Planting 1200+ landscape plants in Raleigh area+, with 2 year Warranty, plus Mulching, Pruning, Removal, Drip Irrigation, more.

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Lawn elimination project. Gold-Tip Helleri Holly and Emerald Arborvitae.
 Clean-up time (roll over photo).
More Before & After in Gallery

A1Planting Service
Quality planting by Mike & Traci (well, mainly Mike & crew) in the Eastern Triangle Area.
"Planted" price includes:
  • Walk your property.
    We will take time to discuss your wants and needs. Tell us what to plant or we can offer suggestions.
     Outside area, add mileage fee.
  • Design with the right plants.
    We pick a    ttractive, functional, low maintenance plants that deliver year after year. Our goal is to shelter and show-off your property, without ever looking "overgrown".
  • Acquire plants of all sizes.
    Select from     Trees & Shrubs, Flowers & other local nurseries. Search 1200+ online at Taylor's, Adcock's and Pender's nurseries. We can also install customer-supplied plants.
  • Rearrange upon arrival, if desired.
    Just getting the plants to site tends to bring on new ideas. We welcome your changes to the final plant layout.
  • Transport plants safely on site.
    Heavy-duty carts tread easily across your landscape. Easy on the lawn.
  • Dig hole carefully.
    We use an auger, picks, & shovels to sculpt out a proper hole: sized to promote strength, drainage and rooting.
  • Plant with a storm-resistant method.
    Portions of soil surrounding top-heavy plants may remain undisturbed to "clamp" the rootball firmly. The entire tree is stronger when the base is secured in place.
  • Add quality ammended soil.
    We use a lot of landscaper's soil for every planting. We are careful to leave no air-gaps underground.
  • Add Terra-Sorb Hydrogel.
    Product expands up to 200 times it's weight during watering, then slowly releases the water back into the soil. Lasts up to 5 years and breaks down into a fertilizer, not a salt.
  • Add Agri-Tab Fertilizer.
    Slow-release plant tabs last about 2 years as they are broken down by bacteria. Fertilization not needed for 2 years (it's OK if you want to add more).
  • Add more soil to build tree ring.
    Elevated     soil structure retains mulch, gives roots lots of high quality soil to grow in, protects against flooding, and allows for settling.
  • Spread 3"-4" leaf mulch on plants.
    Leaf mulch is optimum for the health of your plants. It breathes well, retains moisture best, breaks down with less acidity, and becomes soil over time.
  • Warranty.
    2-year A1Planting Warranty    , covering 100% of replacement cost.
    Just add water
    Watering is required (watch the rain):
    1" per week when hot.
    1/2" per week in cool seasons.
    More     Care instructions in Help.
VOLUME DISCOUNT
Mix and Match
Take 5% off price for orders over $1000
Take 7.5% off price for orders over $2500
Take 10% off price for orders over $5000


A1Planting Pricing
"Planted" price includes both Retail Price and A1Planting (see Trees & Shrubs & Flowers).
Minimum local order: $300.
Fee is greater of:
85% of regular retail price plus $50 for Balled & Burlapped (B&B), or
Minimum planting fee, per plant:
Balled & Burlapped: $3.75/inch ball diameter.
Twenty-five-gallon pots: $80.
Twenty-gallon pots: $70.
Fifteen-gallon pots: $60.
Ten-gallon pots: $50.
Seven-gallon pots: $40.
Five-gallon pots: $35.
Three-gallon pots: $25.
Two-gallon pots: $20.
One-gallon pots: $15 ($12 for 10+).
4 to 5 inch pots: $12 ($10 for 10+).
Up to 3 inch pots: $10 ($8 for 10+).
Maximum planting fee, Pots to 65g: $175.
Maximum planting fee, B&B: $275.
A1Planting Warranty applies.
Volume Discount applies.
250+ priced on Trees & Shrubs & Flowers
1200+ from Adcocks, Taylors, & Penders

Other Wake Nurseries (not Sources)
Fee is greater of:
100% of regular retail price, or add $5 to minimum planting fee (above).
Includes purchase & delivery services.
A1Planting Warranty applies.
Volume Discount applies.

Planting Customer-Supplied Plants
Fee: minimum based on pot size (above).
Volume Discount applies.

Design-Only Fee
$60/hour for one person.
$90/hour for Traci and Mike both.
Free design with the A1Planting Service.

Other Information
6.75% tax will be added to Retail Price only.
Plant prices & sizes subject to availability.
Plant size may vary slightly.
Plants guaranteed to be true to name.
Plant characteristics & source not guaranteed.
Drip irrigation, weedblock, perimeter trenching, and tree staking are optional extras.
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Trees up to 25' tall. These are two 13' specimens.
Wait, there aren't any 13' trees for sale! What's up?


Process
1. Contact us for a free estimate.
2. We set a total job price target.
3. We design with firm order or by fee.
4. Please mark utilities. 800-632-4949. Free.
5. We order plants upon confirmation.
6. We acquire and install plants.
7. Payment due upon completion, please.
Warranty honored upon request.


Please call to mark utilities.
Free service to locate & mark wired utilities.
1-Call Utilities Locating 800-632-4949.
Blue = Water
Green = Sewer
Orange = Phone and cable
Red = Power
Yellow = Gas
Sprinkler & dog fence companies may be able to locate & mark buried components.
Good ideas: mow lawn, then call. 24-48 hrs later, take pictures of lines for your records.


No, we didn't do the hardscape. Click to open Gallery.
Five Spartans and one Emily Bruner (roll over).

EXTRAS
(not included with A1Planting)

Drip Irrigation
Volume Discount applies.
Low pressure tubing system, buried under the mulch, with small emitters placed adjacent to each plant.

Add up the following for a system cost:
$5 per plant (2 emitters/plant).
$1 per foot of distribution tubing.
- Includes tubing splitters & endcaps.
$95 per hose end connection, installed:
- Hose spigot 1-into-2 splitter.
- Water pressure requlator.
- Backflow preventer.
- Hose to tubing adapter.

System best installed concurrently with planting job, under mulch.
Drip irrigation is effective, but not perfect. Regular dousings by rain or hose are very good.


Weedblock
Volume Discount applies.
$.55 per square foot.
Top quality Dupont weedblock cut & placed around new plantings before the mulch is spread. Inhibits weeds from emerging out of the soil.

Weedblock is not a perfect method. Weeds may emerge from the edges, and from the leaf mulch itself, which is a good growing medium.


Perimeter Trenching
Volume Discount applies.
12" wide: $3 per lineal foot.
7" wide: $2 per lineal foot.
2" deep trench dug around the plants to define the grass/mulch boundary. Grass will be dug out and removed from site.

Typical trench lengths around one plant:
3 gallon: 12 feet
10 gallon: 15 feet
B&B: 20 feet


Tree Staking
Volume Discount applies.
$30-$60 per planting, our plantings only.
Our planting method mitigates this need, so we discourage this practice. Only the strongest acts of God tend to bring harm.

Even without staking, for 2 years, we will repair or stake any of our plantings that tip due to wind speeds up to 60 miles per hour for no charge.

It is preferable in the long run for a tree to sway in the breeze. This constant "flexing" allows the trunk to develop stronger, like a muscle, so the tree can withstand future high winds, ice and snow. Unstaked trees develop greater caliper, a larger root system, and healthier, undamaged trunks.


WARRANTIES
No prorating. No paperwork.


A1PLANTING WARRANTY
For 2 years from planting date.
100% of Retail Price & planting fee.

Replant new stock in same hole
and remove dead or stricken plant.
Limit one replacement per plant.

Customer chooses:
Reinstall the same plant (if available) or,
different plant (same price or less) or,
buy a more expensive plant (use credit).
Perhaps replace with a better-suited plant.

Customer watering is required.
Please watch the rain or check reports.
1" per week when hot.
1/2" per week in cool seasons.
Detailed watering instructions in Help.

Hot Weather B&B Exclusion
Balled & Burlapped stock planted from April 1 through October 15.
Most B&B stock should only be dug up and replanted during the cool, dormant season.

Warranty will still apply if Stage 2 Restrictions return. Stage 3 triggers Adverse.

Watering is allowed Under Stage 2.
2/7/8 News&Observer. Page 14A
Hand-watering from inside house, reclaimed water or rain barrels.
Most private wells still allowed.

Substitute Adverse Plantings Warranty
for A1Planting Warranty in event of:
Stage 3 Water Restrictions (after 30 days), negligence, some summer-planted B&B, physical/chemical damage, 60+ mph winds, drought and other acts of God, or any disease or infestation that occurs after planting.

Warranty does not apply to:
Most summer-planted B&B, annuals, & transplants.

Outside Eastern Triangle Area:
mileage fee applies.


ADVERSE PLANTINGS WARRANTY
For 2 years from planting date.
50% of Retail Price & planting fee.

Replant new stock in same hole
and remove dead or stricken plant.

Customer is responsible for 50% of Planted price at time of claim (plus tax).
Limit one replacement per plant.

Warranty applies to:
Stage 3 Water Restrictions (after 30 days), acts of God, negligence, some summer-planted B&B, physical/chemical damage, 60+ mph winds, drought and other acts of God, any disease or infestation that occurs after planting, adverse planting locations (like a slope), intentionally & unintentionally unirrigated planting areas, & commercial/rental properties without an irrigation system.

Warranty does not apply to:
Most summer-planted B&B, annuals, or transplants.

Outside Eastern Triangle Area:
mileage fee applies.


DELIVERY-ONLY WARRANTY
For 2 years from delivery date.
50% of Retail Price.

Deliver new plant and
take away old plant foliage (not dirt).

Customer is responsible for 50% of Retail Price & sales tax at time of claim.
Limit one replacement per plant.

Warranty does not apply to:
Balled & Burlapped stock delivered from April 1 through October 15, severely adverse planting locations (like a steep slope), or plants that are never installed.

Outside Eastern Triangle Area:
mileage fee applies.


Care
Volume Discount applies.
For general information on caring for your new plants, please visit Help

Pine Straw & Mulching Service
Includes material, spreading, and tax.
We will carefully place material evenly across your landscape, taking care to put the right amount around plantings.

PINE STRAW
Deliver & Spread 10 bales: $165
Deliver & Spread 20 bales: $245
Deliver & Spread 40 bales: $375
Deliver & Spread 60 bales: $495

PINE BARK NUGGETS
Deliver & Spread 5 Yards: $265
Deliver & Spread 10 yards: $405
Decorative mulch for general landscape use.

DOUBLE-SHRED MULCH
Deliver & Spread 5 Yards: $265
Deliver & Spread 10 yards: $405
Decorative mulch for general landscape use.

TRIPLE-SHRED MULCH
Deliver & Spread 5 Yards: $285
Deliver & Spread 10 yards: $455
Decorative mulch for general landscape use.
Triple shred is more finely shred than double-shred.

RED COLORED HARDWOOD MULCH
Deliver & Spread 5 Yards: $345
Deliver & Spread 10 yards: $495
Decorative mulch for general landscape use.
This alternative is a less expensive than cypress mulch.

WOOD CHIPS
Deliver & Spread 4 Yards: $235
Deliver & Spread 8 yards: $345
Long lasting ground cover. Light color. Poor for plantings. OK for general surface coverage.

LEAF MULCH
 Deliver & Spread 5 Yards: $245
Deliver & Spread 10 yards: $385
Great for new plantings.
Black in color, gradually lightening.
Allows better aeration to roots. Breaks down better over time into soil (less acidic).

GRADE A ORGANIC COMPOST
Deliver & Spread 3 Yards: $225
Deliver & Spread 6 yards: $335
Excellent additive for gardens.

 Weeding Service
$45 per hour
 Two-hour minimum service call.
One-hour when combined with other purchase.
Includes removal & disposal.
We perform this with a hand spade on bended knee, working hard to get the whole root. No chemicals are used.

Weed & Mulch - After weeding
We also performed hedging & pruning first.

Weed & Mulch - After double-shred
We've maintained this residence for years.


Why Mulch?
- Decorate the landscape.
- Retain moisture & save water.
- Cool roots in summer.
- Warm roots in winter.
- Help control weeds.
- Protect from chemicals & disease.
- Keep lawn tools at a distance.
Before hedging and weeding.
Neglected beds have weeds throughout.
 After Pine Bark Nuggets mulch.
Bed is prepared for future planting.




Removal
Volume Discount applies.

Tree will be topped with the pole saw, then dropped with the chainsaw.

Cut & Remove Service
$395 per trailer load
Includes up to 8 hours labor or 4000 pounds.
Includes removal & disposal fees.

Includes use of all gas power tools
(Chain saws, pole pruner, hedger).
Includes chains, gas, & oil costs.
Does not include stump grinding (referral).
Extra charge for Hazardous Tree Work.

Tell us what to cut, or we can make suggestions. Health, beauty, and low maintenance are key.




 Notice the tree stump in the center.

Cutting Service
$100 per hour
 Two-hour minimum service call.
Does not include removal or disposal fees.
Minimum removal fee w/trailer: $100
Minimum disposal fee: $20

Includes use of all gas power tools
(Chain saws, pole pruner, hedger).
Includes chains, gas, & oil costs.
Extra charge for Hazardous Tree Work.


Hazardous Tree Work
Low Risk Tree Work only
We limit ourselves to low risk removal up to 30', and delimbing up to about 20'.

Minimum $50 charge for roping off trees, excessive ladderwork, or any other more hazardous work.

Sorry, no High Risk Tree Work
We do not employ bucket trucks or climbers. Cranes are preferable for really high risk trees.

If we can't drop limbs or a tree to the ground in a safe manner, we will refer you to someone who can.


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Trees2Go.com: (919) 266-7939 - - A1Planting: 266-3494 - - TracisFlowers: 934-5106
E-mail Mike@trees2go.com or Traci@tracisflowers.com

4920 Mial Plantation Road, Raleigh, NC 27610
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