─ QWEL + ISA · Drought-smart programs
Commercial landscaping that survives the drought audit and the curb-appeal walk.
Maintenance, irrigation tuning, AB 1572 turf conversion, ISA-certified arborist work, and storm response — for SoCal Class-A office, HOAs, retail, hospitality, and industrial properties.
─ Overview
What landscape & grounds looks like with OH.
OH Property Maintenance runs commercial landscape as a property program — not a mow-and-blow route. Every account starts with a written scope, a watering budget tuned to your specific zones, and a quarterly horticultural walk so you're not finding out about turf decline or oak weevils in the HOA newsletter.
Our crews are 100% W-2 employees, uniformed, English/Spanish bilingual, and supervised by QWEL-certified irrigation managers and ISA-certified arborists. We run battery-powered equipment as standard where AB 1346 applies, and we file MWELO documentation on every retrofit.
Properties on an OH landscape program report 25–45% lower water spend within the first 12 months — typically enough to fund the next phase of turf conversion entirely from utility savings.
─ Why OH for Landscape & Grounds
The difference shows up on day one.
QWEL irrigation managers
Every irrigation supervisor is QWEL-certified — the EPA-recognized standard for landscape water management.
ISA-certified arborists on staff
Tree work isn't subbed out. Our in-house arborists handle pruning specs, risk assessments, and SoCal palm work.
Water-spend benchmarking
We pull your utility data, baseline your zones, and deliver quarterly reports your owner can take to the board.
24/7 storm response
Wind events, atmospheric river — we're on-site clearing limbs and securing irrigation while other vendors are still answering voicemail.
─ Compare
Why owners switch to OH for landscape & grounds.
Most properties end up juggling a roster of single-trade vendors, an answering service, and a spreadsheet of certificates of insurance. Here's how OH compares.
The OH way
OH Property
Typical
Single-trade vendors
Alternative
In-house staff
100% W-2 employee crews
Background-checked, badged, uniformed, bilingual
Photo-documented QA every visit
Before/after photos and supervisor sign-off, auditable from your phone
24/7 dispatch with <2-hour SLA
Real humans on the desk — not a third-party answering service
Full licensing in-house
B General · C-10 Electrical · C-20 HVAC · C-36 Plumbing · IICRC · CIMS
One PM, one MSA, one invoice
All trades consolidated under a single program
Reserve-study & capital-plan integration
Every component tagged to your reserve study or capex schedule
─ Our Process
From first call to first invoice.
01
Site walk + water audit
We map every zone, head, and controller, pull 12 months of water data, and benchmark plant health against the watering budget.
02
Written program proposal
Scope, schedule, irrigation plan, plant palette, and a phased turf-conversion ROI — delivered within 7 days.
03
Onboarding & smart-controller install
Crews trained on your specific scope. Smart controllers commissioned. MWELO documents filed where applicable.
04
Quarterly horticultural walk
Account manager + arborist walks the property quarterly with you, photographs issues, and updates the 24-month capital plan.
─ Industries we serve
Landscape & Grounds for the buildings you run.
─ Related services
Often bundled together.
Tree Services
ISA-certified arborist work — palm trimming, removals, risk assessments, storm response.
Learn moreParking Lot Maintenance
Sealcoat, stripe, ADA compliance, sweep — coordinate with grounds for turn-key exterior programs.
Learn moreIrrigation & Smart-Controller Retrofit
MWELO-compliant retrofits with utility rebate management built in.
Learn more─ FAQs
Common questions about landscape & grounds.
Don't see yours? Call us — we like hard questions.
(888) 303-5551Yes — 100% W-2. Every crew member, foreman, irrigation tech, and arborist is an OH employee, uniformed, badged, and English/Spanish bilingual. We do not use day-labor or subcontracted route crews on commercial landscape work.
Yes. AB 1572 phases out potable water for non-functional turf at commercial and HOA properties between 2027–2031. We design conversions with drought-tolerant California-friendly plant palettes, model the water savings against your utility data, and file MWELO documentation. Utility rebates from Metropolitan Water District and your local agency are typically rolled into the proposal.
Yes. Our tree-work foremen carry ISA Certified Arborist credentials (and several hold the Tree Risk Assessment Qualification). Palm work, oak preservation, and large-removal projects are all handled in-house — never subcontracted to a route arborist.
We start by benchmarking your last 12 months of irrigation water against industry norms for your zones. Then we tune controllers (smart-controller retrofit if needed), repair leaks and broken heads, adjust for sun exposure and microclimates, and propose phased turf conversion where it pencils. Properties on our program typically see 25–45% water reduction in Year 1.
Yes — every applicator on our crew holds a QAL (Qualified Applicator License) or QAC (Qualified Applicator Certificate) issued by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation. We default to integrated pest management (IPM) and only use restricted-material applications when justified by monitoring data.
Yes — 24/7. Atmospheric rivers, Santa Ana wind events, and unexpected limb failures are dispatched out of our standard emergency desk with the same sub-2-hour SLA as plumbing or electrical. Our arborist trucks carry chainsaws, rigging, and chippers — we don't have to call a sub.
Yes. Your account manager attends scheduled board meetings as needed and runs a documented monthly walk with the property contact (or grounds committee chair). Photo-documented punch lists are emailed within 24 hours and tracked to closure on every walk.
Ready to upgrade your landscape & grounds?
Free walkthrough, written findings, custom proposal — all within a week.