FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
We don't, but it is important to know that because you cannot have set prices. Certain items can have a price like plants and soil, but every yard is different and you don't know what under the ground until you start digging, so you as the customer shouldn't pay the same price with a small yard as someoone wiht a yard that is twince your size, with giant boulders buried underground.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
Yes. We work with all kinds of different companies and attend product seminars to stay up to date on them. New techniques always help improve the way you can do your trade. We carry brands such as Pavestone and Belgard, so knowing how to use their product as it changes is a must. We also do how to seminars at one of our nurseries so we can share our knowledge with the public! Rules and regulations are a must to keep up with because ignorance can cost the company and the consumer lots of money in fines if not followed properly. A company can be shut down if they break the rules for instance on drought regulations. Every city and county has various rules that we have to keep up with to so that we are not fined or shut down.
- How did you get started doing this type of work?
I wanted to own my own business like everyone else, and I wanted to make good money. I also like working with people and helping others and this job would allow me to do both things. I thought, hey, I can just cut grass, easy enough and walla, money. I was to learn soon that this wasn't the case and that there is an enrmous amount of skill involved and that it wasn't going to be as simple as that. I needed more knowledge. I do get to help others which is great, and it's the best feeling to sit back and admire the quality work that I completed, knowing that I accomplished another great project, and that my customer couldn't be happier.