Looking for a couple of recommendations in the Davis area...

[narya.livejournal.com]

Piano Tuner:

If you know a reasonable piano tuner in the Davis area, I'd appreciate their name or contact info. The piano hasn't been tuned in several years and is also in need of some minor (I hope) repairs - a few keys don't work.

It's a plus if they are available evenings/weekends, but not a requirement. I haven't had much luck getting called back just calling a few random ones found by google.


And this one is possibly a long shot, but do you know a good landscape/garden designer who does work in the Davis area?

We need to do some major yard improvements to resolve some drainage and erosion issues and also to make it more usable. In total, this will probably involve building some retaining walls and a patio or deck and doing a lot of planting (right now we have that lovely vacant lot look). It's going to be enough work that I'd like to get some kind of master plan done by somebody who is experienced and not aesthetically challenged the way I am.

I'm looking for somebody who could do a master plan and also advise us how best to stage the work over several years. There are some things that may need to be done by professionals, but there's probably a lot we can do ourselves, so it would be best if the designer were supportive of that.

Ideally we'd start actually doing the work next spring, so there's no extreme hurry, but I would like to start talking to people now. I have a few names already, but additional recommendations would be very much appreciated.


Thanks in advance for any recommendations! (And also, thank you kjc007 for mentioning the Somerville Gardening Club in an earlier comment. That's really nice to know about!)

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[nomacmac.livejournal.com]

We're in the middle of a big landscaping projects. We hired a landscape architect named Leslie Brayton, 617-776-7701 and have been very happy with her work. She lives in Somerville, so she is familiar with the issues involved in local landscaping. Ours is a big project involving a new retaining wall, raised garden bed, bluestone patio and re-pitching the yard to resolve drainage and useability issues. She's charging us hourly, and will do as little or as much of the work as we want her to. For things that are subcontracted like the masonry work, she got several quotes and let us choose who we wanted to work with. She's also fine with us doing some of the work ourselves. She is quite busy, so you're wise to start planning early.

[narya.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the reference! It sounds like the scope of your project is pretty similar to what we're likely to end up doing. I'll give her a call.