Blue Tree Outdoor Living designs and installs landscapes across Montgomery, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Berks, and Philadelphia Counties. From established neighborhoods to new construction, our designers bring 43 years of Southeastern Pennsylvania experience to every property we touch. Explore the towns and communities we serve below, or visit our service areas hub for the full coverage map.
Professional landscape planting service covers plant selection, soil preparation, installation, and first-season establishment support. A qualified designer assesses your site's soil type, drainage, sun exposure, and deer pressure before recommending species. Installation covers tree and shrub placement, perennial borders, ground cover establishment, foundation plantings, and mulching. Some companies separate design from installation; Blue Tree keeps both under one team to prevent specification errors between the two phases.
Both spring and fall work in Southeastern PA's Zone 6b/7a climate. Fall planting, from mid-September through mid-November, is generally preferable for large-caliper trees and broadleaf evergreens because soil temperatures stay warm enough for root establishment while air temperatures drop and reduce moisture demand. Spring planting, from late March through early May, suits warm-season perennials and annuals their full growing season. Blue Tree advises on timing during the site evaluation.
Deer browse pressure across Southeastern PA is high enough that species selection without a deer-management strategy will produce significant losses, particularly in the first two years before plants establish woody tissue. No plant is completely deer-proof at high population densities. Blue Tree's design team builds planting plans with deer palatability as a primary filter and layers in physical deterrents on vulnerable specimens during the establishment period.
Southeastern PA contains three major soil families that affect planting success. Wissahickon schist soils, common through Montgomery County and western Philadelphia County, drain quickly and run slightly acidic. Red Triassic shale soils, found across Montgomery, Bucks, and Berks Counties, compact under foot traffic, warm slowly in spring, and can hold surface moisture in ways that promote root disease in poorly tolerant species. Coastal plain alluvial soils in Delaware County and Philadelphia drain well but vary in organic matter. Blue Tree's site evaluation identifies your soil conditions and builds the amendment and drainage plan before installation begins.
Blue Tree backs installed plant material with a one-time one-year replacement guarantee. If a plant fails in the first year under normal growing conditions, Blue Tree replaces it once. The guarantee applies to Blue Tree-supplied plant material installed by Blue Tree's crew. It does not cover damage from drought, flooding, deer browse, or mechanical damage after installation. The design team reviews the first-season care protocol at installation completion so you understand what the plants need to stay within warranty conditions.
Residential planting projects in Southeastern PA typically range from $10,000 to $80,000 depending on site size, plant species and caliper, soil conditions, and whether the planting is part of a larger backyard project. Smaller foundation updates or perennial border refreshes can come in below that range; estate-scale garden design with specimen trees and formal structure goes above it. Blue Tree prices transparently: the bid includes all plant material, labor, soil amendment, and mulch. A free site consultation produces a number tied to your specific property rather than an estimate based on project averages.
You can handle small planting and seasonal cleanup yourself. Where a professional earns the cost is the parts that are hard to undo: grading and drainage, plant selection for your soil and light, and a design that still looks right in five years. Blue Tree Outdoor Living has designed and built outdoor spaces across Southeastern PA for 43 years. For lawn and soil questions, our Healthy Yards resources help too.
Annuals grow for one season and die after cold weather arrives. Think marigolds, petunias, and impatiens.
Perennials return year after year, like coneflowers, hostas, and salvia. Most landscape designs use a
foundation of perennials for structure, with annuals for seasonal color pops.
Yes. We provide a one-year, one-time replacement warranty on all plant material from the date of installation.
If a plant fails due to conditions beyond your control (extreme weather, disease), we'll replace it. The warranty
doesn't cover plants that die from improper watering, but we'll give you clear care instructions to prevent that.
New plants need deep watering less frequently, not shallow daily watering. Generally, once or twice per week is sufficient, depending on weather and soil conditions. We provide detailed watering instructions for every plant we install, and we can add drip irrigation to a new landscape to keep watering consistent.
Not strictly necessary, but highly beneficial. Drip irrigation delivers consistent, targeted watering to plant beds, especially in the first two years while plants establish. We install drip irrigation as part of a new landscape project. We don't install full lawn sprinkler systems; for lawn irrigation we'll point you to a trusted specialist.
We design for phased implementation all the time. We can create a master plan for your entire property,
then prioritize what gets installed first based on your budget and needs. Many clients start with the front yard
or a specific problem area, then add phases over subsequent years.
Your landscape is planned by Blue Tree's in-house designers, who lay out every planting, grade, and bed for how your yard grows in across Southeastern PA.
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