Bulbs

[Slcareco]

How do you go about charging for bulb planting? x3 markup on the wholesale price (bulb and installed/bed prep) or how?? thanks

[White Gardens]

How do you go about charging for bulb planting? x3 markup on the wholesale price (bulb and installed/bed prep) or how?? thanks


I asked this question about 3 months ago when I did fall bulbs.

I think I got around $2.75 a bulb for 250 generic tulip bulbs installed.

Before the ground freezing, I was going to do some high end tulip hybrids that I was going to charge $4.50 bulb.

I think I may have spent $75.00 on materials and about $15.00 on gas. It also took me a little over an hour with a drill auger, so, i felt like I made a good return on the project.

Some guys charge way more. Depends on what you can get I guess.

[Az Gardener]

Search feature is a wonderful thing http://www.lawnsite.com/showthread.php?t=250524&highlight=bulbs

[White Gardens]

Search feature is a wonderful thing http://www.lawnsite.com/showthread.php?t=250524&highlight=bulbs

I knew that thread was somewhere with all the info AZ.

Good Call, that job seemed like ages ago.

[Slcareco]

thanks guys for the help!

[Slcareco]

Did you create a sheet to collect client info, bulb qty, color, etc? What kind of process do you go through from start to finish... including advertising, payment, etc thanks!

[Slcareco]

Do you guys decide where to place the bulbs or ask the home owner where they would like it?

[White Gardens]

It's all in what the customer wants, with my suggestions of course.

I just kind of look at a site and get a feel for a color scheme, and suggest that to my customer and go from there.

All the bulbs I do are spring bulbs, so as soon as they bloom I take pics to know where they are in case I have a couple of bare spots and need to know where to fill in.

Unless I'm doing a very detailed, very unique set of bulbs for a customer, then I really don't keep a detailed record of them.