Consulting-
A lot of you good folks are interested in ‘do-it-yourself’ type projects, happy to get your hands dirty, and take on home improvement yourselves. The big box stores, well… lets’ face it, rarely do they have a clue about landscape design, drainage issues, or “why the grass keeps dieing in this one spot”. True nurseries seldom make house calls any more and trying to get detailed help
with a good sized project without seeing, touching, and feeling just doesn’t cut the mustard! My general consultation involves a two hour visit, scheduled Monday-Friday between 9am and 4pm; yup… my weekends are as important to me and my family as yours are to you. Appointments after standard work hours are entertained on an individual basis. The standard fee for basic consultation is $150 for the initial two hours, with an additional $50 four any hour, or part there of, after. If you are absolutely positive your “little project won’t take that long” we can do an hour for $100… but most of these appointments do run long, cause lets face it – if you can’t tell already – I like to talk! Design-
Many times folks will ask me to create a landscape plan. Using simple crayons and Manila paper…Ok, pencil (a sharp one) and graph paper I create simple, easy to follow plans. If the area to be planned is small enough, or the plan simple enough, it can be done on sight during the initial ‘consultation’. Typically I will spend a portion of the consultation period taking measurements and pictures of the area to be designed, then offer an estimate for the amount of time it may take to complete your plan; smaller yards only an extra three or four hours, while some of the larger I’ve done in the past took up to twelve+ hours. A follow up visit will be scheduled to review your plan, cover any questions and discuss possible modifications. Plans will always come with a recommended plant list, including recommended plant sizes and, if requested, a source list. I always have an example of a previous plan with me, or the latest I’m working on at that moment. The fee for plan drawing runs $50 per hour; I ask that we know going in to the initial consultation if a plan will be involved, so as to make sure we have time to take measurements etc… better to know in advance, than to spend our initial two hours yakking’ then decided “Well, maybe we oughta have a plan”… that is when we run in to ‘overtime’. There is no additional fee for the follow-up consultation. Landscape Installation-
Almost always, when presented with the completed design, folks ask “How much if you do it?” I will usually have an estimate prepared, but you are under no obligations to hire me… I love helping folks who like to do things themselves (or make their kids do it)! But, if you should decide to hire me, any monies paid previously for the consultation phase and the planning phase both may be applied all, or in part, to the project you elect to have me perform.
