Landscape Design & Installation in Port Richey & Pasco County, FL
Full-property design and installation built for zone 9b heat, sand, and salt. Plants chosen for where you actually live, not pulled off a template.
A design is only as good as the plants surviving year three
Anyone can put together a planting plan that looks great on paper and great the day it goes in. The test is whether it still looks right after two Florida summers, a hard freeze, and a hurricane season. That comes down to picking plants that belong in zone 9b sand under Gulf Coast salt exposure, and placing them where the light and water actually are on your property.
We design and install with the same crew, which matters more than it sounds. When a designer hands a plan to a separate install crew, nobody owns the outcome. We walk the property, build the plan, put it in the ground, and are still the ones you call if something is not thriving in month four.
A real design also thinks about the house, not just the beds. Sight lines from the street, how the front door reads when you pull in, where the AC units and utility boxes need screening, and what the property looks like at night if you are adding lighting. Those decisions are what separate a designed yard from a yard with plants in it.
What is included
Landscape Design for HOA and Gated Communities
A large share of the design work we do is inside communities like Champions Club and Heritage Springs in Trinity, Lansbrook and Ridgemoor in Palm Harbor, and Estancia and Seven Oaks in Wesley Chapel. Most of these require architectural review board approval before you change anything visible from the street, and every board is a little different about what they want to see.
We build the plan in a form you can actually submit, with a plant list and a bed layout, so you are not trying to describe the project in a paragraph on a form. If your board has specific restrictions on plant height, bed depth, or approved species, tell us up front and we will design inside them rather than getting you a rejection.
Soil is the other local reality. Newer construction in Trinity and Wesley Chapel usually sits on compacted builder fill with almost no organic matter. Older Palm Harbor and Dunedin properties tend to have more established soil but heavier oak canopy and root competition. Those are genuinely different design problems and we treat them that way.
Landscape Design Projects We Take On
These range from a front entry refresh to a full property. Most start smaller than people expect.
Front Entry Refresh
The highest-return project we do. New bed layout, layered plantings, and a defined edge across the front of the house. Changes how the whole property reads from the street.
Full Property Design
Front, sides, and back planned together so the property reads as one thing. Usually phased across a few months so it is not one large bill.
Pool and Lanai Surrounds
Screening for privacy, plants that do not constantly drop into the pool, and species that tolerate splash-out and chlorine. Very different plant list than a front bed.
Low-Maintenance Conversion
For homeowners done with constant upkeep. Native and drought-tolerant species, rock instead of mulch where it makes sense, and irrigation reduced accordingly.
New Construction Landscaping
Builder packages are almost always the bare minimum. We come in after closing and build the yard the house should have had, working with what is already there.
Screening and Privacy
Blocking a neighbor sight line, a road, or utility equipment with layered plantings that fill in fast and stay inside HOA height limits.
Our Landscape Design Process
Consultation and walkthrough
We walk the property with you, take measurements, check light and drainage, and talk through how you actually use the space. Free, and there is no obligation.
Plan and plant list
You get a written plan with bed layout, plant selections, quantities, and pricing. If it needs HOA submittal, it is built to be submitted.
Install and establish
Our crew does the install: bed prep, amendment, planting, mulch or rock, cleanup. Then we walk it with you and go over watering for the establishment period.
Landscape Design FAQs
Do you charge for landscape design?
The initial on-site consultation and the plan are free when you install with us. If you want a design to take elsewhere, that becomes a paid design and we will quote it separately.
What plants actually survive here long term?
The reliable backbone in this area is things like viburnum, podocarpus, and clusia for hedging, plus crotons, ixora, and firebush for color, and muhly grass and coontie for texture. We adjust heavily for salt exposure near the water and for shade under oak canopy.
Can you work with my HOA requirements?
Yes, and we prefer to know about them before we design rather than after. Send us the guidelines with your inquiry and we will build the plan inside them, in a format your board can review.
How long does a design project take?
A front entry refresh is usually one to two days of install. A full property design is typically a week or more and often gets phased. The plan itself normally comes back within a few days of the walkthrough.
Landscape Design across three counties
Based in Port Richey, running crews through Pasco, Pinellas, and Hernando daily.
Pinellas County
Hernando County
Let us walk your property
Free on-site consultation and a written plan with a plant list, at no cost when you install with us.