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At the end of a tiring hectic day, nothing is more relaxing or refreshing than sitting in a beautiful garden with fresh clean air, surrounded by all sorts of aromatic flowers presenting the scene of an artist's palette on a lush green background. But, for this wonderful soothing-the-nerves therapy, one requires a healthy garden or an open space such as a terrace garden or the backyard.
Majority of the people around us, who have a special attachment to plants and flowers, tend to provide themselves with such a thing on their own. The activity is popularly known as gardening or landscaping in formal terms, if done with proper planning and settings. A decade or so back, landscaping was a task for which to seek professional help and advice unless the project was extremely major like a park, an official building or a hotel. Now days, due to the increase in pollution level, lack of free time, and shooting stress and depression levels have led people to hire landscaping companies to design them a small heaven of their own right at their doorstep.
The experts hired are trained professionals with an amazing amount of knowledge about plants, flowers, soil and fertilizers. The process of putting together just the right type of garden for one begins with a thorough inspection of the land area, its surrounding, sun directions and lastly measurements. Next comes the listing down of the names of trees, bushes and flowers the land owner wants. Some people go for all-round-the-year plants as they are cheaper to maintain while others opt for seasonal ones. After this comes the most important part called architecting a garden. Trees and bush placements are decided, flower beds laid out, cobble-stone path ways or fence routings defined, and in some cases installation of a fountain or a garden swing, a small exercise area or a vegetable garden also has to be kept in mind.
Once this process is dealt with and approvals gained, work starts on the actual place. This usually takes from a few days to some weeks depending on the size of the area.
Customers usually prefer to buy saplings or half grown plants in their gardens as the costing stays nominal and they prefer tending to their plants on their own. This of course takes time and patience to witness the final result. However, richer customers can also plant fully grown bushes and flowers.
Owners of landscaping businesses also own their own nurseries and tool shops. For better sales they offer discounts and various other offers. This largely benefits the customers as they can easily get everything required in one place. Companies now have also started an after-sales consultancy and services. Once in a while, or upon call, employers from the company inspect the growth and maintenance of the garden until it is in full swing or the services are not required. This not only keeps the owners happy but also helps the company to review its work, keep updated about landscaping trends or any other changes or misdoing on their part.
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