Deep-Dive Guide

Landscaping & Property Care

Everything we handle outside your home beyond lighting — design, mulch, cleanups, retaining walls, ponds, water features, and power washing. What each service actually includes and how bundling with your lighting saves you money and headaches.

Quick facts
Crew
Same local crew as your lighting install
Coordination
Single point of contact for everything outside
Bundling
Landscape + lighting quoted together = savings
Seasons
Spring cleanup → mulch → summer projects → fall cleanup
Warranty
Plantings 1 yr, hardscape 3–5 yrs, workmanship
Insured
Fully licensed and insured
Overview

Landscaping is everything on your property that isn't the lighting itself: the beds, the walls, the plantings, the water features, the pressure-washed hardscape. It's what your lighting is aimed at.

We handle the categories our lighting clients actually ask us for — design, mulch, cleanups, hardscape, water features, power washing — with the same local crew that installed your lights. That coordination matters more than most homeowners realize: it's what keeps a fixture from getting buried under fresh mulch and a wire from getting sliced by a mower.

This guide walks through each category, what a real installation includes, and how the bundling with lighting actually works.

What it is

The basics, plainly.

Under one roof: landscape design & plantings, mulch installs and bed refresh, spring and fall cleanups, retaining walls, decorative ponds, fountains and water features, and residential power washing.

We're not a mow-and-blow operation — we don't do weekly lawn mowing. We do the projects that transform your property, and we partner with mowing crews for weekly maintenance clients who want a fully hands-off setup.

The advantage of bundling landscape with lighting is coordination: trenching for water features can share a visit with wiring runs, mulch beds go in before or after landscape lighting depending on cable routing, and one contact manages the whole exterior instead of four.

How it works

Under the hood.

Design that fits the property

Every design starts on-site. Sun exposure, drainage, mature-tree canopy, soil, and how you actually use the yard all shape what will thrive and what won't. A design drawn without walking the property is a wish list.

Mulch and bed care

Fresh mulch protects plantings from heat and freeze, keeps beds looking sharp, and locks in moisture. We use dark hardwood as the default and edge every bed by hand.

Seasonal cleanups

Spring cleanup pulls winter debris, cuts back perennials, and preps beds for mulch. Fall cleanup pulls leaves, cuts back late-season growth, and preps everything for winter.

Retaining walls and hardscape

Structural walls solve grade and drainage problems. Decorative walls define spaces. Both are built on proper base, with drainage, and rated for freeze-thaw — not stacked block.

Ponds and water features

New pond builds, restorations of existing ponds, and complete removals. Fountains and self-contained water features for smaller yards where a full pond isn't the right fit.

Power washing

Driveways, siding, patios, walkways, and outdoor furniture. Adjustable pressure and detergents so we clean without stripping paint or gouging soft materials.

Options

What we install.

Design + install

Full-scope: we design plantings and hardscape together, install everything, and set up any irrigation the design needs.

Mulch install only

Quick refresh: edge, weed, and top-dress beds with fresh dark mulch in a single visit.

Seasonal cleanup only

Spring or fall standalone visits for existing landscapes that just need the twice-a-year reset.

Hardscape projects

Retaining walls, patios, walkways, or fire pits — quoted per project.

Water features

Pond builds, restorations, removals, or standalone fountains.

Power washing

One-time exterior wash or scheduled seasonal service.

Process

What working with us looks like.

  1. 01 · Site walk

    We walk the property, understand the goal, and identify what's realistic given site conditions.

  2. 02 · Plan + quote

    Written scope, plant list where relevant, per-project pricing.

  3. 03 · Schedule + install

    Work is scheduled around lighting installs when bundled. Larger projects staged over multiple days.

  4. 04 · Walk-through + care sheet

    For plantings we leave a watering and care sheet. For hardscape we walk you through drainage and any maintenance.

  5. 05 · Season 1 warranty

    Plantings warrantied for the first growing season. Workmanship on hardscape carries longer warranty terms.

Compared

Bundled with lighting vs. separate contractors

This service
The alternative
  • One quote, one schedule, one contact
    Multiple contractors, coordination on you
  • Fixtures placed with mulch/plantings in mind
    Fixtures buried or fixtures spliced by other crews
  • Trenching shared across projects
    Yard opened multiple times
  • Consistent design language exterior-wide
    Piecemeal aesthetic
  • Single warranty relationship
    Blame-shifting between contractors
Warranty & support
  • Plantings: 1-year warranty on trees and shrubs installed by us, provided the care sheet is followed.
  • Hardscape workmanship: 3–5 years depending on scope (walls carry longer warranty than decorative work).
  • Water features: manufacturer warranty on pumps and liners, our labor warranty on installation.
  • Power washing: no warranty needed — it's a same-day result you can inspect before we leave.
FAQ

Frequently asked.

Do you offer weekly mowing?+

No — we focus on projects and seasonal care. We coordinate with mowing partners for clients who want a fully hands-off setup.

Can you work around my existing landscape?+

Yes. Most of our work is adding to or refreshing existing landscapes, not tearing out from scratch.

Do you handle irrigation?+

We install drip and basic irrigation as part of plantings, and coordinate with irrigation specialists for larger systems.

Do you build outdoor kitchens or pergolas?+

Larger structural builds we partner out. Retaining walls, patios, fire pits, and water features are in-house.

Can I bundle a full exterior refresh?+

Yes — full exterior packages (mulch + cleanup + power wash + lighting refresh) are one of our most common quotes.

Ready to talk about your project?

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