Landscape companiesSomehow it happened that ourDear customers, the overwhelming majority are initially in a happy delusion about the complexity and cost of arranging a garden. Therefore, the first proposed estimate in most cases causes bewilderment and complete misunderstanding - what is so much money for?! And then two conclusions arise - a) all landscapers are swindlers, and b) "I'll do it myself". And somehow two absolutely objective things completely fall out of attention - a garden is done once for the entire life of the space near this house and world experience, which claims that landscaping requires at least 1/3 of the costs of constructing a building in this space. Now a little about swindlers. Maybe outright deceivers are not often encountered in our business, but there are plenty of extortionists with high self-esteem and sometimes dubious qualifications. That is why professional associations have recently appeared, whose members consciously distance themselves from illiterate "specialists". Nevertheless, due to the peculiarities of mentality, when choosing between cheap but dubious and reliable but expensive, the choice is often made in favor of the first. The fact that a miser pays twice is remembered soon, but for some reason not immediately... Regarding independent garden construction. As strange as it may sound from a professional, nevertheless, within reasonable limits, I welcome it. Without professional knowledge and experience, especially in developing a project and a plan for the production of work, selecting planting material and planting itself, installing engineering garden communications, and most of all - drainage, the owner dooms himself to constant alterations, transplants and repairs. What kind of savings are we talking about! At the same time, without the active participation of the owners, not a single professional is able to create a garden that will become a Garden for your family.
By the way, what is the difference between a garden and a Garden?Intuitively, we all understand this. Elena Konstantinova, whom I sincerely respect, uses the definition of a genius loci - whether you visited it or not. I would say that a garden is like everyone else's, but a Garden is uniquely yours, and you like it very much. Another thing that distinguishes a Garden from a garden is the presence of style. Not English-French-high-tech-Japanese (all of these can be present in both cases), but what distinguishes two identical women in identical dresses, but the first is a Parisian, and the second is, alas. And don't think that making a Garden much more expensive - of course, a scarf and lipstick cost something, but that's sheer nonsense compared to the overall costs. Before you start looking for a landscaping company to trust with your plot, you need to decide on the acceptable budget and time for creating a garden, this is what determines all further actions. For greater clarity, let's take a typical situation: a plot of land with a total area of 20 acres in a cottage village in the Moscow region, buildings occupy 500 sq. m, the house has already been built, interior decoration is in progress. With an average "scenario", on such a plot there will be (as of 2007): Price per unit, rubles MiniMidieconombusinessDesign work 20000 70000 Paths and areas with hard paving, sq. m 200 1600 2400 Children's and sports grounds, sq. m 60 2000 2600 Pergolas, garden. furniture, etc.30,00060,000Drainage0250,000Irrigation system50,000400,000Lighting30,000280,000Lawn and turf, sq. m 800260480Ornamental trees, pcs.20600020,000Fruit trees, pcs.105003000Ornamental shrubs and vines, pcs.2006001200Berry bushes, pcs.20300600Ornamental vegetable garden, sq. m3010001500Flower beds, sq. m5020003000Rock garden, sq. m 2060009000Pond, sq. m1550008000 Total costs for the garden in the "branded" minimum version will be about 1,350,000 rubles, and on average - 3,000,000 rubles, we will significantly keep silent about the VIP version. With the minimum version, the plants are small, the lanterns are simple, that is, there is some reasonable savings on the quality of materials, but even in this case you can have them grow up. In the average version, you will already get grown plants with an optimal ratio of planting size and price, high-quality materials for all garden elements, full-fledged high-tech garden engineering, warranty service (except for mowing and watering the lawn). In both described options, the work on arranging the garden can be completed in no more than a month, but just in case, it is worth expecting that in real conditions a full season with technological breaks will be needed.
