Landscaping Contractor in Marion, VA

The county seat, and the town next door

Marion is the seat of Smyth County, and it is the closest town of any size to our base in Chilhowie. We are in Marion constantly.

That proximity is the practical reason our response times here are what they are, and it is why a good number of the properties we maintain year-round sit in and around this town.

Lundy's Landscape Services is locally owned and led by owner Aaron Lundy. We build hardscaping, install landscaping, and maintain commercial grounds, and we are selective about the work we take on so that the properties we commit to get the attention they were promised.

Hardscaping and outdoor living

Marion gives us a wider range of site conditions than anywhere else we work, because the town holds both tight in-town lots and open properties that climb toward the ridges within a few minutes' drive.

On the in-town lots, the constraint is usually space and access. Older streets near the center have generous houses on modest lots, and getting material to a back garden can mean a narrow side passage. That is a planning problem, not an obstacle, provided somebody thinks about it before the delivery arrives rather than after.

On the properties climbing out of the valley, the constraint is grade. Steps, terracing, and retaining become the structure of the design rather than details added to it. Get the levels right and the whole property becomes usable. Get them wrong and you have built an expensive slope.

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

Residential landscaping

Marion sits high in the valley, and the ground here behaves accordingly. Below the topsoil, the limestone-derived subsoil common through the Ridge and Valley tends to be a red to yellowish red clay with a high clay content. It grows things well once established. It also drains slowly, which is why a bed that was dug and backfilled without thought about where water goes will drown the same plant twice before anyone works out the plant was never the problem.

Winter is the other planning factor. Southwest Virginia's uplands run around USDA hardiness zones 6b to 7a. Marion itself maps as zone 7a, though exposed ground above town runs colder. Planting here is a question of what survives an exposed midwinter on your particular slope, not just what suits the design.

We prioritize long-term results and realistic maintenance, not temporary fixes.

Commercial grounds care and snow removal

As the county seat, Marion carries the civic and commercial buildings that come with that role, and those properties are looked at by more people in a week than a private garden is in a year.

Our 12-month contracts put the same crew on a property across the whole year. By the time snow arrives they know where the curbs are, where the beds end, and which part of the lot ices first. Snow removal is commercial only. Given the elevation here, that season is not a short one.

A town that spends its time outdoors

Marion is recognized as an Appalachian Trail Community, and Hungry Mother State Park sits just north of town off I-81 exit 47. Neither of those facts changes how a retaining wall is built. Both of them change what people want in a garden.

Properties here are frequently owned by people who spend their weekends outside, and that shows up in what they ask for. Fire features get used, not photographed. Outdoor kitchens get used well into autumn. Paths are expected to work in boots and in the rain, not just look right in a brochure photo.

It also shows up in what people want the garden to do at its edges. On properties backing onto woodland or rising ground, the question is usually how to finish the transition between the maintained part of the property and the part that is meant to stay wild. That edge is worth designing deliberately, because left alone it simply advances on you every summer.

Areas we serve around Marion

We work throughout Marion and Smyth County, including the residential streets around the town center, properties along the Main Street and Park Boulevard corridors, the ground north of town toward Hungry Mother State Park, and the rural properties between Marion, Chilhowie, and Atkins. Our base in Chilhowie is a short run down the corridor.

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

Get a quote for your Marion property

Planning a patio, terracing a slope, or looking for grounds care that runs all year? Get in touch.

Business Hours

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How quickly can you get to a property in Marion?

Marion is the closest town of any size to our base in Chilhowie, so it is among the easiest places for us to reach. That is one reason a good share of our year-round maintenance work sits here.

My garden is on a slope. Do I need terracing or just one wall?

It depends on how much fall there is and what you want to use the space for. Sometimes a single well-built wall creates one usable level and that is enough. Steeper properties are better served by terracing, which breaks the grade into stages. We would rather look at the actual slope than guess from a description.

Why do my plants keep failing in the same bed?

Frequently it is drainage rather than the plant. The clay subsoil under much of this valley holds water, so a bed that was dug out and refilled without addressing where water goes will keep drowning whatever is planted in it. That is fixable, and it is worth fixing before buying more plants.

When does the planting season really start here?

Later than the calendar suggests. Marion's elevation means spring runs behind the lower ground around Bristol, and the first hard frost arrives sooner. We plan around the site rather than a date.

Do you clear snow for homes in Marion?

No. Snow removal is commercial only and comes as part of an ongoing property care agreement.