Go Green with St Louis Landscape Design
Quiet Village stands out from other St. Louis landscape design and installation companies because of our acute passion for sustainability and environmentally friendly landscaping practices. Sharing the benefits and possibilities of green landscaping with our customers is one of our highest priorities. We also regularly volunteer and engage with the community to give back to our city and to the environment. Sign up for our newsletters and stay tuned to our blog to get updates on our latest endeavors!
Team up with us to protect the environment by choosing eco-friendly landscaping. Our trained experts work with you to design your ideal space, making it functional, sustainable, and lovely to the eye. We use the principles of eco-landscaping to decrease pollutants, reduce the need for manufactured chemicals, and use fewer resources like water and energy for maintenance.
Our Green Practices
- We decrease the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides.
- We test your soil to determine its needs, and we recommend adding compost and natural organic materials to add nutrients to the soil instead of utilizing chemical fertilizer.
- We go green by recommending native plants.
- Native plants naturally adapt to our regional environment without much need for chemical fertilizers or pesticides. They attract pollinators and provide a friendly environment to local wildlife. Once we have an idea of your preferences, our experts can recommend appropriate, non-invasive plants that match their area’s soil conditions, drainage, and sunlight intensity.
- We plan ahead to reduce the need for water.
- Drought-resistant landscaping—or xeriscaping—allows the lawn to go dormant instead of requiring lavish amounts of water. However, you must design the landscape with planning and forethought, choosing your plants wisely, for xeriscaping to succeed. Because plants native to St. Louis are acclimated to withstand our environmental extremes, they make excellent candidates.
- We install permeable pavers and alternatives to the traditional lawn.
- There are many advantages to adding a patio or rock garden to the yard. Hardscaping part of one’s lawn saves cost on upkeep, conserves water, and reduces labor. Permeable pavers are environmentally friendly, allowing water to reach the soil and be absorbed instead of causing runoff.
- We offer sprinkler systems with rain sensors to conserve resources.
- Our mid- to high-range systems use wireless rain sensors to optimize water usage, saving resources and money. Find out more about our lawn irrigation capabilities by visiting STLSprinklerSystems.com.
Green Business Challenge
Since 2020, Quiet Village Landscaping has proudly participated in the Missouri Botanical Garden’s Green Business Challenge, consistently advancing our sustainable landscaping practices and expanding our eco-conscious impact across the St. Louis region.
2020: Technology-Driven Green Innovation
Transitioned to virtual landscape design consultations and paperless operations to reduce environmental impact.
Created an outdoor meeting space with native plant landscaping for safe, socially distanced team use.
Improved office recycling signage and added a green suggestion box for staff engagement.
Compiled a list of eco-friendly office supplies to guide sustainable purchasing.
Reused plastic plant pots by donating them to community reuse programs, reducing landfill waste.
2021: Eco-Friendly Celebrations & Community Beautification
Hosted a sustainable 20th anniversary event with refillable water stations and giveaways of native Asters and Coneflowers.
Launched a four-year Adopt-a-Highway Beautification Project at the 170/Page intersection (pictured to the right).
Installed pollinator gardens to serve as educational plant ID sites for team training.
Led a volunteer tree pruning project with Forest ReLEAF in North City neighborhoods.
Designed and installed native-forward landscapes at Operation Food Search for volunteers and visitors.
2022: Native Plant Education & Public Engagement
Trained staff to identify invasive plant species and promote native plant alternatives.
Printed new eco-friendly business cards on recycled cardstock with reduced volume.
Enhanced our campus with native demonstration gardens for team learning and public tours.
Hosted volunteer clean-up events and replaced overgrown areas with low-maintenance native landscaping.
Installed educational signage at our Adopt-A-Highway project to promote biodiversity awareness.
2023: Greener Infrastructure & Community Support
Installed automatic light sensors in office areas to reduce energy use.
Distributed reusable water bottles and added a bottle-filling station to eliminate single-use plastics.
Diverted over 2,500 yards of yard waste into mulch and compost; recycled or reused 175+ planting pots.
Reinforced team training on native plant use and invasive species removal.
Supported tree growth through volunteer-led mulching and maintenance at Venable Memorial Park.
Continued native landscaping at our Adopt-a-Highway and butterfly garden in Olivette, MO.
Led a public park beautification initiative at historic St. Louis Place Park.
Completed 19 drainage solutions projects to protect local waterways and prevent erosion.
2024: Award-Winning Sustainability Leadership
Won the Green Business Challenge at the Leader Level for outstanding green practices!!!
Reduced overall paper usage by 12% and adopted 30% recycled-content paper.
Banned bottled water at meetings and adopted a company-wide green cleaning policy.
Hosted a “Monarchs and Mosquitos” sustainability Lunch & Learn with Missouri Botanical Garden resources.
Advanced public park beautification and maintained native gardens along highway corridors.
Launched the transition to a hybrid vehicle fleet to lower emissions and support clean transportation goals.
Quiet Village Landscaping, Co. is a proud sponsor of St. Louis Green. Find out about the other organizations we support!