Landscaping · Stittsville, ON
Landscaping in Stittsville
Stittsville landscaping by Korvex: new garden beds, edging, mulch and river rock, gravel and stone areas, and yards restored after other work, from the streets off Stittsville Main Street to Fairwinds, Hartsmere and Fernbank. The estimate is free and on site, and the price follows in writing.
- Landscape fabric
- Mulch
- River rock
- Decorative gravel
- Clear stone
- Concrete slabs
- Topsoil
The local picture
Landscaping in Stittsville
A new Stittsville lot usually comes with sod over the builder’s grade and a swale along the side or back. The first beds go in beside that swale, at a height that keeps the water moving, and the soil in each one is shaped to fall away from the foundation.
Around Poole Creek the ground is mapped as part bedrock and part soft organic soil. One new bed may need soft ground dug out in one corner and soil built up over rock in the other, and the site visit tells us which.
Stittsville landscape work, from first beds to a finished yard
Fairwinds, Hartsmere, Fernbank and the older village streets
Korvex Construction builds and rebuilds garden beds, edging, mulch and river rock areas, gravel and stone corners and stepping paths for Stittsville homes, and restores yards after drainage, fence or deck work. The site visit is free: call, text or WhatsApp 613-880-7679, and the written scope and price follow.
On a lot that still follows its grading plan, the Site Alteration By-law is the rule that matters most. It forbids altering or obstructing a ditch, drain or lot grade so that water deviates from the approved drainage pattern and causes, or is likely to cause, a problem on an abutting property, and its definition of an obstruction names landscaping, interlock, fencing and retaining walls. A raised bed along a shared side yard stays out of the swale and leaves its slope as built.
Garden plants that end up in Poole Creek
What the 2024 creek survey found
The Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority’s 2024 survey of Poole Creek found that some of its invasive species are garden plants that escaped and spread along the creek. Common buckthorn was recorded along 21% of the surveyed creek in 2018 and 56% in 2024, and lily of the valley and periwinkle, both sold for gardens, turned up as well. The report points homeowners to the Ontario Invasive Plant Council’s Grow Me Instead guide for native choices.
Lots on the creek corridor
The same survey measured the band of natural vegetation along the banks. A buffer of 5 m or less was found along 62% of the left bank and 58% of the right bank, while Environment and Climate Change Canada recommends 30 m of natural vegetation on both sides for at least 75% of a stream’s length. At the back of a corridor lot, we keep soil and mulch out of that strip and finish the edge of the yard in planting.
At the site visit
What we check on a lot in Stittsville
- 01
The swale and any rear-yard catch basin
- 02
Rock or soft organic soil under each new bed
- 03
Invasive plants already in the yard, such as buckthorn
- 04
Distance from the back of the lot to Poole Creek
- 05
Where the downspouts discharge
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
“Did awesome work! had them repair a leany fence and they were on time, cheap and super professional”
Josh Cohen-Collier · Leaning fence repaired
FAQ
Landscaping in Stittsville: common questions
Can a raised garden bed get me in trouble with the City in a new subdivision?
It can, if it changes where water goes. Under the Site Alteration By-law, landscaping that sends water off the approved drainage pattern and onto a neighbour’s lot is a violation. We set each bed outside the swale, at a height that keeps the grading plan working.
Which plants should stay out of a yard near Poole Creek?
The 2024 survey found common and glossy buckthorn, garlic mustard, wild parsnip, lily of the valley and periwinkle along the creek, some of them escaped garden plants. The report suggests the Grow Me Instead guide for native alternatives. We remove invasive plants from the beds we rebuild, and the plant list is yours to choose.
Do you take on outdoor living projects in Stittsville, beyond garden beds?
Yes. Landscaping often joins a larger plan: a patio or stepping path, a fire pit pad, a gravel sitting area, a fence or a deck. Beds and edging are finished last, once the hard work is in, and the whole plan gets one written price.
Do you work in Stittsville?
Yes. Korvex Construction builds fences, interlock, decks and drainage across Stittsville, from the streets near Stittsville Main Street to newer subdivisions like Fairwinds, Hartsmere and Fernbank. Many of these lots still follow their original grading plan, and the new work is set to keep it working. Request a free estimate or call 613-880-7679.
Book a free landscaping estimate in Stittsville
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.