Other landscapers silence can be costing HOAS money.
Our first customer was an HOA.
Our goal is to have healthy, well maintained landscaping that takes customers budgets into consideration. We take 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.
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.”
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? Many times there is an alternative that is not talked about all that much.
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.
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.
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.
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Hedge trimming
Many proposal / contracts are vague on how bushes look. Some say something like "neat and trim appearance" or "natural". First off a hedge trimmed bush is not a natural look. Hedge trimming has many issues associated with it but lets focus on their appearance.
- 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 – Some people expect perfectly “flat” looking bushes while others don’t mind more growth between trimmings. If they use verbiage similar to "neat and trim" they might have issue if you say that you feel this means 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. Ask your current landscaping company how much hedge trimming costs your property annually.
- Pollution – The hedge trimmers and blowers are typically noisy and use fossil fuels so reducing or minimizing their use can mean less noise and fossil fuel usage. A reduction in blower use probably also means less dust in the air.
- Resolutions (two ways) –
- If hedge trimming is kept our contracts are specific so everyone knows what is expected and what the costs are. Some 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.
We work with customers to reduce or eliminate this never ending cycle of costs, noise and pollution.
Water / Irrigation leaks
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 which saves customers money in reduced water use.
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.
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.
Photo Gallery of some of the HOAs and multi family properties we have worked with
DECREASE IN CRIME
Jack Welch was the CEO of General Electric
INCREASES OVER TIME
In Baltimore, a 10% increase in tree canopy corresponded to a 12% decrease in crime(source). Many trees are not properly cared for. Having discissions and implementing a tree heath program may affect the heatly and size of trees.
INCREASES OVER TIME
Jack Welch was the CEO of General Electric
INCREASES OVER TIME
According to the Virginia Cooperative Extension “…the value of… a landscape improvement increases over time since the growth and maturity of trees and shrubs enhance aesthetic appeal.” It is generally less expensive to plant smaller plants than larger ones so do not wait as the time will never be just right. Get the ball rolling so these plants have time to grow! (Source)
Jack Welch was the CEO of General Electric
Jack Welch was the CEO of General Electric
STEVE JOBS CO FOUNDER AND CEO OF APPLE COMPUTERS
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
Napoleon Hill
“Don't wait, the time will never be just right.”