ABSTRACT
When preparing a contract for grounds maintenance, whether it be a public park, housing estate, playing fields or any other form of landscape, a major consideration will be that of providing the essential information. Unlike the Parks Manager and staff, who will be familiar with every nook and cranny of the sites in their charge, the contractor, initially, will know nothing. He or she will need to be told where the site is, of what it consists and to be provided with some form of quantitative information.
