Landscaping in Landmark, Manitoba

Landmark was first homesteaded around 1907 under the name Prairie Rose, but the community that exists today took shape after the First World War, when Mennonite families from the nearby East Reserve began buying land here — by 1920, about a dozen families had settled and started farming. Local resident Peter M. Penner picked the name “Landmark” from a list in the Farmer’s Advocate that same year. The 1950s brought the businesses that still anchor the town: Landmark Motors in 1950, the Landmark General Store in 1951, and Landmark Feeds Inc. in 1954, followed by Landmark Collegiate Institute in 1961. Landmark sits in the Rural Municipality of Taché, alongside Lorette to the north — not the RM of Hanover, which lies immediately to the west around neighbouring Niverville.

Landmark today is a compact, established farm town of just over 1,300 people, with two schools and four churches serving a community built on rich black soil that supports dairy, hog, poultry and grain operations. Its population grew a modest 2.6% between 2016 and 2021 — steady growth on existing streets rather than the rapid subdivision expansion happening a few kilometres away in Niverville. Like Ste. Anne to the east, Landmark relies on the Seine River Diversion to manage spring flooding, but the landscaping work here mostly means grading, replacing and upgrading yards that have been lived on for decades, not laying out brand-new lots.

Why Landmark is a different job than Niverville

Landmark and Niverville sit close together but are not interchangeable jobs:

Established lots, not raw new-build grade. Landmark’s population grew a steady 2.6% between 2016 and 2021 — a fraction of Niverville’s subdivision-driven boom — so most of our work here is regrading, hardscape replacement and yard upgrades on properties that have been settled for years, not builder-grade lots straight off a new street.

Rich black farmland soil, not a fresh subdivision grid. The RM of Taché describes Landmark’s ground as rich black soil that supports dairy, hog, poultry and grain farming — this is deep agricultural country, and we build drainage and grading plans around established yards and mature trees rather than a blank engineered lot.

A century of Mennonite farm-town history, in its own RM. Landmark is part of the Rural Municipality of Taché, not Hanover — a distinct municipal planning and services context from Niverville, even though the two communities are close neighbours along the Dawson Trail corridor.

Real local institutions, not a commuter subdivision. Landmark Feeds, two schools and four churches have anchored this town since the 1950s and 60s, which means a mix of long-settled properties with real landscaping history behind them.

Our landscaping services in Landmark

On an established Landmark property, we handle:

• Grading and drainage correction — grading and drainage for older yards on Landmark’s rich black farmland soil.
• Sod installation and lawn replacement — sod installation for tired or patchy established lawns.
• Driveways — paving stone driveways rebuilt or resurfaced on a proper compacted base.
• Patios and decks — paving stone patios and deck construction added to existing yards.
• Retaining walls — retaining walls where decades of settling or grade change need correcting.
• Full yard renovations — full yard renovations and backyard landscaping updates that bring an established property up to date.

Areas we serve around Landmark

We serve Landmark and the surrounding RM of Taché. Neighbouring areas include Niverville and Ste. Anne. See all our Winnipeg and Manitoba service areas.

Why Landmark homeowners choose BerryHill

How it works

1. Free on-site consultation
   We assess your lot’s current grade, soil and goals.
2. Design and fixed quote
   One line-itemed price covering excavation, base, materials and labour.
3. Build and final walkthrough
   Grading and drainage first, then hardscape, sod and planting. We walk it with you before calling it done.

Landmark landscaping questions