Why is the grass greener in Laguna Woods Village? Residents enjoy stunning, well-maintained landscaping, thanks to our dedicated in-house crews who provide exceptional service at a significantly lower cost than outside contractors.
Specifically, in-house maintenance is more cost-effective for both turf and shrub bed services.
Turf maintenance costs:
- In-house: $150 per acre
- Contracted: $185 per acre
Shrub bed maintenance costs:
- In-house: $0.27 per square foot
- Contracted: $0.35 per square foot
Further, VMS operates its own plant nursery, with inventory ranging from about 46,000 to 51,000 plants, at an average cost of $6.17 per plant from 2022 to 2023. The average quoted cost for the same plant assortment from three local wholesale nurseries is $8.56, or 39% higher.
Also, VMS operates its own green waste processing center for $135,000 per year, generating usable mulch worth $360,000. Without the center, VMS would have to contract with CR&R to haul away the 35,000 cubic yards of green waste generated annually from shrub bed maintenance, turf removal, tree trimming and removals at a cost of $2.12 million. The total yearly benefit to the community is $2.34 million.
Detailed information on Landscaping Services’ benchmarking comparisons can be found on pages 31-36 of the full VMS Benchmarking Report, available online.
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