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INSTALLATION (Click on Photos to Enlarge)
Attention to detail is the secret to the successful
installation of our landscape projects.
Following the signing of a Landscape Agreement, a landscape project is
scheduled for installation. It is at this time that we begin to organize
all the materials required for the completion of that project. We regard
this process as being very important. Many plants are selected locally,
especially trees, while many of our shrubs are selected locally or shipped
in from various nurseries throughout the United States. Whenever possible,
plants are hand selected to meet our expectations. Other materials, such
as boulders and landscape lighting fixtures, are also ordered and selected
to meet the specific needs of each individual project. This process typically
requires a period of two or three weeks to complete, prior to beginning
on-site work.
A typical landscape project is installed in the following order:
1) Completion of all hardscape installation including
driveways,decks, patios, etc.
2) Grading, topsoil installation, landscape bed
preparation
3) Sprinkler system installation, underground drain
tile installation, large tree installation
4) Installation of shrubs and perennials
5) Mulching of planting beds and application
of pre-emergent herbicide as needed
6) Sodding of turf areas
Our landscape crews arrive at the job site in well signed, company trucks,
and they are dressed in company shirts so they are easily identified.
We realize that security and privacy is very important to our clients.
Our crews and landscape staff are very respectful, courteous and professional.
Our crews are all well trained and well experienced. On the average,
each of our landscape assistants has been with our company for a period
of 3 or more years. Each crew has a leader and they are in constant communication
with our management staff and designers via two-way radios and cell phones.
The designer spends a great deal of time on site during construction
to ensure that the project meets our clients expectations. We work
off well contrived plans; nevertheless, changes in the field are often
required in order to maximize the visual impact or function of our designs.
Most plant materials have a one-year warranty following the completion of
each project: All trees and shrubs, and their respective labor, have a one-year
warranty following their installation. The warranty period starts as of
the date in which the final invoice is processed. Groundcovers, perennials,
annuals and other seasonal color, Flowering Dogwoods, Canadian Hemlocks,
Azaleas and Rhododendrons are not included in the warranty.

Sod
installation

River rock installation
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Jerry
surveying his plant options for
an upcoming project

Troy
selects a perfect Eastern White
Pine for a client

Fire
pit in progress

Trees
are being loaded for an out of
town project

Drain
tile installation for downspout

Transporting
12' Colorado Blue Spruce
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