Landscaping
Landscape Construction in Ottawa
Design-build landscaping that turns your yard into a finished outdoor room. Planting, lighting and grading all included.
Overview
Great hardscape only works when the softscape around it is just as considered. Our landscape-construction service covers everything that touches soil: grading, sod, garden beds, plant selection, mulch, edging and low-voltage lighting.
We design with Ottawa's USDA zone 5a conditions in mind, choosing hardy native and adapted species, accounting for full-sun exposures and engineering drainage so the property looks intentional in every season.
What we build
The landscaping work we are called for most.
A snapshot of the offerings inside our landscaping service across Ottawa.
Garden Design & Planting
Layered, year-round plantings using native perennials, evergreens and ornamental grasses suited to your sun exposure and soil.
Front yard landscaping guide →Sod & Lawn Installation
Fresh-cut Kentucky bluegrass sod over properly amended topsoil, laid the same day it leaves the farm.
How to lay sod that lasts on clay →Grading & Drainage
Re-grading wet yards, installing French drains and channel drains to move water away from foundations.
Yard drainage and erosion control guide →Mulch & Edging
Natural cedar mulch, river-rock beds and steel or natural-stone edging to keep planting zones crisp.
How deep mulch should go, and how much to order →Landscape Lighting
Low-voltage LED path, uplight and step-light systems with transformer sizing for future expansion.
Tree & Shrub Installation
Large-calliper tree placement with proper root-flare exposure, staking and aftercare instructions.
Where and how to plant a tree in Ottawa →Recent projects
Recent landscaping work across Ottawa.
A selection of finished landscaping projects across Kanata, Stittsville, Carleton Place, Almonte and Perth.
Why ALM
Why homeowners choose us for landscaping.
Zone 5a Plant Selection
Plant lists curated for Ottawa winters, no homeowner heartbreak when March arrives and the tags say zone 7.
Drainage-First Approach
Every project starts with where the water goes. Grading, swales and drains are designed before a plant is chosen.
One-Year Plant Warranty
Trees, shrubs and perennials installed by our crew carry a full one-year replacement warranty when our maintenance guide is followed.
Service areas
Where we offer landscaping.
We deliver landscaping projects across Ottawa and the surrounding communities. Pick your area for location-specific information.
Nepean
Kanata
Barrhaven
Stittsville
Carp
Richmond
Pakenham
Carleton Place
Almonte
Perth
Client reviews
What clients say about our landscaping work.
“ALM did a ton of work around my property, inside and out. Lindsey is very pleasant to work with and also efficient. Rob and his team worked hard and did an excellent job in heavy construction and also landscaping. I'll be choosing ALM from now on. It's hard to find honesty, fairness and skill together.”
“We recently used ALM for a reno in our backyard including some structural repair as a result of some pool issues. Lindsey, Rob and team were awesome, organized, and thorough. They corrected everything to the standards that should have been done in the first place, and more. The landscaping looks great too. Highly recommend.”
“ALM is the competition. Caring, knowledgeable, quality work at the best price to fix my patio and sidewalks with the extras, even grass seed for the finishing touches. WOW.”
FAQ
Common questions about landscaping.
When is the best time to install sod in Ottawa?
Do you handle yard drainage problems?
Can you work around existing trees?
Do you offer landscape maintenance after install?
Free quote · No pressure
Ready to start your landscaping project?
Book a free in-home consultation. Lindsey and Rob will walk the site, listen to what you want and send a written quote within five business days.
Guides worth reading
Straight answers on how this work actually goes in Ottawa.
Yard Drainage and Erosion Control in Nepean: Wet Yards, Swales, Slopes and What Ottawa Allows
Most wet yards in Nepean are not a drainage design problem. They are a lot whose original grading has drifted. Here is how to read where the water goes, what the City lets you change, and which fixes work on clay.
Read the guide → LandscapingGarden Installation, Tree Planting and Mulching in Kanata, Barrhaven and Stittsville
Most new gardens that fail in Ottawa's west end fail for the same reasons: the wrong plant for the spot, trees planted too deep, and mulch piled the wrong way. Here is how beds and trees go in so they are still thriving in year five.
Read the guide → LandscapingSod Installation in Stittsville and Barrhaven: Why New Lawns Fail and How to Lay One That Lasts
New sod almost never fails because of the sod. It fails because of the few centimetres of ground under it, and in Stittsville and Barrhaven that ground is usually clay.
Read the guide →More guides
- Backyard Landscaping in Kanata and Barrhaven: Gardens, Trees and a Yard That Drains
- Front Yard Landscaping in Barrhaven, Kanata and Stittsville: Designing Inside the City's Rules
- Excavation and Backfilling in Kanata, Stittsville and Nepean: What the Ground Means for Your Project
- Landscaping in Stittsville: What a Bigger Lot Asks of a Landscaper
- Landscaping in Barrhaven: Tight Lots, Clay and a Grading Plan You Have to Keep
- Landscape Design in Stittsville and Kanata: What Design-Build Actually Involves
- Softscaping in Stittsville and Barrhaven: Sod, Beds, Planting and Mulch That Survive Clay
- Designing an Ottawa Backyard You'll Actually Use
- Front Yard Landscaping in Ottawa: What Survives the Curb
- Hardscape or Softscape First? Sequencing and Splitting an Ottawa Yard Budget
- Hardscaping in Ottawa: A Homeowner's Guide
- Landscaping in Kanata: Grading, Planting & Yard Design
- What Landscape Construction Actually Includes