Often the most important step in landscape planning is the overall layout of the site. Placement of the house, the driveway and any landscape elements requires proper analysis of the terrain and environment. Christensen Landscape Services takes pride in providing both site consultations and full property plans to meet the needs of both residential and business clients.

Designers at Christensen Landscape Services use only state of the art design software to create any necessary plans. Most plans are drawn on fully executed CAD software and are created to scale. This insures accuracy when the plans are installed on site.

Designers at Christensen Landscape Services have the ability to render photo images of design ideas. Creative use of software images and other stock images allow them to photograph your landscape and overlay proposed design ideas. You will miraculously see a before and after image of your landscape design.

Many customers enjoy the formal-style gardens of the English or Victorian period era. Christensen Landscape Services takes great pains to create traditional designs using modern plant materials and techniques.

Designing gardens of all types is possible when creativity is unleashed. Christensen Landscape Services specializes in producing plans and landscapes of many different types. From formal hedges to naturalized meadows, lead designer Donna Christensen takes great pride in developing landscapes that meet the tastes and desires of any client.

Today's landscapes are not complete without the addition of flowering elements. Designers at Christensen Landscape Services are extremely knowledgeable about the best choices in perennials or annuals for your landscape. They can be designed into massive garden flower displays or worked amongst other landscape plantings.

Seasonal annual container garden displays provide beauty and fragrance in even the tightest spaces. Designers at Christensen often change out containers for customers several times per year. Springtime bulbs and pansies are replaced by petunias and coleus for summer and mums for fall. Christensen Landscape Services takes pride in creating individualized displays for each and every customer.

Donna Christensen, lead designer, specializes in the newest trend in landscape design: creating outdoor living spaces. Whether a new outdoor kitchen or expanded outdoor fireplace is your desire, Christensen Landscape Services has the experience in rendering sensational living spaces which can extend your home and provide hours of relaxation.

No landscape is complete without the addition of a water element. Whether you desire a gleaming inground swimming pool surrounded by natural granite coping or a simple bubbling water fountain to attract wildlife, designers at Christensen Landscape Services can incorporate the water feature of your dreams into any landscape.

Landscaping is one of the surest ways to increase the value of your property. Our full landscape planting packages are targeted for every budget and we offer customized options to best suit your needs. Each installation is backed by our full warranty to ensure our workmanship measures to the highest standards our clients expect from us.

Christensen Landscape Services specializes in providing plant material tailored to your specific environment. Whether you seek a long blooming garden or distinctive specimen evergreens, designers travel to many different wholesale suppliers to hand select plants for each individual project.

Foundation plantings are installed along house foundations to mask bricks or concrete. Typically, the style consists of entryway designs, corners of the house and any gaps in between. A nice mix of shrubs and trees, combined with our custom design, will tie in beautifully to your surrounding landscape.

Groundcovers are plants which spread across the ground but do not grow tall, so no cutting is required. During the first year, new plantings of groundcovers will require weeding and mulching, but once established, little care is needed. Although groundcovers are usually perennials and evergreens, annuals make excellent groundcovers as well, but do require more work to replant each Spring.

In addition to a large variety of groundcovers available turf grass and flowering meadows can provide cover for large areas of land. Lawn and meadow grasses may be installed using pallets of rolled sod or through seed. Christensen Landscape Services specializes in the installation of drought tolerant meadow mixes which provide excellent food and cover for wildlife.

Annuals bloom then die in just one growing season and need to be replanted each spring. Most annuals bloom continuously from spring through fall while perennial flowers live for three or more seasons and bloom for only a short period -- a week or two or three -- once a year.

Annuals and perennials each have their own characteristics but when combined in your planting design, you will enjoy the best scenery of colors, textures and sizes available. Our professional staff will provide advice and expert knowledge in helping you decipher your selection in terms of space, cost, maintenance and personal preference.

Water gardens are visually soothing and have become a popular part of modern landscapes. The esthetic value of a water garden is enhanced by a vast variety of design and planting options. Christensen Landscape Services endeavors to add a personal touch to each client's landscape. Adding the look and sound of a waterfall to your backyard in the form of a pool, pond, water garden or hot tub, creates a dramatic yet soothing environment. We can design a unique and innovative style for any tranquil setting and the possibilities are endless with such features as bridges, rock walls, low-voltage lighting and water garden plants. Listening to the running water can be very relaxing and learning about nature's wetland plants and pond animals is an enlightening experience. In addition, water gardens welcome new plants and wildlife into your yard.

On occasion, the value and benefits of large trees require transplanting for a pertinent health environment or a new design renovation.

Our certified arborist will assess the trees' health and future habitat to verify these conditions are favorable for transplanting. Mature tree transplanting is a skill that requires professional expertise, proper equipment, and extreme care to prevent root death.

We provide cutting edge installation services for concrete, masonry and carpentry projects in both residential and commercial landscapes. Through the years we have established an outstanding reputation for our craftsmanship and award winning designs. Our professional team ensures that your outdoor living spaces are both beautiful and built to provide you with decades of enjoyment.

Each construction project is managed and supervised from start to finish, with no stone left unturned. We have construction crew members that have grown and worked with us for many years. Their strong analytical skills, as well as proficient technical knowledge, have proven invaluable to our success. We specialize in the construction of outdoor kitchens and many types of fireplaces.

Adding a stone wall to your property may spice up your front entry, add some curb appeal, or enhance the front boundary of your yard. Stone walls add structure and beauty year-round. Christensen Landscape Services specializes in the installation of natural stone walls. These may be dry laid walls or mortared walls faced in stone.

Retaining walls are built to prevent erosion or to terrace a hillside. Stone retaining walls are also visually appealing and complement rock gardens beautifully. We work closely with each client to provide comprehensive plans and recommendations to execute a top quality and natural setting.

A garden is not complete without walkways and paths. One of the main reasons homeowners and businesses choose to implement a path or walkway on their lawn or garden is simply to provide better access to destinations such as gardens, flowerbeds and front door entries. A clear-cut walkway or path for you to travel through can prevent inadvertent damage to flowers, vegetables, and other plants. They are also perfect for redirecting people from stepping on a beautifully manicured lawn.

Natural walkways and paths come to life when they are designed with beautiful, natural stones such as native bluestone, Connecticut granite or local crushed sea shells.

Christensen Landscape Services creates distinctive walkways and paths through the manipulation of stone materials and plants delivering a natural yet artistic outdoor element.

Patios and decks are great places to spend time outdoors. The building of a beautiful outdoor space can be a complicated endeavor but our skilled staff makes it easy. At Christensen Landscape Services we take great pride in providing talented carpenters, masons, equipment operators and landscape personnel to install your project. We can enhance the look of both the front and back of your residence through the use of brick, natural stone, pavers and other landscaping materials. Our project managers can also schedule and coordinate subcontractors like electricians, plumbers, irrigation, and lighting to make your project flow without costly delays.

Backyards, especially stone patios and decks, are being transformed into distinctive and luxurious extensions of the house which complement your landscaping nicely. The current trend is toward a more casual lifestyle and creating an outdoor room in which to relax, entertain, and cook.

Landscape grading is a very important part of any landscape design and those who have had landscape drainage problems will surely agree. A solid foundation is vital for any outdoor space and poor drainage can lead to property damage and unusable land if the water is not channeled properly. In addition, it can be bad for plants and be a breeding place for mosquitoes.

We can incorporate a variety of solutions including the proper directing of surface water, installing drain pipe and catch basin systems, or routing water away from your foundation by tying in downspouts.

Christensen Landscape Services is recognized as a highly skilled contractor and our experience and expertise will provide solutions to protect your landscape and preserve the environment. One of their specialties is to provide sustainable water retention basins. These can be used to catch rain runoff and reused for watering.

Good fences do more than just make good neighbors--they can provide instant privacy and aesthetic beauty as well as practical functions, such as pet containment or pool enclosure in your landscape. Whatever the reason, there are countless options in materials and creative solutions such as: custom trellis designs, driveway gates, garden gates, and lattice fencing to enhance your outdoor space.

From large commercial projects to small, intimate courtyard gardens, we design and manufacture beautiful, well-crafted garden structures that result in a distinctive solution for your property.

Well-chosen and situated outdoor lighting provides all-season enjoyment of your garden. Lighting is also essential for safety along paths and walkways, decks, patios, pools and stairs as well as energy efficient and economical to operate.

We carefully plan and install outdoor lighting that can transform your property at night, turning trees, buildings and other landscape features into dramatic focal points. Much of our successful experience with low voltage lighting is due to our long-standing familiarity with custom landscape design practices.

The great thing about in-ground pools and spas is that as soon as you build one, you've created a beautiful backyard hangout that family, friends and kids can equally enjoy.

In-ground pools and spas can be any shape or size imagined, and prices range from the very basic to the extremely elaborate. With so many different materials and installation techniques to consider when thinking of an in-ground pool or spa, the process can be overwhelming. Christensen Landscape Services can turn your backyard into an outdoor paradise and make the process stress-free by first designing a distinctive plan that fits your budget, desired features and timeframe.

Christensen Landscape is dedicated to creating beautiful landscape designs without damaging or negatively impacting the environment. While we practice reusing and recycling materials in all of our projects, we make an effort to offset our carbon footprint by buying locally as often as possible.

Landscape design in and of itself is a sustainable resource. Plants and trees provide necessary nutrients to soil, animals and insects. They also continue to refresh our air with their ability to replenish oxygen in our air. When we do perform a job that may impact the environment we use native materials so that we cause as little disruption to the natural earth as possible. We make a quality investment into the future of our environment with the promise of a quality return in beauty and life.

Weeds rob valuable nutrients from the soil thus robbing your plants of available nourishment. They can also shelter harmful insects and diseases. The most effective method of controlling lawn weeds is to maintain a dense and vigorously growing turf cover, combined with a carefully planned weed control program.

We offer both organic and synthetic herbicides to properly treat your lawn for both broadleaf and grassy weeds.

Our synthetic herbicide programs are structured to achieve the most effective control while maintaining the pesticide amounts as low as possible.

Our full organic programs allow for highly effective weed control when combined with other management practices.

From spring flowering shrub care and perennial deadheading to winter tree pruning, we offer a full range of carefully timed pruning schedules. Proper pruning enhances flowering, increases plant vigor, form and contributes greatly to overall health of trees and shrubs.

Weed control programs for shrub and flower beds utilize a variety of tools ranging from natural and synthetic herbicides to hand-weeding schedules to help maintain weed-free beds. These programs can be set up to suit a wide range of budgets and customer needs.

The major goal of turfgrass management programs is to produce attractive turf that is healthy, and able to withstand the rigors of its intended use.

Turf fertilization is an important part of any turf management program. It contributes greatly to lawn color, density, uniformity, growth and disease resistance. Properly fertilized grass is able to recover from damage caused by environmental stresses faster than improperly fertilized lawns. Beginning with soil testing and site analysis we tailor a program specific to your needs.

Disease and insect controls are an important part of maintaining beautiful healthy plants.

Insects and diseases are attracted to stressed, damaged or otherwise unhealthy plants, so the focus is on maintaining healthy landscapes.

If disease and insect controls are needed, we offer a wide range of effective biological, organic and synthetic alternatives.

A soil test and analysis is an integral part of a professional landscape management plan. This test determines nutrient content, composition and other characteristics important to plant health. Any deficiencies can then be more effectively remedied.

Soil testing is recommended for trees as well as turf and shrub beds. Sampling and testing in the fall is helpful in formulating the fertilizer plan for the following growing season.

We manicure your lawn to the highest standards. All our mowing services include string trimming your lawn, bed areas, sidewalks and curbs. Cleanup of excessive grass clippings is included to give your lawn a crisp, clean finish.

We can provide cleanup services for your entire property, in both spring and fall. Our spring cleanup service includes removal of winter debris from lawn and flower bed areas, power sweeping lawn and general review of plant condition and remedial work if needed.

Fall cleanup includes removing leaves and debris from all areas including lawns, flower beds and parking lots. We provide pickup and haul away if needed. Cleanups can be scheduled periodically throughout fall or a one-time cleanup as needed.

We provide full snow removal services for both residential and commercial properties. Snow removal services include plowing, hand shoveling, de-icer, sand and salt applications, and snow hauling. For your safety and convenience, our crews are on call 24/7 to provide timely service to your property.

Our florist trained staff can help you add a special holiday touch to your property with individually designed containers and garlands using the freshest greenery and botanicals.

Many homeowners enjoy the spectacular beauty of perennial flowers but find the task of maintaining the planting bed quite overwhelming. Lack of time to dedicate to deadheading, pruning, dividing, etc. is often the reason many people abandon beautiful perennial gardens. Our professional and knowledgeable team will provide the required maintenance to keep your flowers blooming and looking good all summer long.

We offer a complete range of tree and shrub maintenance. From large tree remedial pruning to proper seasonal pruning and feeding of trees and ornamentals, you can be assured that your landscape plantings are being cared for by a staff of fully trained and licensed technicians and Arborists.

When a new lawn area is needed as soon as possible, sod can be the answer. Whether it is an entirely new lawn or custom blending to match an existing lawn on smaller areas, rolls of actively growing grass on vigorous root systems can deliver beautiful lawns literally overnight.

Aeration is a process by which cores of grass and soil are removed from the turf to relieve composition, reduce thatch and increase the uptake of water and nutrients.

Overseeding is the incorporation of new seed into existing but thinning turf. This is done with specialized equipment that allows us to install the new seed directly into the soil zone for proper germination and growth. The goal is to thicken the existing lawn and relieve it of excessive thatch buildup.

Our technicians can evaluate the symptoms and causes of your lawn problems and recommend effective repairs.