Are your daisies droopy, your perennials puny? Have weeds invaded your lawn? Or do you just want to add a little pizzazz to your property?
How-to books and online tips can be helpful, but sometimes you need more personalized answers to specific questions. You can get great ideas, how-to tips and detailed advice on beautifying your landscape from experts at your local garden center, and it doesn’t have to put the hurt on your budget.
SERVICE IS KEY
One-on-one service is an important factor of his family’s business, said Rudy Eisele of Eisele’s Nursery and Garden Center, Paramus. And, he added, it’s free.
“Customers come to us, of course, to buy a product, but a lot of them are dealing with plant or landscape issues that require expert advice,” Eisele said. “We must answer at least 20 questions a day from customers who need help with everything from identifying a weed or pest to problems with soil and selecting the right plant for their yard. We don’t charge for giving advice.”
Eisele said he or one the garden center’s designers will walk customers through the 8-acre property to show and discuss individual plants – “This gives customers a much better look at what we’re talking about.” He noted that having so many types of plants on the premises is a bonus. “We don’t have to order plants for customers, because we have them right here. Not every garden center can say that.”
Some specimens are available in various stages of growth, he added, making it easier for a customer to visualize what the tree or plant will look like as time goes on. He said some people want an instant landscape and prefer to purchase full-grown plants.
Eisele’s designers also will draw up plans based on a photo or a visit to the homeowner’s property, another free service.
“But we don’t give those plans to customers unless they purchase the plants or installation service,” Eisele said. Fees for installation depend on size and scope of the project.
ON-SITE ASSISTANCE
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