Garden design and planting that survives a Zone 5 winter, bed edges cut by hand, mulch, garden stone and fresh sod across Richmond Hill.
Plants that hold up here
Half of what gets sold at big-box garden centres in May is dead by March in this climate. We plant what survives Richmond Hill winters, in the exposure it actually gets, at the spacing it needs in five years.
Edges are what reads as tidy
A clean bed edge cut by hand does more for a property than another shrub — and it is the first thing a rushing crew skips.
Sod where seed will not do it
Seed is cheaper given a full season. After a build, or before a sale, sod is the only thing that gets a Richmond Hill yard finished in a week — on grade prepared properly first.
- Shrubs, trees and perennials chosen for sun, shade and road salt
- Privacy planting: cedars, columnar trees and layered screens
- Bed edges re-cut and mulched at proper depth
- River rock, garden stone and decorative gravel
- Fresh sod on prepared grade
Richmond Hill sits on genuinely awkward grades. Half the calls we get here are about a slope nobody can use, water running toward a foundation, or a wall somebody built in a hurry that is now leaning out. Terracing turns all three into usable yard.
Common questions
Richmond Hill questions
When is the best time to plant in Richmond Hill?
Spring and early fall. Mid-summer works but needs far more water, and anything planted after the ground starts to freeze is a gamble.
Can you fix the dead strip along the driveway?
That is road salt, not winter kill. It is improved by flushing, gypsum, topdressing and overseeding — or permanently by replacing that strip with a mulched or stone border.
Do you remove the old material?
Yes. Sod, soil, old stone and plant material are hauled off as part of the job.
Nearby
Planting elsewhere in the GTA
Same crew, same standard.
Free estimate
Free quote in Richmond Hill.
Call or text 647-621-8592, seven days a week.