America's Gardens

"[Member name removed] comments are accurate in that we did perform a landscaping project at his house. The area that he wanted landscaped was quite large and his budget small relative to the project size. As I explained to [Member name removed] when he expressed concern at the completion of the project, we had to operate within the budget that we were given. In order to achieve this, a landscape contractor can choose a higher volume of smaller size plants or a lower volume of larger plants. In consideration of our conversations with [Member name removed] prior to the project start date, we choose the former. We explained this strategy to [Member name removed] and that given a little time, the plants would mature. Please keep in mind that the shrubs that were installed were no less than three gallon liner sizes and evergreen ground cover and perennials no less than one gallon. The project area is on the side of a mountain, therefore populated with a lot of natural trees. Because of this, the additional plant products can be overlooked until the reach a closer maturity to the existing landscape. Another significant consideration on this project was the terrain of not only the landscape area but in getting to the area to be landscaped. Because of the steepness of both as well as lack of access (side of a mountain) we were void of an automation so as I explained to [Member name removed], the entire project had to be done manually which increased the job time, thereby the project cost. I believe that given the environment in which we operated coupled with the budget in which we were given, over time, the plants and selections that were made will meet/exceed the customers' request. I also believe that those facts were more than adequately communicated to the customer."