By Neat & Tidy Landscaping
Getting a good landscaping quote isn’t just about finding the lowest number. The goal is to understand what you’re buying, compare contractors fairly, control the scope of work, and find the best combination of price, service, experience, and results for your property. After estimating and completing landscaping projects for homeowners with different properties, budgets, priorities, … Read more
A few years ago, when I was living in San Francisco, I moved from one apartment to another. I wanted to save a few hundred dollars, so I rented a U-Haul and did everything myself. I packed the boxes, loaded the furniture, drove the truck, unloaded everything, and spent essentially the entire day moving. Could … Read more
You and your wife are finally ready to buy a home. You’ve been renting for years. You’ve saved up a down payment. Financing is coming together, and you’re ready to stop paying somebody else’s mortgage and start building some equity of your own. Fantastic. Maybe it’s your first starter home. Maybe you’re moving from a … Read more
Working in landscaping around Seattle, we come across English ivy almost every day. It’s in front yards. Backyards. Parking strips. Parks. Slopes. Fence lines. Greenbelts. And climbing up trees. Once you learn to recognize it, you can’t really unsee it. Before I worked in landscaping, I probably would have looked at many of these properties … Read more
You found the house. It’s close to work. Parking is good. The kitchen needs some updating, but you can already picture what you’re going to do with it. The bathroom needs work. The house is a little tight, but there’s enough space. And the price? A little below what similar homes in the area are … Read more
You found the house. Good neighborhood. Good school district. Parking isn’t bad. The house itself is in decent condition. Maybe it even came in a little below what you expected to pay. The yard needs some work, but that’s okay. You’re buying a house. You already know you’re going to paint some rooms, fix a … Read more
From Software Development to Landscaping Evan Le is the founder of Neat & Tidy Landscaping and editor of American Landscaping Journal. His approach to landscaping comes from an unusual combination of family experience in the trade, more than a decade working in software development, and firsthand experience working in residential landscapes. Born and raised in … Read more
Reset. Improve. Maintain. The Neat & Tidy Clean Cycle Weed. Trim. Rake. Haul. Blow. Repeat. The Art of Clean is the simple methodology behind how we approach landscaping at Neat & Tidy Landscaping. Every property is different, but the basic process is remarkably similar. A small yard in White Center, a typical Seattle home, or … Read more