When considering hiring a landscape architect to design your garden, you need to consider your lifestyle. Do you have children or pets? Do you spend a lot of time in your garden relaxing or do you want it to be functional and provide vegetables and fruits for your dining table? With these questions answered, it’s time to create a plan. This plan should be as detailed as you want it to be, with any special features such as a pool or pergola.
How do you find a good landscape architect? Maybe you have a friend with a nice garden. Ask him the name of his landscaper. Drive through your suburb and explore particularly attractive gardens and ask the homeowner for the name and phone number of their contractor. He will be flattered that you admire his garden as much as he does and will be happy to give you the details you want. Write down the names of landscaping companies whose trucks you see regularly in your area and give them a call. Otherwise, look for possible landscape architects on the Internet or in the yellow pages.
Invite multiple contractors to review your website, give them a copy of your plan, and ask for suggestions. Notice how well everyone listens to your ideas and incorporates them into suggestions on how to best use your terrain. Then ask them to offer bids for the work you envision.
At this stage, it’s also a good idea to ask them for references from people they’ve worked for. You can then drive to these properties to see if you like the job. Talk to the homeowners and ask them if they would recommend the landscape designer and ask why they would recommend him. Was the landscape maintenance work carried out within the agreed budget and time frame? Have dead plants been replaced by the landscaper? Has the landscaper listened carefully to the homeowner’s wishes or pushed his own ideas forward?
Ask the landscaper how long he’s been in the business. A more experienced landscaper offers better value for money and is used to working closely with customers and listening to them carefully than a less experienced man. Qualifications are also important. If the man has a degree in landscape architecture and everything else is the same, it would be wise to prefer him to a less qualified person.
When all the details have been worked out, have a contract written specifying the duration of the work, the agreed price, and the exact execution of the lot. This will save you a great deal of heartache in the unfortunate event that the cost or time frame for work fizzles out. A well-written contract will keep the contractor on track and give you security.
As long as you have good communication with your contractor and/or landscape designer, are clear about what you want, and have thoroughly researched your references, experience, and qualifications, you are well on your way to owning a beautiful and useful garden.
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