Decisions Before the Contracting Phase

You now have a landscape design or a collection of ideas, how do you secure a quality product with a price that fits your budget? (You may want to reference related subjects, such as “How to find a good landscape company”). In the design phase of your project, we may have given you prices on the installation phase of your project. If you have already chosen for us to provide you with an installation proposal there are a few things you should know. Renz Landscapes is able to provide you with discounts that are generally valid for 30 days for installing an entire project at one time.  Discounts...

How You Can Get Your New Landscape Off to a Good Start

The process of building a great landscape involves three very distinct steps: Design, installation and maintenance. Failure to consider any one facet can affect the success of a landscape project. We have seen some of the best designed and installed commercial projects go by the wayside because the developer went with a grass mower and not someone who was qualified in landscape management. The first year after installation is an extremely critical time for your plants. Proper and timely watering of your plant material, even drought tolerant plants, is important until the roots have established...

What Can I Do In Drought Situation?

Work with a good designer who can help you with proper plant selection and remember that even the most drought tolerant of plants need close attention the first year. Proper choice of plant material:  Survival during drought and heat stress is a function of the biology of that particular species. Install container grown versus B&B (when dug) plant material: Container and Pot in Pot plants (a planted pot placed in a pot that is already in the ground and irrigated with drip irrigation) will get off to a better start than a B&B plant which typically retains only 30% to 50 % of its root...

What Does a Great Landscape Look Like?

We all try to do the right thing whether it is our job, our investments, our children, or the environment we live in so why do we leave our landscape decisions in the hands of our builder or the latest plant that says “buy me!”. Have a good reason behind all your design decisions and you’ll always be successful. The uneducated eye often does not initially see poor design or poor craftsmanship. We would like to educate on a few things to look for. Complements the look of the home: Your home has a certain style, a shape, different colors, and way that it rests on your lot. A landscape needs...