Landscaping, Hardscaping & Snow Removal – Evanston

Landscaping, Hardscaping & Snow Removal in Evanston

For homeowners in Evanston, A Garden Guy offers a full slate of outdoor services: landscaping, hardscaping, and snow removal. Instead of juggling separate companies, you get one crew that knows your property year-round.

Landscaping Services

Our landscaping work starts with a conversation about how you actually use your yard. From there, we plan plant beds, sod installation, and grading so water drains away from your home instead of pooling near the foundation. We select plants suited to the local climate and soil, and we pay attention to how a yard will look through each season, not just on installation day.

Hardscaping Services

On the hardscaping side, we build paver patios, retaining walls, walkways, and fire pit areas designed to hold up through freeze-thaw cycles typical of the Chicago area. We handle excavation, base preparation, and drainage planning before any pavers or stone go down, since a hardscape is only as good as what’s underneath it.

Evanston Snow Removal

Once the growing season ends, our focus shifts to snow removal. We clear driveways and walkways after storms so you can get in and out of your home safely, and we apply ice management as needed to keep surfaces from becoming a hazard.

Materials We Use

We work with a range of materials depending on the project — natural stone, brick pavers, and concrete for hardscaping, along with sod, mulch, and plant selections suited to the local growing conditions. Choosing the right material up front helps a patio or planting bed hold up through hot summers and cold winters without cracking, heaving, or dying back.

Service Area

Along with our work in Evanston, we serve homeowners throughout the surrounding Chicago suburbs, handling landscaping, hardscaping, and snow removal for properties of all sizes. If you’re outside Evanston but nearby, it’s worth reaching out — there’s a good chance we already cover your area.

How We Work

Our Process in Evanston

Every project starts with an on-site consultation, where we walk the property, listen to what you want, and note any drainage, grading, or access issues that could affect the work. From there we put together a plan and a price before anything is scheduled, so there are no surprises once the crew arrives.

Why Choose Us

What sets us apart is that the same crew that installs your landscaping or hardscaping is also the crew you’ll call for snow removal. That continuity means we already know your property’s layout, drainage points, and problem areas before winter even arrives.

Seasonal Maintenance

Outdoor spaces need upkeep after installation, too. We offer seasonal maintenance for plant beds, mulch refreshes, and general yard cleanup in spring and fall, so the landscaping we install continues to look the way it did on day one, not just for the first year.

Built to Last in Evanston

We also pay attention to how a property will be used over time, not just on the day a project wraps up. A patio that works for quiet evenings should also hold up to gatherings, and plant beds should stay manageable rather than becoming a maintenance burden a few years down the road.

If you’re planning a project in Evanston — new landscaping, a hardscape addition, or reliable snow removal for the season ahead — reach out to A Garden Guy to talk through what your property needs.