Landscape Renovations

[RRS]

If you guys with 2-3 man operations aren't doing this you're missing out on good money. Foundation bed renovations basically sell themselves once you begin discussing the options with the customer.

Take a soil sample, remove unwanted plants from beds, add rich fertile soil and ammendments, till, add new plants, and mulch.

Here are some photos of a job we did on Saturday.

Plus, it helps break the boring routine of mowing and aerating which all we've done the last month.

Before Photo

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Another Before

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Old plants removed, bed edges defined, soil and ammendments added, and tilled.

[RRS]

We left ourselves a lot of room to add to over the next couple of years. No detailed design is needed to sell this. Get input from the customer as to what the like in color, size, how the garden will be used, etc. Then put there ideas together with yours, and decide what will work in the area.

Beds edged, plants, and mulch installed.

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Here is a photo for the ladies of a handsome gardener watering newly planted Korean Boxwoods.

[Seascape]

Oh i love those,,, that one looks like 1 of them $2000 pocket change in 1 day jobs.

[Scaper-S2k]

We push them on our commercial sites as well. Especially when the grass slows down. They are easy sells.

I will be getting a couple crews next year for residential and will be pushing them there as well.


What camera were you using? I'm just curious.

[RRS]

Erich, I'm still using my Samsung Digimax 3.5 megapixel.

[Scaper-S2k]

Are you able to control the EV value? It's the exposure. Not wanting to mess up this thread for ya, but when it's sunny, you can set it down a bit (like -.07) and it won't overexpose the shots like when the sun makes things look more white. Or does it have a 'sunny' mode?

No big deal really, just a heads up if you plan on taking future shots for a website or something like that.



P.S. the work looks nice and leaves good room for extra stuff to sell later on. Good job.

[RRS]

Are you able to control the EV value? It's the exposure. Not wanting to mess up this thread for ya, but when it's sunny, you can set it down a bit (like -.07) and it won't overexpose the shots like when the sun makes things look more white. Or does it have a 'sunny' mode?

I just looked at the camera and I can adjust the EV value. Thanks for the advice I'm going to have to play around with this a little tomorrow.

Oh i love those,,, that one looks like 1 of them $2000 pocket change in 1 day jobs.

I've found that bidding these jobs as seperate bids for the ripout/bed preparation and install/finalization tends to bring better money.

[lclandscapes]

Here is one that we did 2weeks ago. New homeowners are awesome. Always wanting to improve. Wish I had taken before shots. I always forget to take them.

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Right side

[lawn hopper]

These are the services that I want to start learning to install. Nice looking work... bet these photos sell the work.

[greenscapeslawncare]

Nice work Casey, that looks great, and sure did a nice job to give that area appeal, and still leave room for future work. How many guys did you have on that and how long did it take you?