Notice to Owner
Notice to Owner is an integral part of the Landscaping Contract. The California State Licensing Board requires that Notice to Owner be included in any contract for services by a contractor licensed by the board. Essentially it is a document that protects the...
Owner Responsibilities
The following 'Owner Responsibilities' clauses of the Terms and Conditions section of the Landscaping Contract mostly relate to post-installation issues. Once the project is completed, the contractor has limited control over the garden. Details Landscape Art leaves...
No Fault Damage, Guarantees and Warranties
No fault damage, guarantees and warranties constitute the next part of the Terms and Conditions section of the Landscaping Contract. The language of these no fault, guarantees and warranties clauses has been modified from the recommended standard contract published by...
Terms and Conditions
Terms and Conditions is an integral part of the Landscaping Contract. Details Landscape Art has taken the recommended Landscaping Contract as recommended and published by the California State License Board, and modified them to suit the particular needs and...
The Landscaping Contract
The landscaping contract used by Details Landscape Art includes all the elements required for a C-27 landscape contractor. The Department of Consumer Affairs’ Contractors State License Board publishes a recommended contract form. We at Details Landscape Art, a...
Planning Ahead, Detailing the Finish
A successful landscape design-build project requires planning ahead and detailing the finish. Details Landscape Art installs fine gardens throughout Sonoma County, and it is not accidental that these projects turn out beautiful. Planning ahead and detailing the finish...
Traveling for Landscaping Ideas
Landscaping ideas come from a variety of places. They come from imagination, other landscapes and gardens, failed ideas and from parts of other ideas used in a different way. There are no totally new ideas in the world of art. Whether painting, music, writing,...
The Landscaping Business
The landscaping business can be run in many different ways. Whether design-build construction or maintenance, whether commercial or residential – or some combination of these, the business model options are endless. Details Landscape Art is has been primarily a...
Wiring the Valves to the Controller
Wiring the valves to the controller is the last link between the lawn and drip irrigation system and the electronic irrigation controller which will operate the irrigation systems automatically. In previous blogs we have discussed at length the irrigation controller,...
Installing and Connecting the Valve Manifold
The valve manifold is a key component of the irrigation system. Almost every project installed by Details Landscape Art requires irrigation, and usually the valve manifold calls for multiple valves. Drip irrigation requires a different valve than lawns, and when the...