We are coming off of another fantastic year at Wildwood. We are extremely proud to do what we do for a living and we couldn’t do it without all of you. If you have a minute, we would love to know what you think of how we are doing, and where we are headed. Please follow the link and complete the survey if you have a chance. It is only a few questions and should take less than a minute. As we grow and continue to serve the area, we want to do it with your ideas in mind. Thank you so much!  Click Here for the Survey!

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We are so proud to have recently participated in the Extreme Makeover Home Edition here in Knoxville. As part of a crew of thousands, our team helped several other landscape companies construct landscape elements including a retaining wall, steps and pavers. This is by no means an easy task, given the volume of work, limited time and scattered resources.

Seven of our team members spent their free time on Sunday working through the cold morning temperatures for this great cause. We are so proud to have a team that is willing to do that for someone else. It speaks volumes to their character.

What impressed us most about the build is the way people were working together, on all levels. In just our small part of the project, we had five landscape companies working hand-in-hand. It would be easy to dismiss this cooperation, but I kept reminding myself that these are the companies we traditionally compete with and it was nice to take the gloves off for a while and do something good together.

Twas the days before Christmas and all through the K-town
Our crews were hard working, on projects around.
The pavers are placed on the sand with great care,
With thoughts of the gatherings soon to be there.

Our workers all dressed in their warm winter gear,
With visions of finishing up for the year.
Our work has been stellar, our books in the black,
We’re proud to be moving down the right track.

When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
A foreman sprang forward to see what was the matter.
A homeowner cried out in such great distress,
“What will I do, my yard’s such a mess.”

The sun casting shadows on plants without leaves,
Gave no luster to homeowners clearly in need.
When what to their wandering eyes did appear,
But Doug in a truck with landscapers and gear.

An experienced crew so lively and quick,
They knew in a moment this would do the trick.
More rapid than eagles they planted and raked,
The foreman encouraged them all by their names.

Now Albert, Now Brian, Now Mattthew and James,
On Michael, On Jamie, on Robert the same!
To the back of the yard! To the foot of the door.
Now Landscape, Landscape, Landscape some more.

The Bobcat did growl, the diesels did hum,
This warm winter weather lets much work get done.
A homeowner that’s happy is always the plan,
With the details and fine tuning all done by hand.

The crew finished up, so tidy and fast,
They loaded the gear and the tools in a flash.
But I heard them exclaim as they rolled out of site,
“Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!”

Winter doesn’t mean you have to ignore your yard.  Not all companies do, but we here at Wildwood Land Design work all winter long.  There are so many things we can still do this time of year that you might not expect.  Tennessee’s mild winters leave plenty of opportunity to get things done.  We’ve made you a list of ideas for this winter. 

Paver Patios

Pool Deck Paver Veneer

Driveways

Sidewalks

Water Features

Retaining Walls

Landscape Lighting

Outdoor Living Spaces

Fireplaces

Fire Pits

Outdoor Kitchens

Fire Features

Woody Plant Installation

Raised Gardens

River Slick Swales

Master Planning

Irrigation Systems

Putting Greens

Why wait until Spring when it gets so busy?  Contact us today for ideas and to get your FREE ESTIMATE!

Why not give them something they will remember years to come? Give the gift of a new design for the yard, maybe a fresh mulch or pruning. Your gift could be the seed money for a new property transformation. Contact us now for ideas!

Are you thinking about going to a baseball game this year? If you head to Kodak to see the Tennessee Smokies play, you’ll be walking all over us, literally. We recently completed a concrete paver installation at the ballpark, highlighting some of our technical paver installation. When you walk into the park, you’ll see giant ‘TS’ team logos at the first and third base entrances to the park.

Third Base Entrance to Smokies Park

Working with local paver manufacturer Belgard, we installed custom colored pavers to match the iconic team logo. Using CAD layout and a template marking system our team was able to replicate the logo exactly. This process can be used in any paver application (is your brain working). Maybe your business entrance needs some enhancement. Perhaps we can put your family crest in your driveway. The possibilities are literally endless.

Take in a baseball game and check out our paver installation work. Follow us on Twitter @wildwoodland and like us on Facebook. We’ll be giving out tickets all season long, so keep up with us and we hope to see you at the ballpark!

Paver Logo upon completion

In conjunction with NCAA March Madness, Wildwood Land Design is celebrating Mulch Madness! We’re offering special deals on any type of mulch, including colored hardwood mulch and pine straw. New customers to Wildwood will receive 25% off of mulch and installation. Existing clients of Wildwood will receive 30% off! Call now to receive your free estimate.

Are you thinking about growing your own vegetables this year?  Do you have your garden planned?  We’re thinking about it already, so here are a few things to keep in mind.

• Make sure there is a water source close by
  Keep it simple (you probably won’t need every vegetable known to man).
  Pavers make great edges to keep grass from creeping in
  Raised gardens take some of the stress off of your lower back
  Mulch is great under vegetables once they begin to grow
  Winter is a great time to amend the soil, add compost or mulch to soil now.
  Many plants require different planting times.
• Check out more great advice from HGTV here.

Proper planning will take the stress out of spring planting. You can start seedlings now and transplant them when the time is right. Used plastic cups make great little green houses, and then recycle them when you are done. Let Wildwood help you construct the ideal planting area. It can be as simple as clearing a level area to construction of raised beds. Either way, we would love to help you get your garden ready for planting.

1)      Wildwood is a family owned and operated company.

2)      We have been doing business in East Tennessee for almost 10 years

3)       We have a combined 75 years of experience in our year-round crew of 6.

4)      Our staff has traveled to 32 countries and worked in 22 of them.

5)      The average age of our year round staff is 34 years old.

Bob is a Landscape Architect for Wildwood and handles design, estimating and sales. 

How long have you worked at Wildwood?  1  1/2 years

What is your favorite part of Landscaping?  Looking at the before and after shots to see what we created.

How long have you been in the Landscape Industry?  8 years.

What tool should every landscaper carry?  Leatherman.

What are a few of your favorite plants (shrub or tree)?  Clethra, Serviceberry, any type of Redbud.

Black mulch or Brown?  Brown

Give the punch-line to a good joke.   …so the Monkey says “I’ll have what he’s having.”

What music is on your ipod/cd player right now?  Ray Lamontagne today.

Where would you live if you could be anywhere?  In a cabin on a mountain.

What Advice would you give a younger you?  Get as much education as you can…learn another language.