The Marietta landscaper that shows up every week.

West Marietta is not one neighborhood — it stretches from downtown out past Whitlock and Manning to the Kennesaw Mountain side. The soil is the same Georgia red clay you find across Cobb County: heavy, low-pH, slow to drain. That means whatever grass is on top has to work harder than it would in loamier parts of Atlanta.

• Bermuda — the default on newer full-sun subdivisions across West Marietta. Mowed at 2 inches, dormant November through March, and it responds well to a spring liquid aeration to break up the clay.
• Fescue — common on the older streets with mature oak and hickory cover between Marietta Square and the west-side ridges. Beautiful in April and October, brutally stressed by July. September overseeding is what keeps it looking like a real lawn.
• Zoysia — the quiet third option that homeowners rarely ask about by name. Slower to fill in but denser, softer underfoot, and holds up to a Marietta summer as well as Bermuda does.
• Clay soil — almost every Marietta lot benefits from a soil test and a lime application. The cheapest thing you can do to make everything else work better.

Marietta reads different by street. The shaded lots near the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield hold Fescue better through July than the sunnier ridges out toward Green Meadows Preserve. The newer builds along the west edge run mostly Bermuda by default. The older streets near Marietta Square and the mature-oak neighborhoods on the west side usually sit somewhere in the middle — mixed grass, older irrigation, and yards that reward a landscaper who knows the difference.

This is what Roots Up does most. Weekly and bi-weekly lawn maintenance is our primary service in Marietta — the same crew, on the same day, cutting the same yards every week or every other. It's a monthly package priced per visit, flat rate, with everything from the curb to the back fence included. No line-item edging fee. No "we don't blow off the driveway" surprise.

• Mow at the right height for your grass type — Bermuda at 2 inches, Fescue higher in summer, Zoysia mid-range.
• String-trim around beds, foundation lines, mailbox posts, fence lines, playsets, and A/C units so the mower line and the trim line match.
• Hard edge along driveways, walkways, and curbs — the detail that separates a maintained yard from a mowed one.
• Blow-off the full property — drives, walks, patios, front porch, back porch. Nothing left on hardscape when we roll out.
• HOA-presentable result every visit. Certificate of insurance sent to your management office up front if needed.
• Same crew every visit — they learn your gates, dogs, sprinkler heads, and the corners neighbors' kids cut through.
• Month-to-month, no annual contract, cancel any time with a week's notice.

Weekly maintenance is a standalone service. It's priced separately from turf care, mulch, and design — you don't have to sign up for a fertilization program to get on the mowing route, and you don't get charged a bundled rate that hides what you're actually paying for.

Separate from weekly maintenance. Turf care is a seasonal program — fertilization, weed control, and liquid aeration — built around your specific grass and the UGA Extension calendar for Cobb County.

• Pre-emergent in mid-February, before soil temps hit 55°F and crabgrass germinates.
• Liquid aeration — spring for Bermuda and Zoysia, fall for Fescue. Liquid over core so we can open the clay without pulling plugs across the property.
• Overseeding for thin Fescue lots in the UGA-recommended September–October window.
• Lime and soil amendments driven by an actual soil test, not a generic annual application.

Turf calendars we follow: UGA Bermudagrass (Cobb County, PDF) · UGA Tall Fescue (PDF) · UGA Zoysiagrass (PDF).

Project work that finishes a property. Sod installs (patches, dead-section repairs, or full re-sods on new-build lots where the builder sod didn't take), mulch refreshes in hardwood or pine bark or pine straw, bed renovations, edging refreshes, and seasonal color rotation.

• Sod install — patch or full re-sod. Cultivar picked at the walk-through based on your actual sun exposure (Zeon Zoysia for shaded lots, TifTuf Bermuda for full sun).
• Mulch refresh — hardwood, pine bark, or pine straw. Pine straw is the West Cobb regional default; hardwood holds color longer; pine bark holds longest of the three.
• Bed renovation — cut a new bed line, kill off existing turf, amend soil, replant, mulch.
• Edging refresh — clean up the driveway and walkway edges that have crept.

Every install project is priced at the walk-through, not from photos. Photos on the form are optional context so we know what to expect on the visit — not the quoting mechanism.

The word "landscaper" gets used two ways in Marietta — someone who mows, and someone who designs. Roots Up does both. Landscape design happens plan-first: we build the design as a standalone deliverable, and you decide whether Roots Up or another crew installs it.

• Plan-first structure — the design is delivered as a document you own. Take it to any crew for build quotes, keep it for future reference, or come back to us to build it.
• Design fee credits toward the build if Roots Up builds it. If you take the plan elsewhere, the design fee stands on its own. Fully disclosed at consultation.
• Hardscape design included when scope calls for it — paver walkways, small retaining walls, bed edging, patio design.
• Works with existing plants — healthy mature shrubs and small ornamental trees stay in the plan whenever they fit; the plan documents what stays, what moves, and what's new.

Most Marietta landscape design projects run 2 to 4 weeks from initial site visit to delivered plan: walk-through, measurements, plant selection driven by your soil and sun exposure, and a plan document you can share with any installer.

Roots Up focuses on West Marietta — the neighborhoods west of Marietta Square, out through the Whitlock and Manning corridors toward the Kennesaw Mountain side. Central and East Marietta are outside the current service area.

• West Hampton (Marietta 30064, Harrison HS) — 241 single-family homes, swim-and-tennis neighborhood zoned to Due West ES / McClure MS / Harrison HS.
• Anderson Estates (Marietta 30064, KMHS) — established neighborhood west of Barrett Parkway. Median home ~$710K, homes 3,300–3,500 sqft.
• Other West Marietta pockets — Harrison HS, Hillgrove HS, and KMHS-zoned communities across the west side of the city.

If you're in a West Marietta property, request an in-person estimate and we'll come out. Dedicated neighborhood pages for West Hampton and Anderson Estates are in progress — the in-person estimate covers you either way.

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How much does a landscaper in Marietta GA cost?

Weekly lawn maintenance in Marietta starts at $50 per visit for standard quarter-acre-or-under lots — that can be quoted from photos of your yard. Turf care runs $400 to $900 per year. Sod, mulch, installs, and landscape design are priced per project at Roots Up's in-person estimate.

What areas of Marietta does Roots Up service?

Roots Up focuses on West Marietta — the neighborhoods west of Marietta Square out toward the Kennesaw Mountain side. That includes properties zoned to Harrison HS, Hillgrove HS, and Kennesaw Mountain HS. Central and East Marietta are outside the current service area.

Do you handle both lawn maintenance and landscape design in Marietta?

Yes — Roots Up sells four distinct services in Marietta: weekly lawn maintenance, seasonal turf care, sod and mulch installs, and plan-first landscape design. You can hire any one on its own, or combine them. Landscape design is plan-first, meaning we build the design as a standalone deliverable and you decide who installs it.

What grass type grows best in Marietta yards?

Most West Marietta subdivisions built after 2000 default to Bermuda for full-sun lots. Older streets with mature tree cover often run Fescue, which needs a September overseed. Zoysia is a third option — denser and softer underfoot. The right choice depends on your specific sun exposure, which Roots Up assesses at the in-person visit.

Do you service HOAs in West Marietta?

Yes — Roots Up services HOA-controlled neighborhoods across West Marietta including West Hampton, Anderson Estates, and other Harrison HS and KMHS-zoned communities. Certificate of insurance sent to your management office up front if the HOA needs it before the first cut. HOA-presentable standards on every visit.

Do I need a separate landscape designer, or can Roots Up do both design and build?

Roots Up does both — the design happens plan-first as a standalone consultation, and if you choose Roots Up to build it, the design fee credits toward the build. If you want to shop the plan around, the design is yours to take to any crew. That plan-first structure keeps the design conversation honest.

Weekly maintenance from $50/visit — quote from photos on standard lots. Turf care $400 to $900/year, sod, mulch, installs, and landscape design priced per project at an in-person walk-through.