Houseplants, indoor plants, living design, and interior landscape is based around a product that needs care and attention. Many people think that keeping plants alive is an easy endeavor, but ask any plant lover and you will hear how challenging certain plants can be. Not everyone has a green thumb, and the sizes of plants that are going into some of these large residential or commercial locations are bit more complex than your average boston fern. Besides the size, to have something like this die on you doesn’t make for a beautiful environment in fact the plant has to be removed and replaced.
Many commercial accounts have numerous plants and just having your administrative assistant or housekeeper water whenever they like is not really a sound investment. So to get into the basics of plant maintenance, there are three major components- watering (keeping healthy), cleaning (keeping pest free) and the guarantee (keeping alive). Out of these three areas of a plant maintenance contract, the most important to the customer is the guarantee. If you hire a plantscape company to provide your home or business a service, the plants included in the service will more than likely be covered due to accidental death by the maintenance company (unless otherwise stipulated).
Plants can die and even professional plant companies sometimes have trouble keeping a plant alive in certain locations or environments. With a number of different factors involved with keeping a plant in good health, lighting, temperature, planter size, and varietal quirks can all be reasons a plant takes a turn for the worst. Another factor with the replacement guarantee, is that plants can be replaced with younger fresher options over time as plants continue to outgrow their space or environment. With a long term contract, all of these conditions can be addressed and maintained by a third party that is interior plant focused and knowledgeable about tropical foliage in an indoor environment.
Not every plant will be replaced when you feel like it and there does need to be a reason for the change out, but most companies are willing to fix an unsightly plant in order to keep our customers happy. Also, hiring a company after the plant is already in decline is a no go for most companies including bringing in additional plants that are not properly set up by the plant company itself. Check with your plantscape company today to see how your plants are protected or contact us to see how we can bring our guarantee to your home or business.
