If you ask Peter Buechner of Hazelnut Gardening for a quote on landscaping your garden, he won’t give you one — unless he gets to do it in person. He's not being awkward; he has a million sensible reasons for doing this and it's all in aid of treating your garden space with the full attention it deserves.
"In order to give people an accurate quote, I need to go around and see the plot that they want me to work on," he explains. "Soil conditions and sunlight all play a key factor and these can differ even in the same neighbourhoods. On one side of the street they may get a lot of sunlight while on the other, it's shady. This consultation is free of charge."
One thing Peter has learned for sure since he started the business in 2004 is that urban home or country dwelling, no two jobs are alike.