Annuals

[Ocutter]

Im curious to seewhat others charge for buyng, installing and removing annuals at the end of the year. Do you charge for the flat? I roughly charge $35-45 per flat. How do I compare?

 

[FIREMAN]

I USUALLY GET ABOUT 25 PER FLAT INSTALLED...5 FLAT MINIMUM...THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE REMAOVAL...I REMOVE WHEN THEY WANT MUMS IN THE FALL OR WHEN LEAF CLEAN-UPS START IF THEY DON'T WANT ANY FALL COLOR PLANTING. SEEMS TO WORK OUT BETTER FOR ME..CLEANUPS ARE HOURLY BILLING AND IT HELPS TO KEEP THE PRICE OF INSTALLATION DOWN.

 

[Lanelle]

The price you pay affects the price you have to charge to make a profit. Figure out if you need 2x, 2.5x or 3x the cost to cover labor, overhead and profit. Also, a flat of market packs or 4&quot; or 6&quot; each involve a different amount of labor, have different costs and produce different finished looks.<p>----------<br>Lanelle<br>

 

[jeffyr]

I try to go 2.5-3x what I payed. Remember....it took you time to go purchase the flats as well. This is time that I often overlook with different jobs. How about you guys ?

 

[steveair]

hello,<p>read the previous posts and was wondering if you also work in watering into the bill. For a lot of commercial accounts, annuals need to be watered, especially when setting up potted displays. was wondering if any of you include watering also.<p>Also, how do you space them out. this can always drastically change the quantity needed. <p>Finally, the design can change pricing too. If they just want a simple monotone arrangement, it is much simpler than more complex arrangements. <p>steveair<br><p><font size="1">Edited by: steveair

 

[Stinger]

Does your price per flat include any fertilizer or mulch with the install or would<br>that be at additional cost?

 

[Ocutter]

Thanks for the replies. I have been giving ests. in the $30 per flat range. For the earlier reply. Fertilizer and watering is done on an hourly rate. The cust. knows this. I put that in writing before I start. Mulching is priced per yd. (around 50 per yd) installed plus delivery. Thanks again folks!