Full-service landscape maintenance contractors are to lawns and landscapes what architects are to buildings. Aside from planning, designing, and creating a lush, inviting entryway, landscape contractors are also responsible for mowing, pruning, tree removal, edging, cultivation, fertilization, and broadleaf application, among other jobs. Companies often work in large teams, depending on the scale of the job to maintain a landscape’s optimal health and appearance while keeping it free of diseases and unsightly pests.
A well-manicured lawn and garden beds can go miles in impressing potential clients and guests, whose first impressions are often dictated by your space as much as they are by your personality. Aside from its aesthetic appeal, creating a natural and functional outdoor space has numerous benefits for your mental and spiritual health, with studies showing that being around plants helps people concentrate better and complete tasks more accurately.
Before hiring a landscaping contractor, there are a few things you need to ask yourself so that you know what you will need done, whether it is a one-time job or a continuous maintenance program; you need to figure out what you want to start with initially, seasonally and, or weekly.
If you're a homeowner, you'll probably will want a landscape maintenance program that includes an initial clean up, and depending on their esthetic needs, either a weekly or bi-weekly lawn mowing and flower bed weeding contract that usually also includes an end of the year clean up and lawn maintenance service. Commercial customers may have a similar program but will usually also want additional services like seasonal garden bed plantings, shrub and tree trimming, etc.
Landscaping services can also include any combination of thatching, seeding, fertilizing, feeding, mowing, edging garden beds, soil balancing, irrigation, pruning, weeding, cultivating, branch trimming, shaping, hedging, Lawn chemical programs for disease and pest protection, fungus protection, seasonal displays, irrigation start-up and shut-down, mulching, leaf removal, hydro seeding, composting, tree limbing, ground cover maintenance, aeration, topdressing, and end-of-season clean ups.
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