Other landscapers silence can be costing you money.
Our goal is to have healthy, well maintained landscaping that takes customers budgets into consideration. We try and be respectful of how much noise our equipment makes as well as the environmental impact of using gas powered equipment. For many properties; there are ways to reduce the noise and environmental impact we make and reduce or eliminate reoccurring and increasing costs associated with landscape maintenance.
Steve Jobs, Co founder of Apple Computers said “You can't look at the competition and say you're going to do it better. You have to look at the competition and say you're going to do it differently.”
Other landscapers silence has and will continue to cost properties a significant amount of money if changes are not made. Our communication and execution means we have an opportunity to make a difference in customers landscapes and costs.
Tony Robbins said "If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten." With increases in labor and material costs something has to give. Is it reduced services to keep prices low or is it increasing how much is charged?
EXAMPLE - Hedge trimming bushes is common at many HOAs. Have you ever asked your landscapers to break out the annual cost of hedge trimming for each community? Multiply that number by the number of years hedge trimming has been going on. As costs rise; so does the cost of hedge trimming. The other landscaping companies silence has cost communities money and will continue to cost them more if nothing is done.
Certain properties want to keep their landscaping the way it looks and has looked and we have no problem continuing to maintain their landscaping that way. We look forward to hearing from you and looking at these properties landscaping.
We also look forward to hearing from the properties that are interested in cost control, quieter landscaping services and more environmentally friendly landscaping services.
Telephone 702-348-8399
Email info@ontimevegas.com
"YOU CAN'T LOOK AT THE COMPETITION AND SAY YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT BETTER. YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THE COMPETITION AND SAY YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT DIFFERENTLY."
Steve Jobs - Co founder and CEO of Apple Computers
Weeds
A lot of people do not realize that spraying for weeds requires a special license in the state of Nevada Department of Agriculture. What is unique about this license is that in addition to the company needing to be licensed so do the people doing the spraying and most landscaping companies in southern Nevada are not licensed.
On Time Landscaping is properly licensed with properly licensed staff.
Water usage / Irrigation / LESS UGH…MORE AHH…
Water costs more per gallon the more a property uses. Many landscape maintenance contracts call for irrigation checks once a month. If a check is done today and a leak starts tomorrow that leak can cost a property a considerable amount of money. There are devices that can notify us and property managers of potential leaks so they can be addressed quickly.
Hedge trimming
Hedge trimming bushes is like a revolving door. It keeps on going and going with out going anywhere but it costs properties a significant amount of money each year and as costs increase so does the cost of hedge trimming. We work with customers to reduce or eliminate this never ending cycle of costs, noise and pollution. Our proposals and contracts are specific so everyone involved knows what to expect and how much it is going to cost.
- Why does hedge trimming happen – Many times a plants mature size is not taken into consideration when it is planted. In order to keep it artificially small it gets hedge trimmed.
- Expectations – Many competitors contracts say something like “neat and trim” which can be nearly impossible to measure since everyone has different expectations from terms like that and whos’ definition is being used. Some people expect perfectly “flat” looking bushes while others don’t mind more growth between trimmings to save money. It may be interesting to see how a landscaping company will react if you tell them that your interpretation of vague language is that they need to hedge trim EVERY WEEK.
- Cost - Each “round” of hedge trimming has a cost and this cost goes on year after year and when costs such as labor increase so does the cost of each round of hedge trimming. Typically costs rise over time so over time customers pay more.
- Pollution – The hedge trimmers and blowers are noisy and use fossil fuels so reducing or minimizing their use can mean less noise and fossil fuel usage.
- Resolutions (two ways) –
- If hedge trimming is kept our contracts are specific so everyone knows what is expected and what the costs are. We can adjust the number of trimmings to achieve the desired results and it will affect the cost to the customer. Many bushes can be reduced in size which hopefully means each round of hedge trimming takes less time, uses less fossil fuels and is less noisy. The problem with both of these is that the cost to hedge trim continues to cost customers every year.
- Replacement – If hedge trimmed plants are removed and new plants are installed that do not need to be hedge trimmed this means reoccurring costs can be reduced or eliminated. Consider how much money your property has spent over the years to hedge trim and if it did not have this expense what can be done with the money.
GENERIC CONTRACTS ARE NOT GOOD.
HOW MUCH GROWTH IS ACCEPTABLE BETWEEN HEDGE TRIMMINGS?
If your properties have plants that get hedge trimmed take a look at the section of your maintenance contract regarding hedge trimming.
- Does it say something like “neat and trim appearance” or "natural look"? The issue is that phrases like that have different meanings to everyone. One person may think 6 trimmings a year while another 52. In order to come to a fixed monthly price, the landscaper budgets for how many times per year they trim your bushes. If they have to do more they have to come up with the money to pay for that. Where is that money coming from? Whos' definition is used
- Consider telling them that your definition of phrases like that means weekly hedge trimming. We are interested to hear how they handle this. Very few landscapers and properties allow plants to have a natural look. Hedge trimming is typically nothing like a natural look.
- Our maintenance contracts specify the number of trimmings per year and when possible, we work with customers to reduce the cost to hedge trim by doing certain things or eliminate the plants that get hedge trimmed and install lower cost ones to maintain. Typically with plants that do not get hedge trimmed there is less gas powered equipment used which means maintenance visits are quieter and pollute less.
- If properties current landscapers have not brought items up like this; their silence has and will cost properties a significant amount of money; year after year in landscape maintenance costs.
Tree trimming
Limited tree trimming is "included" in many maintenance contracts. Many times up to a certian height. Many do not know why a height is chosen. We know why in many cases. It is related to what their insurance company says. Many times maintenance contracts just includes removing the lowest branches and is often times not enough to have healthy trees with good canopy structure. Healthy (and especially larger) trees provide many benefits to properties including financial so healthy trees are important. Have you noticed that a lot of times trees or branches come down when it is windy. This could possibly be minimized with proper a tree trimming program that includes the upper branches.
- Just to see what tree trimming really costs; have you ever asked a tree company just to bid on tree trimming? Many times it is more expensive than many months of landscape maintenance costs so how are the maintenance companies doing proper trimming? Some customers might say that they do not care as long as it gets done. But what is the true cost of it being done? Something else either has to give or higher prices charged somewhere else to get this partial work included.
- If lower branches are large, lets say 12 inches or greater diameter. Will they really be cut at no additional cost? Will costs be hidden in other line items? We have seen that many times removing tree trimming from maintenance contracts and having a separate tree trimming contract / program works out better for the trees and the properties that own them and the cost difference is not much considering the benefits.
- Like with hedge trimming if properties current landscapers have not brought items up like this; their silence has and will cost properties a significant amount of money at the risk of the trees health.
Grass- Non-functional turf ban
Governor Sisolak signed into law a bill that requires the removal of approximately 5,000 acres of grass by the end of 2026 in Southern Nevada. The SNWA $3 per square foot rebate and the City of Henderson's $1.50 rebates have annual pay out maximums so some properties may choose to do their conversions over years to try and get the most amount of money from them. (August 2021)
We are a SNWA Water Smart Contractor, have a 100% pass rate for conversion projects from the SNWA and we have completed some conversions for as little as $3 per square foot.
INCREASED RENT
INCREASED RENT
INCREASED RENT
...landscaping with a good aesthetic value added approximately 7% to the average rental rate of a building (source).
12% PREMIUM
INCREASED RENT
INCREASED RENT
...consumers would be willing to pay, on average, a 12% premium for goods purchased in retail establishments that are accompanied by quality landscaping (source).
PAY 8.8% MORE
INCREASED RENT
Jack Welch was the CEO of General Electric
Respondents preferred landscaped roadsides and report positive retail behavior such as willingness-to-pay 8.8% more for goods and services in well-landscaped malls (source).
Jack Welch was the CEO of General Electric
STEVE JOBS CO FOUNDER AND CEO OF APPLE COMPUTERS
Jack Welch was the CEO of General Electric
Some of his quotes can be interesting to HOAs regarding their landscaping.
- An organization’s ability to lean, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage.
- “Change before you have to.”
STEVE JOBS CO FOUNDER AND CEO OF APPLE COMPUTERS
STEVE JOBS CO FOUNDER AND CEO OF APPLE COMPUTERS
STEVE JOBS CO FOUNDER AND CEO OF APPLE COMPUTERS
You can't look at the competition and say you're going to do it better. You have to look at the competition and say you're going to do it differently.
Napoleon Hill
STEVE JOBS CO FOUNDER AND CEO OF APPLE COMPUTERS
STEVE JOBS CO FOUNDER AND CEO OF APPLE COMPUTERS
“Don't wait, the time will never be just right.”