Choosing the right
Landscape Partner

ttractively designed, healthy, and well-maintained lawns, gardens, and grounds create a positive first impression, establish a peaceful mood, and increase property values. Landscaping contractors perform the variety of tasks necessary to achieve a pleasant and functional outdoor environment. They also design and install indoor gardens and plantings in commercial and public facilities, such as malls, hotels, and botanical gardens.

Landscaping contractors physically install landscaped areas. They grade property, install lighting or sprinkler systems, and build walkways, terraces, patios, decks, and fountains. In addition to initially transporting and planting new vegetation, they transplant, mulch, fertilize, and water flowering plants, trees, and shrubs. A growing number of residential and commercial clients, such as managers of office buildings, shopping malls, multiunit residential buildings, and hotels and motels, favor full-service landscape contractors.

Landscaping contractors prepare cost estimates, schedule work for crews on the basis of weather conditions or the availability of equipment, perform spot checks to ensure the quality of the service, and suggest changes in work procedures. In addition, landscaping contractors train workers in their tasks; keep employees’ time records and record work performed; and even assist workers when deadlines are near.