Grounds Maintenance Blog

Winter is coming! Road salt, however, is not. At least not in numbers we’re accustomed to seeing.

A labor strike at the Compass Minerals mine in Goderich, Ontario, the world’s largest salt supplier, as well as contractual obligations to municipalities, has led to a shortage of salt for snow and ice removal this season. As a result, salt distributors are scrambling to find supply from all over the world.

Though hard to believe in the Northeast Ohio area, summer is in fact just around the corner, which means it’s time for commercial landscaping companies to plant summer annuals.

After two winters of low snowfall, the snow machine has returned to the Cleveland/Akron, Ohio area. Turfscape has been working hard at snow and ice management for over a month. Now I remember what snow is about. Here are some observations to share:

The cooler Northeast Ohio winter months should not mean a break for your commercial property maintenance. Although the temperatures are lower, and your plant growth slows down, there are many opportunities for maintenance that can allow your plants to thrive in the spring and summer. 

Managing the landscape at a commercial property, a homeowner's association or a college campus requires a lot of planning to get the look just right.

Northeast Ohioans are lucky that we get to experience all four seasons.

As a commercial Facility Manager, you’re likely finalizing your budget for 2018 and looking ahead to next year.

Making the decision to outsource your current in-house grounds maintenance crew can be difficult, especially if they have worked on your property for several years.

Since 1988, the culture at Turfscape has been cultivated and nurtured.

The industrial and digital revolutions have been great for humankind. But they have come at a cost: our collective carbon footprint.

It has been said, "The definition of conflict, is two people in the same county."

You are a facility manager at a place of business (it could be a school, a manufacturer, or a hospital). It’s about to snow and you wonder again, “Why didn’t I outsource this to someone more qualified?”.