Sound Familiar?
You started this for more time, more money, less stress. Here's what you actually got.
You Are the Business
Customers design a garden on their phone. Reality hits when you start digging. Poor soil, rocks, water issues cost money you haven't quoted. You eat the cost or have a fight on site.
The Money's There But It's Not Yours
Retaining walls, rock work, and drainage turn simple renos into complex projects. You're not a structural engineer, but your design person quoted like you are. Scope creep is silent, margin dies fast.
The Busy Trap
Rainfall stops work. Your calendar has no buffer. One week of rain and you're behind on five jobs. Staff sit home unpaid or you shuffle schedules and mess up new work.
Staff Headaches Without a Playbook
Finding reliable landscapers is hard. You're on every job directing work because you don't trust the design interpretation. You can't step back because nobody else owns quality.