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Top-Rated Landscapers in Elk Rapids - Updated Nov 2026

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NRE Excavating
4.9(
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Landscape - Minor Grading or ReslopingLandscape - Minor Grading or Resloping - For BusinessRetaining Wall - Install

Serving Elk Rapids, MI and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2017

Free estimates

Offers commercial services

"Would hire again. Actually showed up unlike other people. Reasonable price. My wife was the one who conversed with them and she said “very polite, understanding, down to earth people who she will hire again in the future.”"
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Home Demolition
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Recommended by56%of homeowners
Gnome Lawn Service
5.0(
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Lawn Care - Maintain and Mow a LawnLawn & Yard Waste Clean Up

Serving Elk Rapids, MI and surrounding areas

Approved

Free estimates

Small jobs welcome

Offers commercial services

"So fortunate to have Gnome Lawn Service help with our mowing and edging! Harold & Jordan are thorough, efficient and professional. They were also super with keeping in touch as to the timing of the job. We whole heartedly recommend their service! Thank you Harold & Jordan for such a great job!"
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Landscaping FAQs, answered by experts

Buying plants from a nursery is one thing, but ensuring that they are properly planted is another. While you might not need to hire a landscaper for every plant that you buy from a nursery, it’s a great idea to have their expertise and experience to plant larger items, like burlapped trees or specialty plants like rose bushes. Even better, before making a trip to a nursery to buy new plants, consult a local landscaper to test your soil for pH levels, soil texture, and phosphorus and potassium levels to help determine the best plants for your area.

If you’re hiring a landscaper to plant the garden of your dreams, you do not need to provide them with plants that you bought yourself from a nursery. While you certainly can provide your landscaper with plants, keep in mind that some nurseries provide discounts to landscaping companies, therefore potentially lowering your materials cost. Beyond the cost of the plants themselves, you need to have additional materials like topsoil and mulch for the project. Most likely, your landscaper can get a discount on these materials as well, so it’s worth speaking with them before making any large purchases.

Plant privet hedges at least 1 foot apart in a trench about 2 feet wide and 2 feet deep. It’s important to space privet hedges relatively far apart due to how quickly they grow to significant sizes and heights. You don’t want to crowd privet plants, or they could overcrowd each other, causing unwanted damage.

Plant a peach tree right at the end of your local dormancy period, likely at the very end of winter after the last frost when you can dig into the soft soil. Plan your backyard gardening season, including when planting peach trees, based on the frost schedule predicted in your local hardiness zone.

Moss attaches to the ground but doesn’t have roots, so it can take four to six weeks for establishment to begin. It takes between 12 and 18 months for full coverage, and maximum thickness takes about two years. Keep your moss moist and debris-free to ensure it establishes itself well.

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