Complete Backyard Transformations
NH Seacoast ยท Southern Maine ยท Northern Mass
Backyard Design & Build

Custom Backyard Designs Built for How You Actually Live Outside

Patios, fire pits, plantings, and lighting planned as one cohesive backyard.

Backyard Designs

See What's Possible

Our Approach

One Cohesive Design for the Whole Backyard

We design the backyard you're picturing from start to finish, the patio, fire pit, plantings, lighting, and grading all planned together as one complete picture before anything gets built. Whether you build it all at once or take it in phases over a few seasons, everything is designed to connect from day one, so you end up with one cohesive backyard, not a set of separate projects added on over the years.

One Plan for the Whole Yard

Patio, plantings, lighting, and grading are designed together from day one, so every later phase connects cleanly to what's already built.

Built on the Same Structural Standards as Every Hardscape We Install

Proper base, proper footings, proper drainage. A backyard design gets the exact same standard as everything else we install, just applied to the whole property at once.

Site-Specific From the Start

Sun exposure, drainage, grading, and how you actually use the yard are solved before a single material is chosen.

Phased to Fit Your Budget

Design the full yard up front, then build it in stages as budget allows, without redoing anything already in the ground.

What a Backyard Design Can Include
  • +Patios & seating areas
  • +Fire pits & outdoor fireplaces
  • +Retaining & seating walls
  • +Foundation & specimen plantings
  • +Landscape lighting
  • +Walkways connecting it all
The Process

How We Design Your Backyard

01
Site Walk & Wish List
We walk the property, talk through how you want to use it, and flag any drainage or grading issues up front.
02
Design & Material Plan
One layout for the whole yard: patio, plantings, lighting, and materials chosen to work together, not separately.
03
Build: Full or Phased
Build the whole design at once, or in stages as budget allows. Either way, the plan is already set.
04
Final Walkthrough
Clean site, review every detail, confirm drainage is working, and make sure the space is exactly what you planned.
Questions

Backyard Design Questions

What's the difference between a backyard design and just picking individual projects?

A backyard design plans the patio, plantings, lighting, and grading together as one space from the start, so they work with each other instead of being added piecemeal over separate seasons and often clashing in materials, drainage, or layout.

Do I have to do the whole design at once?

No. We design the full plan up front so everything fits together, then you can build it in phases as budget allows. The layout, drainage, and structure are already accounted for, so later phases connect cleanly to what's already built.

How much does a full backyard design cost?

It depends entirely on scope. A fire pit and patio combo is a very different project than a full backyard environment with lighting and plantings, so we walk the property and give you a clear, itemized quote for exactly what you want.

Do you handle the plantings too, or just hardscape?

Both. We design and install plantings alongside patios, walls, and lighting so the whole backyard reads as one finished space instead of hardscape with landscaping tacked on afterward.

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