I'll give you some detailed information. Terrascape did three homes in my neighborhood and I liked what I saw, so I didn't call anyone else for an estimate.
Terrascape did our new courtyard villa just about a month ago. All the pine straw was removed from the front and backyard. A holly tree was moved from the front to the back courtyard and a Fan Palm was planted in it's place. Three azalea bushes were moved to make room for the holly in the backyard. The azaleas were transplanted to where three monkey bushes had died along the side of the house. Two feet of sod was removed around the front bed making the bed larger but leaving about three feet of grass near the curb. All the bare soil was covered with weed mat and then all the weed mat was covered with ten tons of copper rock. The rock was not dumped on the street or driveway, but was shoveled from a trailer. Cleanup by the two man crew was perfect, no rocks or sand or anything was left in the street or in the driveway and the job was finished in one day.
The original estimate was for $2675 and I negotiated $2500 by paying in cash when the job was done. I was completely satisfied with the way it turned out, it was exactly as I had wanted it done. Terrascape has a 20 acre nursery on Hwy 301, which you can reach very easily by going out Rainey Trail. I went to the nursery to pick the European Fan Palm that we used.
My neighbor had a very similar job done two weeks later except he had his holly tree in the front yard discarded and did no transplanting. He called Terrascape, K&B and then a third landscaper and got the job done by the last one $200 cheaper by telling him the price of the earlier estimates. He played one against another but actually had a lesser job and I honestly don't think it looks as good as mine. He used a different multi-color rock whereas the copper rock I used I think goes very nicely with the tan stucco of the villa.
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