These Terms & Conditions apply to any work performed and materials supplied by Green Apple Gardens (“Contractor”) and are incorporated into the estimate/invoice (“Invoice”) provided to you (“Customer”) and shall govern unless expressly modified or excluded in writing by both parties. Upon Customer’s signing of the Invoice, the Invoice, together with these Terms & Conditions, form a binding contract between the parties.

Scope of Work

1. The contractor shall carry out and complete landscape works described in the estimate document in a good and workman like manner and shall have no obligation to execute any further work unless otherwise agreed in writing between the parties. If there shall be any discrepancy between any specification and any drawing, the description contained in specification shall prevail over the drawing.
2. The contract documents shall contain, the estimate, the specification plans and any other document referred to in the estimate. No qualification in any acceptance issued by the client shall form part of the contract unless specifically agreed to in writing by the contractor.
3. Only the items on the estimate specification are included, but all works are due for payment. All other requested works are excluded.

Permits

The Customer is responsible for obtaining any necessary permits or consents required for any work to be performed by Contractor under the Invoice (both governmental and private). Customer represents and warrants to Contractor that all permits and consents have been obtained prior to the scheduled commencement of any work and that the work contained in the Invoice is permitted by all applicable laws.

Payment

The Client accepts that he/she will pay the Contractor the full contract sum (all costs incurred) together with any tax properly chargeable upon the contract. A deposit is not required prior to the start date if the total cost of the project is under $1,000. If the total cost of the project is over $1,000 a deposit of 40% is required. Progressive invoices may be sent as work progresses. Final Invoice will be send after work is complete. Payments are immediately due on receipt of invoice.

Warranties

Sod Warranty

We will replace one time (at our discretion), any sod that does not establish within a period of 30 days if maintained properly. All warranties are voided if bills are not paid in full upon completion of work.

One-year warranty

During the one-year warranty period, The Contractor will visit the site a maximum of two times to remove and replace dead plant material. If necessary, The Contractor will visit the site one additional time during the one-year warranty period to remove dead plants only. This corresponds to three visits to the site at no charge during the one-year warranty period. All trips to the site in excess of these three to either remove dead plants or install replacements will be billed at $45.00 per hour.

Any structural or appearance of finished features is at the discretion of the contractor, unless agreed in writing by the client or agent prior to the start of works. Where a written specification for the appearance of a feature is provided to the contractor, it is the responsibility of the client or agent to request a small sample of this finished works prior to the start of that specific feature. The contractor is not liable for any works necessary as a consequence of such an omission. This applies to both client and agent.