Hardscaping and Patios
We build patios and hardscapes for homes around Lehighton, decorative concrete included. Each patio starts with a compacted stone base and a slope that sheds rain.
Learn More
Landscape design is the plan for your yard before anything goes in the ground. Shrubs that swallow the front windows and beds that stay soggy often start with plants in the wrong spot. We plan where the planting beds go and which plants fill them. Each choice starts with how much sun a spot gets and how the ground drains.
NS Paving and Landscaping takes on landscape design jobs around Lehighton and the surrounding counties. A design can also place a patio by the back door or a path out to the driveway. We build those parts too, through our hardscaping and patio work and walkway installation. Call or text (484) 545-5072, and we will look at the yard and put a free estimate in writing.
Tell us about the job and where it is. We will look it over and put the quote in writing.
A landscape design starts with the yard as it is today. Penn State Extension advises checking how many hours of sun each spot gets. Its shrub guide counts six or more hours a day as full sun. Two hours or less counts as full shade.
Wind and water matter too. We note where the wind hits hardest and where rain sits after a storm. The extension service names poor drainage as the most common reason plants are lost. Soggy soil starves roots of oxygen.
Soil comes next. Your local Penn State Extension office sells soil test kits. The sample goes by mail to a Penn State lab, which sends back results with recommendations. Then we ask how you use the yard and where you want color or privacy.
Lehighton's ZIP code sits in USDA hardiness zone 6b on the 2023 map. That means the coldest winter night averages 5 below to zero degrees. The 2012 map had it half a zone colder, in 6a. The Lehigh Valley cities map half a zone warmer, at 7a.
Native plants make a strong start, since Penn State Extension notes they usually hold up to the cold here. Some old yard favorites are now off limits. Callery pear and burning bush both sit on Pennsylvania's noxious weed list, as do Japanese barberry and several privets. Plants on that list cannot be sold or planted in the state, apart from a few approved varieties.
Mature size and deer shape the plant list too. The extension service's shrub guide notes a rhododendron can reach 12 feet, and deer find it delicious. We space each plant for its full-grown size, with shrubs set back from the house and the walks.
Penn State Extension calls early spring and early fall the best times to plant. In those weeks the air is cool and the soil stays moist. Container plants can go in from early to mid-fall. Fall planting should wrap up at least six weeks before the first frost, so roots can settle in.
Planting means digging, so buried lines come first. Pennsylvania's one-call law requires a call to 811 three to ten business days before digging starts. Utility locators mark their own lines, and lines you own may go unmarked. Point out any yard lighting or buried pet fence wire before work begins.
New plants need steady water through the first year. Penn State Extension's planting guide calls for a slow weekly soak, unless rain wets the top six inches. Spread two to three inches of organic mulch over the roots. Keep it pulled back from trunks and stems.
Call or text for a written quote. We work about 40 miles around Lehighton across Carbon, Monroe, Northampton, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Luzerne Counties.
(484) 545-5072From the first call or text to the finished work, here is how it goes.
Call or text (484) 545-5072 and tell us about the job and the town it is in. Send photos by text if you have them.
We look at the site and measure the area. Soils around Lehighton are prone to frost heave, so we also check the base and where the water drains.
You get a free estimate, with the quote in writing. Once you say yes, we set a date, and paving days follow the weather.
For new paving, we grade and compact the stone base, then lay hot asphalt and roll it smooth. Landscaping work follows the plan we agreed on with you.
We look over the finished work with you and clean up the site. We also tell you when the new asphalt is ready for cars.
Common questions about landscape design around Lehighton and Carbon, Monroe and the surrounding counties. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
We build patios and hardscapes for homes around Lehighton, decorative concrete included. Each patio starts with a compacted stone base and a slope that sheds rain.
Learn More
We install new walkways and sidewalks for homes and businesses around Lehighton. Each one gets a compacted stone base and a pitch that sheds rain.
Learn More
New asphalt driveways and full driveway replacement for homes around Lehighton. We build a compacted stone base and pave it with hot asphalt.
Learn MoreOne call covers the asphalt and the yard work around it. You deal with one company for the whole job.
We pave home driveways and long lanes. We also pave commercial lots and the roads inside developments.
We look at the job before we price it. You get the quote in writing, so you know the work and the price before we start.
Lehighton sits at the center of our service area. We work across Carbon, Monroe, Northampton, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Luzerne Counties.
Tell us what needs paving or landscaping and where the property is. Call or text (484) 545-5072 or use the form, and we will set up your free estimate.
Tell us about the job and where it is. We will look it over and put the quote in writing.