Richard Greninger, managing director of CarrAmerica Realty Corporation (Washington,D.C.), with 326 buildings in 15 markets, claims that through outsourcing these services, “live plantscapes have become a value-added distinguisher, defining our first class brand identity.”

Buildings magazine (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) listed outsourcing as one of four top industries. Outsourcing interior landscaping contracts affords key staff and management to focus completely on tasks specific to company goals. According to Karen Parks, Contract Manager, Aetna Business Resources (Hartford, Conn.), the need to outsource interior plant services became obvious. Her in-house grounds staff salaries, equipment and material costs were increasing yearly and she found her crews struggling to meet the growing demands of the property and OSHA regulations.

Many in-house staffs are spread so thin that they become unable to apply professional standards to the property and appearance, as well as property value, begin to suffer. DON’T LET THIS HAPPEN!

Outsource ONLY with those certified to do the job. Raimondi Horticultural Group was one of the first professional interiorscape firms to require full certification of the entire technical staff. The Professional Landscape Contractors of America reports that certification for the interior landscaping industry has become even more competitive, requiring these professionals to be equipped with advanced aesthetic and environmental technologies. This professional premium is readily apparent and can be measured in visual and bottom-line advantages to the property. Richard Greninger, managing director of CarrAmerica Realty Corporation (Washington, D.C.), with 326 buildings in 15 markets, claims that through outsourcing these services, “live plantscapes have become a value-added distinguisher, defining our first class brand identity.”