WH Canon Landscape Company manages many unique client requests. Outdoor fireplaces, pergolas, grass-pavers, the building of lakes and ponds, synthetic turf-covered roof top berms, wetlands mitigation, native grass installation and maintenance, gabion baskets for uses as diverse as fluvial erosion control, courtyard walls, and civil engineering purposes; installation of hardscapes in the winter, large tree transplants, the sourcing and installation of specimen trees from all over the United States and Canada and the provision of consulting services are all within our portfolio of services.

Project Profiles

The Wave Field

  • Main characteristic of the project: Wave field designed by Maya Lin
  • Challenges of the project: Landscape art, precise and flawless installation
  • How we made it work: WH Canon Landscape Company worked closely with the designer and executed a perfect installation that made this amazing art design come alive.

 

Midtown Detroit Dog Park

  • Main characteristic of the project: Synthetic turf with special drainage
  • Challenges of the project: Tight site, concrete foundation underneath, special drainage
  • How we made it work: WH Canon Landscape Company worked closely with the designer to solve the subgrade issues. The site is now a popular place in midtown Detroit.

 

Dart Energy Corporation

  • Main characteristic of the project: Grass pavers/porous pavers, pergola, outdoor fireplace
  • Challenges of the project: Special pavers installation and tight working area
  • How we made it work: WH Canon Landscape Company works closely with the designer, Grissom Metz Andriese Associate, and other constructions trades.

 

Visteon Village

  • Main characteristic of the project: LEED Certified project, a large man-made lake
  • Challenges of the project: meticulous record keeping, meet LEED requirements
  • How we made it work: WH Canon Landscape Company worked closely with the designer and other constructions trades and performed a flawless installation. The landscape significantly contributes to the sustainability of the site.

 

Detroit City Apartments

  • Main characteristic of the project: Artificial berm, rooftop garden, synthetic turf
  • Challenges of the project: Feasible material chosen to meet rooftop restrictions.
  • How we made it work: WH Canon Landscape Company built berm with Styrofoam and synthetic turf anchored on top of the berm