Demolition and Disposal
Emerald Landscaping provides demolition services for any structures that may be in your yard and also concrete demolition such as driveways, patios, and sidewalks can be removed before we start your landscape project.
Landscape Design and Build
Design details are important to us, starting with the general composition of the garden right down to the exact detail and location of plants and material selection. The natural beauty of your property should reflect your personal style and we strive to showcase your personality in our designs.
Grading/Drainage and Water Flow Management
Poor drainage from your yard can lead to wet basements. One of the first tasks to a new landscape install is to establish proper drainage from your house foundation. Ensuring that you have snow melt and rain water running away from your home and property will give you peace of mind during spring thaw and heavy summer rains.
Down Spout Emitters, French Drains, Channel Drains, Dry Wells, Catch Basins, Grading and Contouring, Swales, Dry Creek Beds, Dual Slope Laser Technology.
Sod/Lawn
Laying sod will produce a thick luscious lawn that can be used as quickly as two to three weeks after installation. Our team of experienced installers will also take care of grading your property to ensure there are no low spots or holes and to ensure proper drainage from your home.
Plant Material
Planting trees, shurbbery, and flower beds is a great way to create a unique and attactive perennial features to your property. Let us help you select the correct species that will allow you to let your vision come to life while ensuring the selections will be suited to our climate and will last for years to come. We provide: Shrubs, Potted Trees, B+B Trees, Perennials, Ornamental Grasses.
Our suppliers: Lakeshore Tree Farm, Wilsons Greenhouse.
Paving Stone
Addig some stone or brick work to your property is an attactive surfacing option for driveways, walkaways, patios, fire pits or sitting areas and are also a great way to add texture and depth to your space. Using stone or concrete also adds value to your home and comes with the benefits of being very low maintenance from year to year. Contact us to further inquire about a professionally installed, rugged, natural look in your yard. Our suppliers: Expocrete, Cindercrete, Barkman.
Hardscaping
Retaining Walls, Patios, Garden Walls, Planters, Lawn Edging.
Patios and sidewalks may be the first thing that comes to mind when you think about hardscaping, but it includes much more than that. Hardscaping is all the non-living components of the landscape such as retaining walls, garden walls, seating walls, outdoor kitchens, outdoor fireplaces and fire pits, waterfalls and ponds, terraced beds, custom window wells, lighting, decks, pergolas, trellises and arbours and so much more. Even well placed boulders as focal points or structure is considered hardscaping. Hardscaping is the bones or structure of your landscape and is a crucial component in the overall design.
Incorporating some well planned and constructed hardscaping into the yard provides a number of benefits such as increased property value, allowing you to define and expand your living space, direct traffic flow, prevent soil erosion, reduce maintenance and most importantly, fix grade issues. If you have a sloping or uneven yard, hardscaping such as retaining walls, tiered patios, stone stairs and paths can transform it into a useable and functional space. We'll provide you with some before and after pics at the end of the project, the transformation will be truly amazing.
Thinking of hiring out the hardscaping and the homeowner finishes the project with sod, shrubs, trees and mulch? We can do that also. Give us a call to discuss your project and move one step closer to realizing your dream yard.
Irrigation
Everyone loves a beautiful, lush, green lawn. Proper placement of sprinkler heads is key to ensure that your lawn gets even water coverage without missed locations. We will design your irrigation system to make sure head placement and pipe layout will provide you with the performance you require while keeping longevity to your system in mind.
New installs, Irrigation renovations, Commercial systems.
Brands we use: Hunter, Rainbird
Water Features/Ponds
Emerald Landscaping also offers beautiful and tranquil accompaniments of nature through waterfalls, fountains, ponds or streams, dry creeks and gurglers. We can seamlessly incorporate your vision into the overall design to create a slice of paradise in your backyard.
Brands: Aquascapes.
Outdoor Lighting
Properly placed outdoor lighting will add a complete new dimension to your landscape. Low voltage landscape lighting will also accent features within your space that may otherwise go unnoticed. There are a number of different techniques used to install lighting. You can create the exact mood you want your guests to experience. Whether it be low ambient lighting, casting shadows, accenting water features, highlighting a focal point in your yard, or simply lighting a pathway. Landscape lighting can also be used as an attractive way to add additional security to your property.
Give us a call to create the perfect ambiance for your outdoor space.
Brands we use: FX-Luminaire, Kichler, Unique Lighting.
Xeriscaping
Xeriscaping is landscaping with very little water use, or completely eliminating the use of water altogether. This type of landscaping is demonstrated often in milder climates or climates with extreme drought. Xeriscaping can work equally well in our climate with the use of hardscaping materials, various groundcovers or mulchs, rock and stone, and drought tolerant plant material. You can even have a little patch of green grass by replacing the sod for artificial grass.
There are great reasons to incorporate this type of landscaping with the most notable are:
- Reduces water consumption, minimal, or no grass and plants to water. This can drastically reduce your water bill.
- Decrease yard maintenance and more time for yourself. No lawn to cut or minimal lawn space. Minimal or no pruning of trees and shrubs.
- No money spent on pesticides or fertilizers.
Excavation and Snow Removal
In the cold winter months, we offer snow removal and plowing services through either maintenance contracts or per call services for commercial properties, condominium complexes and acreages. Our services include snow clearing and piling, and hauling away excess snow that has built up on your property after a long winter.
Emerald Landscaping also has the equipment available to service larger excavation and grading projects for commercial properties or larger residential spaces such as acreages. If you are planning a large project give us a call and we will be happy to give you more details on our services and capabilities.