Northern Calvert County
Trusted Landscaping Services in Dunkirk, MD
Gorman and Sons Landscaping, LLC has offered landscaping services in Dunkirk since 2010, back when the business was one mower and a few neighbors’ yards. The same family now handles mowing, cleanups, sod, patios, planting and winter plowing for homes and businesses up and down the Route 4 corridor.
We work out of Huntingtown, a few miles south, so Dunkirk is close to home for us. Every job starts with a free on-site estimate and a written proposal. You see the price and the plan before anything gets dug up.
- 2010 Family-owned and working since
- Free On-site estimates with a written proposal
- Year-Round From spring mowing to winter plowing
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Lawn Mowing for Dunkirk’s Bigger Lots
A lot of Dunkirk properties sit on an acre or more, with a tree line along the back and a long front yard facing the road. That is a lot of grass to keep even. Our crews handle weekly lawn mowing through the peak growing months and slide to every other week when growth slows in summer heat or late fall.
Same crew, same day each week, as much as the weather allows. Edges get trimmed and clippings get blown off the drive before we leave.
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Spring Flowerbed Cleanups in Dunkirk
By March the beds along most Dunkirk foundations are full of winter debris and early weeds. A spring cleanup clears all of that out. We pull weeds, rake out leaves and sticks, trim the shrubs back into shape and lay fresh mulch so the beds look sharp before the azaleas bloom.
Most homeowners book this once a year. Some pair it with a second pass in early summer.
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Fall Leaf Cleanup Under Dunkirk’s Oaks
Wooded lots are a big reason people move to Dunkirk. They are also the reason November turns into a month of raking. Our leaf removal visits clear lawns, beds and drives so a wet leaf mat does not smother the grass over winter.
Fall visits also include shrub trimming and bed cleanup, with mulch as an option if you want the property buttoned up for the cold months.
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New Sod and Overseeding for Dunkirk Lawns
If your yard is more bare patches than grass, there are two good routes. Sod installation gives you a finished lawn in a day, using top-grade sod laid on a properly prepared base. The slower route is core aeration followed by overseeding with blue tag seed, which builds a thicker lawn over a season or two.
We will tell you honestly which one fits your yard and budget after we see it.
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Paver Patios Built for Dunkirk Backyards
A back patio is the project we hear about most from Dunkirk families. Somewhere to put the grill and a table, close to the kitchen door, level and dry. Our patio construction work covers the excavation, compacted base, pavers and edging, so the surface stays flat year after year.
Walkways from the driveway to the front door are a common add-on, and they make a big first impression.
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Retaining Walls for Dunkirk’s Rolling Ground
Northern Calvert is not flat. Plenty of Dunkirk yards drop off toward a ravine or slope down from the house, which leaves you with a hill you cannot mow and soil that washes out every heavy rain.
A properly built retaining wall turns that slope into usable, level space and holds the soil where it belongs. Walls can also frame raised planting beds or step a patio down the grade.
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Landscape Design Visits at Your Dunkirk Home
Not sure where to start? We come out, walk the property with you and talk through what you want the yard to do. You get professional recommendations on plants, beds and hardscape placement right there on site.
For bigger plans, we offer detailed landscape design drawings for a fee, so you can see the finished layout before work begins.
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Snow Plowing for Dunkirk Driveways
Long driveways are great until the first real snowfall. We offer snow removal by contract through the winter, plowing driveways, walkways and small lots and spreading salt so you can get out to Route 4 in the morning.
Contracts are set up before the season starts, so call in the fall to get on the list.
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One Dunkirk Landscaping Crew for All Four Seasons
Plenty of Dunkirk homeowners spend the work week commuting north on Route 4 toward DC. Nobody wants to spend Saturday juggling three different contractors. That is why we built our landscaping services in Dunkirk to cover the whole year with one phone number.
If you have been searching for landscaping services near me and keep finding mow-only outfits, we do the mowing and the patio and the plowing.
Thinking about a patio, or just tired of pushing a mower around an acre? Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll come walk the yard with you.
Dunkirk and the Northern Calvert Towns Around It
Our landscaping services in Dunkirk overlap with the towns next door, so the same crews you see on your street are working nearby. We also serve homeowners in Owings to the north and over toward the bay in Chesapeake Beach.
Anyone who has typed landscapers near me from a phone in northern Calvert County has a short list. We want to be the first call.
- Dunkirk
- Owings
- Huntingtown
- Chesapeake Beach
- North Beach
Dunkirk Landscaping Questions, Answered
How often should my Dunkirk lawn be mowed?
Do you charge for estimates in Dunkirk?
Can you put a new lawn on a recently cleared lot?
What happens during a spring cleanup at a Dunkirk home?
Will you build a patio and a retaining wall as one project?
Is Dunkirk snow removal sold per storm or by contract?
Who covers it if something goes wrong on my Dunkirk property?
How quickly will someone call me back?
Get a Free Landscaping Estimate in Dunkirk
Booking landscaping services in Dunkirk takes one call to (240) 507-3500 or a quick request online. We’ll come out, look at the property and put a written proposal in your hands.