Landscape Design and Build,Around the WayYou Live

The design fee covers site measurements, an illustrated design, a 3D design and revisions as needed, so you see the layout, the planting and the materials before anything is installed.

Thoughtfully designed landscaping can increase home value by improving curb appeal and adding usable outdoor living space, which in Southern California works like an extra room for most of the year. Financial returns vary with the market and the project, so no honest contractor can promise a number. We believe the greatest value comes from creating spaces homeowners genuinely enjoy spending time in.

Design generally runs two to five weeks depending on the size of the project and how many revisions it goes through.

The best Southern California landscaping balances aesthetics, climate, function, and maintenance. Drought tolerant landscaping, Mediterranean planting, and California natives handle long dry summers well, and fire-conscious plant choices matter in hillside and canyon neighborhoods. We weigh plant selection, water efficiency, sun exposure, architectural style, and how you will use each space, so the landscape suits both the house and Southern California living. The landscape styles on this page are a good place to start gathering ideas.

Yes. Irrigation zoned to the planting and drainage that moves water away from the house are both part of a landscape design, not an afterthought.

Yes. We design and build with the same in-house crews, so the team responsible for the drawings is also responsible for the construction.

No. Pools, hardscape, carpentry, planting and lighting are all built by our own trained crews.

No. Pacific Outdoor Living is a design-build company, not a maintenance company. This work renews and improves a landscape rather than maintaining one already built.

Choose a landscape design-build company that understands how design, construction, and the way you want to live outdoors fit together. Ask to see finished projects, not just renderings, and find out who will actually build what gets drawn. At Pacific Outdoor Living we approach each property as a complete environment: our designers develop the plan and our own in-house crews build it, a process refined over more than 10,000 projects across Greater Los Angeles and the Central Coast since 1999.

A landscape designer develops the creative vision: the layout, planting, materials, and how the space will be used. A licensed landscape architect can provide additional professional services within the scope of that license. A design-build firm brings design and construction together under one roof. If you are weighing a landscape architect vs. a landscape designer, the more useful question is who will carry the plan through construction. Our integrated approach connects creative ideas with practical construction planning, so the team that draws your yard is the team that builds it.

Landscape design cost depends on the size and complexity of the project. Your designer sets the fee at your first design meeting, once the Site Analysis has measured the property and the scope is clear. The design fee covers site measurements, an illustrated design, a 3D design, and revisions as needed. We see professional design as the first step in establishing the vision, refining the scope, and creating a practical foundation for construction.

A successful outdoor environment does not happen by accident. Professional design brings together architecture, function, materials, circulation, and aesthetics, so the finished space looks beautiful and works naturally with the home. It is also the least expensive place to change your mind: moving a wall on a drawing costs nothing, and moving it after the concrete is poured costs a great deal. The completed plan is yours to keep.