Planting 1200+ landscape plants from Raleigh to the Eastern Triangle of NC, plus. Guarantee and Warranty, plus Mulching, Pruning, Removal, more.

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Lawn elimination project. Gold-Tip Helleri Holly and Emerald Arborvitae are Evergreen.
Clean-up time (roll over photo).





Quality work by owners MIKE & TRACI (well, mainly Mike & crew).
(919) 266-3494 or Mike@trees2go.com

Free Walk & Talk (GREATER RALEIGH)
Tell us what to plant and/or
Tell us your wants, hates, faves and/or
Tell us to create our best solution.


A1Planting Description
Price = 'Planted' option:
open TREES & SHRUBS
and FLOWERS
Minimum A1Planting Order: $300

I
ncludes both GUARANTEE and Warranty

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 (with an exact quote).
Purchase plants from local growers.
A
ttractive, 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 by cart, not tractor.
Human-powered units with 3 big surf tires. Easy on the lawn. Easy on the hardscape.
Dig hole carefully.
We use an auger, 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.
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.
Prepare roots & set above grade.
Just before plant goes in hole, loosen and cut excessive roots, to promote new growth and less girdling. Set plant with 1/8 of rootball above grade (to prevent drowning).
Add lots of landscaper soil.
Pack soil mix up to earth level, checking for vertical constantly. Minimize air-pockets by forcing soil into gaps.
** Balled & Burlapped (B&B) specific. **
Size hole close to size of cone-shaped rootball, for strength. Remove only the top portion of wire cage by bending or cutting. Buried burlap will rot. Remove all exposed twine and burlap before next step.
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. Please do not add more as there is risk of burning and overgrowth.
Add soil mix to complete tree ring.
Elevated
soil structure retains mulch, gives roots lots of high quality soil to grow in, protects against flooding, and allows for settling.
Use
minimum soil on top of roots, as excess soil will inhibit airflow.
Pack a bit of soil around base of plant stem (to keep mulch away).

Spread 2"-5" wood mulch on plants.
A generous coating of mulch will keep your plants warm in the winter, cool in the summer, and well-moistened. Mulch is safe on top of plant roots, but pull it away from plant stem (to keep rot/bugs away).


Volume Discount
Mix & Match products & services ~ DETAILS
Take 4% off price for orders over $500
Take 6% off price for orders over $1000
Take 8% off price for orders over $2500
Take
10% off price for orders over $5000



A1Planting Pricing
Prices: open TREES & SHRUBS & FLOWERS
'Retail Price' is free delivery price.
'Planted' price includes both the Retail Price and the A1Planting Fee.
Minimum
A1Planting Order: $300

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: $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



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



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ILLUSTRATION OF TYPICAL POT PLANTING
Drawing not to scale, but ratios are about right.



A1PLANTING WARRANTY
2 years @ 100%
then another 2 years @ 50%

Replant new stock in same hole and remove dead or stricken plant.
Limit one 100% replacement per plant.
Outside
EASTERN TRIANGLE AREA, add mileage fee.

Customer chooses:
Reinstall the same plant (if available) or
different type (same size/price or less).

Substitute 4 years @ 50% for:
Balled & Burlapped (B&B) planted from April 1 through October 15 (
WHY?),
adverse planting locations (like a steep slope, deep shade, or against a hot wall),
unwatered plants, physical damages, chemical damages, or acts of God.


Planting Options (not included, and not often needed) - - - - - - - Top of Services
We get these requests infrequently. Please advise us in advance.
Volume Discount does not apply to site-determined, day-of kinds of billings. I will charge you one good price (no pulling out calculator).
Volume Discount does apply to pre-ordered Soil Delivery and Weedblock.

Customer-Supplied-Plants
Find something you like outside our sources? Get it, and we'll plant it for you right away. We supply A1Planting labor and materials.
Planting Fee equals Minimum Fee.
Warranty does not apply.

Design-Only
$60/hour (applies 100% to first order)
Free design assistance with A1Planting orders, and larger delivery orders.
Always free phone/e-mail advice.

Landscape Soil Delivery
$95/yard (includes tax). SOURCE.
20 (10 gallon) pots equals one yard.
Pots placed by cart, right at edge of holes, for your use later.
This is the best soil mix. Our usual.
"You can just smell the quality"

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
Weedblock Installation
$.55 per square foot.
Quality Dupont weedblock cut & placed around new plantings before the mulch is spread. Inhibits weeds very well, but not perfectly.

Tree Staking
$30 minimum, to $60 per largest plant.
Our plantings only, before or after need.

We rarely stake any plant. Our Method mitigates this 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 should 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. A tall plant, with a small rootball, might need help.



Care Volume Discount applies. [Caring for your new plants? please open HELP.]


Pine Straw & Mulching
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: $175
Deliver & Spread
20 bales: $255
Deliver & Spread
40 bales: $385
Deliver & Spread 60 bales: $505

PINE BARK NUGGETS
Deliver & Spread 5 Yards: $295
Deliver & Spread 10 yards: $475
Decorative mulch for general landscape use.

DOUBLE-SHRED MULCH
Deliver & Spread 5 Yards: $295
Deliver & Spread 10 yards: $475
Decorative mulch for general landscape use.

TRIPLE-SHRED MULCH
Deliver & Spread 5 Yards: $345
Deliver & Spread 10 yards: $535
Decorative mulch for general landscape use.
Triple shred is more finely shred than double-shred.

COLORED HARDWOOD MULCH
Brown, Black, or Red
Deliver & Spread 5 Yards: $375
Deliver & Spread 10 yards: $555
Decorative mulch for general landscape use. It willl "rot in the same color" eventually.

CEDAR MULCH
Deliver & Spread 5 Yards: $375
Deliver & Spread 10 yards: $555
Decorative mulch for general landscape use.

LEAF MULCH
Deliver & Spread 5 Yards: $275
Deliver & Spread 10 yards: $425
Great for new plantings.
Black in color, gradually lightening.
Breaks down faster. Becomes more of a soil over time (less acidic).

GRADE A ORGANIC COMPOST
Deliver & Spread 3 Yards: $245
Deliver & Spread 6 yards: $365
Excellent additive for gardens.

Weeding
$35 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
$445 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.
We do not grind stumps (
REFERRAL).
Extra charge for Hazardous Tree Work.

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




New, 2002
Notice the tree stump in the center.

Cutting
$120 per hour
Two-hour minimum chainsaw service call.
Does not include removal or disposal fees.
Removal fee: $100-$200
Disposal fee: $20-$40

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 25', and delimbing up to about 20'.

Minimum $50 charge for roping off trees, excessive ladderwork, or other 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 a tree to the ground in a safe manner, we will give a
REFERRAL.


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