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How We Work
We are a
full-service landscape design and nursery based in the Berkshires,
and we invite you to consult us when you are thinking of building or
renovating your home or considering new plantings. Here's how we
work:
The initial consultation is free. There's no obligation
whatsoever for us to visit your site and to do a site review. We
especially appreciate the chance to see the site before a house is
constructed or renovated, so that proper drainage can be installed.
We also can advise you on placement of the house to use the terrain
as a natural landscaping element.
Provide a cost estimate. We will estimate the cost to
you, broken down by labor and materials, again at no charge and with
no obligation.
Provide a design. When we visit your site, we have
clear ideas of the possibilities. Since those ideas are sometimes
hard to communicate in words, we will do a design if you request at
an hourly rate of between $35 and $45 an hour.
Consult with you. We will work with you until we
develop a design that you want and that accommodates your budget. We
also welcome designs from your favorite landscape designer or
architect. Often, a project can be broken into phases so that phase
1 will be completed in the first year, and additional phases done as
the budget permits.
Develop a contract. Next, we draw up a contract
stipulating the project's design and cost and the scheduling for the
work. Of course, we make every effort to meet our committed
schedule, but from experience, we know too well that the weather is
one variable that can prove disastrous to the best-laid plans.
We invite you to call us to schedule an appointment. Or please
visit us to discuss your needs. Our hours:
Monday - Saturday, 9 - 5, Sundays, 9-3.
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