A tired yard with overgrown beds, bare soil, and plants stuck in the wrong spots does not fix itself. Liba designs and installs the full picture, with a plan in hand before any plant goes in the ground. Serving Newton County homeowners and businesses since 2013.
A yard that looks like nobody cares is usually the result of guesswork choices made years ago. Plants stuck in spots that get the wrong amount of sun. Mulch that washes down the slope every hard rain. Beds with no edging that grass creeps into every season. It looks bad, it costs money to maintain, and it never quite gets fixed because the original design was wrong from the start.
Cheap installs go the same way. A crew that drops plants, throws down mulch, and moves on is not thinking about whether that Knockout Rose will burn in a west-facing bed in Georgia's August heat, or whether the hardwood mulch will wash off a slope that should have had pine straw. By the following summer, half of it is dead and the other half is overgrown in the wrong direction.
At Liba, the first step on every landscaping job is a walk of the property. We note sun exposure on each bed, soil condition, how water drains across the yard, and what is already there that is worth keeping. Then we put together a plant selection that matches those conditions, not just what looks good at the nursery. Georgia clay is heavy and drains poorly. Not every plant handles it. We have been doing this in Newton County since 2013 and we know what survives here.
We install everything from single-home front bed refreshes to full commercial property landscaping. Bed edging gives the clean lines that define a well-kept property. Pine straw, hardwood mulch, and decorative rock all have the right applications depending on slope, style, and maintenance preference. Seasonal annuals add color that rotates through the year without committing to a permanent plant. We handle the whole picture.
Georgia clay is heavy, alkaline, and holds water at the surface instead of letting it drain. Plants that look beautiful at a nursery but are not rated for Zone 8a heat will struggle through a Newton County summer. Native and adaptive plants like Muhly grass, Oakleaf Hydrangea, Knock Out Rose, and Loropetalum handle the heat, humidity, and clay without constant intervention. We have been planting in this soil since 2013 and know what survives here long-term versus what looks good for one season.
We walk the property with you, discuss what you want to achieve, and identify any drainage, grade, or soil issues that need to be addressed before planting begins.
You get a written estimate with a clear breakdown of materials and labor. No vague ranges. If plant availability changes the spec, we tell you before ordering.
The crew arrives on the scheduled date with all materials. Beds are prepped, plants are placed before going in the ground, and edging is finished before we leave.
We walk the finished job with you before packing up. Any adjustments get made on the spot. You leave with care instructions for new plantings.
Design and planting happen year-round, but timing decides how well new plants take hold. Here is how each season plays out for a Georgia landscape.
Warm soil and steady rain help new shrubs, perennials, and trees settle in before summer. A strong window for full installs and fresh beds.
Heat is hard on brand-new plants, so we lean into hardscape, mulch, rock, and bed work, and we plan fall plantings now.
The best time to plant trees and shrubs here. Roots establish through the mild winter, so plants take off in spring.
Dormant season is ideal for planning next year's landscape, planting hardy stock, and getting on the schedule before the spring rush.
Landscaping quotes range from a few hundred dollars for a simple bed refresh to several thousand for a full front-and-back redesign. The spread is wide because no two properties are the same. Here are the factors that move the number most on a typical Newton County job.
Every estimate is free and written. We come out, walk the property, and give you a specific number, not a per-square-foot guess based on a phone description.
Call for a Free EstimateA single bed refresh is a day's work. A full property redesign with multiple planting zones, edging, and hardscape takes significantly longer and costs more.
Native and adapted plants are less expensive than specialty or imported varieties. Mature specimen plants cost more than smaller starts. We work within your budget.
Sloped sites, poor drainage, or heavy clay soil that needs amendment before planting all add to the prep time and cost of a landscaping project.
Adding stone edging, gravel beds, retaining borders, or decorative rock significantly changes the project scope and materials cost.
Design, plants, beds, and edging handled by the same team, not handed off to subcontractors.
Chosen for your sun, shade, and Georgia clay so they thrive instead of struggle.
Beds amended and edged properly, so the install still looks sharp years later.
We design to your style and budget before any work begins.
Georgia clay drains slowly and compacts easily, which rules out a lot of plants that struggle with wet roots or shallow soil. Native and adapted shrubs tend to do best: Knockout Roses, Loropetalum, Nandina, Indian Hawthorn, and Crape Myrtles all perform reliably in Newton County conditions. For trees, Live Oak, Willow Oak, and Yoshino Cherry handle Georgia clay well. We walk the property, note the drainage pattern in each bed, and recommend plants that match the actual conditions, not just what is popular at the nursery.
A standard front-yard refresh with bed edging, plant installation, and mulch typically takes one day with a full crew. Larger projects, full property installs, commercial landscaping, or jobs that include hardscaping like stone edging or decorative rock, run two to three days. We give you a timeline with every estimate so there are no surprises on scheduling. We work around your calendar and do not leave a job unfinished overnight.
Both. We do the design work ourselves, a site walk, a plan for plant placement, bed shape, and material selection, and then we execute it. You do not need to come in with a plan already drawn up. If you have a specific vision in mind, tell us and we will work from that. If you are starting from scratch and just know the yard needs to look better, we will assess it and make recommendations before quoting anything.
Yes. Commercial and HOA landscaping is a meaningful part of what we do. GDOT certification means we are qualified for government and public-works projects as well. Commercial installs require a crew with the equipment and capacity to cover large areas efficiently, and the ability to coordinate around business hours and tenant schedules. Call us with your scope and we will put together a proposal that accounts for that.
Cost depends on the size of the beds, the number and size of plants, the ground cover material chosen, and how much bed prep is needed. A single front-bed refresh with edging and pine straw is priced differently than a full property install with stone edging, trees, and decomposed granite. We give free written estimates with no ballpark guesses over the phone. Call (470) 226-7215 or request an estimate through this page.
Fall is the best time to plant trees and shrubs here, because roots establish over the mild winter and the plants take off in spring. Spring is a strong second window. We design and install year-round and time your planting for the best result.
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