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Raseri_ t1_iuorgz2 wrote

Smiling Sun Gardens out of Forsyth did ours, total regrade, completely Missouri Native landscape. Paul was awesome to work with

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MidwestFescue82 t1_iuocn5x wrote

Ozarks Outdoor Solutions. Great company. Veteran/family owned and operated. They do groundskeeping for the VA hospital in Springfield and maintain and install many native varieties for them. Great company!!

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asahiyuy t1_iupbh8o wrote

Second vote for Smiling Sun Gardens (link to their FB page). They will travel, Paul designed my entire front yard in Marionville, and did the landscaping from tearing sod out to laying the mulch around the last native plant. I found them via Grow Native and my botany teacher at Missouri State. I've also purchased additional plants at the native plant sales that pop up thanks to Grow Native and the Watershed Committee.

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MacAttack2015 t1_iuo0svh wrote

Keeping an eye on this, interested as well!

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Jimithyashford t1_iuo3emv wrote

I have no idea, but it does make me wonder. Native lawn landscaping has only really come into vouge recently. I can't imagine there all that many people in down that practice is. I do a LOT of driving around time scoping out yards for my metal detecting hobby and I only see a handful, like maybe 5 or 6, although I'm sure there are others I'm not aware of.

Anyway, a company that prioritizes an incredibly niche interest with a small customer base would, I assume, have to charge a very heavy premium for that service, in order to make up for having such a limited customer base?

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But yeah sorry, no idea.

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Trixxxxxi t1_iuo5kum wrote

I think a lot of people just aren't educated on the matter. If they knew they could plant beautiful flowers, and never have to water them or do much maintenance they would plant them.

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sgf-guy t1_iuq5ryh wrote

As a plant person…that’s gonna be inconvenient tons of calls…landscaping had largely become about labor and not knowledge….and even the bosses don’t know much of anything about plant biology or what is needed to grow plants…all about money.

Honestly most natives won’t need anything…and if they want to fall prune tell them a HARD no.

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