Can you help?????

i'm a landscaper and i have this customer who wants me to design her garden for $5.000

and i simply said if you want a garden that is going to look like it hasn't been touched............

my estimate for her is $10.000 as she is on acerage (2.5) that is the cheapest i can do for her do you think it is expensive or impossible..........

Can you help?????
I would suggest that she gets the basics done well. Perhaps you can do the garden in front of the house and just around the back close to the house, and when she has the money gets you to come back and add additional beds etc.



You could also give her an idea of what things cost eg turf to cover her block. It may sound a lot of money to her but when broken down to paving, turf and shrubs and trees she may see that money doesn't go very far on a hectare of ground.



If you cant do a good job for the money you may be best to leave it alone rather than ruin your reputation.
Reply:I don't know all of the particulars, but a price is a price. You are in the business to make money, and help people out along the way. Don't lose your shirt trying to sell a job or please a customer.
Reply:Wow. My first impression was that you must be in CA as everything is expensive out there. We are renovating our new house here in SC and I know if my husband heard that figure he would laugh his @ss off! It's not like every bit of that acreage will be covered with roses and ponds.



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Reply:If she wants a design for 5000 then give her one for 5000.

If you wanted a car for 5000 you wouldnt want them to show you a 10000 one. So go back to your drawing table. Design a plan that you could do for 5000 and show it to her. If it has to be small then so be it. Just make as nice of one as you can within the budget she stated. Dont include the entire acreage. Maybe just around her house. m
Reply:As I don't know where you are located, I would have no clue. Only you know what you can do this job for. Stick to your guns about this. You gave the customer a price, they either accept it or they don't. I hope this helps.
Reply:What services is she expecting for that 5.000 amount?

irrigation? pond? flower beds? lawn? rain water collectors? etc.