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Front garden bed with red roses and shaped shrubs in fresh pine straw in front of a brick home
Bay St. Louis · Diamondhead · Waveland · Gulfport

Terra Firma Outdoor Services

Garden beds, planting, pine straw, and yard cleanup done right — by the owner himself, across southern Mississippi.

Call or text for a free estimate — no pressure, just a walk-through and a fair quote.

What we do

Outdoor services for homes across the Mississippi Gulf Coast — the work that makes a yard look cared for again.

Garden Bed Design & Refresh

Tired beds rebuilt from the ground up — old growth cleared out, edges re-cut, and a clean layout that fits your home.

Planting

Shrubs, flowers, and small trees chosen for Gulf Coast soil and heat, planted and watered in so they take off strong.

Pine Straw & Mulch

Fresh pine straw or mulch spread thick and tucked clean — the fastest way to make the whole yard look finished.

Shrub Trimming & Shaping

Overgrown shrubs cut back and shaped so beds look intentional again — not hacked, not left shaggy.

Yard & Debris Cleanup

Storm debris, fallen limbs, leaf buildup, and overgrown corners hauled off and cleaned up — yard left tidy.

Bed Maintenance Visits

Scheduled visits to keep beds weeded, edges sharp, and straw or mulch fresh — so the refresh stays refreshed.

A bed refresh, start to finish

This front bed in southern Mississippi went from overgrown and leaf-covered to clean, planted, and finished in fresh pine straw — in a single visit.

  • Old, overgrown shrubs removed
  • Bed cleaned out and re-edged
  • New shrubs planted and spaced to grow in
  • Fresh pine straw, spread and tucked
Before and after of a front-yard garden bed refresh: overgrown shrubs and leaf litter replaced with new plantings and fresh pine straw
Real before & after from a Terra Firma bed refresh.

Recent work

Every photo below is a real Terra Firma job in southern Mississippi. Tap any photo to see it up close.

Stephen Calmes, owner of Terra Firma Outdoor Services, on a yard cleanup job with a tarp of trimmed branches

Meet the owner

Terra Firma Outdoor Services is owned and run by Stephen Calmes of Bay St. Louis. When you call, you talk to Stephen — and when the work gets done, Stephen is the one doing it: digging, planting, trimming, and hauling himself.

He's studying landscape management at Pearl River Community College and building Terra Firma job by job across the Gulf Coast, one yard at a time. No crews you've never met, no runaround — just careful work and a yard that looks better than he found it.

Stephen CalmesOwner · Terra Firma Outdoor Services

Service area

Based in Bay St. Louis and working across southern Mississippi — roughly within 45 minutes of home.

Bay St. LouisHome base Diamondhead Waveland Gulfport Hancock County& surrounding communities

Not sure you're in range?

If you're in southern Mississippi and your town isn't listed, call or text anyway — if the job's a fit and it's within a reasonable drive, Stephen will make it work.

Get your free estimate

Tell us what's going on with your yard — a bed that needs help, shrubs taking over, a cleanup after a storm. Call or text and Stephen will set up a walk-through.

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