Landscape Services

Re-mulching and Re-edging Beds

• Freshen up your existing landscape beds with a fresh shovel edge and adding more shredded bark
• Creation of beds around trees and shrubs with shredded bark

Landscape Bed Maintenance

• Spraying of weed killer and hand weeding

Shrub and Tree Care

• Shrub fertilization in early spring and/or during planting throughout the season
• Shrub shearing and pruning done twice a year
• Tree thinning, pruning, and removal ( Best for tree’s health if done in the winter or early spring)
• Stump removal and repair
• Creating mulch rings around trees in order to protect them from lawn mower and trimmer damage

Flower Bed Work

• Fertilization and soil additions to annual and perennial beds (spring)
• Annual plantings are done in a two week window around Memorial Day weekend
• Cutting back of dead plants and removal of annuals (Fall)
• Perennial installation is done through out the planting season

Seeding and Sod Installation

• Proper preparation is the key to a good lawn whether you are soding or seeding
• The addition of a minimum of 2 to 3 inches of topsoil is necessary to provide lawns with enough area for root growth
• High quality seed and fertilizer are used to ensure a thick lawn
• Sod also receives fertilizer to promote quick root growth and strong establishment so that shock of less water doesn’t burn out new grass

Invasive Plant Control

• The borders of your yard may contain these weedy plants that spread quickly and choke out many desirable plants
• Garlic Mustard, a 2 to 4 foot high weedy annual can be controlled by spraying or pulling, the caution with this plant, if a plant matures and forms a seed head that seed head has 600 to 800 seeds that will grow upon contact with soil
• Buckthorn, is a fast growing glossy dark green leaf with dark purple berries. Birds eat the fruit that has a laxative like quality, compounding the spread of this weedy shrub/tree, this plant is removed by cutting it close to the ground and either spraying the stump with weed killer or grinding the stumps

Patios

• Built with a base of traffic bond that is compacted in layers to a thickness of 4 to 6 inches
• Brick pavers, concrete pavers, natural stone, and crushed stone
• Walkways are also created in the same way
• Wooden decks and concrete are also in the scope of creating you back yard patio

Retaining Walls

• There are many different materials that can be used to accomplish many objectives; concrete block, wood, natural stone, and concrete products that look like natural stone
• The main objectives of retaining walls are; functional, to hold back earth, to terrace a hill, to stop erosion, to create gardens, to increase the useful area of the yard or driveway, or just because you like the look
• These structures all include a level base and are either dry layed or set with concrete

Winter Protection

• Tree guards; tree wraps and hardware cloth
• Burlap to cover deciduous evergreen shrubs from the burning of winter sun
• Evergreen boughs are used to protect ground covers and perennial gardens