Landscape Design Articles From Our Team
How a design comes together, what it costs, and what Houston soil and weather do to the plan.
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Articles on Landscape Design
Landscape Design · 7 min readThe Complete Guide to Landscape Design in Houston
Landscape design advice written for other climates will kill your yard. What Houston homeowners need to know about cost, styles and clay before designing.
Landscape Design · 5 min readGetting a Houston Yard Ready for Hurricane Season
What to check on trees, drainage, structures, and loose objects before a Gulf storm — a practical yard checklist for Houston homeowners.
By Chris Gosselin
Landscape Design · 5 min readBest Season to Start an Outdoor Project in Houston
How Houston’s seasons affect construction, planting, and scheduling — and why the best time to start planning is rarely the best time to build.
By Chris Gosselin
Landscape Design · 5 min readSigns Your Yard Has a Drainage Problem
Standing water, mosquitoes, mulch that washes out, cracks at the slab — the early signs your yard’s drainage is failing, and what each one is telling you.
By Chris Gosselin
Landscape Design · 5 min readFive Questions to Ask Before Any Outdoor Project
Five questions that settle scope, drainage, permissions, timeline, and responsibility before work starts — and prevent most project disputes.
By Chris Gosselin
Landscape Design · 6 min readLandscaping Around Big Oak Trees
How to plant, pave, and light around a mature live oak without damaging the roots that keep it alive — and what to avoid inside the root zone.
By Chris Gosselin
Landscape Design · 6 min readPlanning an Outdoor Space in the Right Order
Drainage, structures, hardscape, then planting and lighting — the sequence that stops finished work from being torn out and redone.
By Chris Gosselin- Landscape Design · 4 min read
Which Front Yard Style Fits Your Houston Home
Front yard style is decided by the house, not by taste. How classic and modern front yard designs compare on curb appeal, upkeep and resale in Houston.
By Chris Gosselin
What this looks like built.
- Landscape InstallationFlower beds, planting, and mulch — beds shaped and edged, plants chosen for Houston heat and clay, and the whole scheme installed at once.
- DrainageFrench drains, catch basins, area drains, and regrading — moving standing water away from the foundation, the lawn, and the patio.
- Outdoor PatiosPaver, travertine, flagstone, and poured concrete terraces built on a base that holds its line through Houston clay and rain.
- PergolasPergolas, patio covers, and louvered structures engineered for Houston wind loads and built to match the house.
Other topics
- Pergolas & Patio Covers14Shade structures compared — cedar against aluminum, cantilever against post-and-beam, and what each is like to live with.
- Plants & Planting6What thrives in Gulf Coast heat, humidity, and clay — and what we have stopped planting.
- Turf & Putting Greens4Artificial turf and synthetic greens: timing, construction, and upkeep.
- Pools & Outdoor Living9Pools, lighting, and the outdoor rooms that get used every evening rather than twice a summer.
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