Landscaping Ocala, Florida

Your city usually requires a local permit for commercial or business property landscaping. Permits aren’t required to landscape residential property in Ocala, Fl or Marion County. However, your local community HOA may require you show documentation of the work to be performed by landscaping companies. Please contact your community HOA to collect additional information on the required documentation.

During the planning phases of a landscape job, please identify all nearby utility lines. Call your local Ocala, Fl utility company or “811”.  The city has information on if and where there are utility lines in your community and yard. This helps keep the landscape project running safely and smoothly.

Knowing where water collects helps determine what certain sections of the outdoor area can be used for. For example, if part of the lawn tends to collect extra rainwater, it will sustain certain groups of plants with less irrigation than other areas of the yard. Or it may require drainage. Additionally, this information helps to determine if grading is necessary for installing sod or pavers, which affects the cost.

This information determines which plants and materials to use for the landscape job and how to best organize the space. Shaded areas, for instance, might require less irrigation. Especially in Florida, sunny areas require more irrigation as the sun quickly dries out your yard or garden. Sunny and shady areas also determine the purpose of different parts of your outdoor landscape design.

We test soil pH and nutrient content at the project site to understand the foundation we are working on. This tells us if we need to take any steps to prepare the soil for your landscaping project. We then take it to take into account when planning and budgeting for the project materials.

Outdoor spaces can serve many purposes. You can use it for a garden, a swimming pool, grilling and entertainment, front yard curb appeal. Or you can simply use it as a place to sit and relax. Knowing the purpose or purposes of the area helps determine how to divide it and make it flow. It also helps us decide which materials fit the project best.