Service 01

Residential Architectural Landscaping

Front yards that welcome, backyards you actually use, and properties that drain instead of flood. Architectural landscaping is designed around your ideas and personal character — style, color scheme, and fashion decided together — then built and maintained by the same NWGD crews, to create your personal sanctuary.

Scope

What We Design & Build for Homes

  • Curb appeal & front yards

    Entry sequence, foundation planting, lawn-to-bed balance, and the first impression the street gets.

  • Backyard living

    Patios, shade, outdoor dining areas, and play space — zoned so they work together instead of fighting for the same corner.

  • Whole-yard transformations

    When the property needs rethinking end to end: layout, planting, and hardscape decided together and built in one accountable project.

  • Drainage-aware yards

    Standing water, soggy lawns, and foundation-line pooling addressed in how the yard is laid out and planted — not discovered after the install.

  • Planting design

    Plant selections matched to your region — Gulf Coast heat and clay, North Texas watering schedules, or West Texas wind — arranged for structure now and maturity later.

  • Phased builds

    A design you can build in stages as budget allows — with early phases placed so they never block later ones.

The common confusion

A Designed Project, or a Care Plan?

Both matter, and they solve different problems. Knowing which one your property needs saves you money in both directions.

Architectural landscaping Recurring service plans
The question it answers What should this outdoor space become?Who keeps the property maintained, visit after visit?
Starts from A walkthrough and a design conversationA published plan tier matched to the property
What you get A redesigned space — planned with you, then planted and built by our crewsScheduled visits performed in a fixed order of operations
When you need it Redesigns, drainage problems, spaces that never quite workedUpkeep, refreshes, seasonal work, steady presentation
At NWGD This serviceThe service plans

Read more: Architectural landscaping vs. lawn care — which does your property need?

Process

How a Residential Project Runs

You’ll know the shape of the whole engagement from the first conversation — including the budget talk, which we have early on purpose.

  1. 01

    Consultation

    Walk us through the property, how you use it, and what’s not working.

  2. 02

    Budget & scope

    An honest conversation about what your range buys — before anything is committed.

  3. 03

    Design together

    Style, color scheme, layout, and plant selections decided with you, and agreed before installation begins.

  4. 04

    Build

    Our own crews install what was agreed — the people who shaped the design are the people accountable for it.

  5. 05

    Care plan

    A maintenance approach that keeps year three looking like week three.

Design happens inside the project, not as a separate product: we agree the concept, plants, and materials with you, then the same crews build it. Quality materials are sourced in bulk at the best market pricing to reduce the cost to you — and we’d rather quote honestly after seeing the property than advertise a number that moves.

Fit

Is this the right service for you?

A good fit if

The yard needs to change

You’re tired of a yard that doesn’t get used, you’re renovating and the outside should match, you just bought and want it done right once, or water goes where it shouldn’t every time it storms.

Not the right fit if

The yard just needs care

Mowing, edging, bed cleanups, seasonal color, washing — that’s the service plans, no project required. If you call us for a project and need care, we’ll route you honestly.

What does a residential project cost?

It depends on property size and scope, so we quote after seeing the property — and we’d rather do that than advertise a teaser number that changes. The budget conversation happens in the first meeting, and the price is fixed in the proposal before any work starts.

Can we build in phases?

Yes. The design covers the whole property; the build order fits your budget. Phase one is built knowing exactly what phases two and three will be.

Do you sell design plans on their own?

No. Design at NWGD is part of a built project — the crew that helps you shape the design is the crew accountable for building and maintaining it. If you only need drawings for another builder to work from, we’re honestly not the right fit, and we’ll say so on the first call.

Have a property that needs this?

Share a few details and the property. NWGD will follow up to confirm scope and next steps.