Process - Earthscape Residential

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1. Initial Inquiry

Either by phone, email or using our “Book a Consultation” button, you will reach out to us with some background information about your project:

The scope (front yard, backyard, both)
Your location
Your budget
Your desired timeline

A member of our team will be in touch with you within three business days.

2. Consultation and Discovery

On site consultation and discover more about you and your landscape project
A design proposal with a price guide will be created for you
Your acceptance of the design proposal moves the project to the next step (payment required)

After reviewing the details provided at your initial inquiry, we will respond to you about collaboration. Not every project is a good fit but if we are a good match, the fun begins!

Guided by our step-by-step process, we begin:

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3. Design

Design is a process. Options will be discussed, materials will be evaluated, pros and cons will be assessed. Together we will work through the following stages:

In-person design kick off meeting
Site measurement, site analysis, research
Concept plan development and presentation
Design revisions and budgeting
Construction contract finalized, deposit for construction (payment required)

4. Pre-construction planning

Before we arrive with trucks and excavators, final decisions and preparations must be made. At this step, our leadership will transition from our design team to our construction team. This step involves:

Finalizing material choices and plant selection
Permits obtained and working drawings are detailed
Project management kicks into high gear (schedules confirmed, locates done, specialty trades booked)

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A group of Earthscape employees spreading out mulch for a garden alongside a driveway.

5. Construction

Our staff arrive with equipment. Introductions are made to all of our skilled workers and the transformation of your landscape begins. During construction the following will happen:

On-site project kickoff meeting will get things started
The project and schedule will be managed and communication with you will occur on an ongoing basis
The project and its schedule will be managed and evaluated; any discrepancies will be discussed with you
As construction winds down, a pre-completion walk-around will take place with you, the site foreperson and your project manager

6. Project Completion

It is done. Can you believe it? It is on schedule and on budget and is better than you imagined! This is the feedback most often given by our clients. As we pack up to leave your landscape, we will:

Do a final walk-through to ensure you’re completely satisfied
Discuss maintenance requirements for your new landscape
Give you a final project completion package
Ask for your feedback

We genuinely want to know how we did. We can’t promise to be perfect in every way but we want and expect you to be more than completely satisfied.

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7. Garden Management

Now that your new landscape is installed, you want to make sure your investment is properly cared for. Our fine gardening team will create a custom landscape maintenance package that is tailored to you and your properties needs. No obligation is required but we will provide:

Strategy, Long Term Maintenance Plan
Garden Management Proposal
Weekly or Monthly Care Packages
1 Year Walk-Around

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