Installations

There’s a lot of things factors that need to be taken into consideration when doing installations for a property. Most important thigh is to listen to what the customer wants and needs are. Whether their looking for low maintenance whether they want to add color and then finally the budget.

Once all these things have been taking into consideration you want to look at the conditions and what they will allow you to accomplish. Does the area get sun, or some sun, or is it mostly shade. knowing these things will help you with your plant selection going into this process. While some plants prefer shade, or some shade, or all sun this will help you narrow down your search for the right type of plant for the application of what the client is trying to achieve. The last thing you want to do is plant something where it will not be able to grow.

Now the proper way to go about planting is making sure to dig the hole correctly. most people think the depth of the hole is the most important but this is not the case. While yes you want to make sure to get the plant in the ground you don’t want to swallow the plant up. the most critical part is the width of the hole. You want the hole to be wider then the pot you are taking the plant out of. This allows for the roots to grow out. Adding some additives to the soil as well is beneficial to allowing for fresh nutrients for the plant to absorb because taking a plant from one type of soil to another is stressful for the plant. Anything you can do to help with the plants success in thriving in its new environment is critical.

When taking a plant out of the pot the chances are the roots will be what we called root bound. You will want to loosen up the roots that are compacted to once again allow the roots to grow out and not around on each other which in turn can cause the plant to choke itself out.

Most importantly, a freshly installed landscape needs to be watered. This is the most common reason i see for plant death in new installations. Most of the time plants die do to under watering. Rule of thumb when you think you’ve watered enough, water it some more. Also make sure to water the area around the base as well because the dry soil surrounding the roots will pull the moisture away from the roots. Remember in mother nature everything is competing for the same thing.

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