Professional Landscaping Company in Bellingham

From Fairhaven to Samish Hill to Meridian & beyond, Whatcom Landscapes serves the entirety of Bellingham and surrounding areas, providing professional landscaping, hardscaping, and lawn care services. We understand that not only does each neighborhood have its own personality, but each individual homeowner has a personal vision for their outdoor living space. With that in mind, our professional landscape designers have been trained to collaborate closely with you to outline a cost-effective plan that reflects your ideas.

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Why Hire a Professional?

While hiring professional landscapers in Bellingham may be quite an investment, it pays off for you in a number of ways. Below, we outline some of the benefits of choosing to work with Whatcom Landscapes:

Save Time: Instead of doing it yourself, let us handle the dirty work while you spend your time doing what’s most important to you.
Material Purchasing: Knowing what materials to use and where to find them can be difficult for someone with little experience. Additionally, transporting the materials often requires a large truck and trailer.
Get the Right Plants: Although many in Bellingham were born with a green thumb, you can lean on our expertise in selecting the right plants that thrive in your area and also meet your landscaping needs & aesthetics.
Project Planning: Taking on a landscaping project as a homeowner can be daunting. One must be aware of legal requirements, what order to do tasks in, and more. Without solid planning, you will make innumerable trips to the hardware store, redo much of your hard work along the way, and in the worst cases, you may hit a water line, live electric wire, or a gas pipe, possibly leading to a life-threatening scenario.
Project Management: Even the perfect landscaping plan requires an experienced manager to guide the process along smoothly.
Stay on Budget: In a landscaping project, inexperience can quickly lead to unforeseen expenses that add up into the thousands of dollars, pushing you outside your budget. Stay on budget with an experienced professional.
Expert Advice: You may be surprised by how much a landscaper can teach you about your outdoor living space and how to care for it.
Maximize Potential: A professional landscaper will help you maximize on the opportunities presented by your home. Avoid pitfalls and plan & execute the most effective design, customized specifically for you.
High Quality Work: The worst feeling can be when you finish a project yourself, and it did not turn out as you had hoped. Choosing a professional to plan, design, and build a landscape allows you to relax and be assured you’ll see a quality outcome.

If you’ve decided it’s time to hire a professional to take care of your landscaping needs, don’t hesitate to contact us for a quote.

Bellingham Landscaping Portfolio

Many people in Bellingham have trusted Whatcom Landscapes to make their dream yard into a reality. Below are just a couple samples of our landscaping work in Bellingham.

Client: Holly G.

Holly contacted us to discuss how to transform what used to be a sloped lawn down to a single railroad tie retaining wall into more level, usable space with a patio. Working closely with Holly, we designed & built a double-tier quarry rock wall, which allowed the creation of a large planter bed and a more level lawn. Along the house, we installed a flagstone walkway leading to a patio. The tiered planter bed makes for a beautiful view from the road.

Client: Robin R.

When Robin reached out to us, her front yard was a blank slate just waiting to be transformed into something more. Shaded by tall Bellingham evergreens, the yard grew lots of moss, so we removed the lawn and replaced it with meandering walkways, planter beds, and a flagstone patio. Outdoor landscape lighting was later added to illuminate those dark winter months.

My dream garden! I am in total disbelief of how gorgeous it turned out, and really exceeded all my expectations. It is truly stunning and my neighbors are in awe!! All the guys did such a wonderful job and were such a pleasure to work with, especially Gavin. He is such a dedicated hard worker, but also very professional. He really listens to what the customer wants and does his best to make it happen. Thank you so very much again and we are looking forward to enjoying the garden so much more this summer.

Robin R

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Our Landscaping Services

Bellingham Landscape Construction

Whether you have recently purchased a new home or want to spruce up your existing landscape, our professionally trained crew can transform your property into a beautifully designed outdoor living space. We can either work off a design you already have or draft a solution to meet your needs. A well designed landscape implemented by professional installers can significantly enhance your property value.

Bellingham Grounds Maintenance Programs

Whether you are in need of yearly or weekly visits, our maintenance crew is well trained in keeping your property both healthy and beautiful. We provide a full range of maintenance options that include mowing, trimming and edging; shrub and tree pruning, weeding and bark mulch; fertilization, weed control and debris cleanup. Enrolling in our maintenance program after we have installed your landscape can be especially valuable as we will warranty your plants for as long as we maintain your yard if you have an automated sprinkler system installed.

Bellingham Water Features

Water features can be created to suit your style and taste to include cascading streams and/or waterfalls built with rock, stone, and slate and accented with plants. Utilizing pondless water features, such as basalt columns, fountains and waterfalls, allows you to enjoy the benefits of a pond, but require less maintenance. They are more cost-effective, fit in tighter areas, and have decreased liability. Adding a water feature to your outdoor living space can create a relaxing environment as well as provide a haven for wildlife.

Bellingham Interlock Pavers and Flagstone

Interlocking pavers can be used for patios, walkways and driveways, providing many advantages in relation to concrete. They come in a wide variety of patterns, colors and textures that can be made to accent the color and style of your home, enhancing your outdoor living experience. Pavers also are more durable and much easier to replace than concrete or asphalt. Using a permeable paver system can reduce impervious hard surface area and absorb rainwater runoff. Natural flagstone is also a great option for patios and walks, creating an artistic mosaic of shapes with polymeric sand between joints.

Bellingham Sprinkler Systems

Take a vacation and let a well designed sprinkler system take care of your grounds. It has many benefits for homeowners as well as commercial property owners by significantly increasing your property value and protecting the investment you have put into your landscape. It also simplifies the process of caring for your plants and lawn, by putting water where it needs to be when it is needed. All our systems carry a 1 year warranty and include a programmable controller, winter blowout adapter, and introductory training session on how to take advantage of the features your system has to offer. We also utilize the latest in water conservation technology such as multi-stream distribution nozzles, rain sensors, drip systems and check valves.

Bellingham Curb Appeal

How does your home look from the curb? Does it make a great ‘first impression’ to friends, neighbors or maybe even potential homebuyers – will they want to see what’s inside? Whatcom Landscapes offers solutions to help freshen up a home’s curb appeal. Additional services may also be customized to match your property’s unique needs. Contact Whatcom Landscapes to get started improving the appearance of your home today!

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Bellingham Outdoor Living Spaces

Who wants to sit around cooped up indoors when it gets wet, dark and cold outside? Extend the short season here in the Northwest with covered patios and mounted heaters or fireplaces. Impress your guests with your cooking and bar skills from an outdoor kitchen!

Bellingham Landscape Retaining Walls

Landscape walls can provide definition to a landscape adding vertical structure to beds. They also serve a functional purpose such as creating level areas or retaining slopes to help prevent erosion. Select either landscape block for a defined look or rock for a more natural appearance.

Other Services

Bellingham Outdoor Lighting

Significant loss of daylight hours during the winter months prevent many homeowners from fully enjoying their landscapes. This dilemma can be solved in the form of accent, spot, path or tree lighting. In addition to highlighting various aspects of your landscape and home, lighting can provide safety along walks and added security to your property.

Bellingham Holiday Light Decorating

Having Whatcom Landscapes hang your Christmas lights is a convenient way for you to enjoy the holidays without the stress of getting on a ladder in the rain and cold. We use all professional SuperBright LED lighting, custom sized and designed for your property. When the season is over, we remove the lights and store them for you at no charge if you purchased them through us!