Landscaping Estimate (Palmer: home, disposing, price)

[VA DIVA]

We had a landscaping company give us an estimate to fertilize, spray for weed control, change mulch from black to red, plant lantana & verbana flowers arounds flower bed and two trees, remove few plants builder planted and add new soil. Everything including labor will cost $650. Is this expensive?

[loves2read]

that sounds pretty good to me=depending on your sq ft

[Reallybigshoe]

Weed control will not work this time of year. It's too hot.

Fertilizer depends on what they are using.

Red mulch is about $45 per yard (fills 25'x10' area per yard). Spreading should be in the ballpark of $25-$35 per yard.

Planting $5 per plant.

Tree removal depends on size. Starts around $50 with stumps left in ground, or pulled out by hand if really small.

I would say $650 is in the ballpark. If you'd like a free competitive quote let me know.

[scuba steve]

Fertilizer... in summer? I thought grass had to be growing for that to be of any use.

[urbanski]

yeah you can skip fertilizer this time of year, its all dormant

[Reallybigshoe]

Weed control is completely dependent on temperature. Once you're over 75 each day, it's too late to use.

Fertilizer is a different story - depending on what you mean when you say Fertilizer. Putting mulch or compost in right now is great. Using chemicals is a waste of money and time.

I would say that if you just got a quote for weed control and chemical fertilizer, it's time to fire that company. They are trying to take your money. Although I will give someone my price on anything, I would never sell them those things right now. My business reputation is not worth throwing away like that. Think of the fact that all you had to do was come on here to find out about a possible blatant lie.

Given, companies are hurting right now, but there's other ways to make money. My mowing accounts are dead in the water right now - but I'm calling customers to ask them if they would like to hold off because of no growth, not just mowing anyway and charging.

[VA DIVA]

Really BigShoes,

Can you give me an estimate? Email me your company name and information please.

[Reallybigshoe]

DM Sent

[Inventurous]

$650 doesn't seem too unreasonable, depending on the details. I recently had 5+ yards of rocky soil + building rubbish (rusty nails, etc. from when the home was built) dug out of my front bed (approx. 150sf) and replaced with 5 yards of gardening mix (8-10" deep).

Two guys worked their butts off (with breaker rods and spades) for most of two days to do the whole job, including picking up the soil I ordered from Garden-Ville, and disposing of all the excavated dirt. Total, including a tip, was around $540. $350 of that was for labor, and the rest was materials plus a tip.

I would also recommend Palmera Landscaping. They were very highly recommended by Milberger's Nursery, and the owner, Jorge, really knows his stuff. He'll often tell me why I don't need things I thought I needed, and he also does landscape design, decks, etc. They also do my lawn care. I did not use them for the project above because my previous landscaper was available on very short notice and I had a bunch of plants dying in their pots.

Feel free to DM me for details/contact info.

[scuba steve]

Originally Posted by Reallybigshoe

...Fertilizer is a different story - depending on what you mean when you say Fertilizer. Putting mulch or compost in right now is great...

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