Land Grading and Garden Design

Brandon Ray of Ray's Tree Service in Spruce Pine, NC does landscape design starting with land grading for yards & garden design and finishing with beautiful gardens; Linville, Banner Elk, NC in western North Carolina.

Earth movers, fresh soil, creating new contours and slopes for better drainage. It’s a bit like sculpting the land. Picture that for now; can you smell that fresh dirt?

If you're making minor adjustments to the strip of land around your foundation or other yard features, regrading your lawn is a relatively manageable project. On the other hand, yard grading can become a huge undertaking if you have a large, uneven, or steeply sloped lawn.

 

Land grading is a leveling of the surface. Dirt from higher up is moved into the lower lying areas to create a nice level surface to serve as the foundation for your project. Sometimes land grading may require you to move in additional dirt from somewhere else to complete the job.

Regrading

Also referred to as yard or lawn leveling, regrading is the process of leveling out land to allow for the proper drainage of water. Low spots or sloping yards can cause water from rain or irrigation systems to pool or runoff, often toward the home.