Creekside Outdoor Living

"We were constructing our dream home and wanted the perfect backyard to match. We didn’t know much about landscaping, patio design, or how to incorporate items like a pool, pavilion, fire pit, kitchen, or other features, so when we met with various companies, we were looking for a guide for the entire process as well as someone we could trust to do great work. When we met Mike, the owner of Creekside, he spent genuine time with us to understand our needs, helping us think everything through and render designs to help bring the backyard to life. He even spent time with our daughters to make them feel part of the process. Mike is very passionate about what he does and intently studies his craft. WOW, did he and his team do fantastic and exceptional work! Each phase, which included coordinating with other vendors, was seamless. His recommendations were spot on, and the attention to detail from everyone during execution was spot on. We have a lot more planned with Mike. I highly recommend Creekside for anyone doing large and small projects. Worth it!"

"We could not be more happy with how our backyard patio area turned out. Creekside was wonderful to work with. I would definitely recommend them to anyone looking for a high quality back yard oasis! We are excited to share this space for many years to come with friends and family."

"Mike and the Creekside team are wonderful. They have done a few projects for me over the years and I have referred friends who have also been happy. The largest project Creekside completed for me was a complete redesign and rebuild of my backyard in New Buffalo, MI, including some complex grading issues and accommodating an existing pool. It turned out beautifully! You can see the project on their website. The Creekside design team are easy to work with and accommodated all of my feedback, including finding creative ways to save cost where I wanted to spend less on certain elements, or to phase the project for me accordingly. Their work is high quality, they have a very high say/do ratio including showing up when they say they will (shocking how often this isn’t the case of other service providers in SW Michigan!), and they follow up to make sure you’re happy. Mike even found me someone to close my pool this year - completely outside the scope of what he should need to do, but Mike is relationship-oriented and it shows!"

"Creekside Outdoor Living was a pleasure to work with from the beginning to the end of each project they did for us. Everyone throughout the process was professional, friendly, and made communication with them easy. The crews were hard-working, and always did a great job, plus, they cleaned up after themselves every day. Our first project was the replacement of our 30+ year-old patio. The new patio is beautiful, much more useable, and a lovely addition to our back yard. They even replaced the exit at the other end of the pool, to match the patio. This summer, we moved around to the side of the house, and had them replace the steps coming down the hill at the side of the house. They are now so much more attractive and easily - and safely - navigable. They also removed a retaining wall which had deteriorated, and replaced it with a graded slope. We knew they were going to put in a walkway to connect the steps with the patio, but what we didn't expect was that they would remove some of the edging of the patio, and incorporate the walkway right into the patio. It unifies the two projects in a very attractive way. We have been more than satisfied with the end results of each and every service they have done for us."

"We have been extremely happy with all the services we have received from Creekside. We had spent months attempting to obtain some type of patio, porches and sidewalk replacement. Finally I had a friend refer Mike Arnold from Creekside. When I called him, he came out within a week to discuss options and give us an estimate. A design plan was created for us and in a few months our back patio was replaced with the beautiful pavers. A circular pattern was used with black pavers to accent. They worked hard with us to incorporate a gazebo into the patio. The steps are curved and lighting installed. The sidewalk around the house has accent lights. The second portion was done the following spring. This included a new front porch and sidewalk that was seamlessly blended into the previous sidewalk done in the fall. We were very happy with all aspects of the two projects. Everyone worked together as a team and were pleasant and courteous. We have also had grass weed and fertilizer services. We were shocked to see the difference this has made for our lawn! I continue to just look at all of the improvements with awe. We are very happy!"