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half a million dollar home.......that means nothing.
I'm seen some of the worst landscapes at some of the most expensive homes.
And.....I will tread lightly here........
Cultural differences are hugh in my area. We have a certain ethnic group that loves to buy very expensive homes, and then......they decide to recoup their costs (or something) by using the ugliest, most hideous material known to man, and at the same time, use the cheapest, most unrespected contractor (wait, did I say contractor......they don't even use those) around.
I still work for a customer who lives in a nice neighborhood who I did a lot of work for. Their neighbor, is a doctor...........in fact, the same doctor my grandma had before she passed away a few years ago, and all around a very good guy.........but.......when it comes to landscaping, forget it! I drove by about a 3 months ago and someone had dumped a huge pile of mulch (red dyed to make the story more fitting) right in the middle of the yard...........it sat their for months.......then, I did a job for my customers and asked what was going on. They told me the lowdown, and basically they hired some guy to do the mulching, but he left after the first day because they harrassed the hek out of him......after that, they went through 2 more 'contractors'.....who all left after the first day. They even picked up two day laborers once, and they refused to come back.....
Then.................while I was working their, I saw my client talking the neighbor...........I was getting very nervouse! Sure enough, she asked if I could come over to give a price on mulching........
And............the one reason I like my customers...............They told her I was extremely busy and that I wouldn't be able to do it for months!
As I recall, I threw a few extra shrubs in for free that day for them!
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