Steps to Constructing Water Features and the Team to Build Them
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Blue Thumb explores the water feature industry, types of water features and your opportunity to work with them in the landscape
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Steps to Constructing Water Features and the Team to Build Them
- 1. Steps to constructing water features & The team to install them properly introducing Water into your business
- 2. Business Opportunity: Working with water connect the dots for your business The Industry Water Features Your Opportunity
- 3. Industry is interested Landscape Architects report water features are top-of-mind with consumers
- 4. Industry Water features are a long standing element in the landscape. Inspiration can be seen everywhere (Civic Spaces, Renowned Gardens, Private & Commercial Landscapes, Health Care Complex + Universities) Trevi Fountain, Rome
- 5. Industry Does your town have a water feature?
- 6. Traditional Civic Water Feature Industry
- 7. Contemporary Civic Water Features
- 8. Contemporary MSU Water Features
- 9. Industry Do humans enjoy & value water Features?
- 10. Humans provoke & interact with water
- 11. Water brings humans & our friends together unlike any other element in the landscape.
- 12. Back yard water gardens Incorporate hardscapes, landscapes and waterscapes
- 13. Industry connection Water can intertwine all facets of the landscape industry. Retailer: Direct sales on complimentary landscape products Landscaper: Opportunity to install more products adjacent to the water feature or increase sales per sq.ft. Homeowner: Able to enjoy a well balanced landscape with sights, sounds and touch.
- 14. Will your company lead or react second to the growing demand for stress-free & low-maintenance landscape features? Why do companies choose to use water: - Looking to increase sales - Broadening skill sets - Increasing property assetsvalue Water features play on the senses within the landscape, therefore creating value of sound over that of just sight or touch. Getting Started with water features
- 15. Aaron Scarlata • Began my career in 1998 • Blue Thumb was est. 2000 • Joined team 2010 • Business Development Let’s Connect Aaron@bluethumbponds.com
- 16. Industry Online Resources Local Resources
- 17. Industry Traditional methods - Door-to-door - Printed Direct Mail - Trade Events Non-traditional methods - Social selling - Email E-News - Community Support Similarities Exist
- 18. Blue Thumb is a resource Advisor, estimator and collaborator
- 19. Industry What are your options? Blue Thumb specializes in manufacturing; but we also distribute over 1,000 water features options you can view online 24.7 Request a wholesale account RIGHT NOW! Go to: shopbluethumb.com
- 20. Water Features Water evokes interest through sound & sight
- 21. Possibly small in size, but having large significance. Water Features
- 23. Fountains Small space water feature construction
- 25. Fountain Components Who should choose a Ceramic Vase Fountain? Homeowners, Renters, you name it because Ceramic Fountains are portable, easy to install and deliver a soothing sound of water.
- 27. Fountains in the Landscape
- 28. Water Gardens An ecosystem you design to come to life
- 34. Matching equipment Size for space and desired flow rates on waterfall
- 40. Man vs. Machine
- 41. Machine vs. Man
- 45. Tip: Keep in mind both scale and since of space
- 46. Tip: Dress a water feature with plants to soften edge
- 47. Tip: Be honest about maintenance
- 48. Koi Pond More than just a fish tank
- 50. Koi- “Gem” of the Water
- 51. Creating a Habitat for Koi
- 54. Cascading Falls Sounds of a pond and waterfall, but without the pond
- 59. Cascading Falls • Use Kits or Custom
- 60. Hidden Basin Basin Matrix are used to support stone and gravel while maintaining a volume of water in the liner reservoir.
- 64. Specialty Water Features Water is one shape, but works with many
- 65. Similar ability to function
- 66. Similar ability to function
- 67. Similar ability to function
- 71. Scale impacts the look
- 72. Your Opportunity with Water Features starts now! Start simple & small, but then GROW to YOUR unique size
- 73. Website up to date? • 10 minute review once a month • Keep information current • New photos or videos • We can help!
- 74. Update Facebook • If you don’t have a company page, get one! • Keep fans updated with current posts • Custom cover picture • Albums of finished work and progress of current jobs
- 75. Before the Consultation Is your vehicle & your uniform clean?
- 76. Use the Inspirations Booklets Consider leaving copies behind at every design appointment
- 77. Site Survey: Understanding your location
- 78. Design and Conceptually Plan
- 79. ? But wait… Which Water Feature is Right For You? The next one
- 80. Aaron Scarlata • Join our Thumbprint enews • Get invites to shows • Free stuff • Request me to visit Let’s Connect Aaron@bluethumbponds.com
Editor's Notes
- This presentation highlights the types of water features and the key steps to constructing each type of feature successfully. Next the presentation covers the team skills and the dynamic required to build a team worthy of keeping the water feature segment of your business healthy, efficient and profitable.
- 1,2,3 Connecting the dots in the industry- Blue Thumb works to unit landscapers and resellers to the world of water features- heavily sought after by consumers and recently listed as a top-of-mind request for Landscape Architects to include in their designs.
- Blue Thumb connects people with water features. Blue Thumb advises people on options when it comes to water features as well as how to prepare your project for success. Estimating and working with people on real cost #s is important to Blue Thumb. PROFIT is not a bad word, so working with successful business partners is key.
- Water features offer a compelling difference in the landscape from one homeowner to another. Therefore each is unique and each allows the installer to showcase their design ability over that of a competitor. So who will carve out the water feature niche first- you or them?
- Poll the audience which is their ideal way of doing business
- Blue Thumb connects people with water features. Blue Thumb advises people on options when it comes to water features as well as how to prepare your project for success. Estimating and working with people on real cost #s is important to Blue Thumb. PROFIT is not a bad word, so working with successful business partners is key.
- Learn how Blue Thumb can offer your 1,000+ options of water features by visiting us online shopbluethumb.com Be sure to request your own wholesale account- our team at Blue Thumb will get you approved to view wholesale.
- Humans are intrinsically in tune with water and receptive of its presence. With water comes life and often within our role as designers and landscape stewards we are presented both good uses and poor uses of water in the landscape. Poor uses often lead to destruction and degradation of the landscape; or worse, the risk of a total loss of habitat.