Leading the way among Landscaping Companies in Nanaimo, British Columbia
Creative By Design has been leading the way among Landscaping Companies in Nanaimo, British Columbia by designing & building beautiful landscapes, paving stone patios, and more for over 15 years. We provide all aspects of landscaping from the initial design to the construction and installation. We pride ourselves on creating unique and amazing results for the residents of Nanaimo British Columbia and the surrounding area
Landscaping Company Services include Consultations, Design, Paving stone patio’s & Driveways, Flagstone, Irrigation, Garden shrubs, trees & plants, Turf Installation, Water-features, Drainage, Retaining walls, Fences, low-voltage lighting, Maintenance services, Lawn care etc…
Professional Designs
Our professional and certified designer will help you design the perfect landscape concept from the ground up. Our landscapers work directly with you from start to finish.
*Please click on our Design Page to see costs.
Paving Stone Patio’s and Driveways
We are your one-stop shop for all aspects of landscape construction, from patios, driveways, water features and planting beds.
Garden Shrubs & Plants
Make your garden beautiful with lawn and plants. We also offer irrigation to keep your landscape alive.
Creative By Design Landscaping – serving Nanaimo, BC
Fixed price Quotes with detailed breakdowns
Let us work with you to get Better Quality while saving you money!!
Fed up with bills that are more than you agreed on
We are NOT a ‘Time plus materials’ Company.
What we Quote, is what you pay
NO HIDDEN FEES!!
Our Landscaping companies services include interlocking brick paver walkways and driveways, flagstone patio’s, raised garden beds, retaining walls, lawns, trees and shrubs from good quality nurseries, irrigation, drainage, and landscape lighting.
We are a professional, responsible, knowledgeable with friendly staff. Our aim is to give you landscaping that makes you proud and the neighbor’s jealous!
Landscape Solutions from our Company for your yard :
- Professional Dynascape-drawn Designs ($300+) and Consultations ($75)
- Landscaping paver driveways and walkways – ($19.50 sq.ft)
- Flagstone patio’s
- Natural stone walls and stone benches
- Fully automated irrigation system ($800-900 per zone)
- Lawns and shrub beds
- Brick and lawn edging ($11 linear foot)
- Drainage for driveways, walkways and lawns
- Low-Voltage Lighting
- Maintenance services ($45 per hour)
- Lawn Care
- …..and more!
Landscaping Company with Professional and Affordable services throughout Nanaimo, British Columbia.
Before it is possible to turn your outdoor space into a landscape, a concept is required. To make this possible, we meet with you and get a feel for what style of concept you are looking for by asking a series of questions, through this process we are able to create a visual representation for you to look at before we start building your new landscape. This design process also gives you an idea of the cost and time frame the installation will take.
Landscape company that offers Quality and Creative Services all around Nanaimo, BC
Landscaping is our passion and working with clients to create that fantastic landscape is all part of that exciting process. Whether your looking for a landscaping renovation or have just moved into a new home, we are happy to work with you to create your ideal outdoor living space. Start the landscape process.
If you have some landscaping ideas and are looking to start on your landscaping, but not sure how and where to start, then visit our landscape design page for an informative breakdown and what our landscape company can do for you.
Call our Nanaimo BC Landscapers at 250.436.2235 or Email Us
“We hired Creative by Design Landscaping to redevelop our backyard in late Spring of 2017. We needed to fix drainage issues, tear out a rotting patio and manage multiple levels of a very sloped yard. When we met Phil for the initial consultation we were impressed with his attention to detail and quality and how much he cared about doing a quality job that looks great. It was clear he took a lot of pride in his work.
Phil helped us take our vision and make it into reality including stonework, curved garden beds, space for a vegetable garden, irrigation and lighting. He guided us toward practical decisions and was always transparent about cost.
It was easy to work with Phil throughout the project – he was very respectful of our yard and space, communicated openly and was patient with our many questions. The work is excellent and looks outstanding. I am in awe of the attention to detail that Phil gave our project. I would hire Creative By Design again in an instant and will recommend them to anyone who asks.”
K Noriega – Nanaimo, BC
Which landscaping company in Nanaimo, BC is right for you?
When it comes to finding landscaping companies in Nanaimo BC, this can be harder than it sounds. Just searching online alone will give you nearly 500,000 results. Trying to navigate through the minefield of web sites that all have fancy pictures along with well-worded text, only leaves you more confused. All the landscaping companies that you look at, seems as good as the last.
Firstly it is important to know what you’re looking for in a landscaping contractor so you can use those criteria to find someone.
One way is to take a look around your local neighborhood to see what your options are and what your local Nanaimo companies are offering. By doing this, you can see what level of quality, different companies are offering.
Key elements to look for:
- Hardscapes
Does it slope away from the house?
> Any hard surface should always be sloped away from the house as you don’t want surface water sitting up against your foundation.
Are there any low points?
> Low points in brick work can mean puddles in wet weather and ice patches in winter.
> If its an old patio/walkway, it could mean poor prep or installation techniques.
> Driveways can give a telltale sign, which is sunken tracks where the tyres of the vehicle enter the garage everyday. Another sign of poor installation techniques
- Turf
Is it all green?
> Lawns with yellow or brown spots in them usually mean two things, either theres not enough soil under the turf or there’s poor or no irrigation.
Is it graded nicely?
> Hollows and low points aren’t easy to mow and visually don’t look too nice. You don’t want a lawn that you dread to cut each week.
- Planting Beds
> Beds that are mounded high usually mean the landscaping contractor was too lazy to dig them out to add good soil, as its quicker to mound on top of the existing sub-grade.
> Higher mounded beds make watering plants tough as the water just wants to run away.
> Dead plants are a good give away. This can be number of reasons; poor planting techniques, poor irrigation, poor soil or disease.
> Mulch doesn’t like to stay on steep sloped surfaces.
Are the heads equal distance apart?
> From a distance, it can be hard to tell if an irrigation system is installed well or not
> Dead or dying plants and shrubs are a good telltale sign
> Brown spot on the lawn are also signs of poor heads spacing
‘Over’ or ‘under’ watering?
> If the beds smell ‘marshy’ and your foot sinks into the lawn, then check for over watering
> Plants wilting and a brown lawn are signs of a drought
> A river of water in the gutter is another great sign of over watering. No one wants to pay to waste water, even less for a landscaper to waste your water
Are they sinking or pushing out?
> If the base isn’t prepped properly, then walls have a tendency to sink
> Walls without drainage can sometimes push out and crack due to hydrostatic pressure
> Depending on the type, some walls should also lean back by a certain percentage to help deal with pressure
- Soil
Is there any good quality soil?
> Turf installed on no soil or poor quality soil will show signs of stress very quickly.
> Is the lawn ‘spongy’ or very thin/thatchy. A good sign of poor soil
> Plants will remain small or have a hard time growing if the soil doesn’t provide them with enough nutrients.
> High clay soil doesn’t take water very easily. This makes watering plants a problem.
> Good high quality soil can be the difference between a sick or a healthy landscape.
- Mulch
Mulch is decorative as well as functional
> It can help to reduce weeds (as long as you stay on top of it)
> Fabric under mulch doesn’t work! Mulch should be topped up every few years and turned over every few months. Fabric makes this hard. Also when you are looking to do a top up, turning the old mulch into the soil can help boost the soil for the plants. With Fabric under the mulch, it makes it impossible to do.
> Mulch won’t stay in place with fabric, and it doesn’t take long after the initial installation, for the fabric to show through and make the bed look untidy.
“Creative By Design Landscaping ……”Building with Quality, Installing with Pride “
These are just a few pointers to check when looking at a landscape company’s handiwork. If they claim to be a professional landscaping company, then none of these issues should be occurring.
Professional landscaping Companies should have nothing to hide.
Many companies will tell you that a cheaper quote should not be considered. I would look at what they offer, before throwing them out.
Unfortunately, a lot of landscaping companies will charge you a fortune and still give you a very below average result. The focus these days, is about getting the job done quicker and not necessarily done right.
Asking companies ‘how’ they install their products, maybe getting a demonstration, should be another way to weed out poor quality as well.
As a homeowner already paying a premium for landscaping, don’t you at least deserve to have it done right, and for that matter ONCE!
Just because more and more products around us are becoming a throw-away commodity, does that mean landscaping should join it.
