Landscaping & stonework in Dana, NC, built for mountain ground.
Landscaping in Dana: high, mostly well drained loam, with wet soil on just 12% of the ground. Most yard problems here are about runoff, not standing water.
We'll reach out within 24 hours to schedule your free on-site estimate. Prefer to talk now? Call (828) 702-7125.
- We confirm the details and book a time
- We walk the site and talk through the slope, soil, and access
- You get a clear, written, line-item scope
Maidenhair Landscaping is a Hendersonville-based, owner-run crew serving Dana. We do retaining walls, drainage and grading, driveway grading, patios and steps, tree and storm cleanup, mulch and cleanups, lawn care and landscape design. Within a mile and a half of Dana the USDA soil survey maps nearly half the ground as Hayesville loam and only 12% as wet soil, while 23% is at a 15% slope or steeper. So the usual work is shaping ground and holding slopes. Free on-site estimate, 24hr callback.
Landscaping services in Dana, NC
Landscape installation and construction, landscape maintenance, lawn and turf care, and tree service for homes in Dana and across Henderson County. Pick the job below to see how we handle it here.
Retaining Walls
Boulder, stone & block retaining walls that hold the mountain.
Dana →Hardscaping & Patios
Paver patios, walkways, steps & fire pits built to last on mountain ground.
Dana →Drainage & Grading
French drains, regrading & erosion control read off your lot's real drainage class.
Dana →Tree & Storm Cleanup
Tree removal, storm cleanup, brush & stumps — get the property clear and safe.
Dana →Mulch & Cleanups
Mulch, leaf removal, bed edging & shrub trimming — seasonal upkeep done right.
Dana →Lawn Care
Mowing, aeration, seeding & sod built for mountain clay and grade.
Dana →Landscape Design
Planting plans & landscape design that work with the grade, not against it.
Dana →Also in Dana: driveway grading, stump grinding.
The ground under Dana
Dana sits at 2,275 feet, drained by Devils Fork, Henderson Creek and Dunn Creek. Hayesville loam covers 30% of the area on 7 to 15 percent slopes and 18% on 2 to 7 percent. Above that, Edneyville fine sandy loam on 15 to 25 percent slopes and Ashe stony sandy loam on 25 to 45 percent each cover 9%, and the Ashe ground has bedrock about 30 inches down. The survey puts 52% of the ground in the slower-draining hydrologic groups, where a hard rain runs off more than it soaks in. The nearest NOAA station, 3.7 miles away, averages 62 inches of precipitation a year. The median lot is 0.96 acres.
What that means for a Dana property
Runoff is the theme. A yard that washes or a drive that ruts needs grading and a swale more often than pipe, and a gravel drive on these slopes holds only if it is crowned and ditched. On the steeper Edneyville and Ashe ground, level space takes a retaining wall: about 4 feet of wall for 20 feet of flat ground on a 20 percent grade. Lots near an acre leave room for a patio, beds and lawn once the water is under control.
Steep slope landscaping in Henderson County, NC
Within a mile and a half of Dana, the USDA soil survey maps 23% of the ground at a 15% slope or steeper. Henderson County ridge soils like Ashe run to 40.2% slopes, so a hillside yard usually needs the water handled first, then a wall or terrace to hold the cut, then the patio, steps, or planting on top. For a steep Dana lot the usual pieces are boulder or block retaining walls to hold the grade, drainage and grading to move runoff off the slope, natural stone steps to tie the levels together, and erosion control where a bank has already started to move. Terracing a slope into usable, mowable levels is the same job done in stages.
The soils mapped around Dana.
What the USDA soil survey maps inside a circle of 1.5 miles around Dana: 23 soil map units over about 4,500 acres. These are the largest.
| Soil map unit | Share of ground | Slope | Drainage class | On the map | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayesville loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes | 30% | 12% | Well drained | no flooding, shallow rock or shallow water on the map | Surface grade |
| Hayesville loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes | 18% | 5% | Well drained | no flooding, shallow rock or shallow water on the map | Surface grade |
| Edneyville (edneytown) fine sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes | 9% | 20% | Well drained | no flooding, shallow rock or shallow water on the map | Wall / slope work |
| Ashe stony sandy loam, 25 to 45 percent slopes | 9% | 35% | Somewhat excessively drained | bedrock about 30 in down | Wall / slope work |
| Tate fine sandy loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes | 6% | 5% | Well drained | no flooding, shallow rock or shallow water on the map | Surface grade |
| Delanco (dillard) loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes | 5% | 5% | Moderately well drained | flooding: occasional; water table about 36 in down | Drain + grade |
Across the whole circle: 23% of the ground is mapped at a 15% slope or steeper, 12% as moderately well to very poorly drained soil, and 9% with bedrock within about 40 inches. The town point sits in the USGS watershed unit "Upper Mud Creek". Nearest NOAA rainfall normal: 62 inches a year (East Flat Rock 0.5 NNE, 3.7 miles off). Pulled 2026-11-09 from USDA-NRCS Soil Data Access, the USGS hydrography datasets and NOAA 1991–2020 normals. A soil map is not a site test: we confirm your lot on the free site walk.
Landscaping in Dana: common questions
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Landscaping near Dana.
We work Dana and the towns around it. Each has its own page with its own ground:
Have a project in Dana?
Retaining wall, patio, drainage, a yard that needs taking back — tell us what you're dealing with and we'll walk it with you, free.
We'll reach out within 24 hours to schedule your free on-site estimate. Prefer to talk now? Call (828) 702-7125.
- We confirm the details and book a time
- We walk the site and talk through the slope, soil, and access
- You get a clear, written, line-item scope