There are many excellent reasons why you should hire a landscape professional such as a licensed architect, designer, or contractor to design your garden. The following is a list of some of the reasons why, and they may get you to thinking about what you can have a professional do that you shouldn’t, couldn’t, or won’t do yourself.
1. Landscape professionals don’t make gardening mistakes that cost you time and labor to fix later, and then later again, and then again.
2. They know where to source the right materials for the project. After listening to what you want and offering advice, they can easily get you materials that are beautiful, functional, within budget and non-toxic if those are your preferences.
3. These folks know which plants to choose. You maybe know what color flowers you’d like but you don’t know what grows in your area, how big they’ll grow, what works well together, and which are lower maintenance.
4. Even though you may be handy with a shovel, it can be very overwhelming and you don’t know where to start.
5. Landscapers and contractors are there for you if you have more money than time. You want your summer and don’t want to be a slave to working on endless outdoor projects. You know that one project completed always leads to two more that now need doing.
6. The professionals have a good idea of the costs involved and can give you firm estimates. Then you can scale back on your grand plans if you need to. Whereas if you were doing it all yourself you probably wouldn’t realize all the costs of the project and could run out of money half way through.
7. A professional can help if you already have yard problems. Maybe you inherited these problems when you moved into an existing house. The grass (or is it weeds?) is a mess, rainfall is draining towards the house, there is no automatic watering system, and the bushes at the front of the house are so overgrown you can barely find the front door.
8. At some point you may notice that your garden needs some pizzazz. You want it to look better than the neighbors’ and are considering some beautiful natural stone for paving walkways, patios or driveways. You want it to stand out, show off your home, and include outdoor living spaces.
9. And lastly, landscape professionals know how to make your garden low maintenance, which is good if you’re going to be involved in the aftercare.
Landscape architects and contractors know what they’re doing; this is there area of expertise. Consider hiring a professional whether you have a project planned and need someone to see it through or you need someone with vision who can start at the beginning with drawing up the plans.
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