Landscaping Contractor in Atkins, VA

Our own county

Atkins is in Smyth County, and so are we. Lundy's Landscape Services is based in Chilhowie, the same county, a straight run along the I-81 corridor.

That is not a marketing line about being local. It means the crew working your property already knows what the ground does here, because it is the same ground we work every week.

We are locally owned, led by owner Aaron Lundy, and we build hardscaping, install landscaping, and maintain commercial grounds. We are selective about the properties we take on, which is what allows us to show up when we said we would.

Hardscaping and outdoor living

Atkins properties tend to be bigger than what we work with in town, and that changes the design conversation. On a quarter-acre lot in a subdivision, the patio goes in the one place it can go. On three acres outside Atkins, it can go anywhere, and the real question becomes where it should go. Which way the wind comes across the field in the evening. Where the afternoon shade actually falls. Whether you want the view or the shelter, because on an open property you often cannot have both in the same spot.

Boulder and natural stone work suits this kind of property particularly well. On acreage with existing rock and grade, dry-stacked and boulder walls read as part of the land rather than something delivered on a pallet.

We design outdoor spaces that bring people together, not features that sit unused.

Residential landscaping

The most useful thing landscaping does on a rural property is give it edges. A house on open ground can feel like it is floating in the middle of a field. Defined beds, a considered approach to the drive, and planting that frames rather than fills are what make a large property read as finished instead of simply large.

Lighting earns its place out here too. There is no street lighting on most of these properties, so the difference between a lit path and an unlit one at ten at night is not subtle.

We prioritize long-term results and realistic maintenance, not temporary fixes. On a big property that second word matters. There is no point designing beds that need more attention than anyone is realistically going to give them.

Commercial grounds care and snow removal

Commercial properties around Atkins and the I-81 exits carry more open ground per building than a downtown site, and a 12-month contract is usually the sensible way to handle that. One crew, one schedule, the same people through mowing season and snow season. Snow removal is commercial only.

What we check before we dig out here

Rural properties come with things a town lot does not, and finding them with a machine is the expensive way.

Septic fields and well lines. Before any excavation we establish where the septic field and the water line run. A patio or a wall built across a drain field is a problem that only announces itself later, and it is entirely avoidable by asking first.

Depth to bedrock. This is the Ridge and Valley, and one genuine characteristic of these limestone-derived soils is that depth to bedrock varies, sometimes across a single site. A footing that was straightforward on one side of the yard can hit rock on the other. We would rather find that during planning than halfway through a build.

Sinkholes and karst drainage. Limestone country means sinkholes, and this region has them. They matter for landscaping because they change where water goes. A low spot that swallows runoff is not somewhere to route more water toward, and it is not somewhere to build a wall footing without understanding it first.

Access for equipment. Long gravel drives and soft ground after rain decide what we can bring in and when. On an established property we would rather plan the route than leave ruts across a lawn that took years to look that way.

Areas we serve around Atkins

We work throughout Atkins and Smyth County, including properties along the US-11 corridor, the rural roads and hollows around the Settlers Museum of Southwest Virginia on Rocky Hollow Road, the properties out toward Groseclose and the I-81 exit, and the farms and acreage between Atkins and Marion. Our base in Chilhowie is in the same county.

We also serve Marion, Abingdon, Wytheville, Bristol, and the surrounding I-81 corridor in Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee.

Get a quote for your Atkins property

Planning something outdoors, or looking for grounds care you do not have to chase? Get in touch and we will come look.

Business Hours

Mon-Fri: 7:30 am – 5 pm
Sat: 8 am – 12:30  pm
Sun: Closed

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you take on smaller jobs out this way, or only large properties?

Both. Atkins properties skew larger, but the size of the site does not determine whether it is worth doing well. What we care about is whether the project is something we can build properly.

Will you need to dig near my septic field?

Not if we can avoid it, and we establish where it runs before anything starts. Building a patio or a wall across a drain field causes a problem that surfaces much later and costs far more to put right than it would have cost to locate the field first.

We hit rock last time we tried to dig here. Is that normal?

It is common in this part of the valley. Depth to bedrock varies across the Ridge and Valley and it can change within one property. It is something we plan for rather than discover, which usually means adjusting where a feature sits rather than abandoning it.

There is a low spot in the field that never seems to fill up. What is that?

It may well be karst drainage, which this limestone country produces. Worth treating carefully. It is not somewhere to direct additional runoff, and anything built near it should be planned with it in mind.

Are you actually based near Atkins?

Yes. We are in Chilhowie, the same county, along the same corridor. Atkins is not an outlying area for us.