Essential Landscape Maintenance Trends For 2024 & Beyond
We are nearly halfway through 2024 now, a year full of innovation and being forward-thinking in all aspects of life. This includes in the field of landscape maintenance. Landscape and commercial grounds maintenance is a growing field in the UK and like most fields, there is a constant amount of trends that come and go.
So join GMCB Ltd as we look at some of the latest innovations and trends that you can implement into your commercial grounds maintenance routine.
A Focus On Accessibility
While accessibility should have always been a focus in all fields, it is now more important than ever to be accessible to all. This includes making accommodations for people with disabilities and mobility issues to ensure they can enjoy an outside space just as much as the next person.
Accessibility truly matters to a lot of people, and you might be missing out on a lot of business if your spaces are not accessible enough. You need to take into consideration different needs, such as those using a wheelchair, or visual impairments.
The way a person can travel a space is often a key accessibility factor. For example, if you have a property which has some gardens to explore, making the pathways around this space accessible for wheelchair users is a key way of focusing on sustainability. This could be as simple as instead of having grass, installing a pathway that those with access needs can utilise.
Sustainable Grounds Care
Sustainability is key, and this includes in your grounds care. With more and more green spaces around the world being destroyed, it is more important than ever to work sustainably to maintain your spaces. This is why in 2024, focus on sustainable ground maintenance.
The biggest way to be sustainable when working on commercial grounds is to recycle as much as possible. Green waste can be broken down in a compost heap until it forms mulch, which you can then use to line planting areas and flower beds. Other waste you recycle elsewhere can be repurposed as other things instead of simply disposed of.
Being sustainable with your space can boil down to the maintenance package you are using. Letting plants and other wildlife wither and die because they are not treated well is not a sustainable practice, but ensuring their health as time goes on is the best way to be sustainable.
You should also be wary about the products used in your outdoor spaces. While pesticides and weed killers can be quick and easy solutions, you might be doing long-term damage to the natural world by relying on them. There are now plenty of products derived from natural ingredients or just more traditional methods of lawn care that won’t involve putting too many chemicals into the world.
Sustainable grounds care should also consider the timings that you complete certain tasks. Not all tasks are suitable for all seasons, so carefully planning a maintenance schedule can ensure you promote biodiversity and protect wildlife.
A key example is tree pruning. This should always be done towards the end of nesting season, as you might unintentionally disturb or damage nests of animals that might have taken root in your space. Here at GMCB Ltd, we are able to offer
tree surgery services. This includes pruning, felling, crown reductions and stump removals, to keep your grounds looking at their best all year round and maintaining the health of your trees.
Going With A Theme
With the marvels of modern technology, a landscape can truly be transformed into whatever you want. So choose a theme early and go big with it! Maintaining a landscape doesn’t mean you can’t also have fun with it, and creating a unique space might impress and drive more visitors to you.
You can even host an opening event if you’ve decided to overhaul everything for your theme, creating an exciting marketing opportunity that will impress and astound depending on your commitment to a theme.
Popular themes in 2024 could include an Alice in Wonderland-themed experience, creating topiaries and fun plants to evoke the feeling of stepping into another world. Another theme rising in popularity is goth. You can create a truly striking landscape by committing to this theme, installing plants and other elements that evoke the dark wonder of the goth aesthetic.
Solar Panels In Commercial Landscapes
Renewable sources of energy are a key concept in 2024 and beyond, providing sources of power that do not cause as much harm to the environment as traditional methods such as fossil fuels. This is why in 2024 a lot of businesses are taking to using some of their grounds to establish a solar farm to power their buildings.
But that does not mean you need to sacrifice the aesthetics of your property. A first option is to install the solar farm out of the way, so guests and yourself do not need to look at it all the time. Another is to incorporate design into the aesthetics of your solar farm.
This could include strategically planting wildlife around your solar panels, but making sure they don’t obstruct them. This way you create a place pleasing to the eye but also practical.
If you need help with the maintenance of your solar farm, work with the team here at GMCB Ltd. We are able to provide ground maintenance services
tailored to your solar farm. This includes keeping the area around your solar farm free from obstructions such as weeds, grass and other obstructions as well as site cleanup to keep it in top condition both practically and aesthetically.
Grounds Maintenance From GMCB Ltd
If you’re in need of commercial grounds maintenance services in Central Scotland, work with GMCB Ltd. We are a family-run business of grounds maintenance experts, established in 1984 and providing our services year-round.
This includes everything from reliable and adaptable
gritting services in the winter, to
weed-killing and lawn care in the summer. We can start by working with you to build a groundwork services package perfect for you, providing you with a free, no-obligation quote.
We can then take care of everything from beginning to end, taking advantage of our years of experience and design expertise to showcase the best in new maintenance trends, as well as the old classic methods!
If you want to take advantage of our services or have any questions about anything we do, feel free to
get in touch today.
