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Old 06-23-2011, 12:11 PM
 
Location: Eastend
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Im a new home owner and would love to have a small flower bed put down in the front of my house. its about a 100 sq foot area in the front of my house. just a mix of colorful full sun flowers. cant do it myself dont have materials ect. Anyone have any idea how much this would cost. yes i could contact a landscaper to come give me estimate,just curious about price before i even go into all that. If its too much i'll just leave the ugly bushes.
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Old 06-23-2011, 12:24 PM
 
Location: Spring
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You can't do it or don't have the tools to do it?
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Old 06-23-2011, 12:29 PM
 
Location: Eastend
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i guess the tools or creativity. I dont know maybe i could, i just want it to look nice.
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Old 06-23-2011, 01:00 PM
 
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You don't give yourself enough credit!! I'm not too handy, but put in our own flowerbed with my husband in our last house. It took about a week after work, but it looked really nice in the end. We aren't that handy or experienced - just learned as we went.
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Old 06-23-2011, 05:11 PM
 
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Most landscapers dont want to do such a small job unless you can get a hold o your neighbors landscaper who happen to be in the area anyway. It should cost a few hundreds including common plants, soil, removal of existing bushes. hire a handy man or do it yourself. it's easy.
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Old 06-23-2011, 05:21 PM
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Location: Houston
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You can also go to a nearby local nursery and ask. It'd help if you take a picture of the flowerbed area and bring prints along.
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Old 06-23-2011, 06:15 PM
 
Location: Where nothing ever grows. No rain or rivers flow, Texas
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learn it. you'll need to anyway since they'll mostly all die
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Old 06-23-2011, 06:25 PM
 
Location: Tricity, PL
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^^^ why would they die?? All they need is a tender care and little water from the garden hose.
Your post is not helpful at all.
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Old 06-23-2011, 08:11 PM
 
Location: Where nothing ever grows. No rain or rivers flow, Texas
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she said full sun!
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Old 06-24-2011, 12:31 AM
 
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There is a few ways how to do it:

1. Type "landscaping" (or landscapers) at maps.google.com and see who comes out in your area. Ask for an estimate. Be prepared to pay around 800+ for labor +plants.

2. Check lawn / landscaping ads on craigslist.org. They tend to charge less than overadvertised and overprised firms. Starting from $400 for a day labor and on.

3. Check how your neighbors fronts look like. If you find one that you want to copy, ask the plant names. Or take a picture and show it at a local nursery (i.e. Houston Nursery). Then decide if you will do it or you will hire someone. It can be any gardener or a lawn boy. Or even a street labor. Not much experience is required here.

4. Do it yourself. Learn, plan, hire, plant.

The planting process consists of 2 stages:

1. (often neglected) Top soil needs to me turned (with tiller) and new top soil (with nutrients) added.
2. Local (native) or zone 9- (where we are) plants need to be selected (all local nurseries sell that) and planted properly. Then mulched. And watered regularly.
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