This one-of-a-kind business center sits in the middle of Tysons, Virginia, and is often mentioned as one of the more impressive urban transformations on the East Coast. Once a place known only for numerous parking lots, the space has evolved into a mixed-use destination for workers, residents, and visitors. With over a million square feet of office, retail, hotel, and residential space, this is one of the Mid-Atlantic’s largest multi-use developments. The on-site concert hall featuring Broadway-type performances is just one of the property’s unique aspects. Not only can people enjoy those shows, but there are comedy and musical acts on stage regularly. Last but not least is the popular 18-hole mini golf course, which is an ideal focal point surrounded by landscaping that helps create a garden atmosphere even in a bustling urban center.
Challenges
The most surprising landscaping challenge on this Virginia commercial property is the unpredictable foot traffic surges. This is due to a variety of attractions, including the concert hall, hotel, restaurants, and mini golf amenity. The 7,000 to 8,000 daily commuters in the area add to this challenge in more than one way.
Another key concern is avoiding disruptions to the daily workforce. That means tight landscape maintenance windows. Though a hurdle for standard landscaping tasks, it is even more difficult when it comes to annual flower rotations, especially with the amount of flowers scaling up over the past few years.
“Flowers bring about positive emotional feelings.” ~Dr. Haviland-Jones
Plants and turf areas face problems due to the hectic urban space. Grass areas struggle due to the heavy foot traffic as well as the urban heat island effect. The dense mix of concrete, asphalt, and glass means more stress on other greenery, too, as soil moisture gets evaporated. And with a world-class commercial property, the visibility is as high as the expectations, meaning the margin for maintenance error is razor-thin.
Results
Each landscaping challenge has been handled by the Yellowstone Landscape team in Virginia. See exactly how below.
- Our team’s tailored landscape plan helps overcome patterns of wear and tear from heavy pedestrian traffic.
- The branch manager is tuned in to property events to stay ahead of big traffic surges.
- Yellowstone’s constant safety training helps protect those using this busy commercial space and our crew members.
- We worked with the client to produce a maintenance schedule that avoids conflicts with the biggest events.
- The high-traffic natural grass areas were converted to synthetic turf for better resilience and longevity.
- The annual flower rotation is a highly organized process that happens when fewer pedestrians are in the area.
- Seeing our organized, tidy process, the client has increased the seasonal color install budget nearly every year.
- The local Yellowstone team selects drought-tolerant and native plants whenever possible to combat urban heat stress.
- Smart irrigation and our expert irrigation techs help prevent excessive soil moisture loss and wasted water.
- Producing world-class curb appeal 365 days a year is possible because of Yellowstone Landscape’s proven systems and the vast majority of our work is handled in-house (we even have full-time arborists).
Property Accolades
“A well-conceived & dazzling venue.”
“2024 NALP Award Submission.”
“All you could ask for in an area.”
The Right Fit
The accolades above say so much about this notable Virginia commercial property. However, even amazing reviews don’t reveal how this landscaping partnership first came to be. That part of the story is just as vital as the much-talked-about aesthetics produced by vibrant spring flowers placed at just the right locations.
Yellowstone is proud of how our teams maintain this beautiful and popular property, and we’re just as proud to have been chosen based on several personal recommendations from local general managers. They were contacted by the VP of operations at this property because the VP wasn’t satisfied with past landscape vendors.
Sometimes those partnerships simply aren't a fit. But, for our company, being recommended to improve this client’s experience makes our employees feel good about the detailed landscaping work they perform. These hardworking employees enjoy hearing about property owners who are seeking superior service and ultimately choose Yellowstone.
Our company is humbled to have been chosen by this client and by their decision to increase the landscape budget because they’ve been so pleased with the results.
Do you have a commercial property in need of a landscape company with the experience and expert workforce to produce award-winning results? Contact Yellowstone Landscape for a consultation.
