Landscaping and yard
What each yard service involves, from taking down a tree to the last bed of plantings, and what to expect from a certified company.
Landscaping covers everything between the house and the property line: the trees overhead, the lawn and beds, the water that keeps them alive and the stone, lighting and paths that make a yard usable. The pages below describe each service: what it is, how a careful company approaches it, and what separates a yard that works from one that only looks finished on the first day.
After a storm, the yard is often where the work starts: a fallen or split tree, torn-up lawn, broken irrigation lines and damaged beds. A certified company clears and rebuilds the yard alongside the repairs to the house, so grading, drainage and plantings are put back in the right order.
8 services
Tree removal
Taking a tree down in a controlled way, whole or in sections, and clearing it away.
Tree trimming
Pruning a tree for health, clearance and shape, with clean cuts in the right places.
Stump grinding
Grinding a stump away below the surface so the spot can be filled and planted.
Landscape design
A plan for the whole yard: beds, paths, plantings and how they fit the site.
Sod installation
A new lawn laid in rolls over prepared, graded soil.
Irrigation systems
Underground sprinklers and drip lines, zoned so each part of the yard gets the water it needs.
Outdoor lighting
Low-voltage lights for paths, steps, trees and the front of the house.
Hardscaping
The built parts of a yard: walls, steps, paths and terraces in stone, pavers or gravel.
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