Premium Residential Landscaping for Metro Detroit Homes

Whole-Property Landscape Planning, Not a Pile of Separate Projects

The most common reason a yard never quite comes together is that it was built one disconnected piece at a time. We start with the whole property in view: how water moves across your lot, where the sun falls through the day, how you move between the house, the drive, and the back of the property, and what you want the space to do for you. From that we develop one coordinated plan, so whether you build it all at once or in stages, every phase fits the one before it.

Custom Landscape Design Built Around Your Property

There is no template here. Your plan is drawn for your lot, your home's architecture, and how you want to use the space. We align planting beds, walkways, and outdoor rooms with your home's window and door lines so the landscape reads as an extension of the house. You get clear drawings you can understand, with material and plant choices explained, so you can decide with confidence before work begins.

Premium Planting and Landscape Installation

Plant selection in Metro Detroit is a craft of its own. We specify architectural evergreens for year-round structure, layered seasonal color, and salt-aware plantings near drives and walkways where winter de-icing takes a toll. Bed preparation is meticulous, because that is what lets plants root deeply and look established. Installation is coordinated as part of the same overall landscape plan, keeping the design and build connected from start to finish.

Hardscape and Outdoor Living, Integrated From the Start

Planting and hardscape are designed together, not bolted on afterward. Patios, stone walkways, steps, seating, and lighting are planned in the same drawing as the beds and grading so the finished space feels whole. For homeowners extending into true outdoor living, we coordinate features such as outdoor kitchens and fire features so they sit naturally within the larger landscape. Explore our hardscape design and installation and brick paver patios and walkways.

Drainage and Grading: The Groundwork Everything Depends On

A beautiful landscape on poorly managed water does not last. Metro Detroit's clay-heavy soils hold water and move with the freeze-thaw cycle, so we address grading and drainage first. Depending on your site, that can mean setting subtle surface grades to carry water away from the home, installing French drains or dry wells to relieve saturated areas, shaping rain gardens that put runoff to productive use, or using geotextile fabric to stabilize and separate soil layers. Getting the water right is what protects the planting, the paving, and your foundation in the years that follow.

Poolside and Specialty Landscape Coordination

If your property includes a pool, or you are planning one, the surrounding landscape needs its own thinking: surfaces that handle splash and traffic, sightlines from the house, privacy planting, and grading that keeps water moving the right direction. We coordinate poolside landscape and hardscape so the area feels like a designed retreat that belongs to the rest of the property.

Built for Michigan Soil and the Seasons

Everything we specify is chosen for where you actually live. Plant palettes suit our regional climate and the way light moves across a Metro Detroit lot through the year. Beds and paving are prepared for clay soils and the freeze-thaw movement that defines our winters. The goal is a property with presence in every season: structure and evergreen interest when the color fades, and a clean, well-drained landscape when the thaw arrives.

How We Work: From the First Phone Call to the Final Walkthrough

It starts with a conversation. You tell us about your property and goals; we talk through what is realistic and what the next steps look like. From there we move into design, material selection, scheduling, and installation. Throughout, the same team is accountable from first sketch to final walkthrough, and at every stage you will always know what is happening, when, and why.

The Kinds of Projects We Take On

Rohto is built for substantial residential work: whole-property landscape plans, full backyard transformations, integrated landscape-and-hardscape builds, outdoor living spaces, poolside landscapes, and front-of-home improvements that meaningfully change how a property presents. Browse more ideas on our blog or explore garden landscaping and planting.

Serving Homeowners Across Metro Detroit

We work with homeowners throughout the Metro Detroit area who want their landscape treated with the same care as the architecture of their home. If you have been comparing landscape companies and want a team that plans for the long view rather than the quick install, you are in the right place.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does a residential landscaping project with Rohto involve?
It begins with a free phone conversation about your property and goals, moves into a custom design with clear drawings and material choices, and then into scheduling and installation. The same team stays accountable from first sketch to final walkthrough.

Do you handle drainage problems as part of a landscape project?
Yes. We assess grading and drainage at the start of every project. Solutions can include surface grading, French drains, dry wells, rain gardens, and geotextile fabric to stabilize soil.

Can you integrate a patio, outdoor kitchen, or pool surround into the landscape?
Yes. We design planting and hardscape together, so patios, walkways, outdoor living features, and poolside areas are part of one coordinated plan.

Will the plants and materials hold up to Michigan winters?
We select plant palettes suited to our regional climate and prepare beds and paving for clay soils and freeze-thaw movement, for a landscape with year-round structure.

How do I get started?
Call Rohto Landscaping for a free initial conversation about your project. We will talk through your property, your goals, and the next steps.