WOW!! The biggest problem in The Villages landscaping scene (from a guy landscaping this area 40 years) is the landscaping people think was a good job ( because it looks fine, and the guys were GREAT) was poorly designed and needs more and more maintenance with each year, and though a REAL professionally designed landscape will actually look better and better for 10-15 years GAINING VALUE... 80% of the Landscapes need a serious overhaul in 5 years. THIS IS NOT ABOUT THE PALM TREES! This is about porrly constructed/engineered hardscapes, poor location/design etc. Go see a job your landscaper did 10 years ago or more. Ask about EDUCATION in THE FIELD. Look up the suggested shrubs and see what the actual NATURAL size is ( trimming ain't low maint.) There are less than 5 designers in this area capable of work that can pass standard landscape architect approval, and fewer than that who are willing to put in that effort with easy money so readily available. Go ahead and listen to "happy neighbors" who moved here 2 years ago, and know nothing about horticulture or civil engineering, and you can join the 80% that are out here ripping up landscapes they paid for 5 years ago that are devaluing their home instead of adding value to it.
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