The Advantage Of Design-Build Landscaping
The term “landscaping” can mean many things, but the most common meaning refers to the idea of garden design. Many of us would love to have a beautiful garden or outdoor oasis to relax in, but just don’t have a green thumb. Gardening also takes a good deal of knowledge as well as some backbreaking hard labor. Many of us don’t have the knowledge, time, or physical capability to design, plan and install an outdoor space; so we turn to professional landscape designers.
Some landscapers only design gardens, and hire gardening subcontractors to do the physical work of installing the elements of their outdoor designs. Other firms are “design-build landscapers” who do it all, from the initial consultation to completing the entire new landscape. Design-build landscapers are able to offer several advantages over design only firms. Using a single company to handle all aspects of the job can save time and money, while achieving a consistent look in the final design.
An outdoor design may have many features, including plants, water, lighting, stones and paving, as well as ornaments and other small details. Such elements would require several contractors, such as horticulturalists to provide the plants; excavators to dig pools and ponds or land features; electricians to install lighting and electrical outlets; plumbers to install water pipes, pumps and drains; masons to erect walls and create paths; and decorators to choose furniture and other d