is a locally owned and operated business that provides complete landscape services from design to installation to all Brandon / Westman and surrounding area. Together this company was established in March 1998 by Chris and Karin Griffin in the city of Brandon. In 2007 operations were expanded to the Clear Lake and servicing all surrounding communities within 1.5 hrs. At Alternative Landscaping, ou
r #1 focus is our clients needs and wants, we feel our mission statement reflects our core values “Superior Workmanship by People Who Care” We are always continuing to implement new training and team building to make things better inside our company for you our client and an ever growing amount of services for everyone’s landscaping needs. Our newest services Include our Excavation services (Alternative Excavation 2014, and our Greenhouse and gift shop.( Alternative Choice Garden Center )
We continue to offer all of our past and future clients maintenance services for all seasons From monthly summer yard services to winter snow services through (Total Yard Care)
We take great pride in our work and strive to out service our client’s needs and wants. Our #1 goal is to satisfy you, our client. We are here to give you professional help with all your landscaping needs. Alternative Landscaping
Landscaping Services
Bringing Excellence in Landscape Design and Installation to the Westman Area
If you want your outdoor living experience to go well beyond the ordinary without even leaving your yard, we're the landscape firm that can take you there. our goal is to help your dreams become a reality. We believe that your yard should be a reflection of you. We specialize in designing and installing custom Landscape projects of all sizes. Our goal is for everything to be done in excellence. It means our designs planned carefully, and our installations are executed with quality. Our landscape designs combine natural beauty with function and sustainability. We'll work with you to create the outdoor space you want, providing visual harmony that will enhance the value of your home or business. Here are just a few ways we can serve you:
We specialize in the Installation of:
Landscape design for homes and residential / commercial projects
Custom planting plans that complement lifestyles and enhance surroundings
Original designs, water features, hardscapes, outdoor living and more
Full Service Landscape Installation
Hardscape Design and Installation
Design
The design process should allow time and thought to be given to satisfy your requirements before any construction begins. It becomes the designers function to incorporate various elements important to the client in such a way that the basic design principals of order, unity and rhythm are implemented in a proper landscape design. No two clients, sites or homes are the same and when it comes to the design & developing of a residential landscape each of these three aspects are important and unique to each project: 1) The Client, 2) The Site, & 3) The Home. Each client has their own set of attributes, desires, wishes, and lifestyles that make each landscape unique and their own. Taking the time and spending the money to have a landscape design is a good starter investment. Proper planning should answer any questions a client may have and save valuable dollars, not only during installation, but later in your land-scape life, as well as adding value to one of your biggest investments “YOUR HOME”. Stunning designs make great yards
Talk to our design team to find out how to turn your space into the perfect oasis. Alternative Excavation
Excavation
We offer proposals per job or hourly rates for operator and equipment
Track hoes, small medium and large
Wheel loaders, dozers, skid steers
Trucking and hauling
· Total lot clearing, demolition, site preparation excavation and backfilling
Grading and compacting, lot preparation, hauling, topsoil, gravel, sand and rocks sales and service
· Snow Clearing Services for Commercial Properties, offering both push and hauling services. Alternative Choice Garden Centre
& Gift Shop
Our Garden Store is a gardener’s paradise; the garden centre has even more items to make your home your own; this quaint space is filled with unique items for your home and your garden spaces, a number of other intriguing products that are only found there in Westman. As well, there are huge mosquito coils and durable nylon solar lanterns that you can hang in a tree or around a patio and that will last all season. Among those high-quality products are the paving stones and blocks that can be used for places like walkways, driveways, flower beds, and patios. And for water features: from fountains and ponds to streams and waterfalls. Alternative is a direct dealer for all your Barkman products. Landscape retail materials
What makes Alternative different than any other dealer of landscape materials in the Westman area? This is what we do! We install these products every day, and have been for many years. Our staff is very knowledgeable in this area. We can assist you in your project, by designing it for you, giving you ideas or just answering any questions you might have for your next landscaping project, whether you are doing it yourself, or having us do it for you. We carry a variety of items that can enhance anything from the smallest of balconies to the largest of lawns. Alternative has done the research to find and get great high-quality products. Commercial-grade materials we use in our installations are available for anyone to purchase. If we use it, we sell it. We specialize in providing West-man and the surrounding area with the highest quality landscape materials including soil amendments and mulches for all of your gardening, landscaping and growing needs. Since 2008 Alternative Landscaping Ltd. has been supplying & saving our customers valuable time and money by offering a complete line of quality landscape products at competitive prices. You, the customer, are able to come and pick up whatever materials you need for your next landscaping job, whether it be large or small. We have all the supplies and expertise under one roof. Some examples of items we sell are:
*Peat *mineral base sod *5 oz land-scape fabric *commercial grade Black Diamond PVC garden bed edging *45 ml pond liner *gravel *top soil *decorative wood mulch, *rock and much much more!!!!!! Greenhouse
If you are looking for plants, we have hundreds of varieties of flowers, herbs, vegetables, annuals, perennials, house plants, tropical, shrubs, and trees. Plus all the landscaping materials and accessories – like topsoil, fertilizer, sand, gravel, peat, rock, wood mulch, and more – to go along with any planting or project. Perhaps most important, you will get knowledge there. The green house has the Lechuza brand of self-watering planters exclusively in Westman. These planters provide water to the roots of plants, saving water. You have the convenience of not having to water every day – an indicator shows the level in the water reservoir. The planters come in many different sizes and can be used indoors and out. The liners can be lifted out, making them very portable, and are interchangeable so you can easily switch around colours. Drain the water from the reservoir and you can leave the planters out all winter. We also do custom potting, all you need to do is pick the pot and the plants or just the colour and we will plant or design it for FREE
Here at Alternative Choice, you know you're getting the best quality and choice at the best price! Starting in the glorious days of spring, our greenhouses will be filled with over 500 varieties of beautiful annuals and over 2,000 varieties of perennials, herbs and vegetables. In our well-stocked Nursery department you will find just about any hardy tree or shrub imaginable. We also will be carrying a large selection of hanging baskets, roses and combination planters. If there's something you can't find or maybe you have a question on planting, just ask. We're here to help you make your gardening/landscaping project a success. Festive Season
Our Winter Wonderland at the Garden Center is absolutely beautiful, filled with white twinkling lights decorating out Garden Center in November and December our gift store has something for everyone, home décor, tropical house plants, decorations for trees and fresh cut Christmas trees
Alternative Total Yard Care
Lawn and Snow maintenance
BASIC MOWING
Lawn Fertilizer
Lawn Weed Control - for lawn care where pesticide bans exist. Gardening
Snow-We offer:
Monthly Residential and Commercial snow shoveling services (based on a 5 month contract)
Hourly rates/per time or per push rates
Short or long term
Parking lots
Parking pads
Driveways & walkways
Total loading & hauling services. Sanding
