100% SNWA approval
Water Smart Contractor
Water Smart Contractor
On Time Landscaping has a 100% first time approval from the SNWA on grass conversion projects.
Water Smart Contractor
Water Smart Contractor
Water Smart Contractor
On Time Landscaping participates in annual water-efficiency training by SNWA conservation experts.
Smart Smart Contractor
Water Smart Contractor
50% plant canopy requirement
On Time Landscapings staff has completed training to do pre-conversion site visits on behalf of the SNWA for many residential properties.
50% plant canopy requirement
50% plant canopy requirement
50% plant canopy requirement
The SNWA requires plants. Each plant has a different “value” with the SNWA and will affect how many plants will need to be installed. The value is based on the anticipated mature size of the plant.
Inspections
50% plant canopy requirement
Proper licensing
The SNWA requires two inspections.
1. The inital inspection to see if your property qualifies. In some instances On Time Landscaping can do this on behalf of the SNWA. Work should not start until the SNWA lets property owners if their property qualifies or not.
2. Post work inspection is done by the SNWAs staff to make sure the work meets or exceeds their requirements. If the work meets or exceeds the SNWAs requirments property owners have a little more paperwork to do before the SNWA will issue them a check.
Proper licensing
50% plant canopy requirement
Proper licensing
A business license is usually not enough to protect property owners if something goes wrong. Not all landscapers are properly licensed like On Time Landscaping.
Consider this
Plants can add value to a home
Plants can add value to a home
Plants can add value to a home
An article on HGTVs website quotes
Pat Vredevoogd Combs, a past president of the National Association of Realtors. “Well-landscaped yards...fetch higher prices -- they sell more quickly than houses with little or no landscaping… (Source)
Young trees
Plants can add value to a home
Plants can add value to a home
…the net cooling effect of a young healthy tree is equivalent to ten room-size air conditioners operating 20 hours a day. U.S. Department of Agriculture
Give plants time to grow
Plants can add value to a home
Give plants time to grow
…the value of… a landscape improvement increases over time since the growth and maturity of trees and shrubs enhance aesthetic appeal. Source
Bob Villa
Annual air conditioning costs
Give plants time to grow
said that “If you are considering selling, good landscape design can add up to 20% of value to your home.” Bob Villa
10% to a property's value
Annual air conditioning costs
Annual air conditioning costs
Healthy, mature trees add an average of 10% to a property’s value. U.S. Department of Agriculture
Annual air conditioning costs
Annual air conditioning costs
Annual air conditioning costs
Strategically placed trees save up to 56 % on annual air-conditioning costs. U.S. Forest Service
The SNWA has some requirements for grass conversions
Luckily On Time Landscapings staff understands them and has a 100% approvial the first time properties are inspected by the SNWA. Some of these requirement are:
A. Living plants: The landscaping must have at least 50% living plant cover at maturity (based upon the SNWAs list).
B. Efficient irrigation: Watering systems, if used, must be drip irrigation systems with a filter, pressure regulator, and emitters rated at 20 gallons per hour or less.
C. Surface treatments: Surface treatments, including weed barriers, must be uniformly permeable to air and water and covered by a layer of mulch, such as rock, bark, permeable artificial turf, and/or living groundcovers (where plant density ensures 100 percent plant cover). Concrete or other impermeable treatments and surfaces do not qualify.