During this phase of the landscape process,
you, the designer and architect, will need to
produce the procedural blueprint. These
specifications will dictate the procedures
that in many cases, dictates the ultimate
success or failure of the site.
Below is a
list of many areas in which our expertise and
services are employed:
This process begins with a visit to the proposed
site to look for agronomic hurdles that may become
a hindrance to the success of future plantings.
At this time our staff will generally sample the
existing soil in order to review two primary
components:
Physical Analysis-Sand, Silt, & Clay percentages
General Chemistries-Soil Audit and Inventory of the present soil nutrition
At this point our staff will review the data collected
from the previous Site Analysis. Our next step is to
see that the written specifications include the proper
corrective procedures as dictated by the soil analysis.
Often times we will provide our clients with
pre-written specifications that they may 'cut and paste'
into their present project. This serves to save both
time and money as well as further educate the design
staff in the corrective process. This is also the point
where Landscape Architects will determine the procedures
that must be followed by the Landscape Contractor. These
steps often include several items:
