A Student, Owner and Operator

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Microscapes Inc.
Theres no job to small
A Student, Owner and Operator
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Clients Room of Service with Proposed Plant Design
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• Key
• A Ficus benjamina nitida
• B Dracaena
• deremensis
• C Agtaonema sp.
• D Ficus pumila
• E Spathiphyllum wallisii
• - Existing house lamps

B
C
B
E
A
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Current Conditions

• Excess moisture accumulates from use of the
  adjoining kitchen due to poor ventilation
• Ave. foot candles (fc) during daylight hours
• A 6.3fc
• B C 10.42fc
• D 55.04fc
• E 6.32fc

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Preparation

• Client will install a shelf on wall behind the
  couch about 3 feet below ceiling level and 1.5
  feet in depth
• Install Grow-lux bulbs above areas labeled A, E,
  and B-C-B
• Install a Hepa-filter to clean and circulate the
  air
• Water test to determine if a filter is necessary
  and/or how fertilizer application needs to be
  curtailed according to water quality

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Plant Placement
B
C
B
E
D
A
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Plant A Characteristics

• Ficus benjamina (Ficus benjamina Nitida)
• Temp warm hot (60F- gt72F)
• Light requirements Medium High (70 fc - gt230
  fc)
• Size medium, (4ft 8ft), using a specimen in
  the middle of this range
• Into a 14 terra cotta clay planter

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Plant B Characteristics

• Janet Craig Dracaena (Dracaena deremensis Janet
  Craig)
• Temp cool hot (45F - gt72F)
• Light requirements Low High (lt23fc - gt230fc)
• Size small (8in 4Ft), using the smaller
  specimen of this range
• Into a 6 terra cotta planter

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Plant C Characteristics

• Creeping evergreen (Aglaonema sp.)
• Temp cool hot (45F - 72F
• Light requirements low medium (lt23fc - 140fc)
• Size small (8in 4Ft), using the smaller
  specimen in this range
• Into a 6 terra cotta clay planter

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Plant D Characteristics

• Creeping fig (Ficus Pumila)
• Temp cool hot (45F - gt72 F)
• Light requirements Low High (lt23 fc - gt230 fc)
• Size small (8 in 4ft), using the smaller
  specimen in this range
• Into a 30 clay window trough

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Plant E Characteristics

• White flag, Peace lily (Spathiphyllum wallissi)
• Temp warm hot (60F - gt72F)
• Light requirements Low Medium (lt23fc - 140fc)
• Size small (8in 4ft), using the larger
  specimen in this range
• Into a 10 terra cotta clay pot

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Outline of Installation Costs
Plant Container Cost Ave cost per plant Growing Media (ft3) Cost of Media Planting time/plant (hr) Labor Cost Cost of planting individual plants (add purple columns)
A 4.95 15.00 1.4 3.15 1 15.00 38.10
B .95 4.50 0.6 1.35 1 15.00 21.80
C .95 4.50 0.6 1.35 1 15.00 21.80
D 10.00 .50 3.0 13.5 1 (for all 4 plants) 15.00 39.00
E 1.95 10.00 1.00 2.25 1 15.00 29.20

These are wholesale prices. Two workers.
One working at 8.00 and the other working at 7.00
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Installation Costs
Plant Cost of planting individual plants at wholesale pricing Quantity Retail prices of containers Retail prices of plants Installation costs (retail prices labor media x quantity)
A 37.10 1 11.15 34.99 64.29
B 21.80 2 2.15 14.95 66.90
C 21.80 1 2.15 12.99 31.49
D 39.00 4 (in one container) 22.50 1.15 55.60
E 29.20 1 4.40 25.00 46.65
TOTAL 264.93
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Maintenance Schedule and Costs
Operation Time b/w operations Times performed per year Time for each operation (min) Total Time (min) Number of Hours Labor Costs/ hour Cost Per Plant
Watering AC 10 days 24 7 168 2.8 7.00 19.60
Watering - heat 5 days 24 7 168 2.8 7.00 19.60
Watering -additional As needed 24 7 168 2.8 7.00 19.60
trimming 3/yr 3 4 12 0.2 7.00 1.40
Pest Control 1/month 12 3 36 0.6 7.00 4.20
Fertilizing 2/yr 2 2 4 0.07 7.00 .49
Cleanup 10 days 36 2 72 1.2 7.00 8.40
Clean plants 3/yr 3 60 180 3 7.00 21.00
Foreman 2/month 24 5 120 2 18.00 36.00
TOTAL 130.29
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• Guarantees
• 100 satisfaction guaranteed or Microscapes Inc.
  will refund your last two monthly payments. If
  contract is less than two months before
  termination than we will refund all of your
  monthly payments. This refund does not include
  installation and maintenance costs up to the
  point of contract termination.
• Replacement
• Microscapes will replace any plants that dies
  under our care. This does not include the death
  of plant due to the actions of a non-microscape
  team member. For instance gas leaks, plant
  exposure to foreign substances introduced by a
  non-Microscape member, effects of pets, improper
  pruning or watering by a non-Microscape member,
  etc
• Cancellation Rights
• The contract can be terminated by the customer in
  the case of dissatisfaction
• Microscapes also has the right to cancel their
  services should it be in the best interest of the
  company
• Fees
• By signing to this one-year contract the client
  agrees to pay for our monthly fee of 60.00 in
  addition to installation and maintenance costs as
  determined by the tables in this contract, cost
  of water test, filter, and grow-lux bulb costs
  and installation.

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• I,_________ on this date________ hereby agree to
  the terms presented in this contract and agree to
  pay Microspaces Inc. the below fee for one year
  of service unless contract is otherwise
  terminated by the concurrence of both parties.
• Itinerated fees for 12 months of service
• 264.93 Installation costs
• 130.29 Maintenance costs
• 720.00 - 60.00 x 12 months
• Total 1115.22