Landscape Services in Highland, IN
Landscaping, hardscapes, lawn care, and snow management for Highland, the unincorporated community on Evansville's north side along First Avenue and Kratzville Road.
Highland sits on Evansville's north side, out past Kratzville along outer First Avenue, Kratzville Road and Darmstadt Road. It is unincorporated Vanderburgh County, not city, and that changes how yard waste, burning and permits work. Our shop is on N Heidelbach Avenue a few miles south, so a Highland job is a short run for our crews.
Why Highland Yards Need a Different Approach
Old Evansville maps called this area "little Switzerland," and the name fits. Highland sits around 420 feet, above the Pigeon Creek bottoms, and most lots have some roll to them. On a sloped Highland lot, water moves. Where it moves across the lawn, down the drive or toward the foundation is the first thing we look at on a site visit.
The ground under Highland is the other half of the story This part of the county drains to Pigeon Creek, and the NRCS lists Hosmer, Zanesville and Wellston as the dominant soils in that watershed. They are silt loams formed in windblown loess over sandstone and shale. Hosmer carries a fragipan, a dense layer usually 20 to 36 inches down that water cannot pass through easily, so a perched water table sits on top of it in wet months. That is why a Highland lawn can stay soggy in March on ground that looks like it should drain, and why we settle drainage before we set a paver base or a wall footing.
Downstream conditions matter here too The Indiana DNR keeps a flood discharge study for the Mill Road Tributary, the unnamed stream that feeds Pigeon Creek on this side of town, and county residents along the creek have been bringing yard flooding complaints to the new Pigeon Creek Watershed Development Commission. Peak flows on Pigeon Creek are up roughly 20 percent over the last 35 years. Grading, downspout runs and bed edging that holds mulch in place are not extras on a Highland property. They are the job.
Highland is in USDA hardiness zone 7a on the current map, up from 6b Winters still swing through freeze and thaw, which is hard on compacted silt loam and on walls set too shallow. Summers are hot and humid. Plant selection and base depth both have to account for both ends of that range.
How We Work In Highland
Being outside Evansville city limits changes two things for Highland homeowners
First, the city's fall leaf collection and April yard waste pickup are for utility customers inside the city, and utility customers who live outside the city are not eligible. So when we do a spring or fall cleanup in Highland, we haul everything we cut and rake. Second, county residents can burn clean vegetation in a non-combustible container with enclosed sides and a bottom, but larger piles need an IDEM variance, and burning is off on windy days and air quality alert days. Most Highland customers would rather we take it than deal with that.
Permits for Highland run through the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Building Commission in Room 310 of the Civic Center, which covers both city and county addresses.Most residential permits also call for a site plan showing setbacks, easements and drainage.
We check what a given wall or patio needs before we write the quote, so nothing stalls mid-job.
Every Highland job starts with a walk of the property
We look at where water sits after a rain, where the slope breaks, how the lot fronts Kratzville Road or First Avenue, and what the soil does under a shovel. Then you get a written quote before any work starts. We do residential and commercial work in Highland, and we handle snow and ice management for both.
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What We Do In Highland
Landscape Design
Landscape Installation
Retaining Walls
Fire Pits and Outdoor Living Areas
ALSO ON THE SCHEDULE
Lawn mowing and maintenance
Fertilization and weed control
Spring and fall cleanups
Mulch and rock installation
Snow and ice management
Call Zach at (812) 453-7757 to talk through what your Highland property needs. We will give you a written quote before any work starts.
What kind of soil is under Highland yards?
Highland drains to Pigeon Creek, and the NRCS lists Hosmer, Zanesville and Wellston as the dominant soils in that watershed. They are silt loams formed in loess over sandstone and shale. Hosmer has a fragipan 20 to 36 inches down that slows water, so a perched water table can sit above it from late winter into spring. We dig test holes on a Highland lot before we plan a patio base, wall footing or planting bed so the design matches what is actually under the sod.
Does Highland get the City of Evansville leaf and yard waste pickup?
Usually not. Highland is unincorporated Vanderburgh County, and the city's fall leaf collection and April yard waste pickup are for customers who pay for trash through the Evansville Water and Sewer Utility inside the city. Utility customers who live outside the city are not eligible. County residents may burn clean vegetation in a non-combustible container with enclosed sides and a bottom, with limits on windy and air quality alert days. When we do a Highland cleanup, we haul the debris.
Do I need a permit for a retaining wall or patio in Highland?
Permits for Highland go through the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Building Commission in Room 310 of the Civic Center, which handles both city and county addresses.Most residential permits also need a site plan showing setbacks, easements and drainage. We confirm what your specific wall or patio needs before the quote is written.
Why does my Highland lawn stay wet in spring, and what helps?
Two things stack up in Highland. The silt loam here often sits on a fragipan that holds a perched water table in wet months, and the whole area sheds toward Pigeon Creek, where peak flows are up roughly 20 percent over 35 years and residents have reported yard flooding. Fixes we use on north side lots include regrading low spots, extending downspouts away from the house, and building beds and patios with drainage layers so water leaves the way it should.
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