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Landscaping Brief Checklist

Set out site conditions, planting assumptions, and staging before landscaping work begins.

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Total time

3.3 hours-10 hours

Skill level

Confident DIY

DIY budget

$140-$620

Pro budget

$880-$1,840

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6 tasks

Document site measurements, drainage issues, and access for equipment or waste removal.

Easy10 min-30 minDIY $10-$40Pro $80-$140

List every hardscape, softscape, planting, and irrigation inclusion.

Medium30 min-1.5 hoursDIY $20-$90Pro $120-$260

Clarify which materials, finishes, and plant selections are provisional.

Medium30 min-1.5 hoursDIY $20-$90Pro $120-$260

Document site measurements, drainage issues, and access for equipment or waste removal.

Easy10 min-30 minDIY $10-$40Pro $80-$140

List every hardscape, softscape, planting, and irrigation inclusion.

Medium30 min-1.5 hoursDIY $20-$90Pro $120-$260

Clarify which materials, finishes, and plant selections are provisional.

Medium30 min-1.5 hoursDIY $20-$90Pro $120-$260

Finish and handover

2 tasks

Agree maintenance handover, watering responsibility, and staged approvals.

Medium30 min-1.5 hoursDIY $20-$90Pro $120-$260

Agree maintenance handover, watering responsibility, and staged approvals.

Medium30 min-1.5 hoursDIY $20-$90Pro $120-$260

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DIY vs pro

Task	DIY cost	Pro cost
Document site measurements, drainage issues, and access for equipment or waste removal.	$10-$40	$80-$140
List every hardscape, softscape, planting, and irrigation inclusion.	$20-$90	$120-$260
Clarify which materials, finishes, and plant selections are provisional.	$20-$90	$120-$260
Agree maintenance handover, watering responsibility, and staged approvals.	$20-$90	$120-$260
Document site measurements, drainage issues, and access for equipment or waste removal.	$10-$40	$80-$140
List every hardscape, softscape, planting, and irrigation inclusion.	$20-$90	$120-$260

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Document site measurements, drainage issues, and access for equipment or waste removal.

10 min-30 min · $80-$140

List every hardscape, softscape, planting, and irrigation inclusion.

30 min-1.5 hours · $120-$260

Clarify which materials, finishes, and plant selections are provisional.

30 min-1.5 hours · $120-$260

Agree maintenance handover, watering responsibility, and staged approvals.

30 min-1.5 hours · $120-$260

Document site measurements, drainage issues, and access for equipment or waste removal.

10 min-30 min · $80-$140

List every hardscape, softscape, planting, and irrigation inclusion.

30 min-1.5 hours · $120-$260

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