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| gojiramatthew | Nov 7 2009, 09:59 PM Post #3346 |
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| packmule | Nov 7 2009, 10:09 PM Post #3347 |
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| dph | Nov 8 2009, 11:57 AM Post #3348 |
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What do you do for a living? |
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| packmule | Nov 8 2009, 12:07 PM Post #3349 |
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I'm a professional, working landscape crew foreman. I have been for over fourteen years with various employers. |
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| dph | Nov 8 2009, 04:03 PM Post #3350 |
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Cool, that's one of the fields I'm quite interested in. Right now I'm in a Sustainable Landscape class at school. Do you try to use more native plants in your landscapes or are you at your customer's mercy? |
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| packmule | Nov 8 2009, 09:15 PM Post #3351 |
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Somewhere in between, based on the various plant/tree installation jobs we've done in my nearly four years with my current employer. Most landscape companies here in Atlanta(GA) use the boxwood(usually in the 30"-40" height range) as the foundation plant when starting(or re-starting) their front(and sometimes back) landscapes. Other plants we regularly install include: -varieties of azaleas(gumpo, native, indica), pieris(Japonica), camellias, cotoneaster, ligustrum, ardesia, acuba(both variegated and non-variegated), varieties of hollies(yaupon, compacta, foster, savannah, burford), cephalotaxus, gardenia, cleyera & euonymous -trees we commonly install include leyland cypress and cryptomeria(fall and winter only), varieties of dogwoods, maples, river birches, magnolias, crape and wax myrtles -ground covers we install regularly, in 4" pots, include ivy, pachysandra, dwarf and regular mondo grass, liriope, acorus grass, small ornamental grasses like purple fountain grass, vinca(major and minor) and hostas(mostly variegated) -our flower bed installations: begonias and coleus(spring/summer) pansies(fall/winter) Sorry for the rambling. We never install anything requested by a homeowner unless we're certain the shrub(or tree) can handle the temperature ranges(hot > cold and vice versa) and will be located on the property where the plant will receive an amount of sun and shade that is appropriate for the specific plant(or tree) We also install turf(as sod), including two varieties of zoysia(emerald and meyer), as well as fescue. |
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| dph | Nov 9 2009, 12:18 AM Post #3352 |
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Sounds like a lot of the stuff installed around here. Our landscape class is working with the city to install some crape myrtles in the median of University Ave. They got 100 red and white ones which are the university's colors and we have to figure out how to align them so as not to diminish the sight triangles. Anyway back on topic... Do you only do plants or do you do pave stones and things of that nature? and Do you use metal edging? |
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| packmule | Nov 9 2009, 12:37 AM Post #3353 |
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I've rarely installed metal edging in my years in the landscaping industry. I know how to. In fact, I have recommended this kind of edging to clients many times as a means of erosion control and/or a means of controlling(somewhat) invasive bermuda grass into adjacent planting beds. I have installed all kinds of plants, turf, ground covers, trees and some man made materials like stones. Stone work, often referred to as "hard-scaping" in our industry, is something I use to do regularly for past employers, including small stone retaining walls, small ponds and other water features(like waterfalls), dry creek beds, landings and various patios. Most of the stone I used was various types of flagstone and field stone, as well as crab apple orchard stone(gray and orange colored). I have worked with bricks only once, to rebuild a damaged corner of a brick wall back in 1998. I have experience in "hard scaping" but I have never managed crews on a large scale stone work job, only on small scale stone jobs. My present employer uses a pair of guys(brothers) to handle their hard-scaping which has been, thus far, little more than a few jobs installing stone steps. |
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| dph | Nov 9 2009, 12:47 AM Post #3354 |
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Metal Edging is becoming the standard here. Plastic Edging and wood poles and logs have proven themselves ineffective. Some of the landscapers that have spoken to us say the same thing that they always recommend metal edging. We built a brick landing pad for a handicap ramp that we are building. We are building a ramp for a deck that we have on the outside of our building as our class project this semester. On topic... Do you do all residential or some commercial? |
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| packmule | Nov 9 2009, 12:54 AM Post #3355 |
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Metal edging is obviously more durable than rubber edging. Rubber edging is prone to bend, warp and also dry rot over time. Rubber or plastic edging is cheaper which can be the determining factor among homeowners often when they're mulling what to invest in. It's been my experience that the majority of homeowners, regarding their own personal landscape "IQ", are idiots. Some possess an above average grasp of basic landscaping principles and materiais but they are the exception.  Mostly residential. "Hi end" residential, that is, for homes in the $500,000 and up price range. We do occasional commercial work but not very often. |
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| dph | Nov 9 2009, 01:06 AM Post #3356 |
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Do you also install irrigation? |
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| packmule | Nov 9 2009, 01:08 AM Post #3357 |
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In my own experience I have installed only drip tubing. My current employer uses an irrigation company to "contract" out any irrigation installs and/or maintenance.
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| G2Kmaster | Nov 9 2009, 01:37 AM Post #3358 |
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| packmule | Nov 9 2009, 01:40 AM Post #3359 |
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Yes. I've bookmarked it. This book store is about a 20-25 minute drive from my residence. Thanks. |
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| gojiramatthew | Nov 9 2009, 04:04 AM Post #3360 |
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Would you ever buy a Freddy Glove?.
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