Blackwood Landscaping & Lawn Care

Whether you like to mow your own yard, or have us do it for you, we offer a 6 step lawn fertilization and weed control program to keep your lawn looking it's best. Every application is appropriately timed and formulated according to the season and the needs of your lawn. You no longer have try to remember when to put what down on your lawn and when. We can send you an email letting you know when we are coming and you can relax knowing it will be handled for you. Every visit includes weed control and fertilizer (except for the mid-winter application which contains lime.)

At Blackwood Landscaping we build finely crafted landscapes that grow more beautiful with age. We work closely with our clients to design and install unique yet practical landscapes that incorporate your vision throughout the entire process. All of our landscapes are created to reduce maintenance by incorporating native plants, proper placement and selection of materials, and by working with existing site elements. We use the highest quality local materials for our hardscapes and woodworking to give permanence to your landscape.

Underground drains have been in use for ages. The modern French drain was actually made popular by Henry French, a lawyer from Massachusetts in his book Farm Drainage (1859). While the materials we use are different, the concept and general construction is the same. Today we use French drains and their variations to keep water from collecting near our homes, walkways, driveways, outdoor living areas, or anywhere else water is causing a problem. Due to the heavy rains we can sometimes get here in the Asheville area, rainwater management is a problem we frequently help clients find solutions to.

We have many types of moles here in Asheville and no shortage of them. Besides leaving unsightly mounds and tunnels in your lawn, they eventually end up damaging the turf. When a lawn mower is operated over a section of lawn where moles have been tunneling, the grass on top of the tunnel is scalped. Our tall fescue type grass does not like to be cut short. Also the space inside the tunnel exposes the roots to air which further stresses the turf and makes tunnel shaped dead areas all over the lawn.

In addition to the maintenance of landscapes and lawns, we offer garden maintenance. You may have a vegetable and herb garden that requires continual planting and maintenance, an English cottage style garden requiring routine deadheading, a rain garden that needs weeding, or a formal garden that likes constant pruning. Let us know what type of schedule and level of maintenance you require and we'll create a maintenance plan to match your needs. If it is green and growing it would be our pleasure!

Regular maintenance is the key to a healthy and attractive lawn and landscape. Whether you need basic lawn mowing services or complete landscape and grounds maintenance, we offer dependable, professional services. We know that every client has a different landscape, needs, and budget. We pride ourselves on finding the best solution for you and your lawn care needs. Our friendly, professional team members arrive in uniforms and lettered trucks ready to make your property look its best. Equipped with a multi-point checklist, they complete their tasks to your exact specifications.

Blackwood Landscaping was founded in 2007 with a push mower strapped into the trunk of a Mazda sedan and flyers posted on gas pumps. We have built our company into a full service lawn care and landscaping team from the ground up, with a dedication to client satisfaction and referrals driving us forward. We are dedicated to doing our best every time we show up at your property, and if you aren't happy with the result, we guarantee that we will work with you to make it right. Blackwood Landscaping is a full service landscaping and lawn care company serving the Asheville, NC area.

Western North Carolina soils consist mainly of heavy, dense clay. While clay soils have a lot of potential they are easily compacted and restrict the movement of air, water and nutrients to the roots of your lawn. Core-aeration is the best cultural practice for loosening, sustaining, and renovating already established lawns. The process of core-aeration removes cylindrical plugs from the turf to allow air, water, and nutrients to reach the turf's fibrous root system. The remaining plugs are left on the grass surface which reintroduces beneficial bacteria to the lawn surface which help break down thatch and improve disease resistance.