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Hire A Professional Landscape Designer For Backyards Garden Hiring A Professional Landscape Designer Will Save You Time & Money! Another reason I often hear is the landscaping company will design and build for me. And the most popular reason goes to: “Sorry, It’s too expensive” – which basically means that you don’t think of it as a valuable investment.
Here are 3 Reasons Why Hiring a Professional Landscape Designer Will Be of Great Benefit To You 1. Only a Professional Landscape Designer, is a True Landscape Designer It’s easy to just put a bunch of lines on paper and call it a design drawing – what most self-proclaimed designers think. But without any formal training in the details of landscape design, we, in the trades industry, call it: ‘chicken-scratches’.
Has this self-proclaimed designer taken a proper site analysis? i.e. Shoot grades? No, not just looked and guessed “oh, you’ll need a two feet wall” – I mean actually taken elevation shots to see how the existing land is shaped? Have they really listened to your personal needs and come up with a solution that not only is aesthetically pleasing but fully functional?
Facebook | YouTube | LinkedIn | Houzz | Vimeo Have they dissected the details of how different elements work within a yard – i.e. the Dominant element in conjunction with sub-dominant and subordinate elements? What about properly defining transition spaces and destination spaces? How about a conceptual framework for the overall project? I can go on and on but I think you get the point. You can’t have someone who learned a CAD design software just draw something random on paper and call it a ‘landscape design’ because, in the end, only a landscape designer can be the landscape designer.
2. A Good Professional Landscape Designer HAS Formal Education and Experience In the last 10 years in being in the landscape design and landscape construction field – from a university master’s degree in landscape architecture to working as a landscape labourer, to working in an architectural firm, to working for Calgary landscape contractors – I’ve seen it all and there is a BIG difference! How do design educators think? How do landscape architects think? How do landscape contractors think? and How do landscape designers think? I’ve also learned very quickly when specifically working with landscaping Calgary trades for about 6 years now, what quality workmanship is and what a ‘corner-cut’ project is. I’ve also seen my design vision for space turn into a nightmare, and that is not as pleasing to see. By hiring a professional landscape designer, you will partner with someone who has the education, and the experience to back that education, so to help you avoid making mistakes they’ve encountered in the past. You also want the landscaping companies to have a reliable track record – not Joe Blow (poor Joe – he’s always being singled out) contractor who started his company with a truck and a lawnmower because he needs his weekend beer money.
3. Hiring A Professional Landscape Designer Comes With a Price
I get it. When you think that a designer just draws a pretty picture (if they actually do) and to have to pay them $800, $1000, or even up to $3000 for it – On the surface seems a bit ridiculous when you don’t understand the details that (should) go into it – Everything from site analysis to form and function – a typical home-owner (not all) often question it.
Facebook | YouTube | LinkedIn | Houzz | Vimeo The thing to understand is nothing in this world is free. Remember that. And if you’re planning to spend money this summer on landscaping your yard, you have to ask yourself: whether I’m going to spend $5000 or $150,000 on my yard, Should I have on paper what I’m going to be paying for? Because the last thing you want is a miscommunication with the contractor regarding your agreement – so not only will it tell you what you’ll be getting but also acts as a contract between you and your landscaping contractor. Note: Often times landscapers will even waive the cost of the drawing if you decide to use their services. Take a look at some of our landscape design portfolio and you will clearly see the professional difference that sets us apart from the rest. I hope this shines a bit of light on why you need a professional landscape designer before diving into your next landscaping project contact Tazscapes Inc. Calgary Landscapers and learn why we can help you save money!
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