Landscape Maintenance
Weekly programs that keep turf dense and beds sharp through a full West Virginia season.
- Mowing, edging and clean-up
- Aeration and overseeding
- Shrub and ornamental trimming
- Fertilization and insect control
Commercial & Residential Landscaping in West Virginia
Grounds that hold their value year after year.
Landscape architecture, construction and ongoing asset maintenance for commercial properties and high-end residences along the I-64 corridor. Run out of Charleston since 1978.
- Established
- 1978
- Team
- 40+ professionals
- On staff
- Licensed Landscape Architect
- Best of the Valley
- 2014 · 2015 · 2023
Design. Build. Maintain.
Design, build and maintain — under one roof.
Most properties are handed between a designer, an installer and a mowing crew, and the quality falls through the gaps. Valley Gardens controls delivery time and work quality by providing nearly every service in-house — concept through ongoing care.
Founded in Charleston in 1978, we are a full-service landscape maintenance, landscape architecture, design and installation company. Our work is concentrated on commercial properties and high-end residences — the kind of sites where appearance is part of the asset, and where a missed week shows.
That focus is why we keep a licensed Professional Landscape Architect on staff, field a workforce of 40+ professionals, and answer the phone in Charleston rather than a call center three states away.
1978
Founded by Cary Levenson in Charleston, West Virginia.
Who we serve
Two kinds of property. One standard of care.
Different expectations, different scheduling, different reporting — handled by crews who do this work every day.
Commercial
Offices, retail, hospitality, HOAs & institutions
Predictable contracts, documented visits, one point of contact, and snow service on contract or on call. Built for property managers and facility directors who need it handled.
Commercial grounds management
Luxury residential
Estates, private residences & second homes
Architect-led design, careful installation, and discreet maintenance that keeps a property looking finished whether you are home for the season or arriving Friday evening.
Private estate landscapingCapabilities
Six service lines, one crew list.
Nearly everything below is delivered by Valley Gardens employees and equipment, rather than subcontracted out and marked up.
Landscape Architecture & Design
Drawn plans from a licensed Professional Landscape Architect, costed before a shovel moves.
- Site analysis and consultation
- Master plans and planting plans
- Hardscape and grading layout
- Phased budgets you can build to
Landscape Installation
The build stage, run by our own crews with our own equipment and a schedule you can plan around — landscape lighting included.
- Trees, shrubs and perennials
- Sod and hydroseeding
- Hardscaping and stonework
- Landscape and architectural lighting
- Mulch blowing at scale
Snow & Ice Management
For commercial properties: seasonal contracts, or on-call service for existing customers. Lots open when your doors open.
- Plowing and lot clearing
- Walk and entrance shoveling
- Salting and ice treatment
- Priority commercial routes
Irrigation
Systems designed for the actual property, then serviced by the people who installed them.
- Design and new installation
- Seasonal start-up and winterization
- Service, repair and rezoning
- Controller and efficiency upgrades
Material Delivery
Bulk material where you need it, in the quantity the job actually calls for.
- Screened topsoil
- Compost and soil amendments
- Bulk and blown mulch
- Nursery stock and plants
Why Valley Gardens
Credentials you can check.
Landscaping is an easy industry to enter and a hard one to stay in. Ours is a record you can verify before you sign anything.
- 1978Founded in Charleston, and continuously operating ever since.
- 45 yrsFounder and President Cary Levenson’s time in the landscape industry — and a past President and Board Member of the West Virginia Nursery and Landscape Association.
- PLAJason Testman, Vice President, Landscape Design & Sales, is a licensed Professional Landscape Architect, LEED AP BD+C, Chairman of the WV State Board of Landscape Architects, and President of the West Virginia Nursery and Landscape Association. His portfolio spans resort communities, private estates, civic grounds and hospitality properties across West Virginia.
- WVWest Virginia Contractor’s License #WV011070, West Virginia Licensed Pesticide Application Business #2101, and Certificate of Authorization #65 from the WV State Board of Landscape Architects — the firm itself registered to practice landscape architecture.
- 3×Named “The Best of the Valley — Landscape Company” in 2014, 2015 and 2023, and Best in Show at the Home Builders Association of Greater Charleston in 1988 and 2009.
- 1987A national Environmental Improvement Award of Distinction from the Associated Landscape Contractors of America, for work on a corporate property in Charleston.
- 40+A workforce of more than 40 professionals, fully insured, able to take on large properties with our own crews.
- 2 hubsOperating bases in Charleston and White Sulphur Springs, covering the I-64 corridor.
How we work
No surprises, in either direction.
Walk the property
We come out, look at what is actually there, and listen to what is not working. No estimates written from satellite images.
Scope and price it
A written proposal with the work, the frequency and the cost laid out plainly — and drawn plans where design is involved.
Do the work
Our own crews, our own equipment, on the schedule we committed to, with a contact for each commercial client.
Stay ahead of it
Seasonal adjustments, dormant-season planning and, for commercial sites, snow service when you need it. We flag problems early.
Selected work
Properties across the Kanawha and Greenbrier valleys.
Service area
Statewide to build. Routed to maintain.
Installation and design work we take on across West Virginia. Recurring maintenance and snow is different — it only works when a crew is already nearby, so those contracts run on routes from our two bases.
Design, installation & construction — all of West Virginia
Project work travels. We will design and build anywhere in the state, and regularly do.
Maintenance & snow contracts
Kanawha County
- Charleston
- Cross Lanes
- Dunbar
- Montgomery
- Nitro
- Sissonville
- South Charleston
- St. Albans
- and nearby areas
Putnam County
- Buffalo
- Hurricane
- Poca
- Scott Depot
- Teays Valley
- Winfield
- and nearby areas
Cabell County
- Barboursville
- Huntington
- Milton
- and nearby areas
Wayne County
- Ceredo
- Kenova
- and nearby areas
Mason County
- Apple Grove
- and nearby areas
Jackson County
- Ravenswood
- Ripley
- and nearby areas
Lincoln County
- Alum Creek
- Hamlin
- Harts
- and nearby areas
Boone County
- Danville
- Madison
- and nearby areas
Greenbrier County
- Lewisburg
- Ronceverte
- White Sulphur Springs
- and nearby areas
Not on the maintenance list? Nearby commercial contracts are often still workable — and installation is statewide regardless. Ask.
Next step
Let’s walk your property.
Tell us what you are managing and what is not working. We will come out, look at it properly, and put a written proposal in front of you.
(304) 342-2255
Charleston & White Sulphur Springs, WV
Charleston Physical location:
1109 Piedmont Rd
Charleston, WV 25301
Greenbrier Physical Location:
195 Mill Creek Rd
Caldwell, WV 24925
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 5569
Charleston, WV 25361