Sackville gives you more room to work with than most of HRM. Lots are bigger, driveways are longer, and there is more ground between the house and the road. That is an opportunity and a problem at once, because a bigger lot means more water to manage and a lot more surface to keep clear in the winter. Ledge sits close to the surface in parts of Middle and Upper Sackville, which decides what can be dug and what has to be worked around. We dig, grade and build across all three Sackvilles with our own crew, and Jack is on pretty much every site.
Out in Sackville we are usually doing lot and driveway work, drainage on properties where water collects at the bottom of a slope, retaining walls holding back a bank, and full season maintenance on properties too big to keep up with on a weekend. Snow is the other half of it, because long driveways out here are a different job in January than a city one.
✓ Mowing all season, grass kept at 2.5 to 3 inches, with every edge, curb and post trimmed.
✓ Spring and fall yard cleanups, with the debris hauled away.
✓ Weeding in the beds and weeds trimmed out of the driveway and walks, plus fertilizer, lime and aeration.
✓ Garden bed edging and shrub trimming through the season.
✓ New sod from $2.50/sq ft where the old lawn is past saving.
✓ Drainage and regrading where water collects at the bottom of a slope.
✓ Retaining walls from $75/sq ft and paver patios from $30/sq ft.
Sackville soil, weather, and freeze-thaw cycles are tough on landscapes, and because a lot of Sackville sits low, drainage matters even more here. Every Doucet install starts with the base, not the finish. Proper grading for drainage away from the home. Topsoil where the native soil cannot support healthy plants. Pavers laid on 6 to 10 inches of compacted crushed stone. Polymeric joint sand that does not wash out. The base is what makes the work last, not the finish.
Price depends on size, access and what is under the surface. Longer driveways and bigger lots move the number, and so does ledge if we hit it. We walk the property, then send one flat written quote within 24 hours. No ballparks over the phone.
✓ Full-season lawn and property maintenance: from $1,000/season
✓ Snow plowing, November 1 to April 30: seasonal contracts from $1,000
✓ Sod: from $2.50/sq ft installed
✓ Paver patios: $30 to $45/sq ft installed
✓ Retaining walls: from $75/sq ft
✓ Excavator and operator: $150/hour
How much is lawn care in Sackville?
Our full-season contract starts at $1,000 a season. It covers mowing, trimming, spring and fall cleanups, bed and shrub care, fertilizer, lime and aeration. Bigger lots cost more, so we look at the property and send one flat written price.
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Do you do yard cleanups on their own?
Yes. Spring and fall cleanups can be booked once or as part of the season contract, and the debris is hauled away.
Do you do weed control?
We weed the beds and trim weeds out of the driveway and walkways through the season as part of the maintenance contract.
Do you work in Middle and Upper Sackville too?
Yes, all three. We have customers on Skyridge Avenue and George Street in Lower Sackville, around Sawmill Crescent, Bucheron Crescent, Fellers Court, Bondi Drive and McCabe Lake in Middle Sackville, and along Sackville Drive in Upper Sackville.
Do you plow driveways in Sackville?
Yes. Our snow season runs November 1 to April 30, with seasonal contracts from $1,000. Long driveways are quoted after we see them.
Do you do bigger landscaping jobs too?
Same crew. Drainage, regrading, retaining walls from $75/sq ft, paver patios from $30/sq ft and new sod from $2.50/sq ft. Landscaping projects start at $3,000.
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What we do in Sackville
Design
Installation
Maintenance
Lawn care in Sackville
What a full-season contract covers
Mowing and trimming
On a bigger Sackville lot this is the part that eats your weekend. We cut to 2.5 to 3 inches, whipper snip along the edges, curbs, posts and trees, and blow the clippings off the hard surfaces before we leave.
Cleanups and lawn health
A spring cleanup to get the winter debris out and a fall cleanup before the snow, both hauled away. Aeration plus a fertilizer and lime application through the season.
Beds and shrubs
Beds edged and weeded, weeds trimmed out of the cracks in the driveway and walkway, and shrubs kept trimmed as they need it. One price for the season, from $1,000.
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Once we've talked about your project, we'll schedule a convenient time to proceed.
We get to work
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Serving Areas
Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford, Sackville, Tantallon, Chester, Hubbards, and surrounding HRM communities
Opening Hours
Mon - Friday: 6:30am - 6:30pm
