In past years I've used various local landscaping services large and small all resulting varying degrees of frustration.
One irritation is after shopping catalogs and researching in books to determine what I want to plant often those selections aren't available through the landscaper -- and they require you buy plants from them. They either substitute or skip that part of the project only for me to later discover they didn't do what I'd asked.
They've also not done appropriate soil preparation -- they just dig holes and sloppily throw the new stuff in. Last year's attempt to plant what I envisioned to be perfectly pristine straight rows of boxwood hedges...turned out to be haphazardly spaced, squiggly and planted at varying depths. The end result looks like they were planted by a crazy drunk person -- not by what is supposed to be one of this town's top landscaping firms!
What I'd love to do this fall is order exactly what I want from catalogs. However doing the work myself is beyond my physical ability. I can't dig up and dispose of the old shrubs. And preparing the soil and planting new the new stuff all by myself is just more work than my aging back can handle in the short Fall planting season.
Are there good local resources I can hire who are knowledgeable and can assist me in the actual work of digging out old stuff, preparing and planting plants I buy in the design I've created?
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Custom Landscape
What you need is a person, not a firm. There are several what I would call private gardeners that can provide the more personal landscape for a true gardener instead of the industrial model that is the bread and butter of the landscape industry.
Check out The Kansas City Gardener, ask around for a person that does design and installation. Also keep in mind you are going to pay probably more for this personal service.
Give me a call or direct email and I might be able to provide a little more direction.
Dennis - Johnson County Extension
Tall order!
I've been in your shoes more times than I care to think about, and I don't mean to malign an entire industry, but there are some pretty clueless and careless landscapers out there who threaten to give everyone a bad name.
You should know that landscaping companies make a very large profit on planting projects, and the biggest markup they get comes from the plants they supply. So don't be surprised when they don't want to supply only the labor.
You are looking for someone -- or a small crew of laborers -- who is knowledgeable about plant care and who will be open to taking direction from you, the customer. That's kind of an 'a la carte' business model that you don't find at established companies, as I have discovered myself.
I suggest you talk to the managers of your local garden centers and describe what you're looking for. They sometimes know of new business startups that are hungry for any work they can get, and they might know who is qualified for your type of project. But you never know what you'll get in terms of skills, so be prepared to supervise anyone you hire to make sure they know how to plant properly and how to prep the soil before planting. This isn't going to be easy. I've been looking for that type of company for two years, and the only one I found went out of business this year. Good luck!
Spot a landscape you do like
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