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Horticultural one-stop shop – design, installation, maintenace and consulting
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Clients proclaim Efflorescence principal Alan Stopek, “a true plantsman and horticulturalist,” one who takes an almost professorial approach to his business, educating and informing in concert with the design, development, installation and maintenance of a space. A lover and student of history, Stopek draws inspiration from the annals of his profession, producing eclectic designs influenced by a variety of antique and contemporary sources. His designs, according to sources, offer “a taste of the unique,” via the vast assortment of plant life he uses. And Stopek's particular affinity for succulents and drought tolerant plants mirrors his own disposition, “Zen-like” and “unflappable." He's a man who puts his customers at ease.
The firm, servicing the Palm Beach area for the last 28 years, consists of approximately 20 employees, divided among the back office, the design, installation and maintenance teams. Stopek and company maintain their own two-acre nursery inhabited by succulents and other plants well acclimated to adverse environmental conditions like Florida's wind, salt and sand. The firm charges $250 per hour for design and then puts together a proposal for the specifics of the installation. Efflorescence also offers a complete horticultural consultation menu – for soil testing, tissue sampling and pathology analysis of your ailing vegetation – as well as a variety of maintenance options.
The real challenge for this eager crew is turning down work. For a small firm, coordinating as many as 20 jobs at any one time is tough. Nevertheless, Efflorescence maintains a tremendous reputation for customer service and for exterior spaces that meet the approval of tastes as discriminating as that of the president of the Palm Beach Garden Club.
Representative Client Comments:
"He takes ownership of the property and treats it with the same time and care that he gives his own." "He is very easy to work with and incredibly knowledgeable." "He is a true plants man. Loves what he does." "The results are to die for." "His crew is very nice, discreet and respectful of our neighbors." "Alan transformed the concept of landscaping in Palm beach. He is more of an artist." "Even when it is tiny, it is fabulous." "Every inch is amazing."
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