http://www.jpetersongardendesign.com/2009/11/how-to-choose-a-landscaper-in-6-easy-steps/ Garden Design in Austin Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:57:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.jpetersongardendesign.com/2009/11/how-to-choose-a-landscaper-in-6-easy-steps/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Jenny Peterson Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:57:12 +0000 http://www.jpetersongardendesign.com/?p=293#comment-67 Agreed! I have been hired many times to correct a "design" that someone else did, or to "redesign" something that wasn't what the clients wanted. Just last week, a new client said, "We went through two other landscapers who we let go because they wouldn't stick to our 'minimalist' needs or who refused to put in an herb garden." I don't get it! Agreed! I have been hired many times to correct a “design” that someone else did, or to “redesign” something that wasn’t what the clients wanted. Just last week, a new client said, “We went through two other landscapers who we let go because they wouldn’t stick to our ‘minimalist’ needs or who refused to put in an herb garden.” I don’t get it!

]]> http://www.jpetersongardendesign.com/2009/11/how-to-choose-a-landscaper-in-6-easy-steps/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Kat Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:00:11 +0000 http://www.jpetersongardendesign.com/?p=293#comment-66 Great article. I wish more people would do their research before hiring professionals. At the nursery I hear many horror stories from people who hired a "mow & blow" company do install a landscape. In most cases, you really do get what you pay for. If they only averaged that cost over time and figured in the amount they would have to correct later, hiring a professional at the beginning would make much more sense. Plus I'm amazed at how many people won't fire a designer even though their project is headed in a direction they don't like. I just want to shake them and scream, "but you are paying for this service." Good landscaping gives you a yard that you enjoy and can maintain. Great article. I wish more people would do their research before hiring professionals. At the nursery I hear many horror stories from people who hired a “mow & blow” company do install a landscape. In most cases, you really do get what you pay for. If they only averaged that cost over time and figured in the amount they would have to correct later, hiring a professional at the beginning would make much more sense.
Plus I’m amazed at how many people won’t fire a designer even though their project is headed in a direction they don’t like. I just want to shake them and scream, “but you are paying for this service.” Good landscaping gives you a yard that you enjoy and can maintain.

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