A homeowner in Williamston had a yard that construction had torn apart. It also had drainage problems that called for regrading so water would run away from the house, and it needed a new retaining wall. According to a testimonial on Quality Landscape’s website, the crew started on a Wednesday, worked through Saturday and finished the following Wednesday. In that stretch they put down more than 18,000 square feet of topsoil, sod and mulch. The customer called the new wall a work of art.
That kind of job, with grading, planting and stonework in one project, is the core of what Quality Landscape, Inc. has done around Greater Lansing since 1972. The company handles the dirt work and the plantings together, and it puts weight on keeping to a schedule.
The company’s roots are in plants. An archived 2011 version of its website, from when it went by Quality Landscape Contractors, credited its nurserymen with honing their design techniques since 1972. That plant knowledge still shows up in how the company describes its work. Its current site says it chooses species with climate, soil type and each plant’s needs in mind, and that it adds topsoil and amends the soil when it plants trees and shrubs. It lists design, installation, tree and shrub planting and hardscaping as its main lines of work, and it also offers snow removal for residential and commercial clients.
According to its website and business profile, the company has finished more than 1,000 landscape projects across mid-Michigan, from small to very large. The commercial list includes work for Michigan State University, Central Michigan University, Flint Bishop Airport and the Potter Park Zoo. The company says it built the 60-acre Player’s Club Golf Course in its entirety. It also lists the Delta Township Streetscape, the Lansing Veteran’s Memorial and the East Lansing trail system, which runs 1.2 miles.
On the hardscape side, the company installs paver patios and walkways, retaining walls and fire pits, and takes on light excavation when a site needs it. It names Belgard and Unilock as its paver brands, holds a Michigan builder’s license, and lists memberships in the Capital Area Landscape & Nurseryman’s Association and the Michigan Nursery & Landscape Association.
The design process, as the company describes it, begins with a meeting. Staff sit down with the client, produce detailed designs and drawings, and settle the plan together. Consultations run year-round. Work carries a one-year warranty on labor and materials. Business hours are Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a 24-hour answering service.
The company’s own copy leans on two promises: show up on time, and finish one project before starting the next. The Williamston homeowner described the same thing. The salesman came out within days, as promised, and returned for a second look at the wall. A proposal arrived by the end of the week, as promised. The homeowner, who had dealt with dozens of contractors, called the experience a refreshing change from the ordinary.
Another customer’s Google review describes a smaller job, a corner of the yard that needed work. A flagstone path and the wall beside it had to be flattened. The crew leveled both, pulled out old, overgrown grasses and bushes, and redesigned the flower beds. She wrote that they were careful not to damage any of the plants or the lighting she wanted to keep.