How to Hire a Professional

Posted in Tips & Articles on September 20th, 2010 by corbed
 Why should you hire a Landscape Professional?
 

You do want a legal, legitimate professional landscape contractor working on your property for many reasons. Keeping your property looking its best at all times, having the ability to identify the many problems caused by insects and disease, proper planting, pruning, transplanting, proper plant choices, landscape designs, etc.. These are just a few of the, many reasons for choosing a qualified professional.

For the most part, your property is the largest investment you have. Why would you leave it to unprofessional, uninsured, and unlicensed amateurs?

You have spent a great deal of money on your property, and you want to increase its’ value by beautifying your grounds.

You would certainly make sure your electrician, your plumber, and your other contractors were properly insured and qualified.

Shouldn’t your Landscape Professionals be too?

What to look for when hiring a Landscape Professional.

 

1. Don’t hire someone because they’re inexpensive.

This is probably the most costly mistake a consumer makes.

When confronted by an inexpensive price, ask to see the information listed

below. After this initial review, you will probably understand why their rates are low.

Remember, “Often the difference isn’t worth the difference.”

2. Get an estimate and ask for references.

 

3. Ask about the following business information:

*HST Registration Number or Registry of Joint Stock Number.

*Liability Insurance / Workman’s Compensation -

Did you know that if someone is working on your property and they are not insured, you are personally liable if they get hurt.

4. You should also:

* Consider hiring a company with Certified Horticultural Technicians (CHT).

* Make certain you receive all quotes and project terms in writing.

* Review their portfolio and consider the contractor’s experience, design

style and maintenance program

Good Luck with All Your Projects!!!

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Watering your New Shrubs

Posted in Tips & Articles on July 28th, 2010 by corbed

You have a beautiful new garden planted by the crew at MacInnis Landscaping. To keep it looking great, you will need to water, water, water. Your new shrubs will need between 2 to 4 inches of water everyweek for the first 4 weeks after planting to give them lots of moisture for a good start. A nice slow drip works best – place your hose at the base of the shrub and barely turn the water on for at least a couple of hours. Your shrubs will need to have more water in very hot or windy conditions.

Don’t know how much water you are applying with your sprinkler? Here is a quick fix. Take a soup can and mark both a one inch and two inch line on the can. Place it in the middle of your sprinkler’s spray pattern and turn sprinlker on full for one hour. Check to see the water level in the can to determine how much water you are applying on an hourly basis. You now know how much water you are applying to your lawn/shrubs.

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Watering your New Lawn

Posted in Tips & Articles on July 28th, 2010 by corbed

So the crew at MacInnis Landscaping just finished laying your new sod and you now have a beautifil lawn. But to keep it that way, you will have to water, water,water. You will need between 2 to 4 inches of water( or rain) every week for the first 4 weeks after the sod has been laid. You may even need more during extreme heat. After the first 4 weeks, 1-2 inches per week will suffice for the rest of the year.

How do you keep that lawn looking great for years to come? Sporadic heavy watering plus mowing at the correct height. During the heat of the summer, try lifting the mower height to a minimum 3 inches. Don’t forget annual application of an organic fertilizer.

Your lawn will always need a minimum of 1 inch of rain per week to keep it lush and green. Call us if you need help.

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