Professional Landscapers in Potomac Maryland

Are you in need of an expert landscaper to provide relief for one or many of your issues outdoors? If so, your search can end here!

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We provide a wide range of common services as well as guidance on other questions or concerns that you might not find on our website. Our current range of services includes general landscaping, lawn care, hardscaping, drainage, and gardening.

​​A typical home’s landscape includes many elements, dominated by the house itself. There might be an attached deck or patio, driveway and walkways, a garage or smaller building on the outside like a shed. Of course, you also have to include the lawn, trees, plants around the house, hedges or maybe even a pool. Landscaping includes creating and caring for all these separate elements. Even more, landscaping services involves looking at the big picture and ensuring that all the parts seem to belong together and form a satisfying image. Indeed, a successful home landscape will suit your specific needs, compel you to spend more time outside, and require only as much upkeep as you're willing and able to provide.

General Landscape Services

Landscaping the property around your home is an opportunity to surround yourself with beauty and provide a setting for your favorite outdoor activities. It is a way to cement roots, get in touch with nature, give back to your community, and altogether improve the environment. A well-designed landscape can increase the value of your property and improve your appreciation of it as well.
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​Even though your yard is something that can be enjoyed year round, it is essential to keep in mind the change of seasons and the obstacles that can come with it. With constant change, have you asked yourself some of the following questions:

• Are your gutters up to date and clean enough to withstand a heavy rainfall in the spring?
• Are you considering installing synthetic turf in your yard?
•  Do you have the proper equipment to remove snow from your driveway, deck, or roof in the winter?
•  Does your yard have a good system in place to keep the plants from drying out in the summer?
•  What is your plan for collecting the abundance of leaves in the fall?

If you are unsure of yourself with regards to any or all of the questions above, look no further and call us today!

Lawn Care

If you have a home with a lawn, you probably want it looking as healthy and clean as possible. However, the larger the lawn you have, the more time it takes to both care for and maintain it. But what is the difference between caring for a lawn and maintaining it?

It does not matter whether you want to tackle it yourself or seek professional help, you should know the difference between lawn care and maintenance. Lawn care service usually entails tending to the soil, turf, and/or grass. It is about managing or updating your yard by using specific chemicals, systems, or methods. On the other hand, lawn maintenance is focused on keeping your yard clean and sharp. In other words, think of lawn care as using shampoo or hair dye whereas lawn maintenance is getting a haircut. Some of the most common lawn care and maintenance services include:

• Pest Control
• Lawn Mowing
• Tree Services (Removal and/or trimming)
• Weed Control
• Fertilization
• Irrigation System Maintenance/Installation
• Hedge and Flower Trimming
• Mulching

Hardscaping

 How many of us have found ourselves looking into the foliage and flower beds of a garden we designed and wondered why the design didn't work? The plant combinations were gorgeous, a continuum of blossoms appeared from Spring to Fall and even in Winter it kept interest, but somehow something was missing. That something was hardscaping. Structures or Hardscape can come in many different shapes, sizes, designs and configurations. What sort of structure and how much is appropriate for your garden will depend on the garden itself and on your taste and needs. The choice is simply to include a variety of arbors, paving, or walls of stone, brick, or wood. You can use fountains, bird baths, streams, or pools. Incorporating benches, lattice, and pergolas also provide structure, as do pots, planters, a grouping of stones, and even a single piece of sculpture. These elements stand out from, contrast with, and give balance to the plantings and help to create a definition of space and invoke a sense of place. 

​Hardscaping and concrete provide both functional and aesthetic purposes at the same time.  Retaining walls, for example, are excellent structural elements, as they create planting spaces, provide dimension to the landscape, and give the garden strength. Similarly, arbors can serve the purpose of creating one or many “outdoor rooms” in your yard, as well as creating an elegant sense of privacy, and giving the garden vertical structure while doing so. Moreover, structures can be used to frame a garden or to delineate spaces within it. These hardscape structures can be conserved simply as ornamentation, be used to support plants, generate a sense of motion, or give the land solid element upon which to rest.

Drainage

Can you walk anywhere on your property in any pair of shoes, or are there places where you need hiking boots or rubber boots? Are there areas where you proceed confidently but visitors are unsure of themselves or ask if there is another path? Having to use a specific type of shoe or being unable to properly walk in your yard might be a sign that you should look over your properties' drainage defects. That being said, comfort should not be the only factor when it comes to yard drainage. 
Safety and longevity of your property are perhaps the two most important matters when discussing drainage. If your yard is not properly draining water, some of the problems that could arise include:

• Bacteria growth from standing water.
• An unwanted increase in mosquitoes around your property.
• Water entering your home that can lead to mold, wall/wood deterioration or damage to anything in the area(i.e. Furniture, rugs, etc.).
• Soil erosion.

Landscaping services like drainage are essential to keep your yard at its best. Call today to figure out how we can help you out!

Gardening

Contrary to popular belief, gardening is about more than just planting flowers. There are different methods to gardening as well as different garden types altogether. If you want to grow your own vegetables, you would want to optimize your garden for soil and positioning instead of for looks. Likewise, if you want a nice garden to improve the overall look of your landscape, you would want to optimize for demonstration instead of for vegetable growth. Aside from these types, you can also consider butterfly, container, organic, or water gardening. That being said, in order to even begin creating these additions to your yard, you need to understand the specific methods to do so.

Some of the most common gardening methods include:

• In-Ground-Gardening: Growing plants straight into the existing soil through tilling or other slight modifications. This method is easy to start a garden but may need more maintenance.
• Core Gardening: Filling a raised garden bed with topsoil and compost. The soil contains the water for a longer period of time and slowly fertilizes.
• Hydroponics: Substituting typical soil for a water-based nutrient-filled solution for the growth of plants. This method increases the speed of growth and can give the liberty of being able to grow plants indoors as well as outdoors.
• Aquaponics: Combining raising fish and growing plants. In short, the fish waste provides fertilizer for the plants and the plants reciprocate by purifying the water.
• Conventional Gardening: Using a variety of pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers to grow plants.

These methods are only a fraction of the multiple ways someone can grow and maintain their own garden. However, if you want to know which method is best for your needs, and what type of garden you want to end up with, it is best to contact an expert.

​If you would like more information on landscaping or some of the information mentioned on this page, please see the following books:

• Sagui, P. (2016). Landscaping with Stone, 2nd Edition. United States: Fox Chapel Publishing.
  
• Davitt, K. (2008). Hardscaping: How to Use Structures, Pathways, Patios & Ornaments in Your Garden. United Kingdom: Sterling.
  
• Buchanan, R. (2000). Taylor's Master Guide to Landscaping. United Kingdom: Houghton Mifflin Company.
  

Reviews

"This is the best landscaping company I have worked with. They were more efficient and affordable than others in the area" 
- Ted Williams

"I could tell these guys care about what they do and have a true passion for it. They  answered all of my questions and did a great job in my yard"
​-Amy Jones

"10 out of 10 for every category! My lawn looks the best it has in years thanks to these friendly workers. There is no doubt I would hire them again for any similar job"
- Arjun Singh

Located in Potomac, Maryland