If you are just starting out in Landscape Maintenance

A landscape maintenance business can handle a variety of different tasks on properties ranging from gardening and lawn care to snow removal and debris pickup. The specific set of skills that a business offers to clients helps to establish what type of properties will be maintained. Industrious companies with many varied employees might work for a city maintaining a large park, or grounds for large commercial buildings, or even golf courses. Smaller businesses typically work for individual homeowners with small to moderately sized properties. Anyone who is considering starting a landscape maintenance business needs to acquire the skills and gear necessary in order to operate their business professionally. At Imperial Services we have what you need. Check out our web site for a complete list of our inventory, along with pictures and videos. We have a great service department that can service your outdoor power equipment, including generators, pressure washers, snow blowers, riding tractors etc. … we also have a RENTAL department and Delivery Service.


Purchase the proper tools


One of the first steps in starting a landscape maintenance business, is to purchase all of the tools needed for the most common tasks. It is important to understand that some standard retail power tools are not a good investment for professionals and will break quickly if used for long hours every day. Commercial outdoor power equipment is designed to be durable and is able to handle long hours of daily use. Professional string trimmers are just one example of something that every maintenance company should have. Professional string trimmers come with a powerful motor and strong trimmer line that remove weeds, trim grass and create edges for as long as is needed. We carry a great line called Red Max. If you go to our website  homepage you will be able to see a short video of  Red Max Products. Here at Imperial Services we will be able to outfit your new company with all the proper equipment.


Know Your Tools


It is important that everyone who is going to be performing landscape maintenance knows exactly how to use the commercial outdoor power equipment that was purchased. This involves proper training for workers and testing each tool to check exactly how it works, as well as learning the limitations of each piece of equipment. Workers who do not know how to use commercial hedge trimmers might make mistakes because the operation of the specific trimmers is not fully understood. A poor understanding of the commercial outdoor power equipment that is being used will produce unprofessional results.


Learn About Lawn Care and Landscaping


Many landscape maintenance businesses do more than just trim grass and hedges. Complete lawn care and landscaping services need to be concerned about how the plants grow, the watering requirements and the differences between popular types of plant material that must be managed regularly. This involves learning some basic gardening techniques, like the life cycle of the different types of trees and plants as well as some information about the climate and weather in the region. Some states require a pesticide applicator's license for commercial use. When used together, this knowledge will help when determining how short to cut grass, when a tree needs to be removed and how much fertilizer or other treatments that a lawn needs. Just a small amount of this type of knowledge and training will enable a landscape maintenance business to offer more services to customers.


For more information on outdoor power equipment please go to Imperialservicesinc.com or call us at 978-988-1121