Designer Infographic: Case Study: Meridian at Lantana (Alex H.)

Sam Mendelsohn
August 3, 2026
9:33 pm

SOURCE NOTE: Source is a single case study. Numbers are specific to one property and one season. The spec is honest about that scope.

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Eyebrow: A FIELD GUIDE FOR COMMERCIAL PROPERTY MANAGERS

Title: Ownership Tours the Property Before You Do. Here Is How That Stops.

Dek: One documented canopy plan at a senior living community in Lantana produced zero trees lost in the 2025 storm season, zero insurance claims, and two hours of the property manager’s time on tree issues for the entire year. This is what proactive grounds management looks like on paper.

Location tag: BOCA RATON, PALM BEACH, COMMERCIAL AND HOA GROUNDS

Hero Numbers:

0 Trees lost in the 2025 storm season at Meridian at Lantana
137 Trees touched in one coordinated execution day
2 Hours the property manager spent on tree issues all year

SECTION 1

1. THE PROBLEM OWNERSHIP SEES BEFORE YOU DO

The grounds issues that hurt a property manager most are the ones that were already visible before anyone reported them.

0 Documented condition reports the previous vendor ever produced on the canopy
4 Dead cabbage palms identified in the interior courtyards during one walk, two of them over 20 feet tall and within strike range of a roof or walking path
0 Tree inventories the incoming property manager inherited when he took over
Under 20% Proactive identification rate typical at Florida vendors who rotate the perimeter but never inventory the canopy

Short list, “How a reactive canopy looks to ownership and tenants”:
– Branches come down on parked cars after afternoon thunderstorms
– Dead palms lean toward windows with no condition note on file
– Every emergency call arrives with a different urgency code and a different invoice format
– No written plan to show, only a vendor phone call after something goes wrong

SECTION 2

2. WHAT A DOCUMENTED PLAN ACTUALLY PRODUCES

A written scope built from a numbered tree inventory gives the property manager something ownership can read, approve, and sign off on before a single branch moves.

65 Hardwoods trimmed at species appropriate intensity
63 Cabbage palms cleaned
5 Queen palms groomed
4 Dead cabbage palms removed with stumps ground, all identified proactively before wind season

Named chart: The Meridian Canopy Scope
(Bar or table: four line items above, totaling 137 trees, written scope delivered to ownership, approved in February, executed 6 March 2025, first storm 88 days later)

$15,530 Total written scope, line item by line item, approved by ownership from a document, not a phone call

SECTION 3

3. EXECUTION THAT DOES NOT CREATE A NEW PROBLEM

A plan that takes three mobilizations and six weeks to execute is still a liability. The work has to close before the season opens.

137 Trees touched in a single coordinated execution day on 6 March 2025
20 to 40 Trees per day, the industry benchmark for a typical Florida canopy crew (UF/IFAS referenced in source)
88 Days between execution and the first tropical storm of the 2025 season
100% Of dead palms identified and removed before wind season, against the under 20 percent proactive identification rate typical at vendors who only walk the perimeter

SECTION 4

4. THE NUMBERS OWNERSHIP ASKS ABOUT AT YEAR END

Zero is a defensible number. It is also the number that keeps the next renewal conversation short.

0 Trees lost across the full 2025 storm season
0 Tree related insurance claims filed in 2025
0 Mid-year emergency tree calls after the March execution
30 to 50% Storm tree failure reduction from structural pruning, per UF/IFAS research on Florida tropical cyclones. At Meridian the reduction was complete.

DIFFERENTIATORS PANEL

You cannot defend what was not documented. Here is what every Green Image engagement includes.

Every Visit Proof. Documented photos and a service report on every visit. When ownership or a tenant flags something, you already have the record. You are not calling the crew to ask what happened.

Transparent Board Ready Pricing. Line item pricing you can read, present, and send to ownership for approval before work begins. No surprise charges after the fact, no phone call pricing that changes when the invoice arrives.

Plants for Life. A lifetime warranty on plants and trees at their original installed size. A plant that dies is replaced by Green Image. You never pay for the same plant twice, and you never have to explain a replacement line item to ownership.

CTA FOOTER

Headline: Get One Walk, One Inventory, One Written Number Before the Season Opens.

Body: One point of contact. Every visit documented with photos and a written report. A named crew that knows your property. We walk the property with you, build a scope by line item, and give you a number ownership can approve before we touch a tree. No surprises on the invoice. No emergency calls you have not already planned for.

Contact block:
(561) 309-9603
sam@thegreenimage.com
8130 Glades Rd, Boca Raton, FL 33434

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FOOTNOTE

Numbers and outcomes sourced from the Meridian at Lantana case study, Pacifica Senior Living, Lantana FL, 2025 season. Industry benchmark of 20 to 40 trees per day and 30 to 50 percent storm failure reduction from structural pruning sourced from UF/IFAS research on Florida tropical cyclones as cited in the source document. Under 20 percent proactive identification rate cited in source document. Results reflect one property and one season. Actual results vary by property condition, canopy size, and execution timing.

LAYOUT NOTES FOR THE DESIGNER

Use a deep green or storm gray background on Section 4 to visually separate the outcome numbers from the process sections. The four zeros should carry the most visual weight on the page.
Lead the hero number block with the “2 hours” figure at full size. It is the most personal number for a property manager and the most surprising at a glance.
If a real photo is available, place a before and after pairing (dead palm in courtyard vs. trimmed clean canopy) between Section 2 and Section 3 to break the data density.
This piece should read cleaner and more clinical than the HOA version. Ownership language, not resident language. Tighten white space around stat blocks so each number reads as a standalone proof point.