Washing out cement trucks, dumping excess cement or cleaning concrete and texturing tools in an area where you are going to plant flowers, vegetables, trees or other plants reveals the unprofessional character of those involved.
If the contractor does not have a spot other than the planting area to dump this debris, he/she/they should at least provide a tarp or section of plywood on which to capture the washings and waste cement. When such contamination does occur it is not unusual for only the large clods of solid concrete to be removed; the remaining contaminates are simply tilled into or buried under more soil. Once such contamination occurs, there is no way to remove all the contaminated soil without a great deal of expense and effort. It is less costly to do the construction project properly in the first place.
When you see this type of contamination in planting areas, whether it be for a lawn as in this photo or other plant types, I hope you are reminded of the fact this person or persons is/are only concerned in getting the job done quickly and not professionally. The concern for the health and welfare of the plant material to be planted in areas near such construction projects should also be the mark of a professional.
As the one who pays the ultimate bill, you should be watchful for such problems and ensure contamination of this type does not occur.
To learn more about what should and should not be done at a landscape site, check out the web page at
http://tri-river.mesacounty.us/LandscapeSpecifications_December_5_2008.pdf.
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