Does anyone have any recommendations for a good landscaper/company in Brevard that does design and implementation.

Pretty much a complete backyard redo. Trees, sod, etc.

Recommendations on best place to buy quality trees and sod locally on your own as well?

Thanks.

Wave,

There are many here that have re-designed their yards etc. by using local resources like the local nurseries and the many tropical plant sales we have every year.

We took a yard that basically had white rock for a border with little to no vegitation and turned it all into an edible oasis complete with pond/waterfall/Polynesian Huts (Bar & BBQ) We had very little outside help (had to learn how to make Portland cement look like natural rock)

It can be done on the cheap. Let us know what you need.

 

Mc 

I've been trying to use osmosis from this forum's "experienced growers" to figure out how to build my jungle too. I still don't have a complete picture though. My biggest hurdle is understanding how I would need to either reshape my irrigation system to a desired plant layout or shape a plant layout to work with my current irrigation system. Changing a large lawn of mostly grass and native palms to a large plot of lush beds, fruit trees, and hardy decoratives.



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If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.

We designed ours pretty much with the sun in mind. tallest to the outside and then work your way in. irrigation is modular since it is all drip lines. We built some hard structures to aid the growing process (Pergolas etc.) but, you can barely tell that they are there anymore. The vines have taken foot.

 

http://www.stevenson-landscaping.com would be my recommendation. Jerry is a very hardworking and honest guy that knows this area very well.

Check out his site for some example of his work.

Stevenson looks good.  They should have some sense of how big plants get, how to arrange things for easy maintenance, etc.  

Rules for most of the rest of the US don't work well here because we need (some) irrigation, lawns are a fairly high-maintenance proposition, and (some) plants grow fast.  A good plan will likely provide for making things look good now, and for looking good when the tree(s), palm(s), shrubs, and whatnot reach mature size.  One strategy is to plan for grass to retreat as shade spreads.  Another is for some plantings to be intentionally short-term.  

Thanks for the input. 

I would love to do on my own but not a viable alternative at this time.

I'll give Stevenson a call. Any feedback on the other commercial folks (e.g.: New Visions) ?

Looking to get some 14'-20' Royal palms,  Foxtails, Christmas palms and about 2000sq ft of grass. Best nursery for palms?

Thanks for all the replies

Depending on your location, you might want hardier palms.  I would not do royals, foxtails, or Christmas palms inland.  Livistona, Archontophoenix cunninghamiana, Allagoptera, and (if you have shade) Chamaedorea would be better. 

Eric Schmidt of Leu Gardens did a guide to palm hardiness for central Florida, emphasizing Orlando.  It's quite useful for Brevard and Indian River.

 

I would think this would be difficult if you're planning at all for grass.

Royals have been doing well here inland, at least East Orlando.  There's a house near me that has quite a few 15' royals in their yard probably since 2004 or so.  And there are 8 royals that were just planted around 2006-2007 on Alafaya Trail, out in the open, facing the West that have made it through the last few winters unscathed.

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The amout of grass we have can easily be cut with a weed eater.

If a drip system has to cross the sod, a shallow trench is made to bury the feeder lines.

 

ah ok.

I find it amazing that I have contacted a few folks to do this landscaping job that is probably b/w $5000-7,000 depending on how complex I get, and these folks don't get back to you. 

I guess the economy isn't all that bad b/c I'd figure there would be people knocking down my door for a sizeable job.

Guess that's why there haven't been many recommendations for people to do it so far.

Looking to spend money and no one wants to work. Maybe that's why our unemployment rate is 10+% . Amazing!!!

 

 

that is pretty lame. You just can't find good workers nowadays!



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How far south are you? I live in Cocoa just east of US1 and have had decent luck with my Royals. They are showing some damage from the last couple of winters, but in my opinion have proven to be much hardier then the Christmas or Foxtails.

I totally agree that Royals are hardier. I saw one that survived up in Titusville. Silver Bismarkias also fared quite well. Two of my favorite landscape palms if you have the room. I also have rplaced most of my yard with a combination of edibles, palms, ornamentals and natives. I agree with WW about temporary plantings. Main thing is to get your trees in first to establish some shade. I have also been converting over to 1/2 " drip line connected to where my sprinklers were. HD sells 100ft rolls for $20. Not sure how easily it will clog but you can run a couple hundred feet off one sprinkler. Now I need to downsize my pump or combine zones. I would also suggest getting a live oak or two for the free mulch and shade they provide.

Try Nathan Williams - 321-777-0959

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If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.

wavearzt, Try Bob Clark from Brevard Tree and Crane. 321-768-800-w; 321-508-2695-m. He is not a landscape designer. He can however get some incredible BB trees, plus.

Get your trees in first, then work your way down to irrigation then the ground cover. He has a lot of connections.

A great source for large quantities is the Liner Source; http://www.linersource.com/home.asp
Bob told me about them. They will ship to your door. Or you can pick up.

Gavin Vaugh has a rubber trac front end dozer/bucket, plus a box grader. He can also haul and dump. He works with Bob. Gavin Vaugn did all of the Burton Home grades plus tons of Lansing Island. He is very acurate with his machine handling skills.

You can get soil/compost from Florida Recyclers of Brevard, Inc cheap, about $7us per yard. Gavin Vaughn will get it hauled and placed. Then graded.

FloriMulch is made from Melaleuca and you can several sources including ordering directly. There are minimums if you order directly. You might be able to get Bob to pick it up when he picks up trees. http://gomulch.com/index.cfm/name-FloriMulchLanding
It is the longest lasting and most resistant to bugs, especially termites.
http://gomulch.com/index.cfm/i...m/name-melaleucaStory

If you have your lot survey available make a large copy of it at Kinko's by blowing it up proportionately. I blew mine up at 200% so I can draw on it directly. It was 1" = 20'. I ended up with 1" = 10'. much easier to layout plants on paper at that scale.

You are welcome to come check out my landscape to see what I have done. Just PM me. I used both Bob and Gavin.

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