Other landscapers silence can be costing you money.
Our first customer was an HOA.
Landscape maintenance is a service business. Customers are paying for results. Reoccurring and increasing costs may be costing customers more than they realize and we may be able to provide a beautifully maintained landscape with lower reoccurring costs and less exposure to increasing costs.
We understand that boards have a lot of people’s feelings and ideas to consider. We have noticed that many landscaping contracts are vague leaving a lot to be desired and is why we work through ideas and concerns with customers and implement these items into our contracts and the work we do. We want you and your landscaping to look good and that you get the landscaping results you want at a price that is reasonable and attainable.
Other landscapers silence and vague contracts can be costing you money. These two quotes are pertinent to landscaping and the process of hiring and working with a landscaper.
- Tony Robbins said "If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten."
- Kent Beck said " The business changes. The technology changes. The team changes. The team members change. The problem isn't change, per se, because change is going to happen; the problem, rather, is the inability to cope with change when it comes. "
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.
Hedge trimming
Our proposals and contracts are specific so everyone involved knows what to expect and how much it is going to cost. Hedge trimming bushes is like a revolving door. It keeps on going and going with out going anywhere but it costs communities 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.
- 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.
Water
Water costs more per gallon the more a property uses. Overwatering and fertilizing using granular fertilizer do not necessarily equate to plant health. Granular fertilizer is commonly used in southern Nevada but there may be better ways to provide nutrients to your communities plants when they can use them and it may mean using less water.
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.”