[Arctic Fox]

Originally Posted by Ozzello

But they don't actually DO landscaping, or design a landscape for you, or take responsibility for the landscape you get according to the advice they give... like a good landscape design and installation company does.
Let's try to keep this thread on topic and not derail to ARC approval or Master Gardener advice. Like many, many... MANY threads seem to do. Due to very few (but very busy people) who seem to give exactly the same advice to oh SO MANY different questions.
New homeowners all have been given the rundown upon closing about the ARC, and the many clubs (including Master Gardeners) they could join or ask advice of. Sometimes, on THIS site, there are people that have a lot of experience with the questions being asked, and they already know what the ARC rules are, and what the gardening club members are suggesting.
As a point, the last time I went into the Master Gardeners "Help" thing at the Sumter Library, as I waited for my turn, the master gardeners didn't know the answers to the folks questions ahead of me, and I ended up pretty much teaching a class for 30 minutes. Not bragging, but when I post here to help people with what I see as common issues, trying to get those people to "go ask a Master Gardener" instead of taking my advice seems to happen A LOT. But only from 1 poster..over and over and over ... for YEARS.
Maybe you could just start a thread, like "Make SURE you submit to the ARC" and "The Master Gardeners are here to help". Haven't seen those here yet.
But thanks for the redundant replies.

Are you saying I should ask ARC what Master Gardener to use?