Many clients ask about the implementation phase of the landscape design. In the pictures below, you will note the planning phase, implementation phase, and completion phase.

After the landscape design has been approved by the clients, Johnson’s Landscaping Service, Inc. will send its implementation team, to include the landscape designer, and the production and operations managers.  They work closely with the designer, who works closely with the clients, to ensure proper implementation of the landscape design.  The photos below represent the initial meeting of these three components.

Of course, after the initial meeting, the foremen and crew begin their work.  Typically, the hardscape (patios, walls, etc.) are completed first; after that, the crews install the plants.  In the pictures below, most of the construction (save for the deck) is complete.

After the planting and night lighting are installed, the project is complete, and clients are ready to furnish and enjoy their new outdoor living space!

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Call the experts at Johnson’s Landscaping Service, Inc. at 301-740-8850 to learn more about your own before and after. We serve in Northwest, Washington, DC and Montgomery County, Maryland.

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The latest special at Johnson's Landscaping Service is here, and almost like time travel!

"Fall Back" to 2001 prices! This saves up to 20% on jobs over $2,000. This offer is based on 2011 prices, compared to a decade ago!
Use this offer on a new contract for landscape construction, planting and clean up jobs. Not good with other offers, and prior sales excluded.

This offer expires on 12/15/11, so hurry and book your time travel price on our services!

Have questions about this special? Give Johnson’s Landscaping Service, Inc. a call at 301-740-8850 to learn more about services in Northwest, Washington, DC and Montgomery County, Maryland.

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Johnson’s Landscaping Service, Inc. has been caring for properties in the Bethesda, Chevy Chase, and Northwest Washington, DC area for over 50 years. To meet the needs of our most particular clients, our program includes complete care for your yard. Our maintenance staff will care for your property from Spring through the Fall. In the Spring, we will begin with a complete clean up of your yard.

We will:

1) Rake up all the winter’s debris from under the shrubs and trees and off the lawn.

2) Edge and prepare all the planting beds and cover them with a 2—3 inch layer of double shredded hardwood mulch.

3) Dethatch, rake, fertilize, and seed your lawn.

4) Prune your shrubs and trees as needed for the time of year.

After the initial clean up, we will next visit your property on a regular basis and perform many other maintenance duties. In addition to regular maintenances, we fertilize at scheduled intervals. In the Fall, we clear the leaves off the lawn in order to protect the newly seeded grass.  

Click here to learn more about our maintenance program. To meet with one of our landscape professionals about our Full Maintenance packages, please call us at 301-740-8850 today!

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Many clients of Johnson’s Landscaping Service, Inc. now enjoy better outdoor living because of the quality decks, arbors, pergolas, gazebos, trellises, and fences custom built by our carpentry team.

Crafted to meet your design specifications, our decks offer our clients increased living and entertainment space.  And while sitting on your deck overlooking the landscape, you can remain cool underneath a custom built pergola, designed to bring shade and, if desired, picturesque flowering vines throughout.

Click here to learn more about the Carpentry Division at Johnson’s Landscaping.

Call us at 301-740-8850 to learn more about custom built decks, fences, arbors, trellises, pergolas, and gazebos, built for you by Johnson’s Landscaping Service, Inc. for your home!

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    For folks who live in a historic district in Washington, DC, there are factors which complicate the replacement of their retaining walls, particularly those walls facing the sidewalk in the “Right of Way”.   First, for any retaining wall over 36” in the District, permits must be obtained, and if it is deemed necessary, a structural engineer may need to approve the drawings for the retaining wall construction.  Next, if the retaining wall is on public space, then the homeowner will need a Right of Way permit.  In securing the right of way permit, the District will require the homeowner to post a bond, which can be redeemed 90 days after the final inspection.   Simultaneously, if the homeowner lives in a historic district, then approval for the project must be secured through the local historic district association.  Finally, once all permitting and bonding is secured, the project can commence.

     Recently, Johnson’s Landscaping Service, Inc. secured permits for the replacement of a retaining wall in the Mount Pleasant Historic District in Northwest, Washington, DC.  In this case, it was a stipulation of the historic association that the wall stone match the wall stone used in many of the walls throughout the neighborhood.  This required obtaining a specific stone at “not so local” quarry because this type of stone is no longer quarried locally.  Once the footers are built for the wall, typically the District requires a “footing inspection”, which is the reason for measuring the depth of the footers.   In this picture, you can also note the location of utility lines within the footer.  Miss Utility was contacted prior to digging, and yet we discovered some other lines while digging (possibly coming from the neighbor).  No damage was done to these lines.

     After a successful footer inspection, the concrete can be poured and the wall can be built.  After completion, a permitting representative will return to the site for the final inspection.  Once the final inspection is complete, then the homeowner will have 90 days to expect a return of their bond from the DCRA.  We recommend the homeowner be vigilant about getting that money returned to them, because we have encountered cases where the return of the bond took longer than the 90 days.

     All in all, these projects can be completed within code and to the specifications of the local historic district.   Homeowners would do well to work with contractors who are well aware of the requirements and specifications of the District. 

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Many clients of Johnson’s Landscaping ask us about good times to plant. Another great thing about the Fall is planting! Late September is a great time to start planting, to sod or to seed your yard.

 The plant gets in the ground, and there is no harsh weather to harm the root ball while it is establishing.  The little stress from weather extremes makes it perfect to plant sod, seeds, trees, shrubs, and plants.

 For questions about planting, call us at 301-740-8850.

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If you are looking to add a beautiful addition to your exterior landscaping, consider porous permeable pavers. With night lighting, these pavers make for a stunning accent to the entry of your home.

An added bonus to these kinds of materials is the filtering of storm water through areas that would normally be impervious to the soil below.

Call Johnson’s Landscaping at 301-740-8850 to learn more about these additions.

 Eco Cobble Permeable Pavers from EP Henry (stone product used by Johnson’s Landscaping Service, Inc.’s certified installers) 

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This September, folks in Northwest DC and Montgomery County, MD have experienced some incredible rain storms, and this brings on damage and erosion, and often issues of landscape drainage.  Coupled with the rains we always know we’ll be getting come Springtime, now is a great time to learn more about these common concerns.  The experts at Johnson’s Landscaping Service, Inc. know all about these problems, so read on to learn more!

Here are some solutions for rain and erosion:

·      Connecting your current gutter system to new drainpipes running underneath the ground and away from the house.

·      Building a retaining wall with drainage installed behind the wall.

·      Installing ground cover (which is great to mitigate against erosion!), such as pachysandra, periwinkle, or ornamental grass

·      Installing hillside boulders in between planting to mitigate against erosion and add natural beauty to your slope.

·      Installing channel drains and/or catch basins to catch the running water and direct it to connecting pipes running underground and away from the house.

·      Installing a sump pump connected to your drainage system for the water that is difficult to move away from the house.

·      Directing the water to a dry well in the back yard.  In essence, a dry well is a large hole filled with gravel which receives the water from the house and allows the water to dissipate through the ground, with no resulting erosion issues.  Oftentimes, the drywell is covered with soil and sod, so it is not apparent in the landscape.

·      Installing a dry creek river rock bed to allow the water to flow through potential erosion areas.  This river rock bed supports the mitigation of erosion and is aesthetically pleasing.

Have questions about erosion and your yard? Give Johnson’s Landscaping Service, Inc. a call at 301-740-8850 to learn about solutions for rain and erosion in Northwest, Washington, DC and Montgomery County, Maryland.

A Bethesda Home Uses Hillside Planting & Boulders

and a River Rock Dry Creek Bed to Address Erosion

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