You are ready to enhance the exterior of your home. Where do you begin?
“At Young’s Landscape Management, we developed a comprehensive process based on years of experience and listening to our customers,” states Dan Young, founder/owner of Young’s Landscape Management, Inc. “We address your vision, timeline, budget and all other relevant factors that may impact the final result.”
Any landscaping and hardscaping project should begin with a detailed discussion about the homeowners’ goals and expectations. Ideally, the meeting will take place at your home in order to explore the current environment and see first-hand the area for enhancement.
If the initial fact-finding mission did not take place at the home, a follow up visit is the next step. A landscape professional will share feedback on your ideas, offering suggestions that may further refine the original project scope and complement the current environment.
Today, a leading landscape trend is the installation of revolutionary synthetic turf – a lush, vibrant and lifelike alternative to real grass with a fresh cut appearance year-round. Ideal for replacing traditional Jersey Shore gravels, stones and sand, the beautifully Y-Turf installed surface is cost effective, time-saving and virtually maintenance free, requiring no water, fertilizers, mowing or weeding.
Since life at the shore doesn’t end at sundown, artistic landscape and hardscape lighting takes on great importance. It should be low maintenance, last a long time and provide many years of enjoyment. So says Franco D’Ascanio, owner of Coastal Source, manufacturers of superior landscape lighting and installation systems designed and engineered to defy the elements.
“Exterior lighting has to be tough especially for those living on the coast,” D’Ascanio states. “Irrigation, fertilizer, insecticides and bugs all take a toll on the typical landscape lighting system. However, salt spray may be the most damaging.”
With all the facts in hand, homeowners should expect a comprehensive detailed proposal that clearly outlines the work plan and maximizes one’s budget. It will address the project goals and parameters so the landscape firm’s design team can provide a detailed rendering. Together, the illustration will be fine-tuned – from the smallest nuances to re-thinking some or all of the design concepts. Once finalized, the approved plan is what the team will use to prepare for installation.
A landscape company’s installation team is another core component of the landscaping process and should be second to none. Professional craftsmanship and attention to detail is key in providing a high quality of work.
Upon completion of the project, a member of the landscaping team should visit and review the job with you. This follow up is a clear sign of the firm’s commitment to customer service. The post-project meeting allows for an assessment of the work and comparison to the original plan, including its scope, sketches and expectations.
“At Young’s, we’re in the business of capturing people’s dreams for their homes and making those dreams come true,” Young continues. “To interpret someone’s vision and achieve the desired result within the budget and timeframe requires expertise, discipline and communication.”
Young’s Landscape Management has been a cutting-edge provider of premier home exteriors throughout the Delaware Valley for nearly 20 years. For more information, please call (609) 654-5441 or visit www.youngslandscape.com.
