Pollock & Associates, Inc. has 29 years of experience working with Home-builders and Residential Developers in the Atlanta area and throughout Georgia. We started the company working with new home builders. Frequently we provide our Builder clients with a Landscape Package for individual homes or the entire subdivision, (a plan for each lot). This design service can prove to be very valuable in creating that professional, finished look enticing the potential home buyer to get out of their automobile and into that front door. Our plans are very carefully thought out to maximize each individual lot’s assets and to help conceal any negatives that may exist. Each plan will emphasize and compliment the architecture of the home. Budgets for Builders are crucial. Each plan is designed to meet, (not exceed), the established budget.
The challenge for Pollock & Associates, Inc. is to make the proposed landscape look enticing to he potential buyer, maximize the Builder’s budget, and compliment the architecture of the home without creating a high maintenance situation in the years to come. Often, basic plant materials are used in landscapes for new homes because you can get a bigger plant in a 3 gallon container for more immediate impact. However, a 3 gallon Cleyera under a 3′ high window may look good today, but is an absolute nightmare of a maintenance problem in a few years. A Cleyera wants to be 12′ high and 10′ wide, hence this is not the plant for this location. We recommend plants that will create the immediate impact desired but also will be long lasting and lower maintenance for the Owner. This is also better for you Home-builders because your product looks better in the future years to come and is not an overgrown mess. The Builder winds up with a better looking product and a better reputation.
Another interesting feature offered by having a Landscape Plan for each lot in a subdivision is that ultimately a “Streetscape Plan” is achieved, one lot at a time. By designing each lot, we can mesh the plans together to create a flowing streetscape that is consistent from house to house throughout the entire project. This is a very underrated element in most projects in the Atlanta area. The consistency created by this planning process is very noticeable and the project has a cleaner, crisper, more professional appearance that most home buyers desire.
Lastly—most Builders are not completely knowledgeable about what they are getting for the dollars they spend on their landscapes. Often it is whatever the landscaper supplies for the budget is what the Builder gets. Our plans eliminate this unknown. By specifying/detailing the plant materials the landscaper is held accountable for their charges and the Builder gets the most for his budget.
I hope this is informative to you and if there is interest in this service, please call us at, Pollock & Associates, Inc. 770-569-5900.
I can see how detailing the materials helps in dealing with the landscaper and controlling costs. Good stuff!!