ROI On Your Landscaping

Posted on October 13, 2011 by woodys
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For the past few years, it seems, everyone is worried about return on investment on what ever they decide to dabble their money in. Many have pulled their money out of stocks, bonds and even their money market accounts. I can’t say I blame them much since we are either losing money or making .01% interest. This is a landscaping blog, so you now can figure out that I am going to try to show you the return on investment on landscaping your home.

Let’s imagine you are planning to sell your home. Landscaping can return as much as 14% for the amount you put into it. The studies are not any older that 2 years, but for sake of argument, let’s say you only get a 7% return on investment. Not bad in these times. In fact, a inviting front entry and patio space in the back yard landscaping just may sell your home very quickly. That is almost worth it’s weight in gold.
Taking a step further. Let’s assume that you plan to stay in your home. Why have cash laying around doing no good at all. I’m talking about the return on investment of you enjoying, using and relaxing in your own personel paradise. I can’t say what value that may have to you, but the credit card companies call it priceless. Imagine enjoying yourself off after work or on weekends in your own outdoor living area, complete with water features, patio spaces, fire pits, and maybe even a outdoor kitchen. That seems to me to be money well spent.

So get a return on your investment and invest in landscaping and get years of enjoyment.
We have been producing quality landscapes for over twenty years in the Vancouver WA area. Don’t let your sour return on investments in stocks, bonds and money market accounts get you down. Enjoy yourself with a new landscape constructed by Woodys’ Custom Landscaping, Inc.
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Custom Built Pergolas

Posted on October 11, 2011 by woodys
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This last summer we installed this pergola for our client. They wanted unique qualities to their pergola in which Scott (our lead supervisor) jumped right to it and came up with the design as well as ran the project. Over the years we have worked on a existing pond for them. We also installed a large flagstone patio area with stone seat walls and a firepit.
The pergola used some larger pieces of premium cedar and was primed and painted. The actual pergola was not that hard to make, but keeping the existing Wisteria out of our face during construction and putting it back in place, was to say the least tedious. The pergola that was there before had rotted posts due to improper installation methods. That was the primary reason a new one was in order. Who wants their pergola to fall down while your in the spa.
Woody’s Custom Landscaping, Inc. has been serving the Vancouver Wa area for over twenty years with award winning landscaping services.

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A Formal Sunken Patio Is A Great Way To Relax

Posted on October 11, 2011 by woodys
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Imagine stepping out your back door. Taking three or four steps to a single step down sunken patio. You get a feeling of total privacy. The landscape project has a formal look and seat walls surrounding the entire patio. The patio is made from 2by2 architectural paver slabs, with a 3″ gap, in which we installed Blue Star Creeper as the ground cover. I really loved the formal format of the landscape design and the finished product is all the rave with our clients. The finished hardscaping is cozy, private and states a simple elegance.
We have been a leader in award winning landscape services for over twenty years in the Vancouver Washington area and want to help you landscape your home.

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New Reviews For Landscaping Vancouver Washington

Posted on September 27, 2011 by woodys
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I tend to do a lot of digging around on the Internet and there always seems to be landscape reviews we get that never went to my google account. The lower review was one I just found. We installed some french drains for them because of water getting into the vent wells of their foundation. If you have drainage problems or are concerned about rain water getting to close to your foundation, look us up at www.woodyscustomlandscaping.com and see what kind of landscape services we offer.
Sue ‎ – Aug 20, 2011
Woody’s landscaping is outstanding ! I contacted Woody’s to replace a path for me on a very steep slope. Woody promptly came out and gave me a reasonable estimate. Then the work began. The crew that came to my house was the best! They were friendly, professional, and extremely competent. The guys seemed to get along well with each other, and their rapport with Woody was excellent. What I appreciated most, however, was that they were able to problem-solve on the spot. The design for the path needed adjustments as the work progressed, and Scott, the foreman, presented me with options to fine-tune it. He always asked me what I wanted and his expert input helped me make decisions that made the path uniquely beautiful. The guys arrived promptly in the mornings, worked very hard, and cleaned up the place each night. I must say I have never seen such hard workers in my life and they stayed cheerful too. My husband, who has high standards, said, “Those guys were excellent.” I highly recommend Woody’s landscaping. I’m planning to contact Woody’s for my next project.
This is some of the finished retaining walls, landings and steps we constructed.

Serving the Vancouver Washington area for over twenty years with quality landscaping services.

Superb Landscaping at a Reasonable Price
We recently contacted Woody to assist us in resolving some drainage problems in our lawn. He carefully analyzed the problem and gave us options for a solution. We chose the options which suited us best and gave him a green light to do the work. Shortly thereafter, Woody brought a very capable crew of his workers, and the drainage problem was solved in about 4-5 hours. They were very professional and didn’t leave until our lawn and the new french drains were looking great. We would highly recommend Woody’s for any landscaping projects you may have!!
Review for Woodys Custom Landscaping on August 11, 2011 by Wayne and Pat Sparks in Vancouver, WA

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Before And After Photographs Of Design Build Landscaping Vancouver WA

Posted on September 26, 2011 by woodys
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We started this Vancouver WA landscaping project last November. We were excited to get a larger landscape project in the late fall, but did not expect the finished project would end up as beautiful as it did. A lot of hard work went into the project and thanks to Outman’s Landscape Design we had a very nice set of plans to work with. The idea was to end up with a lot of interlocking concrete paver patio space that incorporated 2 covered pergolas, a water feature, a fire pit, seating wall, plantings, a CMU retaining wall that was faced with cultured stone, decomposed granite walkways and led landscape lighting. The slope was quite severe and we need 150 yards of 5/8″ minus gravel just to make a flat place for the patio. Now that the landscaping has been finished we are thrilled with the results after the first year. Check out the slide show and see for yourself. We are especially pleased with how the landscaping looks at night with the led landscape lighting we installed.

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woodyscustomlandscaping.com as been serving the Vancouver Metro Area for over twenty years with exceptional landscaping services.

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Free Landscaping Estimates In Vancouver Washington

Posted on September 20, 2011 by woodys
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Woody’s Custom Landscaping, Inc. provides FREE landscape estimates. To get a quick and accurate estimate of your next landscaping project in the Vancouver WA area. Request your quote today!
Click on our website woodyscustomlandscaping.com and see for yourself what twenty years of landscaping excellence in the area can do for you..

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We offer complete design build landscaping as well as:

Paver Patios
Flagstone Patios
Retaining Walls
All softscaping including irrigation systems, sod and planting.
Low Voltage Led Lighting Systems
Landscape Masonry
Water Features and Ponds
Serving the Vancouver WA area for over twenty years with award winning
and certified landscape services.

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Retaining Wall And Landscaping Estimates Vancouver Washington

Posted on September 19, 2011 by woodys
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I’m sure you have all heard this before, but make sure you are hiring a professional landscaping company to install your landscaping. It is even more important if you are considering hardscaping. Patios and retaining walls done by inexperienced or low ball contractors usually means shoddy workmanship or just plain disasters waiting to happen. We have been in business in the Vancouver Washington area for over twenty years offering only first rate, certified and professional quality work. We come out quickly and give a accurate and thorough estimate on whatever landscaping needs you have. This month I have been getting quite a bit of calls regarding retaining walls. It must because winter is coming and people are a little apprehensive of rain on their hillside. I can’t say that I blame them. With our team of experts you can rest assured that we think and install quality and beauty when we install all our landscape projects.
Here’s a review a just found about ourselves.
Excellent Service and Workmanship by Konni62- 04/22/2011
I had Woody come out about 6 years ago and reconstruct my front yard. We added a rock riverbed, custom brick pathways, retaining walls, all kinds of landscaping materials etc. I can’t say enough about his team, very professional and they knocked out a large project which including installing sprinkler system thought the front and back yard as well within 4 to 5 days. Cleanup everyday, it was a fantastic job done by his crew. His team supervisors were great. On top of all the guys etc.

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Call today for your free estimate and talk to someone who really knows their business. 360-687-1882 Or click on woodyscustomlandscaping.com and contact us today.
Twenty years of professional landscape services is what we have to offer.

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Landscape Estimates Done The Hard Way

Posted on September 17, 2011 by woodys
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When my potential clients want a landscape estimate, I always try to help them figure out   what they want. When to many variables enter into the landscape estimate, I usually try to suggest thinking about landscape designers. The most recent estimate I went on was one with too many variables. There was no way to convince him that a simple landscape consultation, would benefit the outcome considerably. The problem was that he already had someone else providing them with a estimate but he did not have any idea of what they were proposing to install. This does not help the potential client at all. They had no idea of what kind of walls they wanted, type of plants or where things should go. This does not fair well with the landscape contractors that will be giving the landscape estimate. For example this client wanted a circular paver patio and fire pit. He did not know how large a patio he wanted, so I threw out a dimension for him. My concern was, 30-40 sq. feet of paver patio can make a $500.000 to $600.00 dollar difference in price. How is this a apples to apples bid? The other concern I had was the constant, How much is that? What’s the cheapest ? You can now assume that there was no way I was going to get the potential landscape client to spend a couple of hundred dollars to at least get a landscape consultation. This would help to him figure out what kind of walls should be installed, how big a patio should be bid on, what type of materials will be used. The way this estimate stands right now will probably be pure confusion on the clients part when they try to figure out what all the different prices are and how to compare them with each other.

Please if the project is a full yard landscaping, get at least a landscape consultation and hopefully a landscape design. It’s one of the best ways to get a idea of what you are doing, the materials to be used and of course a way for all landscape contractors to bid apples to apples.
The cheapest price does not mean anything, except dissatisfaction.
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Fall Is The Best Time To Landscape

Posted on September 7, 2011 by woodys
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Cooler weather and precipitation all lead to a great time to get your landscape installed. Fall is that perfect time. Softscaping which is, at least for this writing, planting plants and installation of lawns, could not ask for a better time to install. There is slight chance of 90 degree plus degree weather, making the survivability much greater for all planting and sod lawn installation. Later is in fall most of the coniferous plants are being dug, so the selection is great for quality stock of coniferous trees. It also happens to be the perfect time to plant them also. Both your new lawn and plants will have the advantage of the fall, winter and spring months of getting plenty of natural precipitation. those months are the months in which the plants will put down their roots for the spring growth.

Call today for your free estimate on all your landscaping needs or contact us at woodyscustomlandscaping.com 360-687-1882.
We have been serving the Vancouver WA area for over twenty years with exceptional quality driven landscaping services.

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Regarding Your Neighbors Landscaping or “Backyard Envy”

Posted on August 30, 2011 by woodys
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It would be nice to say we can just ignore our neighbors beautiful landscaping. The problem is that green grass, wonderful shrubbery and a Sunset Magazine back yard is hard to ignore. No need to stress. Woody’s Custom Landscaping, Inc. is here to solve all your envy issues. It really isn’t that hard to keep up with the Jones’s with a little planning and a working budget. Our team of experts at Woody’s Custom Landscaping, Inc. are some of the most talented landscapers in the area. We are friendly, courteous, knowledgeable, and very skilled at all phases of landscape construction.
Here are some of our services. If you would like to go right to our web site, it is www.woodyscustomlandscaping.com.

The best way to start off in landscaping your home is with a landscape design with great landscape designers. We can help there.
Construction of Outdoor Living spaces including; flagstone and paver patios installed by certified technicians, outdoor kitchens, landscape masonry, seat walls, landscape lighting, and water features.
For those people who live on slopes we construct retaining walls including: CMU block walls, segmental retaining wall unit walls, natural rock walls, and cultured stone or flagstone applications to CMU block walls.
Clients that want to better their green areas love our quality sod lawn installations, plant choices and installation and Rainbird irrigation systems.
Off course we do also do all the incidentals like: landscape drainage, bark installation, soil preparation and consultations.
Twenty years of professional landscape services in the Vancouver WA areas that are award winning and full of happy clients.

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