LANDSCAPING
INTEGRATING ENVIRONMENTALLY
SENSITIVE PROCESSES AND ECOLOGY WITH AESTHETIC RESOLVE
ST FRANCIS LINKS
THE WORD “ PROBLEM ” IS DEFINED IN THE DICTIONARY AS A DIFFICULTY THAT HAS TO BE RESOLVED OR DEALT WITH .
In estate landscaping , there are inescapable problems and then there are those that could have been managed from the outset .
Issues such as climate , water quantity and quality , soil conditions and budgetary constraints are typically the ever-present difficulties most prevalent when managing estate landscapes . Additional issues such as those relating to plant health , fertility and pests most often flow from the significant constraints noted above .
In an ideal situation , a site ’ s specific constraints together with its desired outcomes should be thoroughly investigated and dealt with at the landscape design stage . Well-designed areas will result in landscapes where the maintenance team can achieve far more consistent quality at a lower cost , whilst utilising fewer resources ( especially water ).
Golf Data , as a full-service landscape design , construction and maintenance service provider , has over the last three decades maintained well-designed spaces as well as poorly designed spaces ; they ’ ve maintained both poorly and properly specified / built spaces , and they ’ ve seen the changing trends in the industry . Undoubtedly , areas that are well thought out and have appropriate capital infrastructure ( irrigation , shaping and soil preparation ) outlive and outperform those areas that do not .
Overall , the changing trends in the industry have been positive . Clients are more aware and willing to put effort and resources into thorough planning , and an acceptance of endemic flora seems to be growing . Together these seemingly insignificant shifts immeasurably change the sustainability of landscaped areas for the better .
GOLF DATA HAS BEEN A FULL-SERVICE LANDSCAPE DESIGN , CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE SERVICE PROVIDER FOR ALL SPACES OVER THE LAST THREE DECADES
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