12 · Landscape & Finish
Trees & Plants Installation
The right plants for Idaho's climate, sited where they'll actually thrive.
What it covers
What trees & plants installation involves.
In the Treasure Valley, planting decisions come down to cold winters, dry summers and alkaline soils. Species that suit that combination thrive with very little help; species that don't end up replaced every couple of years.
We help you choose plants for the job you need them to do — shade, screening, colour, privacy — then site them properly for mature size and root space, and plant them at the correct depth so they establish instead of struggling.
Included in the scope
- Plant selection suited to Idaho's climate and your exposure
- Siting for sun, wind, mature size and root space
- Tree and shrub installation at the correct planting depth
- Soil amendment and backfill
- Mulching and establishment watering guidance
- Bed design for colour, texture and year-round interest
Is this you?
Why plantings fail — and what we do differently
If two or three of these sound familiar, it's worth getting an assessment — most of the cost is in the underlying cause, and it's usually cheaper to fix before it spreads.
- 01A bare yard with no structure, shade or screening
- 02Plants that keep dying for no obvious reason
- 03Trees planted too deep, in soil they can't grow in
- 04A hedge or screen that never filled in
- 05Beds with nothing interesting in them outside one month a year
- 06No shade on the hot west side of the house
Why have it done properly
What you get out of it.
Doing this work well isn't complicated — it's just unforgiving of shortcuts, which is why the details below are the ones that matter.
Shade and privacy that grow into place
Correctly sited trees deliver long-term shade and screening that no structure can match for the cost.
Plantings that establish
Right species, right depth, right soil and right watering guidance in the first season is what determines whether a planting survives.
Lower water use than bare lawn
A well-chosen planted bed uses far less water than turf while giving you far more seasonal interest.
How it runs
The process, step by step.
Every estimate is free and every visit is on-site. Nothing is ordered or scheduled until you've seen the number.
- 01
Talk through the goals
Shade, privacy, screening, colour, or something low-maintenance — the goal drives the species list.
- 02
Site the plantings
We check sun and wind exposure, utility locations, mature spread and root space so nothing outgrows its position.
- 03
Prepare and install
Beds are prepared and amended, plants are set at the correct depth, backfilled and watered in.
- 04
Mulch and brief you
Beds are mulched, and you get clear establishment watering guidance for the first season — the part that decides how it all goes.
Related work
Trees & Plants Installation projects from our portfolio.
Photographs from real Jaramillo Landscape jobs where this service was part of the scope.
Questions
Trees & Plants questions, answered.
The things homeowners ask us most about this specific work.
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Service area
Serving Boise, Nampa, Meridian, Caldwell, Kuna, Eagle, Star and the surrounding Treasure Valley communities.
3500 W Pine Ave · We work on your property — we don't claim a walk-in office in every city we serve.
Free estimate
Get a number for your trees & plants project.
Tell us what you're seeing and we'll arrange a time to walk the property. Free, written, itemised — and you're under no obligation to go ahead.
In a hurry? Call 208-863-4371 and describe the problem — for repairs, that's often enough to get you a straight answer on the spot.
Trees & Plants Installation · Treasure Valley, ID
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Free, no-obligation estimate for trees & plants installation anywhere in the Treasure Valley. We'll tell you honestly what's involved before anything is scheduled.