On the lookout for Oakland County landscaping companies? The good thing about hiring landscaping professionals is that they are highly capable of getting all the details covered, with their knowledge of design elements and horticulture, as well as site engineering. Here are the key things to consider when acquiring their services.

1. Background check. No, you don’t need to go all PI when evaluating the landscaping company in Oakland County you are eyeing. All you need to do is ask for references and client feedback, ask to view a portfolio, note the company’s federal license number and look them up in the local government records. The state has an online database you can use to check on the license number where you can check by business name, business type or by location. Check for the insurance and license requirements of your city and whether the company has met it, this may include general liability insurance, floral certificates and irrigation licenses.

2. Written contract. This is the only way to get yourself covered. Make sure that the contract includes detailed information about the scope of the project so you won’t be charged for ‘additional’ work when you want something done which you thought was covered. The contract should also detail the materials that are to be used for the project and the associated costs of those. Of course the company would need to make a profit and still cover overhead and labor costs but having learned the details, you should at least be able to gauge whether the price is fair or exorbitant. There should also be information about when work would commence and when the project is estimated to be completed. Lastly, information about billing and payment should be included. It should be clearly established how you would be billed, either by hour, by area of land or by project. Your payment and financing options (when it applies) should also be indicated.

3. Detailed list of services. By default, landscaping companies should be able to take care of design, implementation and maintenance although they generally focus on one and outsource the others. Those advertised as landscapers generally take care of the maintenance aspect while landscaping contractors take care of the building aspect. Most companies would be glad to upsell and offer you a complete list of services and even indicate the estimated costs or the price range for it, given more information.

4. Maintenance details. So you finally have the lawn of your dreams, complete with exotic plants and well-placed bushes, trees and hedges. You now have to deal with maintenance. The good news is that landscaping companies generally take care of those. Find out the extent of their maintenance services (Pruning? Trimming? Lawn mowing?) and ask about maintenance details such as availability and hours. Evaluate the consistency and quality of their service, as well as the quality of their customer service department.

Major landscaping companies can take care of everything, from preliminary site analysis to creating a list of plants that are recommended, to design elements, environmental impacts of structures and hardscaping. Good Oakland County landscaping companies would let you know what they can and cannot do and help you figure something that can work.

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