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8 Questions to Ask Any Hedge Contractor (Including Us)

The questions that separate professionals from truck-and-shovel operations — and the answers you should expect to hear.

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SoCal Hedge field guide

Hedge installation has a low barrier to entry and a wide range of outcomes. These eight questions surface the difference fast — ask them of everyone who bids, including us.

The eight

1. Is your deposit legal? California caps it at 10% or $1,000, whichever is less. A contractor asking for 50% down is breaking B&P §7159.

2. Where do the trees come from, and can I see them tagged? Hand-tagged wholesale stock beats whatever-the-yard-has.

3. What exactly is included — soil amendment, staking, haul-off? Get it itemized in scope, not in price mystery.

4. What's your plan for my hardscape? Near a pool or driveway, the words 'root barrier' should come up unprompted.

5. Is irrigation included, priced, or ignored? Hedges fail from thirst more than anything else.

6. What's the warranty, in writing? Establishment coverage on every tree is the professional standard.

7. When is the balance due? The right answer: after you walk the finished line, never before.

8. What's the exact price? Not a range, not 'depends' — a number. If a contractor can't compute one from measurable footage, the surprise arrives later, on the invoice.

Our answers

Published pricing, satellite-measured footage, one fixed number online in two minutes, $1,000 max deposit, warranty on every tree, balance on walkthrough. That transparency is the business model.

Put it to work

Draw your hedge line on a satellite view of your property and get one fixed installation price in about two minutes.

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