Before and After pictures of work Diamond Lawn Care has completed in Bluffton, SC
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We believe that before and after pictures speak 1,000 words. We are always adding more to this page and informing you exactly what we did with each project.
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These are the before and after pictures of a landscape design in Sun City:
- Removed 22 shrubs
- Installed a pallet of sod to decrease the bed size in the front AND the left side
- Installed all new plant materials based on a landscape design
- Installed all new drip line irrigation and moved sprinkler heads
- Installed fresh large pine bark nugget mulch
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These are the before and after pictures of our largest landscape design and plant installation in The Crescent. As you can see, we started off with a fairly clean pallet:
- Installed drainage
- Removed and/or pruned all shrubs in this area
- Arranged for trees to be thinned and limbed up
- Arranged for the installation of a stacked natural rock retaining wall
- Installed 23 cubic yards of organic planting mix
- Installed all new plant materials (220) based on a landscape design
- Installed all new drip line irrigation
- Installed a natural stepping stone walkway
- Arranged for the installation of new empire zoysia sod
- Installed 23 cubic yards of mulch around the entire house
![Sun City North before remove pine straw and adding mulch Sun City North before remove pine straw and adding mulch](https://www.diamondlawncareservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/SmithBefore1.jpg)
![Sun City North after landscape design and rock border Sun City North after landscape design and rock border](https://www.diamondlawncareservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/SmithAfter1.jpg)
This is one of our most popular Sun City before and after pictures:
- Extended the bed on the left
- Replaced pine straw with black mulch
- Installed a natural stone rock wall
- Removed and disposed of EVERYTHING
- Installed all new plant materials based on a landscape design
- Crepe Myrtle, Sunshine Ligustrum, Drift Rose, Shishigashira Camellia, Mondo Grass, Society Garlic, Kaleidoscope Abelia, Lemon Ball Sedum, Encore Azalea, Mexican Heather, Muhly Grass
![Sun City before removing river birch Sun City before removing river birch](https://www.diamondlawncareservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sun-city-remove-river-birch-move-tree-before-2-scaled-1.jpg)
![Sun City after removing river birch Sun City after removing river birch](https://www.diamondlawncareservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sun-city-remove-river-birch-move-tree-after-scaled-1.jpg)
This is one of our favorite before and after pictures. This is a property in Sun City. We completed the following changes:
- Removed river birch tree
- Hardpruned loropetalum and camellia
- Removed bottlebrush
- Relocated 2 crape myrtle trees
- Removed 3 trees on left
- Relocated palm tree
- Installed a 45 gallon pindo palm
- Divided society garlic to save on costs
- Installed all new plant material based on a landscape design
![Sun City before landscape design and install plants and pindo palm Sun City before landscape design and install plants and pindo palm](https://www.diamondlawncareservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sun-city-moving-crepe-flower-install-before-1.jpg)
![Sun City after landscape design and install plants and pindo palm Sun City after landscape design and install plants and pindo palm](https://www.diamondlawncareservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sun-city-moving-crepe-flower-install-after-scaled-1.jpg)
This is the same home taken from a different angle. We used the following:
- Pindo Palm
- Sunshine Ligustrum
- Shishigashira Camellias
- Purple Pixie Loropetalum
- Lemon Ball Sedum
- Society Garlic
- Kaleidoscope Abelia
- Jubilation Gardenia
![Before tree removal in Bluffton Before tree removal in Bluffton](https://www.diamondlawncareservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/BelfairBefore1.jpg)
![Before tree removal and new sod in Bluffton Before tree removal and new sod in Bluffton](https://www.diamondlawncareservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/BelfairAfter1.jpg)
This is one of the first cleanup and install jobs. A total transformation.
- Relocated a large sabal palm
- Arranged the removal of several trees
- Relocated numerous shrubs and palms
- Installed new empire zoysia sod
- Installed large pine bark nuggets
![Sun City North before landscape design Sun City North before landscape design](https://www.diamondlawncareservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/sun-city-remove-shrubs-move-crepe-sod-landscage-design.jpg)
![Sun City North after landscape design Sun City North after landscape design](https://www.diamondlawncareservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/sun-city-remove-shrubs-move-crepe-sod-landscage-design-after-1.jpg)
This is a property in Sun City North that needed a lot of TLC. The builders put way too many viburnums in the front beds.
- Replaced the oak with a windmill palm
- Relocated crepe myrtle
- Extended the landscape bed on left
- Remove a total of 14 sweet viburnum!
- Replaced pine straw with black mulch
- Installed shrubs and flowers based on landscape design
![Sun City North before landscape design installation Sun City North before landscape design installation](https://www.diamondlawncareservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/blank-slate-sun-city-north-landscape-design.jpg)
![Sun City North after installing pindo palm Sun City North after installing pindo palm](https://www.diamondlawncareservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/raised-bed-sun-city-north-landscape-design-pindo-palm-sunshine-ligustrum.jpg)
This is the back yard of the above property in Sun City North. We ended up having to make a raised bed due to the amount of clay and bad drainage.
- Created a figure eight bed
- Installed a pindo palm, sunshine ligustrum, sago palms, lemon ball sedum, vinca, loropetalums
- Extended drip line all the way to the back yard to irrigate these new plants
- Added black mulch
![Sun City before removing shrub or new sod Sun City before removing shrub or new sod](https://www.diamondlawncareservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sun-city-remove-shrub-bush-replace-sod-scaled-1.jpg)
![Sun City after removing shrub or new sod Sun City after removing shrub or new sod](https://www.diamondlawncareservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sun-city-remove-shrub-bush-replace-sod-after-1.jpg)
We had the pleasure of working with these two neighbors in Sun City that agreed to work together to make the following changes:
- Removed large shrub
- Installed new zoysia sod
- Removed sago palms
- Installed dwarf podocarpus
- Installed fresh mulch
![Limb up tree, old sod Cypress Ridge Limb up tree, old sod Cypress Ridge](https://www.diamondlawncareservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cypress-ridge-mill-creek-replace-zoysia-sod-before.jpg)
![Limb up tree, install new zoysia sod and pine straw Cypress Ridge Limb up tree, install new zoysia sod and pine straw Cypress Ridge](https://www.diamondlawncareservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cypress-ridge-mill-creek-replace-zoysia-sod-after.jpg)
This is a property in the Mill Creek Cypress Ridge development who wanted to get rid of his centipede sod and replace it with empire zoysia sod.
![Sun City before shrub pruning and installing red mulch Sun City before shrub pruning and installing red mulch](https://www.diamondlawncareservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sun-city-hard-prune-viburnum-before-1-scaled-1.jpg)
![Sun City after shrub pruning and installing red mulch Sun City after shrub pruning and installing red mulch](https://www.diamondlawncareservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sun-city-hard-prune-viburnum-after-red-mulch-3-scaled-1.jpg)
Another example of two neighbors in Sun City working together to reduce the size of this Viburnum.
![Sun City Palm before pruning Sun City Palm before pruning](https://www.diamondlawncareservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Sun-City-Palm-before-pruning.jpg)
![Sun City Palm after pruning Sun City Palm after pruning](https://www.diamondlawncareservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Sun-City-Palm-after-pruning.jpeg)
This was a palm in Sun City that had been neglected for many years. The owners contacted us and wanted to remove it so they could see the front of their house. We talked them into letting us limb up the oak tree and properly prune the palm into what you see here and THEY LOVED IT!
![Alston Park before cleanup Alston Park before cleanup](https://www.diamondlawncareservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Alston-park-cleanup-landscape-bed-black-mulch-before-scaled-1.jpg)
![Alston Park after cleanup Alston Park after cleanup](https://www.diamondlawncareservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Alston-park-cleanup-landscape-bed-black-mulch-after-scaled-1.jpg)
This was a very dreary bed when we first saw it. After cleaning it up and adding some black mulch, it looks very relaxing.
![Sandy Point after grading and new sod Sandy Point after grading and new sod](https://www.diamondlawncareservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sandy-pointe-before-new-centipede-sod-scaled-1.jpg)
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This is a property in Sandy Pointe off Buckwalter for an investor. We completed the following changes:
- Regraded the entire property
- Took out 2 dump trucks of dirt
- Installed new centipede sod
- Installed fresh longleaf pine straw
- Limbed up sago palms
![May River Preserve after design and install May River Preserve after design and install](https://www.diamondlawncareservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/May-river-preserve-before-design-scaled-1.jpg)
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This is a property in May River Preserve. We extended the bed, removed all the pine straw and installed fresh black mulch.
We installed the following plants:
- Dwarf yaupon holly
- Society garlic
- Dwarf bottlebrush
- Plumbago
- Curcuma
- Purple diamond loropetalum
- Kaleidoscope abelia
- Tonto Crepe Myrtle
- Black and Blue Salvia
![Pinecrest before removing and pruning shrubs and adding pine straw Pinecrest before removing and pruning shrubs and adding pine straw](https://www.diamondlawncareservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Pinecrest-bluffton-pine-straw-remove-bush-5000x2813-1.jpg)
![Pinecrest after removing and pruning shrubs and adding pine straw Pinecrest after removing and pruning shrubs and adding pine straw](https://www.diamondlawncareservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Pinecrest-bluffton-pine-straw-remove-bush-after-scaled-1.jpg)
This property is in Pine Crest.
- Removed some large wax myrtles
- Redefined the beds
- Added fresh pine straw
![Sun City before overseed Sun City before overseed](https://www.diamondlawncareservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sun-city-overseed-before-scaled-1.jpg)
![Sun City after overseed Sun City after overseed](https://www.diamondlawncareservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sun-city-overseed-after-scaled-1.jpg)
Sometimes you do not want to put a ton of money into a property before you put it on the market. Instead of installing new sod, we suggested he add winter rye grass, mulch and a couple of plants next to the front door walk and the difference is amazing.
![Bluffton before small landscaping project Bluffton before small landscaping project](https://www.diamondlawncareservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Hampton-Hall-bluffton-remove-juniper-install-new-plants-before-1.jpg)
![Bluffton after small landscaping project Bluffton after small landscaping project](https://www.diamondlawncareservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Hampton-Hall-bluffton-remove-juniper-install-new-plants-after-2-scaled-1.jpg)
This is a property in Hampton Hall. We removed some juniper and carissa holly. We added one podocarpus and a bunch of dianella / flax lily and added fresh pine straw.
![Woodridge before pruning overgrown shrubs Woodridge before pruning overgrown shrubs](https://www.diamondlawncareservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/woodbridge-before-pruning-shrubs-bushes-1.jpg)
![Woodridge after pruning overgrown shrubs Woodridge after pruning overgrown shrubs](https://www.diamondlawncareservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/woodbridge-left-side-after-scaled-1.jpg)
This was I think the first clean-up that we did in 2015 in Woodbridge and still have this client to this day. To say that these shrubs were overgrown was an understatement. We hard pruned many of these shrubs, defined the bed, refreshed the mulch.
![Woodbridge overgrown shrubs Woodbridge overgrown shrubs](https://www.diamondlawncareservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/bluffton-cleanup-reduce-shrubs.jpg)
![Woodridge after pruning overgrown shrubs Woodridge after pruning overgrown shrubs](https://www.diamondlawncareservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/woodbridge-install-magnolia-prune-overgrown-bushes-after-scaled-1.jpg)
This is the back yard to that same property in Woodbridge. This is one of those properties that has come a long way!
![Sun City before removing tree and installing new sod Sun City before removing tree and installing new sod](https://www.diamondlawncareservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sun-city-removing-tree-new-zoysia-sod-before-scaled-1-2.jpg)
![Sun City after new zoysia sod Sun City after new zoysia sod](https://www.diamondlawncareservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/sun-city-sod-tree-removal.jpg)
This Sun City property is a different as night and day. We arranged to have the tree removed, installed new zoysia sod, removed shrubs, added flowers. What an improvement!
![Palmetto Bluff before landscape design Palmetto Bluff before landscape design](https://www.diamondlawncareservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/palmetto-bluff-57-stone-path-design-install-before-scaled-1.jpg)
![Palmetto Bluff after landscape design Palmetto Bluff after landscape design](https://www.diamondlawncareservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/palmetto-bluff-57-stone-path-design-install-scaled-1.jpg)
Diamond worked with a local designer on this property in Palmetto Bluff. The owner wanted some ideas on helping the drainage on that side of his property. We added some plants below, created a path out of 57 stones, and added some fresh pine straw.
- Muhly grass in pink and white
- Plumbago
- Dwarf Podocarpus
![After tree removal in Alston Park After tree removal in Alston Park](https://www.diamondlawncareservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/alston-park-trees-over-fence-after-scaled-1.jpg)
![Before removing trees in Alston Park Before removing trees in Alston Park](https://www.diamondlawncareservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/alston-park-trees-over-fence-before-scaled-1.jpg)
These trees on the other side were threatening to damage our clients fence in Alston Park in Bluffton. We vaulted the fence and cut the trees down and removed the debris.
![Bluffton Park before landscape design and install Bluffton Park before landscape design and install](https://www.diamondlawncareservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/bluffton-park-install-design-before-1.jpeg)
![Bluffton Park after landscape design and install Bluffton Park after landscape design and install](https://www.diamondlawncareservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/bluffton-park-install-design-after-scaled-1.jpg)
This was another property where we worked with a local designer and the results speak for themselves. We removed all the weeds by hand and removed all the unwanted plants; We relocated a little gem magnolia, saw palmettos, and gardenias. We tilled 3 yards of organic planting mix into the beds. We added the following plants:
- Tuscarora Crepe Myrtle
- Bottlebrush
- Sunshine ligustrum
- Blueberry bush
- Muhly grass
- Plumbago