Services
Landscaping Services
Transform Your Outdoor Space
At Carolina Crepe Myrtle and Shade Tree, we create outdoor spaces that are built for the way you live and designed to last. From a simple paver patio to a complete outdoor living area, we combine thoughtful design, quality materials and professional installation to make spaces that look great and work even better.
Our hardscaping services include paver and natural stone patios, retaining walls, landscape lighting and drainage solutions, all planned to work together with your trees and landscaping. Because we handle everything as one team, from the stonework to the mature trees that frame it, your property comes together as one cohesive design rather than a collection of separate projects.
Professional Planting Services
Once the trees are selected and the placement is determined, we handle the planting. Our team works to install each tree carefully and cleanly so the final result looks polished and established.
Professional planting is especially valuable for larger trees because installation affects both appearance and long-term performance. A properly handled tree, installed in the right location, creates a stronger starting point for the landscape.
Our planting service is a good fit for clients who want:
- A more finished, professional result
- Help coordinating a multi-tree installation
- Support with larger tree sizes
- Guidance on where trees should go
- A smoother experience from tree farm to property
Privacy Screening With Mature Trees
Privacy is one of the most common reasons homeowners invest in tree planting. In many cases, clients want screening that feels natural, attractive, and substantial, not thin or temporary.
Large trees can help create:
- Separation from nearby properties
- A more enclosed backyard feel
- Screening along roads or driveways
- Visual buffering around pools, patios, and outdoor living areas
- A softer, more attractive alternative to blank fencing alone
For privacy projects, spacing and placement are critical. We help determine how trees should be arranged to support both coverage and visual appeal, while still giving each tree the room it needs to grow well over time.
Tree Planting for Full Landscape Projects
Many of our clients are not just planting one tree. They are building a larger landscape plan and want trees that give the property structure, scale, and cohesion.
We work on planting projects that may include:
- Front yard anchor trees
- Entry and driveway plantings
- Side yard screening
- Backyard privacy layouts
- Perimeter plantings
- Multi-tree installations for large lots
- Estate-style landscape designs
- Projects that combine flowering, shade, and screening trees
For these larger projects, mature trees help establish the bones of the landscape. They provide height, rhythm, shade, privacy, and visual weight that smaller material often cannot create for years.
Our services are especially well-suited for properties where scale matters. Large homes, estate lots, long driveways, expansive lawns, and custom landscape plans often need trees with enough size and presence to feel proportionate.
Mature and estate-size trees are often the right choice for:
- New homes that need a more established look
- Renovated properties with underdeveloped landscaping
- Homes with wide frontages or long drive approaches
- Outdoor living projects that need screening or shade
- Clients who want a more immediate landscape effect
In these settings, larger trees can transform the character of the property much more quickly than smaller stock.
how It Works
Our Working Process
01
Consultation & Analysis
We visit your Columbia property to assess your space, understand your vision, and analyze site conditions.
02
Custom Design
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Professional Installation
Expert installation using quality materials and proven techniques for lasting Columbia, SC landscapes.
Paver and Stone Patios
Create a Space Worth Spending Time In
Custom Patios, Walkways & Outdoor Gathering Spaces
Whether you want a quiet place to relax or an outdoor space built for entertaining, a well-designed patio becomes the center of how you use your yard. At Carolina Crepe Myrtle and Shade Tree, we design and install paver and natural stone patios that look great on day one and hold up for years to come.
A patio is not just a slab of stone set in the grass. Layout, grade, base preparation, drainage and how the space connects to your home and landscape all matter. We take care of every piece so the finished space feels like a natural extension of your property.
Our patio services include:
- Design guidance based on how you want to use the space
- Material selection: pavers, natural stone, or a combination
- Site preparation, excavation and a properly compacted base
- Grading for positive drainage away from your home
- Professional installation with clean, finished edges
- Free quotes based on your project scope
Pavers or Natural Stone?
Paver patios offer clean lines, consistent color and a wide range of shapes and patterns. They’re durable, low-maintenance and well suited to modern and traditional homes alike.
Natural stone patios bring timeless character. No two stones are exactly alike, so each patio has an organic, one-of-a-kind look that pairs beautifully with mature trees and established landscaping.
Not sure which is right? We’ll walk you through the options based on your home’s style, your budget and how you plan to use the space.
Patio projects we build:
- Backyard patios and entertaining areas
- Walkways and garden paths
- Fire-pit areas
- Patio extensions off decks or porches
- Front entry and courtyard spaces
- Complete outdoor living areas combined with lighting and landscapin
Retaining Walls
Built With Purpose. Designed With Character
Natural Stone & Segmental Retaining Walls
A retaining wall should do two things well: solve a problem and look good doing it. Our retaining walls manage elevation changes, erosion and grade while becoming a beautiful, permanent part of your landscape.
Sloped yards can be hard to use and harder to maintain. A well-built retaining wall can turn an unusable hillside into level lawn, planting beds or space for a patio, and it gives the landscape structure and definition at the same time.
Retaining walls can help:
- Create level, usable space on sloped properties
- Control erosion and soil runoff
- Manage grade changes around patios, driveways and homes
- Define planting beds and raised gardens
- Add built-in seating to outdoor living areas
- Frame mature trees and landscape features
Wall styles we install:
- Natural Stone Walls: Rugged, timeless and full of character
- Segmental Block Walls: Clean, uniform and highly durable
- Seating Walls: Low walls that double as extra seating around patios and fire pits
Built to Last
What you can’t see matters just as much as what you can. A retaining wall holds back a lot of weight, so proper construction is essential. That means a solid, compacted base, the right backfill and drainage behind the wall so water doesn’t build up pressure over time. We build every wall with long-term performance in mind, not just the finished look.
Landscape Lighting
Bring Your Landscape to Life After Dark
Path Lighting • Wall Lighting • Uplighting • Accent Lighting
Your landscape shouldn’t disappear when the sun goes down. Thoughtfully designed lighting extends the hours you can enjoy your outdoor space, adds safety and security, and shows off the trees, stonework and features you’ve invested in.
Good landscape lighting isn’t about making the yard bright. It’s about placing the right light in the right spot to create depth, warmth and atmosphere.
Lighting options we install:
- Path Lighting: Safely guide guests along walkways, steps and garden paths
- Wall Lighting: Highlight retaining walls, seating walls and stone features
- Uplighting: Showcase mature trees and architectural details
- Accent Lighting: Draw attention to focal points, plantings and outdoor living areas
Why invest in landscape lighting:
- Enjoy patios and outdoor spaces well into the evening
- Improve safety on steps, walkways and grade changes
- Add a layer of security around your home
- Highlight specimen trees and landscape features
- Boost curb appeal from the street at night
Made for Mature Trees
Few things transform a property at night like a large, mature tree lit from below. Because we plant estate-size trees, we know how to place lighting that brings out their canopy, trunk and form, so your landscape makes just as strong an impression after dark as it does during the day.
Drainage Solutions
Manage Water. Protect Your Property.
Functional Drainage Designed Into Your Landscape
Standing water, soggy lawns and erosion aren’t just frustrating. Over time they can damage your landscape, your hardscaping and your home’s foundation. Our drainage solutions move water where it needs to go and are designed to blend into your landscape rather than stand out from it.
Signs you may need drainage work:
- Puddles or standing water after rain
- Soggy or muddy areas in the lawn
- Erosion or washed-out mulch and soil
- Water pooling near your foundation
- Downspouts that dump water next to the house
- Struggling trees or plants in wet areas
Drainage solutions we install:
- French Drains: Collect and redirect subsurface water away from problem areas
- Catch Basins: Capture surface water in low spots and carry it away
- Downspout Drainage: Route roof runoff away from your foundation
- Grading: Reshape the land so water flows where it should
Drainage Done Right, From the Start
The best time to address drainage is during the design of your patio, walls or landscape, not after problems show up. Because we handle hardscaping, planting and drainage as one team, we plan for water from the beginning, protecting your investment and giving your new trees and plantings the best conditions to thrive.
What Makes Our Planting Service Different
Carolina Crepe Myrtle and Shade Tree offers a more specialized planting experience because our service begins at the tree farm. We are not simply sourcing whatever happens to be available elsewhere. We work directly from our inventory of larger trees and provide support through the planting process.
Clients choose us because they value:
- Access to mature and estate-size trees
- Tree farm-direct selection
- Guidance on choosing the right tree for the property
- Full-service delivery and planting
- Placement help, not just drop-off service
- Trees that make an immediate statement in the landscape
This combination of inventory, scale, and service is what makes the planting experience more complete.
Service Area
We proudly provide tree planting services throughout:
- South Carolina
- North Carolina
- Georgia
If you are looking for large tree planting services, estate-size tree delivery and planting, or privacy and landscape tree installation in the Southeast, we would be glad to discuss your project.
Free Quotes
We offer free quotes for tree planting projects.
Project pricing depends on factors such as:
- Tree size
- Tree quantity
- Delivery distance
- Site access
- Planting conditions
- Overall project scope
Whether you are looking for a single mature tree or a larger multi-tree installation, we can provide a quote based on your property and goals.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you only plant crepe myrtles?
No. Carolina Crepe Myrtle and Shade Tree offers many varieties of trees from the tree farm, including large mature trees for shade, privacy, screening, and landscape use.
What types of projects do you handle?
We work on single-tree plantings, privacy screening projects, driveway and entry plantings, and larger full-landscape or estate-style installations.
Do you offer delivery?
Yes. We provide delivery for the trees selected from our tree farm as part of the planting process.
Do you help decide where the trees should go?
Yes. Placement guidance is part of our service. We help determine the best location based on the property, the purpose of the planting, and long-term growth.
Are these small nursery trees?
No. Our focus is on large, mature, estate-size trees that create immediate visual impact and a more established look.
Do you provide free quotes?
Yes. We offer free quotes based on the size of the trees, the number of trees, and the scope of the project.
Ready to add beauty, privacy, shade, and structure to your property with large, mature trees?
Contact Carolina Crepe Myrtle and Shade Tree for a free quote on tree selection, delivery, placement, and planting.
