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Turf Design-Build: October 2022
Turf Design-Build: October 2022 Volume 15 • Number 1 FEATURES Dos & Don’ts Of DB | A Design-Build veteran on practices to embrace and mistakes to avoid for project success. The Hot DB Trend | Hoffman Landscapes/Kent Greenhouse& Gardens on firepits, fireplaces, and fire elements. A Streamside Farmhouse | Designs By Sundown evokes a rural countryside in a Denver neighborhood. Get Equipped: Design-Build | This two-part feature includes construction equipment, hardscape, and more for taking on projects. View Part 1. View Part 2. EDITOR’S LETTER For many in the Green Industry, Judson Griggs, author of “The Dos & Don’ts of Design-Build” needs no introduction. An Industry veteran, he has over 45 years of Design-Build experience, and has personally managed more than $75M in DB sales. Yet despite his impressive career, he shares his failures as well as his successes for the education of others. In his article here, he describes feeing “like a fish out of water” as his responsibilities grew to include financial management. “I quickly realized I needed to acquire a broader set of business skills. My degrees in Landscape Architecture and Horticulture did not prepare me for the larger roles I was taking on.” How many of us can relate? As your career grows, you suddenly need skills you’ve never been taught. In DB, this can be particularly keen. Client requests and/or market demand can challenge you or your business into entering new and unfamiliar territory—building that first fireplace or designing a custom water feature. Luckily, we’re ...
Turf DesignBuild: From Concept To Completion
Turf DesignBuild: From Concept To Completion Spring 2021 • Volume 14 • Number 1 FEATURES COVID’s Effect On Design-Build | Outdoor projects thrived in 2020. Will the trend continue? Prevent Permeable Pavement Clogging | Clean and maintain permeable interlocking concrete pavement for clog-free performance. Outsourcing Design Services | Not enough time for the design aspect of design-build? A new service aims to make outsourcing landscape designs easy and affordable. Download your PDF copy of Turf DesignBuild EDITOR’S LETTER Will 2021 be a good year for design-build projects? I can’t help but think so. When pandemic reality set in last March, it wasn’t until later that many clients realized they wanted to “up” their outdoor-living game. But by that time, it was often too late, as contractors and supplies were backlogged by demand. Above ground pools in my area were sold out; an arborist I contracted with in June didn’t arrive until October! This year, while demand remains, clients have had a year to plan, plot, and save for projects. When Turf writer K. Schipper talked to landscape contractors, they confirmed that design-build projects thrived in 2020, and they expect a prosperous 2021. One contractor reported bookings for this summer are running at least two months ahead of 2019 figures. For more, see page D-3. No matter the project, hardscape is nearly always an element. But how many landscapers take advantage of hardscape maintenance work? According to ICPI, permeable pavers present a real opportunity. Find out why on page D-5. And ...
Turf DesignBuild: From Concept To Completion
Turf DesignBuild: From Concept To Completion Spring 2021 • Volume 14 • Number 1 FEATURES COVID’s Effect On Design-Build | Outdoor projects thrived in 2020. Will the trend continue? Prevent Permeable Pavement Clogging | Clean and maintain permeable interlocking concrete pavement for clog-free performance. Outsourcing Design Services | Not enough time for the design aspect of design-build? A new service aims to make outsourcing landscape designs easy and affordable. Download your PDF copy of Turf DesignBuild EDITOR’S LETTER Will 2021 be a good year for design-build projects? I can’t help but think so. When pandemic reality set in last March, it wasn’t until later that many clients realized they wanted to “up” their outdoor-living game. But by that time, it was often too late, as contractors and supplies were backlogged by demand. Above ground pools in my area were sold out; an arborist I contracted with in June didn’t arrive until October! This year, while demand remains, clients have had a year to plan, plot, and save for projects. When Turf writer K. Schipper talked to landscape contractors, they confirmed that design-build projects thrived in 2020, and they expect a prosperous 2021. One contractor reported bookings for this summer are running at least two months ahead of 2019 figures. For more, see page D-3. No matter the project, hardscape is nearly always an element. But how many landscapers take advantage of hardscape maintenance work? According to ICPI, permeable pavers present a real opportunity. Find out why on page D-5. And ...
