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Comments (3)your jewelry is beautiful! in photo seven, what is the stone in the center? i love your opal pieces too-- that is my grandma's birthstone, so i always think of her every time i see it even though she no longer wears her jewelry. my garden is still relatively new but some things might need to be divided this year. still a little too early to tell :) i'll know more in a month or two. i'm sure with the innate generosity of gw members, your garden will be fantastic in no time :)...See Morewanted: starting over from scratch - need bulbs, plants, etc!
Comments (0)Hello All! Before we retired to Colorado, I kept over 200 species or varieties of roses, and several hundred other plants in my gardens that had become dear to me. Well, I've done the crying part as the move was rather sudden and in the worst winter weather. Now, I need to start over. I have several hundred types of rose seeds, some open-pollinated, some hand pollinated, and most from the rarer roses of the world. I have these to trade. I am also a custom jeweler and have all that that subject entails to trade. I would love small rooted plants, of course, but cuttings and seeds are great too. I love all sedums, cacti/succulents, ROSES, daylilies (left some very rare ones behind and have none now), willows, bulbs, etc! Have a look at my tradelists and also at a web gallery of my recently sold jewelry work. I cut my own stones and do all of the metal work, as well. I also do repairs, so there's a thought for trade. here's the URL for a short photo gallery of my jewelery designs/creations: http://www.keepandshare.com/photo/365668/jewelry-design-portfolio I will be adding photos of my beloved lost plants and garden designs. Just before deciding to retire, I spent some years as a freelance Landscape Designer (I'd be willing to do a design as a trade, as well, since I no longer do this professionally.) BTW, all gardening we do is entirely organic. I am a Master Herbalist so I grow (or grew) all of the herbs needed for my family, friends, landscape jobs, etc. I simply cannot allow harmful substances near any area where plants - herbs, fruit/veg, etc.- are being harvested. The herbs are grown for aesthetics, medicinal, culinary, craft (dyes, soaps, etc., and even for contact pesticides. Thank you all so much for your help in advance and for sharing your love of our plant friends with the world! Best Wishes, Erylyn...See MoreDrafting and Design advice
Comments (4)I also love the look of a blueprint.(It also makes the drawings look better!) I purchased a used machine at a great price from a local architectural supply company (and see them from time to time in the newspaper classifieds...check with local engineering companies who may still have one gathering dust in a back office.) It's wonderful to have it in the office and not have to run across town every time I need a print. I get all my supplies from DATAPRINT...a mail order office supply company. They have many sizes of vellum (even have available custom title blocks) and print paper. It arrives by UPS within a day or two. They also sell new blueprint machines and associated supplies and products....See MoreHow to charge for landscape "design"? (design only)
Comments (11)First of all, are these clients all wanting and needing a design and willing to pay for it - separate from a design-build solution? After all, what they really want is the finished product. The design is only a tool to get them there. I charge a flat fee based on a meeting with the prospect on site. I never quote pricing during an initial phone conversation. As a design-build contractor, my goal is to get the construction contract and not just do the design only. I ask what they want and determine how time consuming and difficult it will be to figure out elevation changes, etc. I may or may not offer to credit the design fee towards the construction costs depending on whether I sense hesitation once I propose the design fee. I have a design agreement that spells out what they get for the design, the process and the fee. In that I state an hourly fee shall apply if they make excessive changes to the preliminary plan such as asking "what if the pool was placed on the other side of the yard?" I would simply say, well sure, at $50 per hour, I can certainly redraw the plan... to which they quickly agree that what I came up with would be superior. I avoid such statements because my preliminary plans are so well thought out, to me, they are essentially bullet proof, but I go through the motions and let them give me feedback, which is usually very minor since I have been doing this a long time. Having contractor relationships are key because they ultimately need to get it built. Most all contractors either sub out their designs to freelance designers or have someone on staff or do it themselves as the owner (if they are good designers). You bring value to your design if you can follow through with the project to construction and perhaps get a bit more fee for supervision (depending on the contractor chosen). The fee determination is also based on whether there is an existing site plan so I dont have to measure the property from scratch. If its a new build, its easier than having to measure a bunch of existing trees, curved walkways etc. which adds time. A flat lot is much easier than a hillside which can be twice as much time to figure grading and drainage issues. Also depends on whether the plan is a master plan that shows everything including hardscape, irrigation, lighting and some construction details or whether its a planting plan only. there fore, I have a range of design fees. My website goes into some of this discussion if you want to check it out. http://jsllandscape.com/designs.html...See More- 17 years agolast modified: 9 years ago
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