Decorative Landscapes by Arbor Care

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We are a landscape company providing design and installer services for St. Paul MN. We specialize in Hardscapes, Landscape and Holiday Lighting. As a Saint Paul area harddscape design - build contractor, we specialize in using pavers, retaining wall block and other decorative concrete materials, drainage correction, and low maintenance landscapes.

We design and install highly decorative and robust landscapes with an emphasis on low maintenance and drainage correction.

VERSA-LOK Mosaic with Columns
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Block: VERSA-LOK Standard

Location: Corner CNTY RD B and Western Ave.
Install Date: June 2010

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Cobble Series Pavers
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Pavers: Cobble Series
Color: Autumn Blend, Golden Brown 50/50 mix
Pattern: Circles, Random cobble
Location: Near James and Albert in St. Paul
Install Date: April 2006

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Willow Creek Pavers & VERSA-LOK
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Color: Lakeshore Blend, Chestnut Blend 50/50 mix
Pattern: Random cobble
Style: Raise Patio with free standing sitting walls capped with Indiana Limestone.
Walls: VERSA-LOK chestnut blend block.
Location: Near Village Ct and Lake Road in Woodbury
Install Date: September 2008

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Pavers: Pine Hall Brick English Edge clay pavers

Border: Running Bond
Location: Summit Ave. and Lexington
Install Date: August 2008

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Willow Creek Brickstone Pavers
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Color: Chestnut Blend, Lakeshore Blend mix

Location: Near Victoria and Brenner in Roseville
Install Date: July 2009

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Willow Creek Cobble Pavers
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Style: Raise Patio with free standing walls, columns.

Location: Near Sterling and Mailand in South Maplewood

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Color: Chestnut Blend, Harvest Blend mix

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Cobble Series Paver Sidewalk
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Pavers: Borgert Cobble Series, Holland Stone Border
Color: Minnesota River Blend, Autumn Blend 50/50 mix
Pattern: Random cobble rectangle, square, half-square
Border: Holland Stone, Charcoal color
Location: Near Dale St. and Alameda St. in Roseville
Install Date: October 2006

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Paver Sidewalk, Paver laminated Steps
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Wall Block VERSA-LOK Weatherd
Color: Chestnut Blend w Charcoal caps
Location: Near Sterling and Deer Ridge Ct. in South Maplewood
Install Date: May 2009

Free Standing Walls & Columns
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Free Standing Walls & Columns VERSA-LOK Standard
Color: Chestnut Blend block with Tan caps
Style: Free standing walls built atop retaining wall, Iron fence to top of columns
Location: Corner of Dale and Wheelock
Install Date: June 2009

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Twin Cities, St. Paul, MN Landscape Contractor as Design, Installer Service
We specialize in the design and installation of Low Maintenance Landscapes including Pavers, Retaining Walls and Drainage Correction
Landscape lighting is a specialty; we will make your landscape cable ready, or provide a full install.
Much of our work includes a variety of drainage techniques mixed with planters.
Surface drainage is an important part of the landscape design.

Hardscapes include a combination of paver patio and walks with decorative free standing walls usually alongside perennial planters and hedging. Draining larger hardscapes into rain gardens whenever possible is good practice.
Free Standing Walls provide a decorative look along with functional sitting, privacy, and are a great and useful addition to any new or existing patio area.
Among our specialties is the installation of paver steps. These are usually pavers secured to retaining wall block steps as a base.
We use a variety of decorative concrete materials including Pine Hall Brick clay pavers, Borgert and Willow Creek Paver Products, VERSA-LOK retaining wall block, Anchor, Keystone and County Concrete. Our service area includes the east Twin Cities, Saint Paul and Eastern suburbs.
Pavers provide an attractive and low maintenance surface along with good drainage. See our paver calculator at Paver Materials Calculator
VERSA-LOK Retaining wall block provides a strong and flexible design for both decorative and functional walls. Free standing walls provide an upgrade look and visual barrier to any landscape and patio area. Capping free standing walls using Indiana Limestone is a nice upgrade over wall caps. See our VERSA-LOK retaining wall calculator at Retaining Wall Materials Calculator

We have refined drainage correction skills and employ a variety of solutions. We install drain tile. Our drainage correction material provides a second layer of defense along with a graded area topped with 2 layers poly and landscape rock. A French Drain provides an enhanced environment for drain tile and can be visually appealing in the landscape.
The installation of a rain garden or holding pond is a great way to keep some of the run off allowing water to percolate into the ground. We install decorative rain gardens. Dry stream beds can also collect allot of water from runoff.

Landscape Lighting, Seasonal, Holiday and Christmas Lighting, Install and Sales
Low voltage landscape lighting provides both attractive and useful lighting, along with security features when combined with motion detectors.
We install low voltage landscape lights that are dimmable, respond to motion, wireless remotes, indoor and outdoor switches, in combination with photo sensors and timers.
Our lighting installs can be integrated with X10 and INSTEON home automation devices. We specialize in smart yard installs and even manufacture our own smart light controller.
Smart lights provide excellent security features along with energy saving installations.
Holiday Lights Sales, Christmas Lights, Installation and Sales
Seasonal lighting installs are provided October through December. Call early for holiday lighting information. We carry only the highest quality light strings including LED lamps. LED lamps provide light with 1/7th the watts as incandescent.
Design, Installer Services
We have jobs installed for reference throughout St Paul and East Suburbs including Maplewood, Oakdale, Woodbury, South Saint Paul, Arden Hills, Shoreview, North Oaks, Stillwater, Burnsville, Bloomington, Cottage Grove, Mahtomedi, Grant and more.

The pages on this site are arranged to show samples of our work. All photos are of completed jobs installed by Decorative Landscapes in the St. Paul area.