Straight answers
Questions about your landscaping project.
These answers explain the usual first step. A specific property still needs its own review and written scope.
Before you approve work
Questions that clarify fit, risk, and the next step.
Use these answers to prepare a useful inquiry and compare the eventual written scope with what the property actually needs. They are general guidance, not a diagnosis from a webpage.
Can you give me a ballpark before coming out?
Usually. Send your town, a short description, rough dimensions if you have them, and the best way to reach you. We may ask for a few photos before recommending a site visit. Grading, drainage, and access-sensitive work often needs an in-person look before the price can be firm.
How do I send project photos?
Start with the quote form. We will reply with the next step and, when photos would help, confirm the best way to send a wide view, close-ups of the problem area, and a photo showing access from the driveway, alley, or gate.
Do you work in both Red Deer and Edmonton?
Yes. The service area follows the QEII corridor between Red Deer and Edmonton, including Blackfalds, Lacombe, Ponoka, Wetaskiwin, Millet, Leduc, Nisku, Beaumont, Devon, and nearby communities. Availability can vary by project size and schedule.
What kind of projects are the best fit?
The best fit is practical residential or commercial work with a clear outcome: rock and low-water landscaping, garden-bed resets, sod, grading and drainage fixes, mowing and property maintenance, tear-outs, hauling, and new-construction landscape finishing.
Can you lower maintenance without making the yard look bare?
Yes. Low-maintenance yards work best when rock, mulch, edging, plant pockets, and any lawn you want to keep are planned together. The goal is less watering and trimming while the yard still looks intentional.
Can you fix standing water or soft spots?
Often. The first step is identifying where the water comes from and where it can safely go. Depending on the property, the solution may involve regrading, swales, soil correction, drainage rock, or changes to bed edges.
Do you handle new-build yards?
Yes. New-build work can include soil shaping, grading, sod preparation, rock or mulch beds, side-yard cleanup, drainage planning, and finishing around patios, fences, decks, and walkways.
Do you offer weekly mowing and maintenance?
Yes, subject to route availability. Residential and commercial maintenance can include recurring mowing, trimming, clean edges, and scoped seasonal touch-ups. Ask about availability for the property location in the quote form.
Do you take commercial landscaping projects?
Yes. WBS quotes commercial landscape installation, property maintenance, surface grading and drainage, cleanup and hauling, and new-construction landscaping. Availability depends on the property, access, service frequency, scope, and current route.
Who will I be dealing with?
WBS is owner-operated. That means a direct point of contact, practical scheduling, and accountability for the quote, the work, and the final walkthrough.
Are quotes free?
The website does not charge you to submit initial project details. If the work requires a paid site assessment, consultation, or another arrangement before a firm scope can be prepared, that would need to be explained and accepted before booking.
What should a written landscaping quote explain?
It should identify the work being priced, preparation and removal included, material assumptions, access requirements, exclusions, price, and any scheduling or payment terms that apply. If an important detail is unclear, ask for it to be added before approving the work.
Can I ask about WCB and liability coverage?
Yes. WBS states WCB coverage and $2 million in liability insurance. Tell us if a property manager, builder, or procurement file requires current documentation or specific wording so those requirements can be confirmed before the work is accepted.
What happens if the site conditions or requested work change?
The changed condition or request should be described along with the effect on work, price, and schedule. Added work should not proceed until the revised scope is understood and approved.
How do weather and seasons affect landscaping schedules?
Rain, saturated soil, frost, extreme heat, material availability, and sod-establishment conditions can change the safest or most effective work window. WBS confirms the current schedule for the specific project rather than promising the same timing year-round.
When can a drainage project need another specialist?
Surface grading and practical drainage features are not a substitute for engineering or specialized underground work. Complex elevations, buried infrastructure, retaining structures, municipal requirements, or water with no safe outlet may require a surveyor, engineer, utility provider, municipality, or specialized contractor.
Did not see your question?
Describe the property and the uncertainty. WBS will tell you what can be answered now and what needs a closer look.