Design + build
Design the yard people compliment. Then we keep it that way.
Landscape design and build on the Central Coast should feel like working with a general contractor who actually stays after the last paver goes down. The first meeting covers your vision, materials you care about, and a realistic budget. Design is finalized before you see the install price — no surprise change orders from a plan you never approved.
Design-build, then maintain
Our ideal project is a large estate or a backyard your friends notice — patio, planting, lighting, irrigation tuned to the lot — followed by a weekly or biweekly maintenance route with the same crew who built it. That is the TSG model: Design Build Maintain, not a one-off install and a handshake.
Property managers and homeowners who rent to college tenants use us for the same reason estates do: the exterior has to look cared-for without someone on-site babysitting the vendor. One point of contact. We answer the phone.
What we build
- Backyard patios, walkways, and outdoor living spaces
- Planting plans that match SLO County fog, clay, and coastal salt — not a catalog default
- Retaining walls, steps, and grading that fix drainage before it becomes a lawsuit
- Irrigation integrated at install — hydrozones set for the actual microclimate
- Upgrades on existing maintenance accounts when the yard is ready for the next chapter
Design lives in-house. We do not tell clients their landscape architect is someone else's problem — the plan, the build, and the long-term care are one team.
Walk through a finished build
A photo shows the result. A walkthrough shows the whole yard holding together — tap to play.
Install territory + capacity
Install work covers everything we maintain, plus Cambria, Santa Margarita, Atascadero, and Paso Robles. We take a limited number of installs at a time — larger estates when the schedule allows. Winter slows installs; spring and fall book early.
We qualify every install project. A good build needs a realistic budget and a clear scope — if the fit is wrong, we will say so upfront instead of quoting a job that disappoints everyone.
The process
- 1
Initial meeting on-site — scope, inspiration, budget range
- 2
Design developed from that conversation (not a template pulled off the shelf)
- 3
Final install price after design sign-off
- 4
Build to the same standard we maintain — then the route stays with TSG
- 5
Optional transition to a recurring maintenance route
“Aaron and his team brought our dream backyard to life. It started as a field of sticky clay dirt.”
- CA Lic. #1160066
- We answer — call or text now
- ~205 properties on route