Landscaping Services in Okemos

Cherry Oak Landscaping offers a full range of high-quality landscaping services, right here in Okemos. Whether you are hoping to improve the health and appearance of your grass, build a custom patio, or install a garden or retaining wall, we have you covered.

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Cherry Oak Landscaping’s Landscape Contracting Services

Create a personalized oasis and maintain an attractive home or commercial exterior with our wide range of customizable landscape contracting services. Here, you’ll find everything you need to transform an ordinary yard into a stunning green space. Plus, we offer all the maintenance services required to keep it that way for many years to come.

Here’s how we can help:

Landscape and garden design and installation
Landscape lighting design and installation
Hardscaping services
Landscape maintenance
Mulching
Leaf removal
Lawn mowing
Core aeration
Weed control
Tree services

Discuss Property Design with a Professional Landscaper

Cherry Oak Landscaping’s experts want to help you design and implement a landscape that is uniquely yours. To achieve this, we always begin our services by conducting an on-site consultation. During this meeting, we will walk through your property and discuss what your goals are. Our design team may make suggestions for what techniques would enhance your property while working within your budget.

No matter the size of your lawn, we will work hard to make the most of your space. Whether your goal is gardening, entertaining, or creating an area for your kids, you can count on us to meet and exceed your expectations.

Garden Design Tailored to Your Lifestyle

We believe that a garden should reflect your lifestyle and priorities. Whether you’re best suited to a vibrant flower garden, a vegetable garden, or a serene Zen garden for meditation, our team has the expertise to make it a reality.

Using a blend of artistry and horticultural expertise, we plan and design beautiful, sustainable, and easy-to-maintain gardens. Together, we can create a tranquil retreat that enhances your outdoor living experience and connects you with nature.

Patio and Deck Construction from Your Local Landscaper

Creating an outdoor living space is essential to many of our clients. If you plan to have gatherings in the outdoors, it’s nice to have a deck or patio, and our team can build one for you. Choose from a variety of high-quality materials, custom railings, firepits, built-in seating, water features. If you can dream it up, the odds are that our talented team can build it for you.

Do You Need a Permit To Install a New Patio?

In general, our region requires permits for patio installations. As your hardscaping contractor, we’ll handle the application process on your behalf, ensuring all the requisite paperwork and documentation are included to facilitate a smooth permitting process.

Do you have questions about permit requirements? We’re happy to answer all your patio construction questions during and after your initial consultation.

Garden and Lawn Installation by a Landscape Contractor

Although bringing the indoors out is a great way to enjoy your exteriors, landscaping is all about enhancing the appeal of nature. Our landscapers are very passionate about the work they do and want to help you achieve a lush green lawn, stunning flower gardens, neatly trimmed trees, or whatever else you have your heart set on.

We will install your landscaping with care and attention to detail while staying on schedule so you can begin enjoying your property as soon as possible.

Invest in Landscaping Services and Maintenance

Once you have achieved your landscaping goals with the help of our experts, you want to keep your property looking beautiful, and Cherry Oak Landscaping can help with that too. We offer comprehensive lawn care maintenance on a one-time or routine basis, depending on your needs.

We can provide:

Mowing
Weeding
Gardening
Pruning
Fertilizing
Seasonal clean-up
And so much more

Our prices are among the most competitive in the industry, so contact us to get a quote!

Mulching and Leaf Removal for a Beautifully Maintained Lawn

Ensuring your garden and lawn areas remain beautiful and healthy throughout the year requires more than just occasional watering and weeding. Two essential services we provide to maintain the integrity and appeal of your outdoor space are mulching and leaf removal.

Mulching involves distributing a layer of organic material, such as bark chips or shredded leaves, over the soil’s surface. This provides numerous benefits, including retaining moisture, suppressing weeds, and enriching the soil as it decomposes. Our team can recommend the best type of mulch for your specific plants and landscape.

As for leaf removal, we offer regular maintenance to free your lawn and garden from fallen leaves that can suffocate plants and create an unsightly appearance. Our efficient leaf removal services will leave your outdoor space clean, tidy, and ready to enjoy.

Lawn Mowing to Give Your Grass a Healthy Boost

A well-manicured lawn is the foundation of every beautiful garden. Our team uses professional mowing techniques that help promote healthy growth and prevent damage to your property’s lawn.

We adjust our mowing methods based on factors such as:

Type of grass
Time of year
Weather conditions
Growth patterns

This ensures your grass is cut to the optimal length for healthy growth. Additionally, we use sharp blades and proper mowing patterns to avoid stress and damage to your lawn.

What’s the Best Height To Mow Your Grass?

Cutting your grass too short can weaken it and leave it vulnerable to stress, while letting it grow too long can make your yard look unkempt. A good rule of thumb is to never cut more than a third of the blade length in a single mowing session.

For common cool-season grasses like Kentucky bluegrass, tall fescue, and perennial ryegrass, keeping the height between 2.5 to 3.5 inches in the spring and fall is ideal.

When summer rolls around, bumping the height up to 3 or even 4 inches provides extra shade for your soil, helps retain moisture, and minimizes weeds. This simple adjustment can go a long way in maintaining a lush, resilient lawn that looks great all season.

Lawn Aeration for Enhanced Soil Health and Grass Vigor

Aeration is the process of perforating the soil to allow more nutrients to reach the roots of your grass. This promotes stronger root growth and better absorption of essential nutrients, resulting in a healthier and greener lawn.

Our team creates small holes in your soil, allowing for better air circulation and improved drainage. This service is particularly beneficial for lawns with compacted soil or heavy foot traffic.

How Does Aeration Help Your Lawn?

Aeration is a game-changer for tackling various lawn problems, from soil compaction to pesky pests. Giving your lawn a boost through aeration can address common nutrient deficiencies that can leave your grass looking weak or sparse.

Aeration also helps break up thatch layers—those dense, spongy patches that often harbor pests and disease. When you aerate your lawn, you’re giving your grass the conditions it needs to thrive, making it stronger, greener, and more resilient to everyday challenges.

When Should You Aerate Your Lawn?

When your lawn isn’t as thick and green as you’d like, aeration might be just what it needs. Schedule aeration service once per year from late summer through the fall. This timing is perfect because the cooler temperatures and consistent moisture help your soil absorb more air, water, and nutrients. Aerating during this season gives your grass a fresh boost, allowing it to grow stronger roots and become more resilient before winter takes hold.

Weed Control That Eliminates Pesky Intruders

Weeds can quickly take over your lawn and ruin its healthy appearance. Our expert team uses a combination of preventative measures and targeted treatments to eliminate weeds and keep them from coming back.

We begin with a thorough inspection of your lawn to identify any existing weed infestations. Then, we customize our approach based on the weed type and the problem’s severity. Our methods may include hand-pulling, spot treatments, or a targeted herbicide application.

To prevent future weed growth, we also offer pre-emergent treatments to create a barrier that prevents weed seeds from germinating. This combined approach ensures your lawn remains free of pesky intruders and continues to thrive.

Tree Services

If you’re dealing with the aftermath of a storm and need to clean up or remove damaged trees and stumps, or you’re making way for new development and working on clearing your land, you can count on us for cost-effective tree service solutions tailored to your project.

Look to us for:

Emergency and everyday tree removal
Stump removal
Stump grinding
Tree planting

Contact the Area’s Top Landscaping Company

If you are hoping to work with a professional landscaping contractor, look no further. Cherry Oak Landscaping’s experts have the tools, skills, and knowledge to help you transform your exterior property. So, whether you are a homeowner looking to enhance your living space, or a business owner striving to make the best impression with new and returning clients, we’re here to help.

Reach us by phone or email to discuss your landscaping and lawn care needs or to receive an accurate estimate today.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Looking for landscaping services in Okemos? Contact us at (517) 339-2881.