The compensation for difficult ground is that a well-built landscape here looks better than anywhere in Ohio — terraces, stone and mature hardwoods do work that no flat lot can match.
Where we work from: our shop is at 7980 OH-249, Hicksville, OH. Union sits outside our home counties — call and we will confirm scheduling before you commit to anything.
Soil and drainage in Union
The soil here is thin and acidic, which is an advantage if you plant to it. Oaks, sourwood, blueberry, rhododendron, mountain laurel, little bluestem and native ferns are genuinely at home in sandstone-derived ground. Standard nursery stock bred for amended garden loam struggles, and no amount of fertilizer changes that — matching the palette to the soil does.
Thin soil dries fast on a south-facing slope and stays wet at the toe of the same hill. That is a planting decision rather than an irrigation one: drought-tolerant species up top, moisture-tolerant species below, and mulch heavy enough to stay put on the grade.
What Union Township properties need
Long drives are their own project. Grade, a crowned surface that sheds water, ditching at the edges and culverts that are actually clear determine whether a rural drive survives a wet spring — and whether it can be plowed cleanly in January.
One contractor across all four seasons removes the seams that cause most of the problems we inherit — the summer crew that never staked the property for the winter crew, the salt that killed a turf edge nobody was responsible for repairing.
Winter in Union
Snow agreements here should still be written rather than assumed. A stated trigger depth settles at 5 a.m. what nobody wants to argue about then, and the surfaces included — drive, walks, entry, ramp — should be listed rather than implied. Routes are built geographically and they fill, so booking happens in the fall, not after the first storm.
A written agreement settles at 5 a.m. what nobody wants to argue about then: the trigger depth, the surfaces included, the response window and how de-icing is billed. Everything that goes wrong with snow contracts traces back to something that was never written down.
What Union Township properties call us for
These are the services this ground actually needs, ordered by what the soil and terrain in Muskingum County demand rather than by what is easiest to sell.
- Retaining Walls & TerracingEngineered walls with real drainage behind them — turning slopes you cannot mow into space you can use.
- Drainage Solutions & Yard GradingFrench drains, swales and regrading that move water away from your foundation before it costs you a basement.
- Lawn Mowing & Property MaintenanceWeekly mowing, trimming and edging on a schedule you can set your watch by — residential and commercial.
- Snow Removal & Ice ManagementPlowing, shoveling and salting on a trigger you set — residential drives and commercial lots, all winter.
- Spring & Fall CleanupsThe two visits a year that decide how the rest of the season goes — debris out, beds reset, leaves gone.
- Paver Patios & HardscapingPatios and walkways set on eight inches of compacted base — the reason ours are still flat after ten Ohio winters.
Why Union property owners choose us
We know Muskingum County ground
Muskingum County sits in the Unglaciated Allegheny Plateau, where thin, acidic soil over sandstone and shale on the slopes, deeper alluvium in the bottoms. We plan around that rather than applying a template written for another part of the state.
We fix the water before anything else
Every dollar spent on plants or hardscape sitting on ground that stays wet gets spent twice. On Muskingum County soil we diagnose drainage first — and often the honest answer is two downspouts rather than a system.
46 Google reviews, licensed and insured
Verbatim reviews from neighbours across the region, full coverage on every crew and machine, and financing available so a full plan can be built in one season.
One contractor for all four seasons
Landscaping April through November and snow and ice through the winter, from the same crews. The people who stake a drive in November are the people who mowed it in July.
Nearby places we also serve
Union sits in Muskingum County. We cover these neighbouring communities too:
