Timp Landscaping, Inc.

4492 North Elizabeth-Scales Mound Road

Scales Mound, IL  61075

Office:  815.777.8907     Fax:  815.777.9465

E-mail:  timplandscaping@yahoo.com     Website:  www.timplandscaping.com

            Below is a questionnaire which will provide us with helpful information when designing your landscape plan.  Please fill the questionnaire out and return it  to us at your convenience.

            If you have any questions, please give us a call.  Thank you!

Name                    

Address of property to be landscaped                                                                                                

Mailing address  

City                       

State                    

Zip code               

Home phone        

Work phone        

Fax                        

E-mail                   

Are survey / building / site plans available for the property?  If so, please send us a copy (plans save significant time in the design process).

GOALS

Please describe your overall landscape goals for this property (e.g. I want to screen the house next door, I want a butterfly garden, I want a lot of spring color, I want to make my neighbors jealous, etc).  Please don’t feel that you have to explain everything in this small space, you will be asked for more detailed answers later in the questionnaire.  We simply want to get a feel for your goals.

EXISTING PROBLEMS

            EXISTING PROBLEMS TO BE CORRECTED (if problems exist, please explain)

                Problems - Driveway (e.g. additional parking or turnaround area needed, surface

                erosion in gravel drive)

                Problems - Walkways / Patios (e.g. cracking concrete, settling)

                Problems - Lawn (e.g. thin grass, soil erosion, compacted soil)

                Problems - Drainage problems (e.g. water directed toward home, pond in lawn)

                Problems - Other

HARDSCAPE / LAWN / STRUCTURAL

            WISH LISTS/ ADDITIONS

                Elements to add to landscape (please explain below)

                ____Patio

                ____Walks / steps / paths

                ____Pond / waterfall

                ____Play / activity / sports area

                ____Horseshoes

                ____Firepit

                ____Driveway marker

                ____Boulders

                ____Fencing

                ____Synthetic putting green / Sand bunker

PLANTSCAPE

            AREAS TO BE LANDSCAPED

                House (explain if necessary)

                ____Front

                ____Sides

                ____Back

            Yard (explain if necessary)

                ____Shade trees (e.g. for decks, for patios, for specific windows)

                ____Screening

                              ____Utility boxes

                              ____Neighbor home (please explain below)

                ____Gardens

                              ____Cutting

                              ____Vegetable

                ____Wildflower prairie

Important views to leave unobscured (please explain)

Favorite colors

Colors to avoid

Favorite plants

Plants to avoid

Favorite season

What type of plants would you like to see in the landscape? (typical maintenance requirements in parentheses)

            ____Shade trees (low maintenance)

            ____Flowering trees (low maintenance)

            ____Evergreen trees (low maintenance) (evergreens are susceptible to deer

                       damage)

            ____Flowering shrubs (low - high maintenance)

            ____Shrubs with attractive foliage or berries (low - medium maintenance)

____Evergreen shrubs (low - medium maintenance) (evergreens are susceptible to

           deer damage)

            ____Perennials - plants which come back year after year (medium - high

                       maintenance)

            ____Annuals - plants that must be replaced each spring (medium – high

                       maintenance)

            ____Ornamental grasses (low – medium maintenance)

            ____Wildflowers or native grasses (low – medium maintenance)

            ____Bulbs (low – medium maintenance)

            ____Attracting birds or butterflies

Please note that the plants listed above have dramatically different maintenance requirements.  $500 of perennials and groundcovers will typically require more routine maintenance than a $500 tree.  Please reference the “MAINTENANCE”  section when making your choices.

MAINTENANCE

Please check the maintenance requirements that you prefer:

____As little maintenance as possible (1-2 times per year)

____Occasional maintenance (3-4 times per year)

____Regular maintenance (monthly to weekly)

BUDGET

Do you have a budget number you would like to stay under?  We need this information to better tailor the size and extent of the plan to your particular desires.  You are in no way tied to the budget number you provide.

            _______ Under $1000                                                                                                                             _______ $1000 - $2500

            _______ $2500 - $5000

            _______ $5000 - $10,000

            _______ $10,000 - $15,000

            _______ $15,000 - $25,000

OTHER

Let us know what we forgot to ask.