Full-Service Landscape Solutions from Chris James Landscaping

Chris James Landscaping. Serving Ridgewood, Upper Saddle River, Wyckoff, Allendale, Ho-Ho-Kus, Franklin Lakes, Oakland, Ramsey and Bergen County for 20+ Years

Whether you're looking to increase your curb appeal, add value to your home or business, or create that extra living and entertaining area with unique outdoor spaces, Chris James Landscaping (CJL) has the services and dedication to meet your needs. We serve both residential and commercial clients, and offer a full menu of services to tailor a plan that is right for you. Let our in-house professionals and our fully-insured subcontractors make your next project a success.

With over 30 years in business, we stand behind what we do. View our warranties on all the services we provide. Hear what our customers have to say on the Testimonials and Portfolio section. Or you can review our Frequently Asked Questions page.

We offer many services to meet your landscape needs and most budgets. Full service clients come first as their loyalty has built our company.

Spring and Fall Clean-Ups
Silver Seasonal Grounds Maintenance: Includes mowing, weed whacking and blowing off hardscapes
Gold Seasonal Grounds Maintenance: Includes all sliver services plus alternating weeks of power-edging walks, curbs and gardens and light-hand weeding
Basic Lawn Care: Synthetic fertilizers with basic weed and insect control
Premium Lawn Care: Featuring organic based fertilizers. Also includes core area insect control, specialty weed control, application good for the environment and will improve soil quality for the lawn
Platinum Garden Maintenance: For those who love ornamental shrubs and trees and have lots of perennials and annuals but do not have the time to prune and deadhead.
Platinum Care: Don’t wear yourself out pulling weeds — We will do the work so that you can enjoy your garden.
Ornamental Shrub and Tree Pruning: (Download Form) Hand Pruning — That’s right this is one of our most sought after services. We specialize in hand pruning of ornamental shrubs and trees whether it’s for natural shape, size or plant health, seasonal pruning or rejuvenation. This service can be incorporated with our platinum garden program. Yes, we will shear shrubs, but only when you ask.
Lawn Seeding/Sod and Hydro Seeding: We also do complete lawn renovation, slit seeding and core aeration.
Seasonal Color: Spring bulbs, pansies, summer annuals, mums and kale cabbage, containers and pots. Ask about our seasonal color program.
Mulching Service: (Download Form) The types of mulch we offer are Hemlock, Cedar, Pine Bark, Hammermill and Licorice Root Mulch. We never use dyed mulch.

Referrals We have a very good relationship with excellent craftsmen and trades people who provide tall-tree pruning and removal, ornamental spraying and IPM programs. We can also refer driveway asphalt pavers, plumbers, electricians and carpenters.

Our clients include Corporate and Hospital, college campus, transportaion, manufacturing, wharehousing and much more. For our commercial clients, our focus is snow and ice services during the winter months. Chris James is a Certified Snow Professional (CSP) and our work has been featured in Snow Pro Magazine, as well as, many other national publications. Chris James Landscaping has also won the prestigious "Excellence in Business Award from SIMA". When productivity and accessibility really matter, CJL is your best choice. (View Slideshow)

We can provide the following contracts: Seasonal — Per-Inch, Per-Storm — Per-Push, Per-Visit, Per Application or your best value, Landscape and Snow Removal All Inclusive.
We provide anti-icing and de-icing services, liquid or granular applications.
For parking structures, we use poly blades and low corrosive de-icing applications.
We have all the specialty equipment: Wheel loaders, Bobcats and Box Plows.
Sidewalk snow services.
Environmentally responsible use of ice melting products
We can apply Liquid Ice Ban, Magnesium Chloride and Calciium Chloride.
Loader to relocate snow.
Ice watch services

Snow and Ice Solutions

For Snow and Ice Consulting, expert written opinion, site analysis and snow & ice seminars, contact Snow and Ice Solutions 201-670-0501 or visit www.snowandicesolutions.com E-mail info@snowandicesolutions.com.

We will work with you from concept to completion. Our landscape design team has almost 50 years of experience. Design fees apply.
The benefit of a "to-scale-design" allows you to set expectations and lets you envision your investment. It also allows us to help you prioritize each phase of the project and allow for changes and/or additions. We can enhance existing landscapes or start with a fresh new canvas. Our design team works closely with our in-house planting, irrigation and lighting crews. We manage all subcontractors on the project, such as a pool, fencing, carpentry, etc. We address all permits, engineering and utility markouts. We can provide service and maintenance for everyting that we install. (View Slideshow)

Pricing may change without notice

We can provide low voltage lighting services as part of landscape design/build, stand alone, separate installation, garden enhancement and planting project or per-service visit. We can service almost any brand name system.

Spring inspection of fixtures, transformers and bulb replacement. Set controllers for spring/summer hours.
Fall inspection of fixtures, transformers and bulb replacement. A $65.00 service call charge will apply plus $59.00 per man-hour plus parts. (Spring and Fall visits)
We provide free lighting demonstration kits with complete set up for all our design/build clients on a project-by-project basis
For full time CJL clients, demonstration set up is $75.00 per kit. For non-clients, the fee is $125.00 per kit. All demonstration kit set-up charges are credited back after installation.
Save money by having CJL check your Irrigation System at the same visit. Minimum average savings of $65.00. Ask our staff for a double appointment.

Pricing may change without notice

We can provide irrigation services as part of landscape design/build; garden enhancement and planting project or per service visit. We can service almost any system, residential or commercial.

Spring start ups and adjustments.(Download Form)
Service calls for maintenance, inspection or repair, $65.00 service call fee applies plus $59.00 per-man-hour plus parts.
Late spring/late summer adjustments
Fall winterizations(Download Form)
Installation of high quality irrigation systems, we only use brand name components
Have CJL check your low voltage lighting at the same time and save a minimum of $65.00. Ask our staff for a double appointment.

Pricing may change without notice

Fall is a great time for family fun. There's that crisp, clean fall smell in the air. Go for a hike or long drive in the mountains while CJL does the heavy raking and lifting. Fall clean up includes:

Leaf clean up can include clean up of lawn, garden, hardscape and woodline buffer.
If your town has a leaf pickup program, we will place the leaves by the street. After your last scheduled town pick-up, remaining leaves will be vacuumed by CJL.
Mowing of turf, if needed.
Fall Curbside Vacuum services for the towns in our area without a leaf pickup program, or for the client tired of watching the leaves blow back onto their property.

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Spring is a magical time in the garden, and you don’t want to spend it cleaning your lawn and garden's winter debris. We can provide a one-time, spring-cleanup service, or as part of the core maintenance services. Spring Clean-Up includes: