Landscape Design & Installation

Q. What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

A. Get an estimate that shows the cost of materials and labor separate. Get a guarantee for their work. Ask them where they are going to buy your plants. How the plants are grown makes a huge difference. Talk to 2 or 3 landscape designers or professionals. Compare not based merely on price, but experience and knowledge and what you are actually getting for the money you are spending.

Q. What questions should a consumer ask to hire the right service professional?

A. When you seek to hire a professional service person, always chose the most qualified for that job. You would not hire an electrician to do plumbing, so do not hire a gardener to do landscaping. Gardeners simply do not have the knowledge to give you a garden that will stand the test of time. Most contractors are also not Landscapers, they simply hire a Landscaper or Designer and then have laborers do the work and charge you a lot more for sub contracting as well as their own fee. A good Landscaper or Designer will do it all right from start to finish, costing you less. So, as a consumer the most important question to ask is am I hiring the right professional for the service I need.

Q. Why does your work stand out from others who do what you do?

A. I am hands on from start to finish. I am not a contractor doing landscape work and over charging the customer. I am not a gardener who does not have the irrigation skills or plant knowledge. I am educated and have 17 + years experience as a landscaper. I am honest and hard working, creative and artistic.

Q. What do you like most about your job?

A. I love working outdoors and creating a wonderful outdoor living space for each customer that I meet. I am self employed and I love to create beautiful gardens.

Q. What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?

A. How do you know what plants can live in my yard, we have planted many things and they did not do so well.
I tell all me clients that plants are sensitive and must be place not only in the right mix of sun or shade, but they also must have the right soil. Also it is important to remember that some plants are evergreen and some are perineal or annual. Lastly that over watering is a bad thing always best to water as least as possible and increase as needed.

Q. What do you wish customers knew about you or your profession?

A. Landscaping is a hard job and it requires a person who has a real talent for what plants to install and how to make them thrive for years to come. Landscaping is an art and requires a lot of creativity, skill and knowledge.