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Quality work by owners MIKE & TRACI (installed by Mike & crew). Contact us as you prefer: (919) 266-3494 or CONTACT Price = 'Planted' option: open TREES & SHRUBS and FLOWERS Minimum A1Planting Order: $300 Add mileage fee outside EASTERN TRIANGLE On-Site Consultation Let's meet-up, share ideas, create an initial plant schedule, then quote proposal. $50 --> APPLIES 100% to first order. Tell us what to plant and/or Tell us your wants, hates, faves and/or Tell us to create our best solution. |
A1Planting Description Design Assistance. We compose a design and planting schedule to fit your property & budget. We find options to satisfy both structural and aesthetic goals. With your feedback, we design until we have a solution (exact quote, w/Discounts). Purchase plants from local growers. Attractive, functional, low maintenance plants that deliver year after year. We want to shelter and show-off your property, without ever looking "overgrown". Pick up and deliver. Plants ride securely, usually straight from source to you. Distribute plants by cart. Human-powered units with surf tires. Easy on the lawn. Easy on the hardscape. Dig hole carefully. We use augers, picks, & shovels to sculpt out a proper hole; sized to promote strength and rooting. Illustration below. Establish a tree ring. Most diggings tamped down around hole, creating the base layer of tree ring. Prepare roots. Just before setting plant in hole, loosen up any tightly bound roots. Spread them out. Cut any really long roots, to prevent girdling. Set top of plant slightly above grade. Steer drowning rainfalls around plant. Reduce wet-rot issues in root system. Storm-resistant method. Portions of earth surrounding top-heavy plants may remain undisturbed to clamp the rootball firmly. The entire tree is stronger when the base is secure. Add lots of landscaper soil. Pack soil mix up to earth level, checking for vertical constantly. Minimize air-pockets by forcing soil into gaps (photo at left).
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. Please do not add more as there is risk of burning and overgrowth. Add MORE soil to complete tree ring. Elevated soil structure retains mulch, enriches rootzone, protects against flooding, and allows for settling. Use minimal soil on top of current roots, but cover the edges well. Roots require air. Soil can kill by choking. Pack a bit of soil around base of plant stem (to keep mulch away). Spread quality wood mulch on plants. Mulch keeps your plants warm in the winter, cool in the summer, and well-moistened. 3 to 5" over top and edges of rootball. 2 to 3" over rest of planting. Avoid piling mulch up against the stem. Mulch can be an avenue for mold/rot & bugs. |
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 Lightweight augers rough-out holes. We then pick and shovel a proper shape.  Installing a B&B Oak, in December. Note: burlap and twine NOT YET cut away from rootball. We are packing soil first.  Clean-up time (roll over photo). |
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ILLUSTRATION OF TYPICAL POT PLANTING Drawing not to scale, but ratios are about right. |
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Pricing Method Minimum A1Planting Order: $300 'Retail Price' is just delivery (no minimum). 'Planted' price includes both the Retail Price and the A1Planting Fee. Both 'Retail Price' & 'Planted' posted in: TREES & SHRUBS & FLOWERS 'Retail Price' only at our SOURCES, so apply as follows for A1Planting: A1Planting Fee is greater of Pots: add 85% to regular retail - or - Balled & Burlapped (B&B): add 125% - or - Minimum Fee, per plant < One-gallon pot (annnuals): $3 < One-gallon pot (perrenials): $6 One-gallon pot: $9 Two-gallon pot: $18 Three-gallon pot: $25 Five-gallon pot: $30 Seven-gallon pot: $40 Ten-gallon pot: $50 Fifteen-gallon pot: $65 Twenty-gallon pot: $80 Twenty-five-gallon pot: $95 Thirty-gallon pot: $110 B&B: $5.00/inch of ball width (CHART) - up to - Maximum Fee, per plant Pots: $175 B&B: $275 |
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Two Volume Discounts (both discounts may apply) BOTH PER PLANT DISCOUNT buy 10 of 1 plant, take 5% off plant buy 20 of 1 plant, take 10% off plant (A1Planting Fee also discounted) AND TOTAL ORDER DISCOUNT over $200, take 4% off order over $500, take 6% off order over $1000, take 8% off order over $2500, take 10% off order over $5000, take 12% off order |
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Optional Extras
We rarely get these requests. Please advise us in advance. Volume Discount does not apply to site-determined, day-of kinds of billings (keep it simple). Volume discount does apply to pre-ordered, exact items. |
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Customer-Supplied-Plants
Find something you like outside our sources? Get it, and we'll plant it for you right away. We supply all labor and materials. Planting Fee equals Minimum Fee. Design-Only $60/hour Design assistance is free with A1Planting orders, and larger delivery orders. Always free phone/e-mail advice. Weedblock Installation $.55 per square foot. Quality Dupont weedblock cut & placed around new plantings before the mulch is spread. Inhibits growth pretty good for awhile. Weeds WILL come around: at edges, and in mulch. Perimeter Trenching
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. We pick & shovel, so no heavy machinery or tractors on your lawn. Typical trench lengths around one plant: 3 gallon: 12 feet 10 gallon: 15 feet B&B: 20 feet |
Tree Staking
$30 minimum, to $75 per largest plant. Our plantings only, before or after need. We rarely stake any plant. Our Method mitigates the need, so we discourage this practice. Only the strongest acts of God tend to bring harm. Yes, people do still stake a lot of plants (often out of habit). This practice will prevent tipping from most high-wind events. But even with staking, hurricane-like weather can take out any plant. Staking comes at a price to tree. 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. Occasionally, we may advise staking. Tall plants with small rootballs may need help.
Card for Gift Plants
$3.00 We hand-write a card to help make your gift plant special. Please provide text for card. |
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Pine Straw & Mulching
Includes material. Includes spreading. Includes tax. Please, we DO NOT dump & run - the price includes placing material evenly across your landscape, taking time to put the right amount around plantings. 1 yard mulch = 10 foot x 10 foot, 3" deep 3 pine straw = 10 foot x 10 foot, 3-6" deep PINE STRAW Deliver & Spread 10 bales: $145 Deliver & Spread 20 bales: $255 Deliver & Spread 40 bales: $395 Deliver & Spread 60 bales: $535 SHREDDED PINE BARK / NUGGETS Deliver & Spread 4 Yards: $245 Deliver & Spread 10 yards: $490 Very attractive. Not for steeper slopes. SHREDDED MULCH Deliver & Spread 4 Yards: $245 Deliver & Spread 10 yards: $490 Mulch for general landscape use. RED OAK MULCH Deliver & Spread 4 Yards: $260 Deliver & Spread 10 yards: $520 More attractive, durable mulch. COLORED HARDWOOD MULCH Brown, Black, or Red Deliver & Spread 4 Yards: $295 Deliver & Spread 10 yards: $590 Retains color for a long time. CEDAR MULCH Deliver & Spread 4 Yards: $310 Deliver & Spread 10 yards: $620 Rich color and great smell. LANDSCAPE SOIL $95 per yard. 20 (10 gallon) pots equals one yard. Pots placed by cart, right at edge of holes, for your use later. THE BEST planting mix. Our usual SOURCE. "You can just smell the quality" |
Weeding $35 per hour Two-hour minimum service call. No minimum when combined w/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  Weed & Mulch - After shredded mulch  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. |
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After Pine Bark Nuggets mulch. |
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 Cut & Remove $445 per trailer load Includes up to 8 hours labor or 4000 pounds. Includes removal & disposal fees. Includes chains, gas, & oil costs. We do not grind stumps (REFERRAL). No Hazardous Tree Work. Tell us what to cut, or we can make suggestions. Health, beauty, and low maintenance are key.  New, 2002 |
 Cutting Only $120 per hour Two-hour minimum service call. No minimum when combined w/purchase. Includes chains, gas, & oil costs. No Hazardous Tree Work We limit ourselves to: Cutting up to 15' tall, in pieces Cutting up to 25' tall, if far from hazards Delimbing up to about 20' We do not employ bucket trucks or climbers. Cranes are preferable for really high risk trees. If we can't drop a tree to the ground in a safe manner, we will give a REFERRAL. |
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Trees2Go main line: 919-266-7939 | A1Planting: 919-266-3494 4920 Mial Plantation Road, Raleigh, NC 27610 sorry, nursery is not staffed for visitors ~ website is our store |