Fall is ideal to begin major structural work including grading, drainage, retaining walls, new driveways or walkways, flower bed creation, lawn installation and so on. Fall is a good time because of the time involved in doing hardscape. If your job is completed in the fall, you can use it fresh in the spring. If you start your hardscape in the spring, you may miss the best opportunity to purchase and plant from the freshest stock.
FAQs
In our area, we generally recommend planting in early to mid spring or early to mid fall. Both of those planting times give shrubs, trees, flowers or lawns the opportunity to become established before the weather becomes too hot or too cold. Of course, if your garden design includes annuals, they have to be planted in the spring.
If you have a sprinkler system, you can sometimes plant a little later into the warmer months.
When you purchase plants in the fall, they are starting to go dormant and are less likely to be stressed from transplanting. A fall planting gives plants the opportunity to become established before the energetic growth season of spring.
Landscaping is the installation of shrubs/planting beds, installing plants and shrubs as well as decorative mulch.
Hardscaping is the installation of walkways, patios, retaining walls, garden walls and water features.
Landscaping, especially pool patios, should not be installed until the pool has sat for a winter season to allow the ground the settle.
As with our live plants, we work with local suppliers. This helps us keep delivery costs down.
Decide what you can comfortably afford and let us give you an estimate. We do everything possible to make your dreams and your budget have a happy meeting place. When we come feel free to discuss your budget with us and we will do all that we can to fit the project into your budget by offering the most affordable materials for what you want done. Sometimes, if you want a larger project, it can be completed in phases.
We specialize in designing and planning landscape and hardscape. When we help you plan your project, we take into consideration hours of sunlight and location. This helps make sure your garden will grow properly. We also have several suppliers for stone and brick work which gives you many choices in materials and an array of price points.
We specialize in designing and planning landscape and hardscape. When we help you plan your project, we take into consideration hours of sunlight and location. This helps make sure your garden will grow properly. We also have several suppliers for stone and brick work which gives you many choices in materials and an array of price points.
Our plants are supplied by several local nurseries. This helps us to be sure the plants we choose are proper for this zone.
Trees and shrubs we install are under warranty for one year. Patios, walkways and retaining walls are warranted for one year for workmanship.
This depends on the type and size of the project. Hardscape (walkways/patios/retaining walls) usually take about a week to complete. Landscaping projects can take from a few days to a week or more.
