Maintaining customer satisfaction is a crucial aspect of any business, but it’s even more important for landscape contractors that have earned the prestigious Diamond Certified award. For Walnut Creek Landscaping Inc, keeping clients happy comes down to two main factors: listening to their needs and providing them with high-quality work at competitive prices. “Happy customers are everything to us,” affirms owner Balbir Singh. “We have almost 40 years of experience in this industry, so we know what it takes to produce work that leaves people completely satisfied.”

Walnut Creek Landscaping has been providing landscape installation services for residential and commercial clients throughout Contra Costa County since 2006. As a full-service landscaping firm, the company is qualified to handle everything from planting and tree trimming to water features and landscape lighting, and it can also install irrigation systems that create sustainable environments for homes and gardens.

Unlike less experienced landscape contractors that take a “one size fits all” approach to every project, Walnut Creek Landscaping takes the time to account for each client’s individual needs. “Our design capabilities allow us to come up with customized plans that suit all types of lifestyle preferences,” explains Mr. Singh. “We provide our customers with basic principles and industry-best information that help us create their ideal gardens or landscapes.”

Another distinguishing attribute of Walnut Creek Landscaping is its company-wide dedication to quality control, which Mr. Singh says is important for ensuring the best possible results. “From using superior materials to closely inspecting every phase of our work, we emphasize quality in everything that we do. We also ask each client to review the finished product so we can make sure they’re satisfied with our work.”

A first-rate landscaping project begins with a first-rate design plan.
Just as home remodeling projects utilize detailed blueprints, landscaping projects require comprehensive plans in order to be completed as effectively as possible.

The first step to creating a landscaping plan is preparing a scaled base plan of your property. A base plan indicates the position and dimensions of your house/lot and the location of utilities, existing garden plants, property lines, buildings, driveways, walks, easements, topographic features, and ground characteristics. If you’re developing a landscaping plan for the first time and are intimidated by drawing a base plan to scale, you can obtain a scaled base plan from your builder, developer or local government property records.

When it’s time to start adding features to your landscape design, consider the following tips:

• Skyline or background trees can be used not only as settings or frames for your house, but also to add depth to the landscape. This is why taller trees are usually planted at the rear of a property and smaller ones are planted at the front.
• For ease of maintenance, plant lower growing shrubs under windows. The effect will appear more natural if the shrubs reach their ultimate height naturally, with little or no pruning.
• Use taller shrubs between windows. When you’re selecting shrubs, remember that plants of similar leaf textures group together well.
• Don’t leave too much foundation exposed—the house will appear barren. Conversely, don’t overpower the house with too many shrubs.
• Plant foundation shrubs far enough apart so they can mature naturally. Use a large, sweeping curve when planning the shrub border.
• Make sure your plan provides a convenient service area that’s screened from general view by fencing, shrubs or vines. Also, plan to screen unsightly objects such as trash cans, clotheslines and power poles. Use hedges, fences or trellises that can be covered with vines.
• Keep in mind that some plants require more regular attention than others. If you’re inexperienced with plant care, start with a few easy-to-grow varieties, like sunflowers or borages.

Q: Do you offer landscape maintenance services?
A: No, we specialize only in landscape installations.

Q: Do you design landscapes?
A: Yes. Chris Erickson is our in-house designer, and he’ll work with you to fulfill your specific needs and bring your ideas to life.

Q: Can you install landscape lighting systems?
A: Absolutely. From copper to brass to aluminum, we can install a low-voltage lighting system that’s sure to satisfy your unique tastes.

Q: Should I install drought-tolerant plants on my property?
A: It’s definitely a good idea. Drought-tolerant plants are being embraced more and more throughout the industry, and the next five years will bring more of the same if climate change continues.