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True North Outdoor is proud to partner with Kansas City’s premier properties to keep their premises safe and beautiful. Here on the blog we feature some of the spaces we’re proud to represent.
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5 Ways to Stretch Your Snow Budget
In this video, Vice President Todd Stone covers 5 strategies you can employ to stretch your snow removal budget! You'll learn more about them in the video, but here they are: 1. Bundle 2. Revisit your scope 3. Service Level Variance 4. Contract Structure and Terms 5....
Irrigation Water is Destroying your Landscape
Irrigation is a great tool that most property managers use and many homeowners have come to adopted as well. First used in the agricultural industry, landscapers discovered the cost saving benefits and overall efficiency when covering a lot of ground in a short amount...
Concrete Corrosion: What causes it and what can be done about it?
The basic definition of corrosion is the deterioration of metal due to interactions with its surroundings. The explanation of how all corrosion happens is a little more detailed and involves anodes, cathodes, electrons and electrolytes. Interestingly, there are...
LEED Landscaping Ratings? Get sustainable landscaping ideas here.
While standards exist for sustainable structures-"green buildings"-there are no comprehensive guidelines or performance benchmarks for those who want to create and measure sustainable landscapes. The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), a stakeholder in the...
Does Salt Damage Landscaping? How to limit and reverse the damage.
Every type of snow removal, from plowing parking lots to clearing sidewalks, affects its peripheral surroundings. The efficacy of the snow removal process depends on maintaining safe driving conditions on the roads. If good practices are not used, the removal process...