Your kind attention please!
When we first visited this property it was way overgrown from continuous change over of tenants and an owner who was on continuous travel with the Air Force. We were tasked with removing everything, saving what we could, amending the soil, and cultivating a new green space that could be low maintenance but attractive. Here was where we started this Project a year ago, late summer. Certainly quite a transformation. Agreed?
And today we are here…..and ready to roll again. Our pleasure for certain. A beautiful gardening day!
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Today we accomplished a spring clean/up, some transplanting, removing weeds and cutting back,
BEFORE
Today we accomplished a general tidy and spring cleanup, weeds were everywhere; no wonder with all the rain and wind we have had. We transplanted, trimmed back the woody stalks of the Hydrangea that we cut back last year in late fall. We have bern tasked to provide ongoing maintenance weekly and plant some new spring flowers. It’s a nicely established bed now so our continued involvement will help keep it presentable. We have arranged to bill by the month and we will include watering during July and August. We will provide updates as we go along.
AFTER
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Tomorrow we return to do some additional spring maintenance. The weeds have been growing, the Winter Pansies need changing out and we will attend to the Hydrangea that we took a chance on last year, when we completely cleared this bed and cut it back to about fifteen inches. The dead stalks can be cut back now, because lots of new green growth, nearer to dirt has come back. We took a chance and cut it way back in the fall. We heard neighbors expressing horror at our plan. “Chance” can be hard. But it’s showing great promise and within a couple years time itceill be thriving once again. The homeowner had given us permission and said if it died he’d replace it. It was a monster and was so overgrown it wasn’t really producing any blooms. And the burgundy Peony came back with amazing gusto as did both Azalea bushes. We will pull weeds and add a summer annual for color in the bed, a few pockets here and there. A fresh summer look.
This property is a good example of our particular gardening style and our business motto, to care for and cultivate a garden…. and a trusting client all at the same time
Last fall late, we met our client in a quick 20 minute meeting outside his unit. He literally was headed to Texas on assignment in an hour. We made a deal, he provided a $200 deposit and left town. He provided instructions on clearing the entire bed, saving what we could, and we did proceed. One month later we billed him, payment was mailed to us and the deal was completed. Sort of….
In FEB we went by to see how things were looking. Clearly the beds needed some spring attention. We txt’d him on Friday last week, with a proposal. We heard from him immediately and tomorrow we will execute. Trust was built. And a new job will be completed. It is so rewarding to keep and follow a clients yard, For us, this is what it’s all about. Good work and a trusting client that we will follow.
Do stay tuned with us as we will post progress and final video….as this spring project unfolds.
This is a win….win for us….and our client.
”Contessa” says….. it’s a good thing
The “ General” was in town from Texas this week and we encouraged him to retain us for a couple hours (2) of “spring tidy.” The above bushes were left in the beds after a huge clean up last summer. Everything came back very well, but the beds needed a little spring attention. It’s now looking clean and fresh again. We invoiced him via txt for two hours work this afternoon. We’ll check back, in about four weeks just to make sure all is well.
Our distinct pleasure to take care of a rental property for our out-of-state homeowner.
”CONTESSA” says…..it’s a good thing!