Centro de Trabajo — Jardín de TenaflyJob Command Center — Tenafly Garden
Guía completa para correr el trabajo · 20 ′ × 40 ′ · 800 pies²
Full guide to run the job · 20 ′ × 40 ′ · 800 sq ft
This tab is your playbook (in English). The crew tab is in Spanish with audio buttons. Work top to bottom: buy → store → call staffing → run the day.
Step A — Day before: nursery run
What to buy & what to spend
Item
Qty
Est. cost
Inkberry Holly (3 gal)
7
$315
Japanese Pieris (3 gal)
5
$275
Green Velvet Boxwood (3 gal)
9
$450
Hosta (1 gal)
18
$324
Japanese Forest Grass (1 gal)
14
$308
Astilbe (1 gal)
12
$192
Coral Bells (1 gal)
12
$216
Brunnera (1 gal)
8
$160
Christmas Fern (1 gal)
14
$210
Epimedium (1 gal)
16
$320
Bulk compost / topsoil
4 yd³
$180
Soil amendments + Bio-tone starter
lot
$120
Bed edging
40 ft
$120
Shredded hardwood mulch (bulk)
6 yd³
$240
Pavers + gravel (2-ft path; first 7 ft already done)
lot
$200
Soaker hose + battery timer + Y-splitter
1 kit
$135
Marking paint, contractor bags, spare gloves
lot
$45
Delivery (soil, mulch, plants)
—
$165
Target spend (materials only — labor is separate)
≈ $3,775
Spend smart: Buy healthy plants — good leaves, white roots, not root-bound. Get the sizes listed (3-gal shrubs, 1-gal perennials). Don't let them upsell bigger plants or "designer" mulch. Skip: landscape fabric (we mulch instead), decorative pots, fertilizer spikes. Buy compost & mulch in bulk by the cubic yard (way cheaper than bags) and pay the $165 to deliver it — don't haul 6 yards in a car. Keep materials under $4,000.
Tools (bring your own or rent): 4 shovels, 2 digging forks, 2 rakes, 1 wheelbarrow, utility knife, work gloves. Optional: sod cutter rental (~$80/day) only if the old turf is thick.
Step B — Getting plants home & keeping them alive
How to store the plants before planting
Keep them OUT of direct sun. These are shade plants — sun will burn the leaves. Stage them on the shady/north side of the house or in the garage.
Water every day in the pots. Pots dry out fast. If the top inch of soil is dry, water it. On a hot day, check twice.
Plant within 2–3 days. They can survive 4–5 days in pots if shaded and watered, but sooner is better.
Keep upright, don't stack. Bring them in the garage overnight so deer don't eat the Hosta.
Step C — Call the staffing company (1–2 days ahead)
“Hi, I'd like to hire [number] general laborers for a landscaping install in Tenafly, NJ 07670. It's two days, about 8 hours each day, starting [date] at [time]. The work is ground prep and planting — digging, hauling soil and mulch, and planting shrubs and perennials. It's physical outdoor work. Spanish-speaking is totally fine — I have all the instructions in Spanish. What's your hourly bill rate, and can you confirm workers' comp and insurance are covered? Do they come to the site or do I pick them up, and what time do they start?”
Use the headcount from the Work tab (default 4). It's fine if they only speak Spanish.
Expect a bill rate around $28–$32/hr per worker. Confirm comp + insurance are on them.
Lock the start time and meeting spot. Have water, gloves, and the printed Spanish sheets ready.
Step D — When the crew arrives
Run the day
Greet them — press the welcome audio below, it plays in Spanish.
Hand each guy his sheet — print buttons are on the Work tab (one per worker).
Show them the phone: every job has a 🔊 button that speaks Spanish, and the green chat answers questions in Spanish.
Walk the site. Point out the 20 ′ × 40 ′ bed and which side is the house.
Start with Phase 0 (removal & prep). Don't plant until prep is done and you check the layout.
Check off jobs as they finish. If a guy doesn't show or leaves, change the headcount / mark him absent and the board re-splits the work automatically.
Tamaño del cantero (bed) — cambia las medidasBed size — change the dimensions
Cambia el ancho y el largo aquí — el plano y el dibujo de abajo se reacomodan solos. Elige un trabajador para resaltar sus plantas.Change width and length here — both the plan and the picture below re-lay-out. Pick a worker to highlight their plants.
Plano — vista de arribaPlan — top-down
Cómo se verá terminado — vista de frenteHow it will look finished — front view
Dibujo a madurez; se ensancha con el ancho del cantero. No a escala exacta. Abrir en página completa →Illustration at maturity; widens with the bed width. Not to exact scale. Open full page →
Cada planta — instrucciones individualesEach plant — individual instructions
Una tarjeta por planta: foto, tamaño, el hoyo, cómo plantarla, fertilizante, separación y audio en español. Toca 🔊 para escuchar.One card per plant: photo, size, the hole, how to plant it, fertilizer, spacing, and Spanish audio. Tap 🔊 to listen.