Long Island · Nassau & Suffolk

Landscape Design & Plantings on Long Island

Planting is what makes hardscape look like it belongs. It also solves privacy, screening and grade before anyone notices there was a problem.

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Landscape Design and Plantings

Design begins with the property, not a plant list: sun and shade through the day, drainage and low spots, existing mature trees worth building around, deer pressure, salt exposure near the shore, and where the neighbors' windows are. Long Island covers a lot of conditions, and the same plan doesn't work in Greenlawn and in Long Beach.

From there we lay out bed lines, specify trees and shrubs at the right installed size, layer perennials and grasses for succession through the season, and plan evergreen structure so the property still reads well in February.

Lighting, irrigation, drainage, lawn areas, edging and mulch or stone finishes complete the plan, and everything is coordinated with any patio, pool or deck work happening at the same time.

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Site Analysis

Sun, drainage, grade, soil, deer pressure and salt exposure assessed first.

Four-Season Structure

Evergreen bones, layered perennials and succession bloom through the year.

Privacy and Screening

Plant selection and placement suited to close suburban lot lines.

Lighting and Irrigation

Low-voltage lighting and zoned irrigation designed with the planting plan.

Local Knowledge

Designed for Long Island Conditions

Deer Pressure

Plant selection accounts for browsing so beds don't get eaten back to the stems by June.

Salt Exposure Near the Shore

South Shore and North Shore properties get plants that tolerate salt spray and sandy, fast-draining soil.

Shade and Mature Trees

Established oaks and maples are designed around, not fought — beds are layered for the light that actually reaches them.

Drainage and Low Spots

Grading, dry wells and plant choices solve standing water before it ruins lawn or planting beds.

Privacy on Close Lot Lines

Screening is layered at the right heights so views are blocked without turning the yard into a wall.

Year-Round Structure

Evergreen bones and layered plantings keep the property reading well in February, not just in July.

The Process

How Landscape Design Works

  1. 1

    Walk the Property

    We start on foot: sun, shade, drainage, grade, existing trees and how you want to use the space.

  2. 2

    Design the Plan →

    Bed lines, plant lists, sizes and finishes are drawn into one coordinated plan before anything is installed.

  3. 3

    Install

    Our own crews plant, light, irrigate and finish the beds — coordinated with any patio, pool or deck work happening at the same time.

  4. 4

    Maintain →

    Seasonal care keeps the planting filling in the way the plan intended, year after year.

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Selected Work

Landscape Design and Plantings on Long Island

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Start With a Walk of the Property

We'll look at grade, drainage, sun and access, talk through what you want the space to do, and tell you honestly what the site allows. Call 631-549-8100 or send the form.

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