates the need for costly equipment, storage, and facilities.

2. Less Management, More Efficiency

Running an in-house team requires constant oversight, from scheduling to training and performance reviews. With a third-party service, you can eliminate the need for day-to-day management, freeing up your resources to focus on core business objectives.

3. Expertise Without The Learning Curve

More plant varieties means more required knowledge on pruning, fertilizing, sun vs. shade needs, soil care, irrigation, tree maintenance, etc. With a professional maintenance team, you gain access to experts who understand the nuances of every plant and can create a sustainable ecosystem within your property. No need to spend time figuring out the intricacies of gardening — they’ve got it covered.

4. Faster Response Times & Reliable Service

Third-party maintenance companies often offer quicker response times for extra services, planting recommendations, and special requests. With dedicated professionals on hand, you can rest assured that any issues will be addressed promptly, minimizing downtime and ensuring your landscape looks beautiful all season long.

5. Scalability & Flexibility

As your needs change, a third-party provider can easily adjust to accommodate them. Whether it’s seasonal fluctuations or an expansion of your property, they have the capacity to scale with your business.

This flexibility allows for a more adaptable approach compared to managing an in-house team.

6. Peace of Mind

With experts handling your maintenance, you can be confident that it will be optimized for water usage, sustainability, and overall beauty and health. Letting a professional team take care of the maintenance gives you peace of mind knowing that the job is done right, every time.

By outsourcing your landscape maintenance, you gain a more efficient, cost-effective, and hassle-free solution. Let the professionals deal with the headache while you focus on what matters most: managing your property.

Are there benefits to an in-house team? Of course!

1. Control

Have tenants with specific requests? Directly engage with your tenants and property needs to instruct your in-house crew. You can directly oversee schedules, priorities, and quality standards.

2. Brand Alignment

Your landscaping crew represents your company’s values and standards directly. Uniformed, professional in-house staff can reinforce a positive image for tenants and visitors.

3. Services Rendered

A lot of vendors have specialized services that do not cover every area of landscape maintenance. A common example is most landscape maintenance providers do not cover irrigation services. With an in-house team, you can train or hire employees to be able to perform all services.

In short, having an in-house team for landscape maintenance can provide direct engagement with tenants, alignment on values, and customized services. 

At P.M. Landscaping, we pride ourselves in our comprehensive selection of services. On top of regular maintenance, we have irrigation, storm clean up, green waste hauling, dumpster rentals, design, and landscape installation divisions.

Our family owned and operated model is a perfect fit for community driven businesses. Our crews are always professional, in uniform, and friendly with tenants.

What’s your biggest headache with managing facilities? 

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