Landscape Design
We draft a full plan for your property, not a template. Zones, plant palette, hardscape, drainage, and how it all ages across a decade.
Landscape design for the south suburbs. Since 2008.
Frankfort, Mokena, Orland Park, Homer Glen, and everywhere in between.
What We Do
Six ways we work on your property.
Planting and Installation
From a single bed refresh to a full yard rebuild. Trees, shrubs, perennials, and the soil work that makes them actually take.
Hardscape
Patios, retaining walls, fire features, walkways, outdoor kitchens. ICPI-certified paver work we stand behind for the life of the install.
Lawn and Bed Maintenance
Weekly mowing, bed weeding, mulch, and fertilization programs tuned to Will and Cook County soil.
Irrigation
Design, install, and seasonal service on zoned drip and rotor systems. Water where the plants need it, not the sidewalk.
Seasonal Clean-Up
Spring and fall packages. Debris, dethatching, bed edging, mulch, fertilization, and a full property walk with notes.
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AI Drafts the Reply, Ryan Approves Before It Goes Out.
What Neighbors Say
People on your street, talking about their yards.
"We had a steep slope in our Homer Glen backyard that was eroding every spring. Ryan designed terraced plantings that held the soil and looked better than anything we'd seen. It's been two years and the terraces still look like the day they went in."
"Hickory Creek Landscape redid our front yard last fall. The team worked around my crazy schedule, cleaned up every day before they left, and the beds look incredible now that spring is here. Worth every dollar."
Recent Work
Four jobs, before and after.
Before
After
Frankfort backyard build-out.
New paver patio, fire feature, and layered beds replacing a tired lawn-only backyard. The owners host year-round now.
Frankfort, Summer 2025
Before
After
Orland Park front yard refresh.
Overgrown hedges and patchy mulch beds out, layered boxwood, perennial color, and a clean stone border in.
Orland Park, Spring 2025
Before
After
Homer Glen slope terrace.
A six-foot erosion-prone slope re-engineered as three stone-wall terraces with native plantings. Holds the soil; looks intentional.
Homer Glen, Fall 2024
Before
After
Mokena creekside riparian planting.
Eroding Hickory Creek bank stabilized with a native deep-root palette. State cost-share covered two-thirds of the install.
Mokena, Fall 2025
About
Ryan Meyer, and the creek we're named after.
Ryan Meyer started Hickory Creek Landscape in 2008 after eight years as a foreman at a larger contractor. The brand is named after the creek itself, which runs through Frankfort, Mokena, and most of our service area. Six of our clients have yards that back up to Hickory Creek, and we've designed riparian buffer plantings for all of them. We know this watershed's drainage patterns because we live in it.
Since 20083,200+ Properties127 Five-Star Reviews
ILCA Member Since 2008 · ICPI Certified 2011 · Licensed and Insured
Pulled From the Work Diary, AI Tightens the Language.
Pulled From the Work Diary, AI Tightens the Language.
Seasonal Notes
From the crews, this month.
Apr 15, 2026
Spring clean-up is in full swing
Our crews are running seven-property-per-day schedules across Frankfort and Mokena right now.
Apr 8, 2026
A note on mulch colors
Dark brown versus cedar versus black, and which one looks best against which siding.
Mar 22, 2026
Winter broke more Japanese maples than usual
If you have cracked leaders or split trunks, we can assess now before the tree leafs out.
Feb 28, 2026
Riparian buffer planting season is here
If your yard backs up to Hickory Creek, state grants cover a lot of the native-plant cost.
Spring Offer
Spring Clean-Up plus First-Mow.
$189.
Debris clear, bed edge, first fertilization pass, first mow and string-edge. Single-family lots up to half an acre.
Book by May 15, 2026 →Where We Work
Eight towns across Will and Cook County.
FrankfortHome base. Big lots, design-build country.MokenaOld neighborhoods and new builds, split by 191st Street.New LenoxSubdivision lots that need structure to feel settled.Tinley ParkRenovation work on established properties.Orland ParkOur biggest market. Backyard hardscape country.Homer GlenLarge residential lots, full-property systems.LemontThe oldest landscaping in our service area.Palos HeightsDeer-resistant design by default.
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