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Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ann Arbor yards are rarely simple. Older neighborhoods have mature trees, tight lots and heavy clay soil; newer ones have bare, graded yards that need everything at once. Whether you want a patio to live on, a wall to tame a slope or beds that look finished, the work only lasts if it is planned for the site in front of it.
KBK Landscaping Inc. is a family-owned landscaping company based in Saline, a short drive south of Ann Arbor. Since 1998 our crews have designed and built patios, retaining walls, planting beds and new lawns for homeowners, and handled grounds work for businesses and municipalities across Washtenaw County.
Where It Starts
Most landscaping problems — a sinking patio, a leaning wall, plants that die in their second summer — trace back to planning, not workmanship. A contractor who quotes without seeing the property is guessing.
Before we put a price on anything in Ann Arbor, we look at:
That visit sets the scope, so the quote reflects the job you actually have.
What We Do
From a single new bed to a full backyard rebuild, these are the projects Ann Arbor homeowners hire us for most.
A patio is the project most Ann Arbor homeowners call about first. We build paver, natural stone and concrete patios, walkways and seat walls on a properly excavated and compacted base — the part you never see, and the part that decides whether the surface is still flat after ten Michigan winters of freeze and thaw.
Plenty of Ann Arbor lots fall away toward a ravine, a creek or the street. A retaining wall turns an unusable slope into level lawn or garden space and stops soil from washing out. Walls are built with drainage stone and outlets behind them, because water pressure is what pushes a poorly built wall over.
Our designers lay out beds, trees, shrubs and perennials around how you actually use the yard — privacy from the neighbors, shade for the patio, color by the front walk. Our own crews install everything, so the design and the planting are handled by one company.
Bare yard after a build, a lawn that has thinned out under mature trees, or a strip torn up by a utility dig — we grade it, prep the soil and put down sod, hydroseed or straw seed depending on the budget and how quickly the lawn needs to be usable.
Water pooling against the foundation or a backyard that stays soggy for days after rain is usually a grade problem, and often a clay soil problem as well. We regrade, install drain tile and redirect runoff so water leaves the yard instead of sitting in it.
Bulk mulch, topsoil, garden soil and decorative stone, dropped in the driveway for your own project or spread by our crew. It's an easy way to refresh beds every spring without a weekend of hauling bags.
How It Works
Design and installation stay under one roof. The people who plan your project are the people who build it, so nothing gets lost between the drawing and the dig.
Want to see the kind of work we do first? Browse our hardscape gallery and project gallery.
Design & Install
Most Ann Arbor homeowners end up juggling a designer and a separate installer. With KBK, our landscape designers plan the yard and our own crews plant the trees, shrubs and perennials, so nothing gets lost between the drawing and the dig.
The same goes for the hard parts of the yard. Patios, retaining walls and walkways are built by our own hardscape crews, and new lawns go in once the grading is right.
Commercial & Municipal
We also take care of commercial and municipal properties around Ann Arbor — office buildings, retail centers, multi-tenant sites and public grounds. That work covers commercial lawn care, landscape installation and renovation, and commercial snow removal in winter, so one contractor handles the property all year.
With about 25 staff and our own fleet, we schedule around business hours and keep the same standard across multi-building sites.
When a storm leaves debris across a lot or blocks access, commercial and municipal clients can call for cleanup and access restoration without waiting for the next scheduled visit.
Call 888-408-0320
Tell us what you have in mind. We'll visit, look at the site and give you an honest scope and price.
Why KBK
Service Area
Along with Ann Arbor, KBK Landscaping serves:
In Ann Arbor, our crews also handle landscape design, commercial lawn care, commercial snow removal, and hardscaping services.
KBK Landscaping Inc. is based at 9685 West Michigan Avenue, Saline, Michigan 48176, United States, a short drive south of Ann Arbor.
Questions
Yes. Homeowners hire us for landscape design, planting, paver patios, retaining walls, walkways, sod and seeding, grading and drainage, and mulch, soil and stone delivery. Our mowing and snow removal programs are for commercial and municipal properties only.
It depends on the size of the area, the materials and how much excavation or grading the site needs, so we price every job from a site visit rather than a rate per square foot. Quotes for installation work are free. Ask about current design consultation pricing when you call.
Planting and seeding do best in spring and early fall. Patios, walls and walkways can be built from spring through late fall, as long as the ground is not frozen. Booking over the winter is the easiest way to get on the spring schedule.
Sod gives you a finished lawn the day it goes down and holds a slope right away, but it costs more. Hydroseeding and straw seeding cost less and work well when you can wait a few weeks for the lawn to fill in. We will recommend one based on the site, the season and your budget.
Yes. We provide commercial lawn care, commercial snow removal and landscape installation for businesses, property managers and municipal clients across Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County.
From the first sketch to the last plant, KBK builds Ann Arbor yards that hold up through every Michigan season.
