Apples to Apples

So, here’s something that we hear a lot of from folks we’ve given an installation estimate to: “I got a quote from another company, and they’re a lot cheaper.” Huh.  Well, here’s something to consider: are the competing quotes literally based on the same job?   What I mean is this — unless a potential…

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East Side Elementary Outdoor Classroom

Here are a few pics of the outdoor area before we broke ground on Monday: A bit of initial progress: And today, a few more plants were added and the bench installation began.     We’ve found homes within the classroom design for plants that were already a part of the landscape at East Side,…

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Yard Makeover: Day 2

We’ve been so busy with this week’s yard makeover that I just realized I forgot to update you all on the progress we made yesterday. If you remember, we were removing an outdated railroad tie retaining wall (that was actually hidden beneath a mound of junipers — yikes)!  and replacing it with very natural-looking stacked…

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What Team Turf Is Up to This Week

So, we’re trying to get better about showing you all exactly what we spend our time doing other than making rounds at our regular maintenance accounts.  Our install crews have been extremely busy this summer enhancing the outdoor living spaces of several of our existing clients, as well as new clients that sought us out…

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A Little Bit of Inspiration

So much of what keeps yard and garden enthusiasts going is the sense of a new beginning that always arrives with Spring, and for many of us the tell-tale signs are the same — the emergence of daffodils, The Masters and its magnificent azaleas bordering each hole, and, of course, Easter with its symbolic lilies and…

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