Professional Landscaping Service
Garden & Planting Installation
Perennials, shrubs and trees installed with proper bed prep, spacing and depth, so your garden fills in the way it was designed to.
Garden installation is the build phase — turning a plan, a sketch or even a rough idea into planted beds. We source healthy nursery stock, prep the soil properly, and set every plant at the right depth and spacing so the garden matures into a full, cohesive planting rather than a row of struggling shrubs.
Most failed plantings we get called to fix were installed too deep, spaced too tightly, or dropped into unamended clay. Getting those fundamentals right at installation is far cheaper than replacing plants two seasons later.
What garden installation includes
- ✓Bed preparation, edging and soil amendment
- ✓Sourcing healthy, locally grown nursery stock where available
- ✓Perennial, shrub, ornamental grass and tree planting
- ✓Correct planting depth, spacing and root-flare exposure
- ✓Mulch application and initial watering
- ✓Written watering and establishment care instructions
Benefits for your home
- ✓Beds that fill in evenly instead of leaving gaps and bare spots
- ✓Healthy nursery stock planted at the right depth, so fewer losses
- ✓Correct spacing now means less crowding and pruning later
- ✓Instant improvement to the front of your home
- ✓A simple first-season care plan so nothing is guesswork
Who this service is best for
- Homeowners with a design ready to build
- Filling in tired foundation beds around the house
- Adding privacy screening along a property line
- Replacing plants lost to a hard winter or construction damage
Our process
Plant selection
We confirm the plant list against your conditions and current nursery availability, and show you substitutions if something better is available.
Bed prep
Beds are cut and edged, weeds and old material removed, and soil loosened and amended so roots can move out of the planting hole.
Planting
Everything is placed and reviewed before it goes in the ground, then planted at correct depth with proper spacing for mature size.
Mulch and aftercare
Beds are mulched, watered in and cleaned up, and you get a simple watering schedule for the first season.
Planting timing in Michigan
In Oakland County, spring planting generally runs from the time the ground thaws through early June, and fall planting from late August into October. Fall is an underrated window — cooler air with warm soil lets roots establish without heat stress, and plants come out of dormancy ahead of anything planted the following spring.
Tender annuals wait until after the local last-frost window in mid-May. Trees and shrubs are more forgiving, but we avoid installing them in the hottest stretch of July unless watering can be guaranteed.
First-season watering matters more than fertilizer. New plantings need deep, infrequent soaking rather than daily sprinkling, and we leave you with a clear schedule so nothing is guesswork.
Related services
- Landscape Design
Custom landscape plans built around your soil, sun, drainage and budget — designed to be buildable and to mature well.
- Mulch Installation
Fresh mulch, crisp edges and clean beds — weed suppression and moisture retention with an instant curb-appeal upgrade.
- Decorative Stone & Edging
Natural cobblestone borders, garden wall stones, boulder placement and river rock beds that define beds and add permanent structure.
See everything we offer on the landscaping services page, or browse recent project photos.
Not sure which service fits? Tell us about your project and we'll point you in the right direction.
Areas We Serve
Green Thumb Garden Services provides landscape design, planting and garden installation throughout Oakland County and nearby communities.
- Commerce Township, MI
- Walled Lake, MI
- West Bloomfield, MI
- Novi, MI
- Wixom, MI
- Wolverine Lake, MI
- Farmington, MI
- Farmington Hills, MI
- South Lyon, MI
- Milford, MI
- White Lake, MI
- Highland, MI
- Bloomfield, MI
- Birmingham, MI
- Nearby Oakland County areas
Not sure if you're in our area? Give us a call at (947) 210-8850.
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