Salty Dog Lawn Care & Landscaping · Serving Leland

Paver Patios & Hardscapes in Leland, NC

Salty Dog is based in Leland and serves the entire county from here, so your crew is not driving in from 45 minutes away.

A lot of Leland homeowners are commuting across the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge or up I-140 toward Wilmington every day. When they are home, they want a backyard they can actually use, not a patio project that has been sitting unstarted for two seasons. Hardscape work by a contractor already based in Leland means no long wait for a crew to schedule a drive down from the metro, and no padding the estimate with travel.

A properly built patio starts with the ground, not the stone. We excavate, grade, and compact a stable base before the first paver goes down — the part that determines whether the surface stays level in five years. We build patios, seat walls, fire pit surrounds, walkways, and retaining walls in natural stone and concrete pavers sized to the site and the budget. Every project is priced upfront; no line items appear on the final invoice that weren't on the estimate.

About Leland

Leland is Salty Dog's home market, sitting at the western end of US-74/76 where Brunswick County meets the Cape Fear River. The growth corridor running from the Wilmington city limits out through Brunswick Forest, Compass Pointe, and the Lanvale Road subdivisions has made this one of the fastest-expanding municipalities in North Carolina, and that pace creates real work: builder-grade yards that need recovering, drainage problems from lots carved out of pine forest, and new homeowners dealing with sandy coastal soils for the first time. The Atlantic-influenced climate here brings long growing seasons and mild winters, which means turf and plantings need consistent attention from early spring through late fall to stay ahead of heat stress and weed pressure.

Serving Brunswick Forest, Compass Pointe, Magnolia Greens, Hawkeswater at the River and surrounding Leland.

Everything we do in Leland

Common questions

Do you service all of Leland, including subdivisions off Lanvale Road and out toward Bolivia?

Leland is our home market and we work throughout Brunswick County, including the growth corridors along Lanvale Road, US-17 Business, and surrounding areas. Call us to confirm coverage for your specific address.

How long does a paver patio installation take?

For Leland customers: most residential patio projects take anywhere from a few days to a couple of weeks depending on the size, design, and site prep required. We give you a realistic timeline in your estimate before any work is scheduled. Call (919) 685-2701 for specifics on your project.

From real customers

Real Google reviews

5.0 stars · 48+ reviewsRead all 48 on Google

Their owner came out to meet us. Their estimates were competitive, they were clear in their communications, punctual, and overall a pleasure with which to do business. There were no omissions or bad surprises! Our yard after 2 visits looks tremendous.

Joe D.
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Salty Dog has really improved the look and feel of my apartment complex! The grounds are cleaner and more inviting with landscaping that is intentional for the community's design. You can tell the property is being cared for throughout the different seasons.

Ally S.
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We have been using Salty Dog Lawn Care for one year now and our yard has never looked better.

Lisa H.
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Jason and his crew did an amazing job putting a new patio in our yard. The pavers were exactly what we were looking for. Jason was very professional and took his time with us to understand what we were looking for, then he generated a computer image of what it would look like up against our house. Price was very competitive and right in our budget.

Debbie Marchesano
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Review 1 of 3: Salty Dog Landscaping completed our first small project today. Jason is a real pleasure to deal with, a great communicator, on time, and just fun to work with. He gave us several ideas, which we incorporated and we are extremely pleased with the results. So pleased we are scheduling our 2nd project for next week. Thanks to Jason &…

Glenn Murphy
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Summer Heat Is Tough on Lawns. Neglect Is Tougher.

Tell us about your property and we'll come walk it with you. Transparent, upfront estimates for residential projects; detailed proposals for commercial contracts.