Landscaping in Cedartown, GA

The ground in Cedartown

Broad valley floor in Polk County, with the Silver Comet corridor running through it. Flatter and more workable than the ridge towns, though the same red clay sits underneath once the topsoil is off.

What that means for the build

Flat ground removes the wall problem and replaces it with a drainage one: water on a flat clay lot has nowhere to go on its own and has to be given somewhere. Positive fall away from the house, and an outfall that actually daylights, matter more here than any structure.

The properties

Larger parcels and small farms, where a project is usually a whole back yard rather than one feature.

What usually leads in Cedartown

Every trade is available across the whole service area. These are the ones that tend to carry a Cedartown project:

• DrainageFrench drains, catch basins, downspout tie-ins and swales. Georgia clay does not drink water. It holds it, and every terrace, wall and lawn on this list lasts exactly as long as the water under it is managed.
• Sod & Turf EstablishmentFinal grade, amendment, and sod laid tight with staggered joints. This is the single loudest change on any of these properties: clay to closed canopy in one day.
• Outdoor Living & Fire FeaturesStone fire features, fireplaces, water features and pergolas: the reason the family actually goes out there instead of looking at it through the window.

All ten trades run in-house, so one crew and one schedule covers the whole job.

See the work

The featured jobs are documented before and after, from the same camera position. They are the honest version of what a finished project looks like.