Every yard on this page is kept by the same people who built it. No sub-contractors and no hand-offs — which is the reason the edges still look like this in year three.
The problem
Two street frontages, so every edge is on show — and the turf burned out each August along the strip that takes heat off the sidewalk.
What we did
Re-graded the verge, laid a drought-tolerant sod, and set the mowing height a notch higher from June so the crown keeps its own shade.
Three days, then weekly
The problem
Beds had crept out of shape over eight years and the mulch had set into three inches of matted crust that shed water instead of holding it.
What we did
Cut fresh edges by hand rather than machine, stripped the old layer out entirely, replanted the front row for colour that carries through the year.
Two days
The problem
The slope shed water straight at the garage every time it rained hard, and the previous fix was a row of sandbags.
What we did
Built a dry-stacked retaining wall, cut a swale behind it to take the water the long way round, then planted the face so the wall stopped looking new by its second season.
Nine days
The problem
A worn dirt path down to the lower garden that turned into a slide whenever it was wet, which is most of the times you actually want to use it.
What we did
Set stone treads into the existing grade instead of cutting a new one, lit them low, and planted the margins so the line reads as planted rather than poured.
Four days
The problem
The owner wanted something in flower whenever visitors come, without keeping a gardener on staff to make it happen.
What we did
Planted in three overlapping waves so something is always coming into flower as something else goes over, on a swap we handle twice a year.
One day, twice a year
The problem
Grading, drainage, beds, sod and the fence line all needed doing, and the last three contractors had each dug up the one before.
What we did
Planned the entire property first and built it in sequence — grade, drain, hardscape, beds, sod, fence — so nothing got opened up twice.
Three weeks, then weekly
Professional, detailed, and an owner who follows up. We have not edited these down to the flattering half.
The owner walks the yard with you, points out what needs attention, and the crew leaves it looking like a park. Same day every week, like clockwork.
They have kept our beds, edges and fence line sharp for two full seasons now. If anything is ever off, one text and it is handled.
Careful around the flower beds, gates always closed, clippings gone. It is the details — you can tell the owner checks the work.