Why Hire A Landscaper If You Are A Groundskeeper?

Some people have asked me why I am hiring a landscaper if we do the groundskeeping and gardening here at the urban garden. Yes it is true that we do the groundskeeping at the urban garden but when it comes to larger projects we hire at the tasks. The type of equipment and the manpower to do some of the larger projects would be cost prohibitive to do in house. The equipment alone is very expensive if you are not using it every day . The landscaper is responsible for getting materials to and from the site and guaranteeing the plant material as well. Also the landscaper will be dealing with all of the site issues as well as scheduling.

Even though there is a big landscape or construction project going on daily work and routines need to be maintained. The trash cans need to be emptied, the grounds need to be policed, sidewalks need to be powerwashed, weeds need to be pulled and so on. Hiring the landscaping out allows us to continue are work without taking away from our routines.

Although a great deal of my time is spent enjoying working in the garden the above tasks also need to get done. There are potholes to be filled even if I would rather be pruning a shrub. This is the job of groundskeeping. You need to make sure that everything outside the building looks it’s best at all times. A very small percentage of the people passing by ever see the inside of the building but 100% of then see the outside.