Landscaping · Nepean, ON
Landscaping in Nepean
Landscaping for Nepean’s established yards: garden beds rebuilt, new edging, mulch and river rock, gravel and stone areas and restoration after other work, from Bel-Air Park and Crestview to Manordale and Craig Henry. Beds are laid out around the mature trees and the roots that come with them.
- Landscape fabric
- Mulch
- River rock
- Decorative gravel
- Clear stone
- Concrete slabs
- Topsoil
The local picture
Landscaping in Nepean
Many Nepean yards date from the late 1950s and the 1960s, and their beds have sunk, spread or filled with roots over the decades. A rebuild lifts out the old soil and edging, sets the slope away from the house again and finishes with a clean edge.
Big trees set the limits on these lots. Near one, the grade inside its root zone stays where it is, and the new bed is built on top of the existing ground with fabric and mulch.
Landscaping for Nepean bungalows and split-levels
Bel-Air Park, Crestview, Manordale and Craig Henry
Korvex Construction does landscaping across Nepean: old beds rebuilt, new edging, mulch and river rock, gravel and stone areas, stepping paths and yards restored after repairs. The visit is free, the scope and price come in writing, and the request form or 613-880-7679 books it.
All of Bel-Air Park’s homes were built between 1956 and 1958, Manordale’s mostly bungalow streets date from the late 1950s and early 1960s, and Craig Henry was developed from 1971. Beds on those lots are often as old as the houses: mulch over mulch, edging sunk into the lawn, and soil that has crept higher on the wall with every top-up. We take them back down to the grade along the foundation before rebuilding.
When a protected tree stands beside the bed
Inside the critical root zone of a protected tree, the by-law forbids placing material or equipment, changing the grade, or extending a hard surface or significantly changing the landscaping unless the City approves. Where protection is required, fencing at least 1.2 m high goes up at the edge of that zone before work begins and stays until the work is done.
Injuring or removing a distinctive tree needs a distinctive tree permit, applied for with an arborist’s tree information report, and the permit is posted on the property for at least seven days before the work and seven days after. We draw the new beds to keep the tree, and say at the visit if a layout would need a permit.
Restoring a yard after storm damage or repairs
In September 2018 an EF-2 tornado hit Craig Henry and neighbouring Arlington Woods and damaged many homes. Any yard that has lost a tree, had a roof replaced or had a foundation dug out is left with ruts, compacted soil and bare ground. Landscape restoration fills and regrades those areas, resets the edges and finishes them in mulch, stone or sod.
At the site visit
What we check on a lot in Nepean
- 01
Trunk size of each large tree near the work, and its root zone
- 02
How high the old beds have built up against the foundation
- 03
Edging that has sunk or shifted
- 04
Ruts or compacted ground left by earlier repairs
How we build it
How a garden bed is built to drain
A bed that keeps its shape and keeps water off the foundation is built from the bottom up. The Barrhaven front bed went in this order: soil reshaped, landscape fabric, fresh soil, mulch, finished to its edges.
- Grade first
The slope away from the house is set before fabric or mulch goes down. A bed that tilts toward the wall stays a drainage problem however good it looks.
- Keep the wall clear
Soil and mulch stop below the siding. Mulch piled against parging keeps the coating wet, and wet parging cracks.
- Edges that hold
Every bed meets a paver border, an edging or a cut lawn line, so the mulch stays in the bed and the grass stays out.
- Work around trees
Beds near mature trees are laid out around the roots, and the City’s tree rules are checked where a large tree is close.
- Locates before digging
Buried lines are marked before beds are dug out or a pad is set.
- Leave it tidy
Old soil, sod and debris leave the site with us, and the yard is cleaned up when the work is done.
- Mulch or river rockAn even layer that covers the soil, kept below the siding and the parging.Spread evenly
- Fresh soilBrought in over the fabric where the bed is planted.Raked to the slope
- Landscape fabricKeeps soil and stone apart and slows weeds; cut around trees and existing plants.Laid over the soil
- Reshaped soilWeeds and roots cleared, the surface shaped to fall away from the house.Falls away from the wall
“Vlad and his crew installed my patio in 2 days. Did excellent work and vlad answered any and all questions I asked. I highly recommend Korvex Development for any job you may require.”
Joe Ayoub · Patio installed
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Josh Cohen-Collier · Leaning fence repaired
FAQ
Landscaping in Nepean: common questions
Do I need a permit to landscape under a big tree in Nepean?
It depends on the tree and the work. A private tree 30 cm or wider in the urban area is a distinctive tree, and injuring or removing one needs a City permit; inside a protected tree’s root zone, grade changes, new hard surfaces and significant landscaping changes need City approval. We keep beds at the existing grade around the roots and check what applies to your tree first.
Can you fix our yard after a tree was taken down?
Yes. Once the tree company has finished the stump, we fill and level the hollow, regrade the area so water still runs away from the house, and finish it as a bed, a stone area or new sod. The written quote follows the site visit.
Can you redo the old beds around our Nepean bungalow?
Yes. We take the beds back to the original grade along the foundation, clear out roots and old mulch, reset or replace the edging and finish with fresh soil and mulch or river rock. If you want shrubs or perennials planted as part of the job, ask at the free estimate.
Do you work in Nepean?
Yes. Korvex Construction builds and rebuilds decks, fences, interlock and backyards across Nepean, including Crestview, Parkwood Hills, Qualicum-Graham Park, Trend-Arlington and Centrepointe. A Nepean homeowner’s HomeStars review describes new fence posts and old panels reinstalled on them. Request a free estimate or call 613-880-7679.
Book a free landscaping estimate in Nepean
Tell us what you want built and send a few photos. We come out, look at what sits under the job, and give you the scope and the price in writing.