client preferences

I recently received a call from a Wall Street Journal reporter who was doing a feature on preparing a home for sale.   She told me she wanted a landscape designer's perspective on how homeowners should spend their money to get the most bang for the buck and really put me on the spot in the process:  Her deadline was the following morning, and I had to do some fast thinking when her call came in at 8 pm.   It immediately occurred to me that I always ask homeowners whether they are landscaping for