Landscaping

A well-planned landscape should complement your home, make your property more enjoyable to use, and work with the natural conditions of the site. From establishing a healthy lawn and planting new landscape areas to irrigation, grading, and excavation, each part of the property needs to work together rather than being treated as a separate project.

Matt's Landscaping & Stonescaping provides professional landscaping services throughout Queensbury, Glens Falls, Saratoga Springs, Lake George, Bolton Landing, and surrounding areas of Upstate New York. With more than 25 years of experience, we help homeowners improve existing landscapes, establish new lawns, prepare properties for outdoor improvements, and create outdoor environments designed around the individual site.

Landscaping Designed Around Your Property

Every landscape begins with the conditions already present on the property. Available space, sunlight, shade, existing vegetation, soil conditions, drainage, slopes, and how the property connects with the home can all influence what will work best.

A wooded property may require a different planting and lawn strategy from an open residential lot with full sun. Sloped sites may need grading, excavation, or retaining walls before other improvements can be completed, while areas with drainage problems need to be addressed before investing in a new lawn or planting beds.

How you want to use the property also matters. Some homeowners want larger lawn areas for recreation, while others prefer more planting, defined gardens, or outdoor living areas. Looking at the property as a whole helps determine where different features should be located and how they should connect.

Landscaping for Upstate New York Conditions

Landscapes throughout Upstate New York experience substantial seasonal changes. Cold winters, spring snowmelt, periods of heavy rainfall, summer heat, and changing moisture conditions throughout the growing season all affect lawns, plants, drainage, and other parts of the property.

Plant selection should account for local growing conditions as well as the amount of sunlight and moisture available in different parts of the yard. Lawns need appropriate preparation, watering, and establishment, while irrigation systems need to be designed for the landscape and properly shut down before winter freezing conditions arrive.

Drainage is another important consideration. Rainfall and melting snow follow the grade of the property, and poorly managed runoff can contribute to saturated lawns, erosion, or problems around landscape and hardscape features.

These conditions are particularly relevant on properties around Lake George and the surrounding Adirondack region, where wooded lots, slopes, natural terrain, and changes in elevation can have a significant influence on landscape planning.

From Site Preparation to the Finished Landscape

Successful landscaping often starts before the first plant or blade of grass is installed. Existing conditions may need to be changed through excavation or grading to establish appropriate elevations, improve drainage, or prepare areas for new lawns and landscape features.

Once the basic site is prepared, lawn areas, planting beds, irrigation, walkways, patios, and other features can be coordinated around the overall plan. This approach can be particularly valuable when renovating an older landscape or completing outdoor improvements around a newly built home.

Matt's Landscaping & Stonescaping provides both landscaping and hardscaping services, allowing the natural and constructed areas of a property to be planned together. Planting beds can soften patios and walkways, lawns can connect different outdoor spaces, and retaining walls can help create practical landscape areas where changes in elevation would otherwise limit how the property can be used.

Our Landscaping Services

Landscape Design: Create a landscape around your home's architecture, property conditions, and the way you want to use your outdoor space. We can coordinate lawns, planting areas, hardscapes, grading, irrigation, and other features as part of an overall landscape plan. Read more about Landscape Design >>
Irrigation: A properly designed irrigation system provides consistent watering based on the needs of your lawn and planting areas. We design and install sprinkler systems around factors such as property layout, sun and shade, water pressure, and available water supply. Read more about Irrigation >>
Hydro-Seeding: Hydro-seeding provides an efficient way to establish new lawn areas using a mixture of seed, mulch, fertilizer, and water. We can also prepare and grade the site before application to give the new lawn an appropriate surface for establishment. Read more about Hydro-Seeding >>
Winter Irrigation Shut Down: Upstate New York's freezing temperatures make seasonal irrigation winterization an important part of protecting a sprinkler system. Our winter irrigation shut-down service helps remove water from the system before freezing conditions can cause damage. Read more about Winter Irrigation Shut Down >>
Caring for a New Lawn: A newly established lawn needs appropriate watering, mowing, and care as grass develops its root system and becomes established. Learn what to expect after installation and how to give your new lawn a strong start. Read more about Caring for a New Lawn >>
Excavation: Excavation and grading prepare properties for landscaping, lawns, patios, retaining walls, and other outdoor improvements. We can reshape areas, address changes in grade, and coordinate site preparation with the landscape or hardscape project that follows. Read more about Excavation >>

Plan Your Landscape with Matt's Landscaping & Stonescaping

Whether you're starting with a bare property, replacing an outdated landscape, establishing a new lawn, or improving one area of your yard, the right approach starts with understanding the site and what you want the finished property to accomplish.

Matt's Landscaping & Stonescaping brings landscape design, lawn establishment, irrigation, excavation, grading, and hardscape construction together to help create outdoor spaces that are practical, attractive, and appropriate for Upstate New York conditions.