Before and after of project by Eden's Own Landscapes

[Eden's Own]

Here are some before and after pics of a project I finished today. This was a design/build effort that was brought on by the clients wanting to screen traffic going behind their backyard. The road heind the house is being widened and the traffic is very heavy. I basically created a small outdoor room, screening the traffic without taking away the openness of the back yard that the client's two Austrailian Sheepdogs use for running and staying healthy. Let me know what you guys think as this is my first pic post on Lawnsite. I am a solo operator and this job was completed in 25 hours by just me and a half dozen Advil.

[Lawn Freak]

Looks good...

[2brothersyardcare]

i like it nice and simple

[Edgewater]

Looks good now, but let's see it in 10 yrs. The trees are going to eat that patio.

[White Gardens]

Looks good now, but let's see it in 10 yrs. The trees are going to eat that patio.

That's what I was thinking. But, if they wanted privacy, they're going to get it. At least the option is there to take out some of the trees over time if they fill in too tight.

Otherwise it looks pretty good. The only thing I could suggest if you do a job like this again is to look into some more upright evergreens such as green tower boxwoods.

[mdlwn1]

That's what I was thinking. But, if they wanted privacy, they're going to get it. At least the option is there to take out some of the trees over time if they fill in too tight.

Otherwise it looks pretty good. The only thing I could suggest if you do a job like this again is to look into some more upright evergreens such as green tower boxwoods.

I would yank that birch now and put it elsewhere. I know customers like those berms, but they only serve to deter roots spreading laterally. The spruces will actually thin out as they grow together actually becomming LESS of a screen. THis will now happen very soon as those trees are WAY TOO CLOSE. The finished product looks good though and I'm sure the customer is happy, just in the future, try to resist a customers urge for instant gratification.

[grasswhacker]

They will hate those spruces covering their windows in a few years. The bed design looks good, but the plants closer to the house are going to overwhelm.

[bjlawnman]

What type of spruces did you plant?

[greensolutions1]

looks good, 25 hours wow, how much did you charge if you dont mind us asking?

[JB1]

looks good, few years and they will have a jungle.

[joef450snowplow]

looks great i like it

[Eden's Own]

Thanks for all of the comments guys. I do agree that this is heavily planted for the area and I did advise the client of the rate of growth of the plants and that in a few years their patio will seem to "shrink". I believe in doing the best I can to educate the client not just for the here and now but for the future of the landscape, but at the end of the day this was EXACTLY what the client wanted and in my mind that is customer service. Advise, educate and then deliver beyond their expectations. I was dealing solely with the woman of the house on this project and she informed me at the start that her husband was very skeptical of what it would look like. I met him today after he had seen it for the first time and he said that he was "blown away". He asked me if I would draw up a plan for their front yard for the spring. I love turning skeptics into believers by delivering beyond expectations. The evergreens are Norways. Thanks for the comments once again and keep 'em coming. God Bless!

[Eden's Own]

Price for the install was $3500 which included a 10% friends and family discount

[White Gardens]

Thanks for all of the comments guys. I do agree that this is heavily planted for the area and I did advise the client of the rate of growth of the plants and that in a few years their patio will seem to "shrink". I believe in doing the best I can to educate the client not just for the here and now but for the future of the landscape, but at the end of the day this was EXACTLY what the client wanted and in my mind that is customer service. Advise, educate and then deliver beyond their expectations. I was dealing solely with the woman of the house on this project and she informed me at the start that her husband was very skeptical of what it would look like. I met him today after he had seen it for the first time and he said that he was "blown away". He asked me if I would draw up a plan for their front yard for the spring. I love turning skeptics into believers by delivering beyond expectations. The evergreens are Norways. Thanks for the comments once again and keep 'em coming. God Bless!


It sounds like you did what you needed to do then. Thumbs Up.

You are completely right. No matter how outrageous a plan, or what we think is better logic, the customer is always right and you want to be able to deliver what the customer wants.

[wurkn with amish]

You guys that say give what the customer wants..... whatever!
Try calming them down when that 80ft tall Norway is pushing roots into their wall and reeking havoc on their drainage.. but what do I know I'm just typing from a computer

[ponyboy]

You guys that say give what the customer wants..... whatever!
Try calming them down when that 80ft tall Norway is pushing roots into their wall and reeking havoc on their drainage.. but what do I know I'm just typing from a computer

espically if it was a family or friend i would have steered them away from spruces. It looks good now to a home owner but to a landscaper I would not did it

[bonerigo.1]

the customer is not always right, they hired you because you are the "professional".
rarely do i meet a client who actually has enough plant knowledge to correctly choose and design based off those choices. they call me because they want me to produce/create their dream/idea.

Your client asked for privacy and comfort within their outdoor room. your design is overbearing and totally against all things professional.

Perhaps a book on plant material and some study time would best suit you...

[Eden's Own]

It amazes me how full of themselves some people are on here. While I appreciate most of the comments, there are some people who believe that they are all knowing and the only opinions that matter. Perhaps a book on humility and decency is in order for those chosen few...

[W.L.M.]

Looks nice but I would have cut that grass at the time of the install.

[DLCS]

It amazes me how full of themselves some people are on here. While I appreciate most of the comments, there are some people who believe that they are all knowing and the only opinions that matter. Perhaps a book on humility and decency is in order for those chosen few...


No, i don't think anyone who posted in this thread are full of themselves, its common sense. Those spruces have no room to grow. Next year they will begin thinning themselves out due to zero room for growth. They would have been better off, to plant away from the patio to give them privacy for the entire back lawn, not just around the patio. They will hate that landscaping by this time next year. YOU are the proffesional, not them. What you do reflects on you.

[modedicebox]

looks good, but dude you posted your work on the interwebs and this is the reaction you will get... decent or not.

[M RASCOE&SONS]

"i think the work looks great" but i do believe that it is too close to the house and they might run into drainage problems when the roots spread out.