ATLANTA · PLANT & TREE INSTALLATION
One team picks the species, preps the clay, and comes back to prune and feed what we planted as it grows.
SAMPLE PROJECT CONCEPT · ATLANTA METRO
A planting plan is the part of a landscape that changes most, because it is the only part that is alive. We install shade trees, ornamentals, shrubs, and perennial beds chosen for how they behave in the Atlanta climate, which sits in USDA zones 7b and 8a and swings from humid summers to the occasional hard winter freeze. The goal is not a yard that looks finished on install day. It is a yard that looks right in five and ten years, once the canopy has filled in and the beds have knit together.
Species selection is where most of the value lives. For shade and structure we plant willow oak, red maple, and river birch; for flower and form we lean on southern magnolia, crape myrtle, Eastern redbud, flowering dogwood, and Japanese maple. Foundation beds get loropetalum, camellia, gardenia, boxwood, and holly, with hydrangea and azalea where a spot holds afternoon shade. We match every plant to its light, its soil, and the space it needs at maturity, so nothing is fighting the wall or the walk it was set next to.
OUR PROCESS FOR THIS SERVICE
We read sun and shade through the day, check drainage, and test how the native red clay takes water. Clay is the defining fact of planting in Atlanta, and it dictates how we amend, how deep we plant, and what will actually thrive.
We lay out species, quantities, and spacing, then source healthy nursery stock with sound root balls. We would rather plant a smaller, well-rooted tree that establishes fast than a large one that sulks for three seasons.
We dig wide, not deep, set each root flare slightly above grade so the plant does not settle and drown, backfill with amended native soil, and finish with a mulch ring that holds moisture without smothering the trunk.
We water in, stake only the trees that truly need it, and set a watering rhythm for the first season, which is when new plantings live or die.
An installation includes soil preparation, amendment, the plants themselves, mulch, and the initial watering-in that gets roots moving. We set trees at the correct depth, a detail that quietly kills more young trees than any pest, and we space shrubs for the size they will reach rather than the size they are in the pot. Where a bed needs edging or a light grade correction to drain, we handle it as part of the same visit.
Because we also maintain what we plant, the beds do not become someone else's problem the moment they go in the ground. The same team returns to prune the crape myrtle correctly in late winter, feed the camellias, and thin a young tree's canopy as it grows. Planting and upkeep are one continuous relationship rather than two disconnected transactions, which is how a landscape actually matures the way it was drawn.
We plant across Atlanta, from the shaded lots of Druid Hills and Decatur to newer beds in Roswell and Alpharetta. Brookhaven, Dunwoody, and Sandy Springs keep us busy with tree work and foundation planting alike. If you are deciding what belongs in a bed or where a shade tree should go, we can walk the yard and tell you what will thrive in that exact spot.
See all areasFall is the best time to plant trees and shrubs in Atlanta, because roots establish through the cool, wet season before summer heat arrives. Spring works well for perennials and annual color. We avoid setting large trees in the peak of midsummer, though with careful watering some plantings can still go in year round.
Plant and tree installation pricing follows the number and size of plants, soil prep, and access to the beds. A single specimen tree costs far less than a full foundation planting across a front yard. We price the plan after walking the site and confirming what will thrive in each spot.
Yes, but not without help. Atlanta's red clay drains slowly and compacts hard, so we amend the soil, plant wide rather than deep, and set each root flare above grade so roots get air. Species chosen for clay tolerance make the difference between a plant that sulks and one that establishes.
The first season decides a planting's future, so we water in at install, set a watering rhythm, and mulch to hold moisture. Because we maintain what we plant, the same team returns to prune, feed, and correct problems early. Consistent water in the first summer matters more than anything else.
We plant shade trees like willow oak, red maple, and river birch, and ornamentals like crape myrtle, Japanese maple, Eastern redbud, and flowering dogwood. For beds we use camellia, gardenia, loropetalum, boxwood, and holly. Every choice is matched to the light and soil of the exact spot it will live in.
