Landscaping on Sullivan's Island, SC

Full service landscaping, hardscape, irrigation, lighting, and outdoor carpentry for homes on Sullivan's Island. Veteran owned, finished to a high standard, and backed by a satisfaction guarantee on every project.

Your Sullivan's Island Landscaping & Outdoor Living Team

Sullivan's Island is small, historic, and unmistakably upscale, a beach island where mature live oaks arch over quiet streets and every property carries a sense of place. The bar for craftsmanship here is high, and the clientele expects it. CHS Contracting handles the full outdoor project from one company, so you get one accountable team for design, hardscape, plantings, lighting, and irrigation rather than a parade of separate trades.

From the homes along Middle Street and I'On Avenue to the estates near Station 22 and Station 28, we build courtyard and estate gardens that feel at home on the island. That means premium native and salt tolerant material, detailed stone and paver work, and the kind of finishing touches that hold up to close inspection. We design with the island's character in mind, never against it.

Whether you want a private, layered courtyard garden, a refreshed entry under the oaks, or a full landscape, lighting, and irrigation package on an Atlantic Avenue property, we scope it, design it, and build it. Every project comes with a satisfaction guarantee, and estimates are always free.

Our Services On Sullivan's Island

Design through maintenance, all from one veteran owned team.

Plants, Trees & Flowers

Design, installation, and maintenance with premium native and salt tolerant plantings chosen for the island's salt air, sandy soil, and oak canopy.

Hardscape & Drainage

Courtyard paver work, stone walkways, walls, and careful drainage that keeps island gardens dry and protects mature root zones.

Landscape Design & CAD

Full 2D and 3D CAD design so you can see your Sullivan's Island garden to scale and confirm it respects the property's historic character first.

Outdoor Lighting

Low voltage lighting designed to wash the oaks, define paths, and add warmth and security to an estate or courtyard after dark.

Irrigation

New system installation, backflow replacement, additions, and repairs tuned for sandy island soil so plantings stay healthy through the summer.

Carpentry

Decks, pergolas, porches, fences, arbors, and garden structures built to handle salt air and finished to island standards.

Built For The Sullivan's Island Landscape

Sullivan's Island is a narrow barrier island where salt air, sandy soil, and a mature maritime live oak canopy define nearly every yard, and those conditions drive every choice we make here.

Salt and sand are tough on the wrong plants, so we build island gardens around premium native and salt tolerant material that can take the exposure and still look refined. The oak canopy is the island's signature, and we treat it that way, designing around existing trees, protecting root zones during construction, and grading carefully so we never put a protected oak at risk. Drainage matters here too, since low spots and salt spray can punish a garden that is not planned with water in mind.

This is also an island that protects its character. Designs need to respect the historic streetscape and the tree protections that come with it, so we plan projects to enhance a property without fighting the neighborhood around it. The clientele here is discerning and expects top craftsmanship, from clean courtyard stonework to lighting that flatters the oaks at night, and that is the level we build to on every Sullivan's Island project.

Sullivan's Island Landscaping FAQs

Do you work with the salt air and live oak canopy on Sullivan's Island?

Yes. Sullivan's Island is all salt air, sandy soil, and mature maritime live oaks, so we lean on salt tolerant and native plantings that thrive in that environment. We design around the existing canopy rather than fighting it, and we protect root zones and grade carefully so established trees stay healthy.

Can you handle a high end courtyard or estate garden on the island?

Yes. Much of our Sullivan's Island work is upscale courtyard and estate gardens where the craftsmanship has to be flawless. We deliver detailed hardscape, premium plantings, low voltage lighting, and irrigation finished to the standard an island property like this deserves.

Do your designs respect the island's historic character and tree protections?

Yes. We design in keeping with the island's historic character and its tree protections, so a project enhances the property without clashing with the neighborhood or putting protected oaks at risk. Call 843-998-2275 for a free estimate and we will walk the property and talk through the plan.

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