Services

Four trades. One crew.

Pavers, driveways, edging, design. Same team across all four — so the patio meets the planting line meets the driveway meets the lawn.

Service 01

Paver patios.

Patios, walkways, firepit rings. Six-inch compacted base, steel restraint, polymeric sand swept tight. Built to hold every Chicago freeze-thaw.

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Driveway installs.

Replacement, widening, full grade rebuilds. Permeable paver and stone-set options. Drainage solved before the first cut. Curb-line tight.

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Hedge & lawn edging.

Stone borders, steel edge restraint, manicured planting lines. The detail that makes a yard read intentional from the curb.

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Landscape design.

Full residential landscape redress — beds, sod, retaining walls, stepwork. We design what we install. Same crew end-to-end.

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Service 01

Paver patios.

Patios, walkways, firepit rings — built once, built level.

The honest paver job shows up at year ten — when the joints are still tight, the edge hasn't crept, and the patio hasn't sunk an inch where the base wasn't right. That's the line we hold.

Every patio gets the same build. Six inches of compacted gravel base, plate-tamped in lifts. Steel restraint along every edge. Pavers laid by hand to the line. Polymeric sand swept hot and locked. Then we walk it with you, joint by joint, before the truck pulls away.

The patios we built in 2006 are still flat in 2026. That's not a sales line — that's the freeze-thaw report card.

  • Base6" compacted gravel, plate-tamped in lifts
  • RestraintSteel edge along every run
  • Joint lockPolymeric sand, swept hot, activated, sealed
  • Best forPatios, walkways, firepit rings, pool surrounds
  • Timeline2–5 days on site, weather permitting
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Finished paver driveway with stone bollards along a curved curb edge, Chicagoland residential property — installed by Exotic Pavers and Landscaping.
Winter install · Paver driveway with stone bollards · Chicagoland
Front-of-house view showing the same paver driveway entrance with tiered stone retaining wall and walkway.
Same install — entrance + retaining tier
Service 02

Driveway installs.

Replacement, widening, full grade rebuilds — drainage solved before the first cut.

A driveway lives or dies by what's underneath it. We start with the grade — read where the water wants to go, fix the drainage line first, then build the surface to last.

Permeable paver and stone-set options. Curb line tight, transition to the apron clean. We pour, we don't improvise. If the city needs a permit, we pull it. If the existing slab needs to come out, we haul it.

Replacements get the same treatment as new installs — six-inch base, restraint along every edge, joints locked. The driveway you wanted ten years ago.

  • SurfacePermeable paver, stone-set, or stamped concrete
  • DrainageGrade survey + drainage plan before excavation
  • PermitsPulled by us, not your problem
  • Best forFull replacements, widening, apron rebuilds
  • Timeline3–7 days on site, depending on tear-out
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Service 03

Hedge & lawn edging.

The detail that makes a yard read intentional from the curb.

Edging is the small move that changes how a yard reads. A clean stone border between bed and lawn. Steel restraint that keeps the planting line from drifting. The edge between patio and grass that doesn't blur after one mow.

We do hedge perimeters, bed borders, and full property edging. Stone-set, steel-set, or both. Same level of finish work whether it's a single bed or a wraparound.

This is also where most of our repair work lives. Existing edging that's failed — pavers walked, restraint blown out, line lost — we pull, reset, and lock it tight.

  • MaterialStone, paver, or steel restraint
  • Use caseHedge perimeters, bed borders, lawn-to-patio transitions
  • RepairFailed restraint, walked pavers, reset lines
  • Best paired withA landscape design refresh
  • Timeline1–3 days on site for typical residential
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Wraparound deck and stone retaining bed wall above a paver patio at a Chicagoland residence — landscape design and install by Exotic Pavers and Landscaping.
Winter install · Stone retaining bed + paver patio under wraparound deck
Close-up macro detail of stone steps transitioning to a flagstone walkway.
Stone step + flagstone walkway detail
Cobble retaining slope and decorative rip-rap drainage feature with paver curb edge.
Decorative rip-rap drainage + cobble slope
Service 04

Landscape design.

Beds, sod, walls, stepwork — designed and installed by the same crew.

Most landscape jobs get sketched by one company and installed by another. The design and the dirt rarely talk. We do both — so the planting plan accounts for the slope, the wall accounts for the drainage, and the patio meets the bed line at the right elevation.

Full residential redress: beds, sod, retaining walls, step runs, planting plans. Or single-element work — one wall, one bed, one stepped entry. Same crew end-to-end either way.

We also build decorative drainage and rip-rap stonework — cobble dry-creeks, stone-set swales, slope stabilization. The functional work that solves a problem and looks intentional. Same trade, same crew.

We measure and walk the site with you before any plan. The drawing reflects what the yard actually wants to do, not what looks good on a clipboard.

  • ScopeFull redress or single-element installs
  • IncludesBeds, sod, retaining walls, stepwork, planting plan, decorative drainage
  • StoneworkCobble dry-creeks, rip-rap swales, slope stabilization
  • ProcessSite walk → plan → install → walk-through
  • Best forWhole-yard refresh, new builds, post-construction landscapes, drainage-driven installs
  • TimelineVariable — 1 week for single-element, 2–4 weeks for full redress
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Next step

Pick a line. Pull the ticket.

Edgar reads everything that comes through. Tell us the address, the line item, the timing — we'll get back the same week.

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