Landscape
Installation
Installing a landscape in this region is delicate process. We take great
care in creating sustainable landscapes which will thrive and
mature. Our installation division uses only the highest quality plant
material. This includes specimen quality trees of any size. We have relationships
with numerous growers which allow us to locate exceptional plants.
All of our people are highly trained in the correct methods of installing
plant materials, stone walls, water features, patios,
and formal gardens.
WHY
INVEST IN LANDSCAPING?
It
Promotes Economic Development
• Landscaping increases property market value. A 1991 study
estimates that an attractive landscape increase the value of a home by
an average of 7.5 percent, and reduces the time on the market by five
to six weeks. The Wall Street Journal reported that landscape investments
are recovered fully, and sometimes doubled, by the increased home value.
• Good landscaping increases community appeal Parks and street
trees have been found to be second only to education in residents' perceived
value of municipal services offered. Psychologist Rachel Kaplan found
trees, well- landscaped grounds, and places for taking walks to. be among
the most important factors considered when individuals chose a place to
live.
• Landscaping reduces crime. In a California study, landscaped
areas were relatively graffiti-free, while open, nonlandscaped areas were
graffiti targets. Well planned and maintained landscapes are seen as safer
than unmaintained plantings.
• Plants increase tourism revenues. Interior landscaping at the Opryland
Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee, is credited for an unusually high (85 percent)
occupancy rate. Guests willingly pay an extra $30 per night for rooms
overlooking the jungle-like display, netting $7 million a year in additional
room revenues. The city of Virginia Beach attributes, in part, their $52
million in convention revenue for 1994 to the landscaping efforts of recent
years.
• Views of plants increase job satisfaction. Employees with
an outside view of plants experience less job pressure and greater job
satisfaction than workers viewing man-made objects or having no outside
view. They also report fewer headaches and other ailments than workers
without the view.
• Nature increases worker productivity. Psychologists have
found that plants and green spaces provide a sense of rest that allows
workers with access to plants and nature to be more productive.
• Landscaping renews business districts. Greening of business
districts increases community pride and positive perception of an area,
drawing customers to the businesses.
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