Richmond Hill Landscaping
Landscaping Services in Richmond Hill, GA
Richmond Hill sits where the pines give way to salt marsh, on the south side of the Ogeechee about twenty minutes from downtown Savannah. It's one of the fastest-growing places in the region, and it's a genuinely different market from the rest of Bryan County - neighborhoods here are well kept, standards are high, and a lot of properties look out over tidal creek and marsh.
It's also a town that turns over. Between Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield, a good share of Richmond Hill households are on a two or three year clock, which changes what makes sense to do with a yard and when.
Decker Landscape & Design handles the work either way. We install mulch and decorative rock, plant shrubs and trees, restore beds and clean up overgrown landscaping, correct grading and drainage, clear brush, and run skid steer and tractor work.
Contact us for a FREE quote and we'll come walk your property.
Mulch Installation
New mulch or a refresh of what's there, starting with a cleaned-out and edged bed rather than covering over the problem. Pre-emergent or landscape fabric added when the situation warrants it.
Landscape Cleanups
Overgrown cleanups, brush and weed removal, bed cleanouts, trimming, and leaf and debris haul-off. From a single reset to a property that needs bringing all the way back.
Land Clearing
Brush and overgrowth clearing, small tree and vegetation removal, perimeter and fence line work, property cleanup, and site prep for landscaping or construction.
Decorative Rock Installation
Our Richmond Hill landscapers handle new rock installation or replacement of material that's faded into the soil, including bed prep, fabric, and recut edges. We take the old material with us.
Plant & Shrub Installation
Shrubs, trees, ornamental grasses, and perennials, put in after the rough work is done. Existing plants removed or relocated, beds built and soil added, then mulch or rock over the top.
Grading & Drainage
Correcting low spots, improving flow, and moving water away from where it's causing trouble. Includes regrading, spreading topsoil or fill, drainage improvements, and prepping ground for planting - planned carefully where mature trees are involved.
Skid Steer & Tractor Services
Our team handles material moving, dirt and rock spreading, grading, Harley raking, site prep, and cleanup, where a property has the access for equipment to get in and work.
Richmond Landscaping Services
Custom Landscaping in Richmond Hill
Lots here vary more than the neighborhoods suggest - a tight lot in a planned community, an older place under mature pines, and a marsh-front property with salt wind coming across it are three different jobs.
Our custom work includes bed design and full restoration, replacing plantings that have outgrown their place, privacy and screening plantings, front-entry and driveway landscaping, salt-tolerant planting for marsh-side lots, drainage correction, reclaiming overgrown rear lines, and converting beds between mulch and decorative rock.
If your neighborhood has architectural or landscaping standards, mention it when you call - several communities here do, and it's easier to design to them from the start.
Marsh-Front & Tidal Creek Properties
Marsh frontage is the best thing about a Richmond Hill lot and the part with the most rules attached. Both are worth understanding before anyone starts work near the water.
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There's a 25-foot buffer along coastal marshlands, and it's state law. Under legislation passed in 2015, a 25-foot buffer runs along coastal marshlands, measured horizontally from the coastal marshland-upland interface as determined under the Coastal Marshlands Protection Act. Encroaching into it requires a variance from the state EPD, applied for and approved before work begins - and those are granted for specific categories of project, not as a formality.
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Where that line falls isn't a judgment call. The marsh-upland interface is delineated and field-verified by DNR's Coastal Resources Division, which means the buffer boundary on your lot is established by the state rather than estimated from the back fence. If you don't know where yours is, that's the place to find out.
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This is a different rule than the one on freshwater creeks. Inland, the 25-foot buffer along state waters is measured from where vegetation has been wrested by normal flow. On coastal marshlands it's measured from the marsh-upland interface. Same distance, different starting point, different agency involved. Worth knowing if you've owned property in both parts of the county.
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Salt travels further than people expect. Wind carries salt spray well inland of the water line, and a storm pushes it further still. Plants that do fine three streets back can burn on an exposed marsh-side lot. Reliable choices near the marsh include wax myrtle, yaupon holly, oleander, cabbage palmetto, muhly grass, and juniper.
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Leave the marsh edge vegetated. Beyond being required, the vegetation along that edge traps sediment, slows runoff, and holds the bank. Clearing to open a view is how people end up with an eroding edge and a compliance problem at the same time.
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What we do and don't take on here. We'll plant, mulch, clear, and grade on the upland side of the buffer, and we'll help replant an edge that's been stripped. We won't do land-disturbing work inside the marsh buffer without an approved variance in hand, and anything in the marsh itself is a conversation for DNR Coastal Resources Division and likely the Army Corps before it's a conversation with a landscaper.
Richmond Hill Landscaping FAQs
Richmond Hill and the surrounding south Bryan County communities, plus Savannah, Pooler, Bloomingdale, Port Wentworth, and Georgetown. Further out toward Pembroke and Ellabell as well. Not sure about your neighborhood? Just ask.
On the upland side, yes - planting, mulching, clearing, and grading. But there's a 25-foot state buffer along coastal marshlands, measured from the marsh-upland interface, and land-disturbing work inside it requires an approved EPD variance first. DNR's Coastal Resources Division establishes where that line actually falls. We'll work up to it and help you find out where it is.
Things that shrug off salt wind - wax myrtle, yaupon holly, oleander, cabbage palmetto, muhly grass, and juniper are all dependable here. Salt carries further inland than most people expect, so exposure matters more than distance from the water.
A single cleanup, almost always. Weeds and volunteer growth pulled at the root, overgrown shrubs cut back or removed, edges recut, fresh mulch down. It's a reset rather than a rebuild, and it usually costs less than people expect once they see it.
Tell us the date and we'll tell you honestly what we can do. A cleanup, fresh mulch, recut edges, and replacing anything dead near the entry is the highest-impact package for a short timeline, and it's work we can schedule tightly.
Yes, including turnovers between tenants. We'll also steer you toward lower-maintenance planting and materials where that suits a rental better than it would an owner-occupied yard.
Often. Low spots, settled ground, and downspouts discharging in the wrong place are all correctable with grading and topsoil. What grading won't fix is a high water table or tidal influence on low-lying ground near the marsh - we'll tell you plainly which one you have.
Brush, overgrowth, saplings, and small trees. Mature trees need a dedicated tree service with the right rigging and insurance, and we'll say so rather than take on something we shouldn't.
Yes, and it's in the quote. On cleanup and clearing work, dealing with what comes off the property is most of the job.
Fall. Cooler weather lets roots establish before their first summer, which matters a great deal in this heat.
Georgia's Water Stewardship Act limits landscape watering from public water systems to between 4 p.m. and 10 a.m., year-round. New plantings are exempt for their first 30 days - exactly when they need it most. Drip irrigation, soaker hoses, hand-watering with a shut-off nozzle, and private well water are also exempt.
