How the crew works
Cedar Row Landscapes designs, builds and tends yards from a base in Burlington, Vermont, aiming for work that looks better in year ten than on the day the crew leaves.
When an independent designer hands drawings to the lowest-bidding paver firm, the arguments start over drainage slopes and plant substitutions. Here the designer, the ICPI-certified foreman, the irrigation technician and the horticulturist work from one yard, so budgets stay realistic and the details drawn are the details built.
Before any digging, underground utilities are located through 811, ground-protection mats go down across the lawn, and materials are staged on tarps. Soil drainage is tested and afternoon sun is tracked before a single shrub is chosen, so hardy regional plants go where they will thrive without heavy sprays.
Three promises to every homeowner
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An itemised, fixed proposal
Base preparation, stone, drainage, irrigation and planting are priced as separate lines, so you can build in one go or in seasonal stages. Once agreed, the figure does not move without your say.
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Warranties in writing
Compacted patios and retaining walls carry a 5-year settling guarantee, and installed trees and shrubs a 1-year replacement warranty, both written into the proposal.
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One crew, start to finish
Once ground is broken, the build crew stays on your yard until it is done. A dug-up garden is never left for a fortnight while the crew chases another job.
From yard walk to outdoor living
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Step 1
Tell the crew about the yard
Use the contact form to describe the wet spots, the views you want screened and how you hope to use the space. The reply suggests the photographs that would help and the days a consultation can be made.
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Step 2
Plan, samples and fixed price
You walk the yard with the designer, then review a scaled master plan, hold real stone and paver samples against your siding and agree a fixed price.
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Step 3
Utilities cleared, then the build
Utilities are located, lawn access is matted, and the compacted base and drainage go in first. Trees, perennials and lighting follow, and any substitution is agreed with you before it is made.
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Step 4
Care walk and follow-up
The finished yard is walked with you before the crew leaves, and you receive a watering and pruning calendar written for your own plants, with seasonal care on offer if you want it.
What the crew does not do
Cedar Row Landscapes designs, builds and tends yards at ground level. It does not fell large trees, pour concrete or asphalt driveways, or plough snow. Where a site needs one of those, the crew says so at the consultation rather than taking the job on.
Plan your yard with us
Tell the crew what the yard does now and what you want it to do. The reply offers the days an on-site consultation can be made.