Houston Landscape Contractors

Why hire landscape contractors in install you landscaping? During the implementation phase of your landscape project, it is imperative to put together the right team of people to install a flawless project that is interconnected and enhances the beauty and overall value of your home. This team includes the landscape designer (or architect) and landscape contractor to oversee everything and several sub contractors (depending on the intricacy of elements in your project). A landscape contractor will have phases that their own crews will implement and phases that will be installed by others contractors (i.e. subcontractors). It’s imperative to ask the landscape contractor, which elements are they subcontracting? If so, how closely will they work with that individual?” Its common practice in Houston, even on small landscape installations, that the landscape contractor will sub contract hardscape, electrical and plumbing. “In our experience,” cautions Jeff Halper, “high quality work is almost impossible to achieve with a “jack of all trades” type of company.” It’s vital you hire the right landscape contractors for your specific construction application and a competent individual who are expert in their fields.
Hiring a landscape contractor to determine who is the best qualified should be based on skill sets, project management and referrals. Price is always important to quality and expectation for the performance of materials and long term value, is this not were you want to cut corners?
A good landscape contractor has in-depth experience and knowledge in:
• Knowledgeable of the trade terminology
• Knowledgeable of all the trades involved in the scope of work and landscape plans
• Has a relationship with other trades that can help in getting work scheduled quickly
• In project management knowing what the work flow needs to be and when various contractors scheduling conflicts, order, ect.
• With a personal relationship to other trades people, knows how to get the job done (possibly be tough if need be!)
• A landscape contractor will have an eye for the work. If something needs to be fixed or redone they will call the shots. Here is the power of having a professional that becomes the personal representative for you. It is our experience that hiring a landscape contractor is “the ideal” scenario to creating the best project.

Hiring a Landscape Contractors
In selecting a landscape contractor, be sure to get vital information such as a reference list of clientele, a portfolio of work and proof of liability insurance. All these elements should be obtained even if they were highly recommended to you by a friend or family member. They should also be able to generate a professional bid proposal/contract for the work that includes a warranty for labor and materials. This way you have a record of what was promised for price and have agreement with the contractor over services rendered. An itemized estimate will show what is included and what is not included.

The top five must haves from the landscape contractor are:
• Portfolio of work
• Delivery of Material Samples
• Reference List
• Years of Experience
• Proof of Insurance

Landscape Maintenance If you have a great working relationship with your landscape contractor you may want to hire them to perform landscape maintenance on your job. A high quality landscape contractor that has several maintenance crews will have the ability to maintain the gardens as they mature and grow in over time and possibly provide other services such as power washing hardscape surfaces, fertilization, seasonal color, pruning, pest control may all be elements of the landscape maintenance program.

If you are interested in any high-quality landscape services, Exterior Worlds has been providing the residential landscape services discussed above for the Houston (Hou) and the surrounding areas, including The Memorial Villages (Piney Point Village, Bunker Hill Village, Hunter Creek Village), River Oaks and West University since 1987. Contact us at 713-827-2255