Landscapers and design companies are now one of the fastest growing industries in the western world.

At the time of writing I understand that even the Russians are getting in on the act.

Landscapers and design companies have become experts in building complete gardens involving ponds, waterfalls, fence overhangs, and concrete, and developed expertise in tree moving as well as selling nursery products retail.

Landscape companies really vary in the types of services that they offer but all offer innovative designs that are as individual as the customer who seeks it.  They create distinctive landscape environments that are unique, attractive and functional.  These landscape companies enhance the aesthetics, value and ecology of each site they design. They pride themselves in creating memorable outdoor environments to enjoy day in and day out.

Studio designers and landscape architects are committed to finding environmentally sound solutions.  They like to combine a respect for sustainability, responsible land use and resource management to deliver long term benefits.  This is a practice that more landscape companies should practice.

They believe that landscape architecture is as much a creative process as a scientific and technical one.  They have an array of interdisciplinary services that reflect this thinking and result in user-focused, high quality design solutions. A big part of the profit for landscape companies comes from landscape maintenance. Maintenance contracts as after sales allows for the design and construction of those designs to be relativelly inexpensive. This includes water management and also seasonal color and tree care.

Landscape companies can handle every aspect of landscape management. They draw upon experience to serve a wide range of customers. Their customers include resorts, retail centers and corporate campuses. This is where landscape companies that can pretty

much serve everyone.  There are a lot of homeowner's associations, public spaces and private homes that use Landscape companies. Their stated goal is to ensure that the value of a client’s landscape investment appreciates through proper care and sustainable enhancements.

When Landscape companies are hired to maintain a landscape, they develop a unique program for each individual property. They take into account local and seasonal factors in the context of the client's needs and budget.  Local landscape companies frequently tap into freelance horticulturists, agronomists and arborists. They use these people as the valuable resources that they are.

In the eyes of a designer, size doesn't matter. More often than not, small gardens create more difficulty for the designer both in the design aspect as well as the budget. As you can no doubt imagine landscapers and design companies need to use their creative skills to ensure that the client has a garden that is to scale and maintainable. Obviously, a wide bridge crossing a tiny man made stream  would not be the order f the day.

Editor
Peter Charalambos