Landscape Management, May 2014
The Ticker DESIGN BUILD Proven Winners named the Rockcastle River Trading Co its first Proven Winners Botanical Trail a designation bestowed to a property that integrates Proven Winners plants into a landscape containing indigenous plant material Rockcastle River Trading Co is located in Livingston Ky on the family property of Jon Carloftis who maintains the grounds Now available on the Landscape Management website is a free editable spreadsheet from LM columnist and go to Green Industry financial expert Frank Ross and A Better Way 2 Learn Visit LandscapeManagement net downloads to access Rosss estimate summary spreadsheet which allows you to plug in direct costs overhead and net profit to determine job breakeven point gross margin and more CDR offers clients the opportunity to tweak or modify a design some clients find it difficult to not be involved each step of the way DuChene agrees this can be an issue so his design process includes what he calls a progress proof which is a black and white design concept he offers clients during the early stages of a project to make sure hes on the right track Other hesitations some clients face is that working with a third party company will make communication more difficult or that theyll be overcharged if they dont have visual proof of how much time was spent on a design DuChene says But building relationships and establishing trust can ease these uncertainties and establish a long term partnership that works for everyone It is a subcontractor relationship but we see ourselves as partners because we help them and they help us Verprauskus says The clients best interests are our best interests Schappacher is a freelance writer based in Charlotte N C Communicating your vision to prospective customers has never been easier with PRO Landscape design software Whether your design platform is a desktop laptop or tablet you can design and sell anytime and now anywhere PRO Landscape is not only easy to use but feature rich including stunning photo imaging night and holiday lighting 2D CAD 3D renderings and complete customer proposals Bring your customers dreams to life starting today 43 MAY 2014 LANDSCAPEMANAGEMENT NET Your Vision Their Dream Anywhere D E S I G N S O F T W A R E prolandscape com sales@ prolandscape com 800 231 8574
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