Hiring Alejandro's
Does Alejandro's Landscaping serve my town?
We work a roughly twenty-mile radius from New Cumberland, which covers parts of Cumberland, Dauphin, York, Perry, Lancaster and Lebanon counties. Harrisburg, Camp Hill, Mechanicsburg, Lemoyne, Enola, Hershey, Hummelstown, Dillsburg, Elizabethtown and Carlisle are all inside it.
Full service area → What services do you offer?
Hardscaping — patios, retaining walls, walkways, fire features and drainage. Landscaping — installation, beds and mulch, trimming, cleanups, lawns and lighting.
All services → Are you licensed and insured?
Registration and insurance are different things and both are worth asking any contractor for before work starts.
Do you do both landscaping and hardscaping?
Both, which is the point. Hardscape crews usually leave the beds to someone else and landscape crews subcontract the wall. One company means one number, one schedule and nobody blaming the other trade when the grade is wrong.
Hardscaping
How much does a paver patio cost?
Size, material, excavation depth, access to the back yard, drainage correction, steps and walls all move the number.
Paver patios → Do paver patios hold up through Pennsylvania winters?
Yes, when the base is built for it. Freeze-thaw lifts and drops the ground all winter — a patio with a deep compacted base and somewhere for water to go settles back flat.
Paver patios → Why do retaining walls lean?
Water behind the wall, no reinforcement tying it into the hill, or a footing cut too shallow. A wall that has started to move does not settle back.
Retaining walls → Can you replace an existing concrete patio or walkway?
Most jobs here start with a slab that has already cracked, so it is a normal first step.
Paver patios → Can a fire pit or seat wall be built in?
Yes, and much cheaper during the patio build than after it. Footing, base and any gas or electrical run get set in the one excavation.
Fire features → Landscaping
How much does landscaping cost?
Bed size, how much comes out first, plant sizes, soil condition and access.
Landscape installation → When is the best time to plant in Pennsylvania?
Spring and fall both work, and fall is often better — warm soil, cooler air, roots establish before winter without fighting summer heat.
Landscape installation → How much mulch do I need?
Roughly one cubic yard per 100 square feet at three inches. Most residential properties land between three and ten yards.
Mulch & bed work → Can overgrown shrubs be saved?
Often, over two or three seasons rather than one cut. Some species will not regrow from bare wood at all and are a replacement instead.
Trimming → Sod or seed?
Sod gives a lawn the day it is laid and holds a slope immediately. Seed costs far less and roots more deeply, but needs weeks of consistent watering.
Sod installation → 