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Old 11-26-2017, 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by vintageogauge View Post
We are trying to get prices on having some landscape walls, etc. done in the front. So far I have not found anyone that will put in writing exactly what they are doing, they just say will put it along here and move these plants and add these palms and fill in with these stones. Then they had me a hand drawn topo outline with no description of how high, how many feet, what plants they will use, etc. I hope I'm not expecting too much in seeking someone that would actually draw out what they are going to do for the price they quoted.
Don't give up or lose sight that many skilled plant and wall experts are not computer savvy or have drawing skills. It is very important that you have some references and can go look and talk to folks who have used them before and you can see that the walls are level and secure and well placed. Be careful of adding anything to your landscape. You will have too much quickly. The plants the builder gave you are good ones and hardy ones. The landscapers dug the back ones up for us when we put in the pool and temporarily planted them for a couple of months in the back yard and replanted them and we didn't lose a plant. You can come and see our walls anytime. I would love to meet you.
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