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Pawfriendly Landscapes questions for an estimate for a landscape design.

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Do you have a plot plan (also called a plat plan or footprint) of your yard? These are the dimensions of your property which you got at the closing of your home. If you do not have one, can you provide accurate measurements with a north arrow?
Is this an existing yard or is it new? Is it front yard, backyard or both? Approximately, what is the square footage that needs to be designed?
Can you provide lots of pictures of your yard – we need to see slopes, access areas, windows where you wish to achieve privacy or scenery (please specify which – privacy or scenery or both), areas where the dog(s) habitually run, go to the bathroom, escape, dig or the desired area for him (or them) to stay in and all existing landscape.
Do you have a Home Owner’s Association? If so, can you provide the specifications to us? How detailed are the specifications – in other words, how many pages for the landscape aspect of it?
Does your neighborhood have Covenants? (if so please have a copy available)
What views would you prefer screened?
What views would you like to keep?
Is your property in need of retaining walls?
Do you have an existing landscape?
Do you have an existing irrigation system?
How many zones or valves?
Do you have an automatic controller
Do you have an master valve?
Do you have an existing drip system?
The Design Goal
How long do you plan to stay at this location?
Overall theme or image? (Naturalistic, Formal, Whimsical, Traditional)
How do you anticipate using your outdoor living space?
What is the most used room of your house, and what part of your property can be seen from that room?
What important elements or feature would you like to include in you landscape?
Are you looking to add or expand patios or decks?
What element of your yard would you like to keep?
What elements of your yard would you like removed first?
Your Likes & Dislikes
What is you favorite season? and Why?
Most people don’t know what they want in their yard for plant material, but they know what they DON’T want, i.e. – yellows, whites, evergreens, high maintenance, flowers, etc. – please tell us what LEAST appeals to you:
Please tell us what you DO want - a pond, retaining wall, sitting area (if so, how big?) vegetable garden, fruit tree orchard, trellis, arbor, outdoor cooking area, fire pit, etc. Be as specific as can be about the location of the desired features. If you’re uncertain, we will incorporate them where we feel they work best.
What ornamental features do you like about plants? (berries, fall color, flowers, fragrance?)
Do you enjoy annuals and/or perennials?
What plants do you like and why?
What plants do you NOT like and why?
Usage & Family Factors
How often do you use your yard after dark?
Would you like to incorporate landscape lighting in the plan?
Do you need any fencing? if so what type?
Probably the most important question – tell us about your dogs! We need to know their habits, do they eat rock mulch or wood mulch, are they eating trees or other plants, their sizes, their ages (are they young and rambunctious or older and mellow?), their breeds (or mixes), do you foster – if so, what is your maximum and what do you want to prevent them from doing (i.e. – running through the gardens, killing the grass with their urine burns, digging, escaping, etc.) Also, let us know what habits you encourage, i.e. – you allow them to run along fences, continue to go to the bathroom where they’ve been going, you’ve decided you need a dog run area for them, etc. There’s no such thing as too much information, we need as much information about your critters as you can provide!
Does the landscape need to be kid friendly?
Is any one in your family allergic to bees?
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Who will install the project?
Any other pertinent information, concerns, or questions?

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