Black Creek Landscaping LLC is a small, family-owned landscape design, build, and maintenance company.  We are located in the Grand Rapids, MI market. We have been in the area for nearly 20 years.  We draw upon our experience, our education, […]

    Attention to detail in the landscape is THE difference maker for landscape maintenance.  Proper attention paid to pruning, weeding, proper design, fertilizing, plant spacing, texture, and scale is crucial. The old adage of “When you look good you feel […]

From the start we use golf course quality fertilizers.  These are slow release fertilizers allowing for steady growth with an even-green color throughout the growing season. YOU HAVE TWO FERTILIZER OPTIONS. The First option is the 2-App fertilizer.  This is a specialty […]

Spring time is a great time to get out and breathe. Windows cleaned, cars detailed from winter salt, and the house gets the chance to breathe when we open all the doors and windows!  It is a great time of […]

Congratulations for visiting this page! Reading these words mean you value pruning and realize its importance. Proper pruning is critical to establishing healthy plants.  In addition, trees and shrubs look better when they are on a schedule of proper pruning. Establishing a […]

Bark mulch is not simply for aesthetics. Mulch does not have to be strictly bark either….mulch can be in the form of pine straw, or even stone!  The choice of stone is numerous, as is the choice of what type […]

Creating patios…boulder walls…pathways…and other “hardscapes” are some ways one can renovate an outdoor space.  These bigger projects are fun to take on for both the consumer and the designer/builder. However, these larger projects are not the only ways to renovate […]

The sight and sound of water flowing and cascading over rocks in your backyard is truly a beautiful scene to take in and enjoy anytime.  Water will soften the landscape and your yard will benefit overall by becoming your space, […]

  A good design or plan is vital to a good landscape.  The two just go together like peas and carrots.   Before a shovel even thinks about breaking into the ground it is clear a good landscape plan must […]