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Manufacturer Requirements & Compliance for Landscaping

The Manufacturer Requirements & Compliance workflow supports landscaping contractors by ensuring installations follow product and warranty requirements. It includes reviewing manufacturer specifications for irrigation, lighting, and hardscape products, training crews, verifying compliance, and documenting results. By following this process, landscaping companies reduce disputes, protect profitability, and strengthen professionalism. Clients benefit from confidence that systems and products are installed correctly and covered under warranty. Teams gain accountability and structure. With this workflow in place, landscaping contractors can improve efficiency, strengthen credibility, and deliver projects more reliably with consistent adherence to manufacturer requirements.

Identify plant materials, irrigation kits

Collect plant, soil, and system care sheets

Share planting details with landscaper

Ensure landscapers understand plant spec

Check soil moisture and compaction

Plant and edge per supplier layout

Use fertilizer, stakes, mulch per spec

Measure plant spacing, depth, mulch

Photo planting zones and irrigation

Walk landscape layout with foreman

Submit plant warranty details

Archive plant data and system docs

Identify plant materials, irrigation kits

Collect plant, soil, and system care sheets

Share planting details with landscaper

Ensure landscapers understand plant spec

Check soil moisture and compaction

Plant and edge per supplier layout

Use fertilizer, stakes, mulch per spec

Measure plant spacing, depth, mulch

Photo planting zones and irrigation

Walk landscape layout with foreman

Submit plant warranty details

Archive plant data and system docs