Landscaping in Grosse Pointe Farms, MI: The Pointe with a ridge.
Walk inland from the east-facing shore of Grosse Pointe Farms and the land rises over a low ridge and turns from sand to clay, so HD Landscape plans each yard for the ground it sits on, then looks after it from there.
- Planned for your soil
- Hedges and sight lines
- Itemized estimates
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Services in Grosse Pointe Farms
The work we take on in Grosse Pointe Farms.
Pick a service to see how it works. Every one starts with a free, itemized estimate.
Design and build
Lawns and planting
Yards in the Farms
Why the Farms does not garden like the rest of the Pointes.
Grosse Pointe and the Park are basically flat. Grosse Pointe Farms is not, quite. A low ridge runs through the middle of town, so the ground changes as you walk inland. The shore also bends here, so lakefront homes face east and get their sun early.
Housing is just as mixed: bungalows, mansions and newer homes on subdivided estates, on streets that follow the Detroit grid in some places and curve in others. A yard here can be a small front bed or a long lake lawn, and it may sit on sand or on clay.
Sand and clay in one town
USDA soil maps show sandy soils through the middle and east of the city and poorly drained clay inland toward Mack. A plant, a watering plan or a sod job that works on one street may not work on the next.
Boulevards with rules
The strip between walk and curb falls under the Director of Public Service. Planting, pruning or removing there takes written permission, apart from ordinary maintenance. Digging close to a tree takes a permit too.
Historic streets
The city has local historic districts, including Beverly Road, and its rules name historic plantings, gates and walls. If your home is in one, ask the city what needs review before anything changes.
Hedges the code cares about
The zoning code keeps sight lines open at corners and driveways, and the fence ordinance allows chain link in front of a house only if it is screened. A hedge doing that job has to stay full and stay out of the sight line.
In Grosse Pointe Farms
In Grosse Pointe Farms, Jake reads the ground before the plants.
Jake walks the yard with you and looks at the ground as much as the plants. The soil can change within a short walk here, so that look shapes the plan. Then he writes an itemized estimate you can go through line by line.
The city's rule is that landscape contractors remove their own debris, so nothing of ours sits at your curb. City code also wants building material at least 4 feet from a tree, so staging stays off the boulevard, and the walks get cleaned up before the crew goes.
- Boulevard
- City controlled. Ask before you plant.
- Soil
- Sand or clay, depending on the street
- Estimate
- Free and itemized
- To talk now
- Call or text Jake
This young man and his crew were nothing less than amazing. They just completed a big project for us.... his team of young men were so polite, professional, easy to get along with... They did a great job on our yard and flower beds. The owner gave us some great advice before they started, and we listened to him.. and we are so glad we did. …
Stephen D.Yard and flower beds
I am extremely impressed with the work HD Landscape has done. Great team - they were very responsive and communicative. Very happy we decided to work with them!
Gina D.Landscaping
Jake with HD Landscape did an amazing job. We are the 3rd house he did on my street and he did AMAZING for each of my neighbors and me. He is reasonably priced, and most important of all he does quality work! You can tell he cares about doing the job right, and is very passionate. …
Amanda H.Trees and landscaping
Questions
What people ask about Grosse Pointe Farms yards.
If yours is not here, call or text (586) 718-8762.
Do you work in Grosse Pointe Farms, MI?
Yes. HD Landscape works on both the sand and the clay in Grosse Pointe Farms, one of the places we work most. We do full renovations, hedge trimming, landscape design, sod, monthly maintenance and cleanups here. All of it runs across the five Pointes, so the Woods, the City, the Shores and the Park are on the same list.
Can I get the city to plant a tree on my boulevard?
You can ask. The Farms plants on the boulevard by written request to the Public Service Department, due by October 1, and the director decides. The city's list includes sugar maple, katsura and littleleaf linden. It does not plant ash, birch, elm, evergreens, fruit trees or willow.
What if my elm or ash tree in Grosse Pointe Farms is dying?
Deal with it soon. The city code treats infected elm and ash, and dead or dying ones that can harbor the pests, as a public nuisance, and it can require removal. We take down smaller trees, and a bigger removal gets handed to a tree company.
Do you work on seawalls or the lakefront?
We handle the yard. A seawall needs a marine contractor, and building or filling at the shoreline falls under state rules. If your lot runs to the lake, we plan the beds, hedges and lawn behind the wall.
What does a landscape project cost in the Farms?
We do not publish prices, because a front bed on sand mid town and a wet clay yard toward Mack are different jobs. Jake prices yours once he has seen the ground, and that visit is free.
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