Land art landscaping project by Earth Art Landscaping in Oakland County, Michigan

Oakland County Landscaping for Homes & Businesses

Earth Art designs and installs landscaping across Oakland County, connecting planting, grading and drainage planning, patios, retaining walls, walkways, lighting, and outdoor living around the way each property needs to work.

Est. 1987
Techo-Pro Certified

Tell Us About Your Landscaping Project

Share the property location, what you want to improve, and your preferred timing. Earth Art will review the details and follow up about your project.

39 Years in Business
Techo-Pro Certified
Licensed & Insured
Residential & Commercial

Landscape Planning for Oakland County Soil, Slopes & Drainage

Good landscaping in Oakland County starts with the site. Earth Art considers slope, water movement, clay-heavy soil, mature trees, equipment access, and the way people need to move through or gather on the property before plants or pavers are selected.

For a home, that may mean renovating foundation beds, adding trees and shrubs, or connecting a patio and walkways with planting and lighting. For an office, retail property, HOA, or commercial facility, it may mean improving entrances, circulation, planting areas, and finish details. Explore residential landscaping, garden design, or commercial landscaping for the service details that fit your property.

That broader view matters when choosing a landscape contractor. Soil preparation, plant spacing, wall drainage, patio pitch, and installation sequence all affect how the finished property looks and functions. A landscape renovation can connect a front entry, patio installation, retaining walls, walkways, planting, and landscape lighting instead of treating each area as a separate project.

For homeowners and property managers in Troy, Rochester Hills, Farmington Hills, West Bloomfield, and nearby communities, a coordinated landscape design can also organize future phases. Structural work, drainage, hardscaping, planting, and outdoor living spaces can be sequenced so later improvements do not undo finished work.

  • Planting beds, trees, shrubs, and year-round structure
  • Patios, walkways, steps, walls, and lighting planned together
  • Drainage, grading, access, and installation sequence considered early
  • Phased plans for front entries, backyards, and outdoor living spaces
Landscape planning and design for an Oakland County property
Joe Hagen, founder of Earth Art Landscaping

An Oakland County Landscape Contractor Since 1987

Earth Art Landscaping was founded by Joe Hagen with a simple belief: every landscape should be designed and created with purpose. Since 1987, that philosophy has guided residential and commercial landscaping across Oakland County and Southeast Michigan.

Joe studied classic gardens as inspiration for his design approach, blending timeless principles of balance and proportion with practical landscape planning. Professional design software helps coordinate planting, hardscaping, drainage, and future phases before installation begins.

  • 39 years of hands-on experience
  • Techo-Pro certified since 2018
  • Professional design software
  • Licensed and fully insured
  • Residential and commercial
  • Oakland County specialists
Our Story

Techo-Pro Certified Installer

Earth Art Landscaping has been a Techo-Pro certified installer since 2018. This exclusive certification from Techo-Bloc is reserved for contractors who meet stringent installation standards, complete advanced training, and demonstrate consistent quality workmanship.

As a Techo-Pro, we have access to Techo-Bloc's full product line, including their premium paver systems, retaining wall blocks, and outdoor living components. Our installations carry Techo-Bloc's extended warranty, giving you confidence that your investment is protected.

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Techo-Bloc paver patio installed by Earth Art Landscaping

How Earth Art Plans and Installs a Landscape

Earth Art builds confidence with design-first planning, clear scopes, and project sequencing that respects the property.

Led By Joe Hagen

Founded in 1987, Earth Art is shaped by Joe Hagen's belief that every landscape should be designed and created with purpose.

Designed Before It Is Built

Planting beds, patios, retaining walls, lighting, drainage, and future phases are considered before installation starts.

Built For Oakland County

Local experience helps account for clay soil, freeze-thaw cycles, mature trees, lake-area properties, tight access, and established neighborhoods.

Oakland County Landscaping Questions, Answered

Straight answers about services, project cost factors, local site conditions, phased installation, service areas, and quotes.

Earth Art provides landscape design and installation, planting, grading and drainage planning, patios, walkways, retaining walls, outdoor living spaces, commercial landscaping, and landscape lighting throughout Oakland County.

Yes. Earth Art uses a design-first process for projects with connected planting, patios, walkways, retaining walls, lighting, drainage, or future phases. The approved plan then guides the installation sequence.

Slope, clay-heavy soil, water movement, mature trees, equipment access, patio pitch, and retaining wall drainage can all affect the design and installation sequence. Earth Art reviews the relevant conditions before coordinating planting and hardscape work.

A landscape design is especially useful when a project includes multiple areas, grade changes, drainage, patios, walkways, retaining walls, lighting, privacy planting, or future phases. The plan connects function, materials, and installation sequence before work begins.

Earth Art serves Troy, Rochester Hills, Farmington Hills, Southfield, Waterford, Novi, West Bloomfield, Pontiac, Royal Oak, Commerce Township, Bloomfield Township, Orion Township, Birmingham, Lake Orion, Clarkston, and other Oakland County communities.

Yes. Earth Art can coordinate planting, patios, walkways, retaining walls, lighting, drainage, and outdoor living as one property improvement. Planning the full scope early helps align grade changes, water movement, material transitions, access, and installation sequence.

Yes. A design-first plan can organize landscaping, patios, walkways, retaining walls, lighting, and planting into practical phases while keeping finished work from interfering with future improvements. Discussing the complete plan early helps set the sequence before the first phase begins.

Landscaping costs vary with property size, existing conditions, access, grading or drainage needs, planting quantities, and any patios, walkways, walls, or lighting included. Earth Art provides project-specific quotes after reviewing the property location, priorities, and scope.

Share the property location, the areas you want to improve, the services you are considering, and your preferred timing. Use the online quote form or call 810-343-4799, and Earth Art will review the project details and follow up.

Get an Oakland County Landscaping Quote

Tell Earth Art where the property is located, what you want to improve, and whether planting, drainage, patios, retaining walls, lighting, or outdoor living need to work together. Start online or call to discuss the project.