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I use a designer for many of the same reasons that have been posted, plus it's not my forte. Most of the landscape work I do complements my hardscapes or is for a maintenance account customer, so I'm not often competing with another contractor.
I pay a flat fee which I pass on when figuring the bid. I introduce the designer to the customer, she takes it from there, working with the customer until an agreement is reached, then I figure the bid.
My specialty is hardscapes, so for the number of landscape jobs I do, this system works well.
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