Landscape Design

A successful landscape should do more than improve the appearance of your property. It should make outdoor areas easier to use, complement the architecture of your home, work with the existing terrain, and bring planting and hardscape features together into one cohesive design.

Matt's Landscaping & Stonescaping has been designing and installing landscapes for local homeowners and businesses for more than 25 years. Serving Queensbury, Glens Falls, Saratoga Springs, Lake George, Bolton Landing, and surrounding areas of Upstate New York, we plan landscapes around each property's available space, sunlight, terrain, existing features, and the owner's goals.

Whether you're landscaping a new home, renovating an outdated yard, or improving one section of an existing property, we can help develop a plan that makes the most of the space.

Landscape Design Built Around Your Property

No two properties have exactly the same conditions. Before deciding where plants, lawns, walkways, walls, or other features should go, it is important to understand how the site functions.

Sun and shade can influence which plants are appropriate for different areas. Changes in elevation may affect where lawns and planting beds can be established, while drainage and runoff can influence grading and the placement of hardscape features. Existing trees, structures, driveways, views, and access points also need to be considered.

These conditions can be especially important across the Lake George and Queensbury region, where properties range from relatively open residential lots to wooded and sloped sites. Rather than forcing the same landscape style onto every property, we design around the characteristics already present on the site.

Planting, Lawns & Natural Landscape Features

Plants provide color, texture, privacy, shade, and seasonal interest while helping soften the transition between the home and surrounding outdoor areas. Depending on the project, a landscape design may incorporate trees, shrubs, ground covers, flowers, mulch beds, boulders, and other natural materials.

Plant selection should account for more than appearance. Available sunlight, soil and moisture conditions, mature plant size, maintenance expectations, and placement all influence how well a planting area will perform over time.

Lawns can also be incorporated into a new or renovated landscape. Matt's Landscaping & Stonescaping provides hydro-seeding and sod installation, allowing lawn areas to be coordinated with planting beds, irrigation, walkways, and other features rather than planned separately.

Combining Landscaping & Hardscaping

Many landscape projects involve both planted areas and constructed features. Patios create places to gather and entertain, walkways establish practical routes through the property, and retaining walls can help manage slopes and changes in elevation.

Planning these elements alongside the landscaping creates a more unified finished property. Planting beds can soften the edges of a paver patio, shrubs can frame an entrance or walkway, and retaining walls can create defined areas for lawns and gardens on properties where elevation would otherwise make the space difficult to use.

Matt's Landscaping & Stonescaping also provides excavation and grading services, allowing site preparation, drainage, terracing, and other groundwork to be considered when needed as part of a larger landscape project.

Landscapes Designed for Upstate New York

Landscapes in Upstate New York experience significant seasonal changes. Plants must be selected with local growing conditions in mind, while grading and drainage need to account for rainfall, snowmelt, and changing moisture levels throughout the year.

The landscape should also work through the seasons. A thoughtful mix of trees, shrubs, perennials, ground covers, lawn, and hardscape materials can provide structure even when flowering plants are not in bloom.

For properties with irrigation systems, watering can be planned around lawns and planting areas to help support new landscape installations during establishment and through drier periods of the growing season.

From Landscape Planning to Installation

Landscape projects can range from improving a few planting areas to transforming much of the property. For more involved projects, planning the different components together can help establish appropriate locations for lawns, planting beds, hardscapes, irrigation, drainage, and changes in grade before installation begins.

Matt's Landscaping & Stonescaping can help homeowners develop a landscape plan based on their property, priorities, and budget. When a project requires additional professional design expertise, we can also work with local licensed landscape architects.

The goal is to create an outdoor environment that looks appropriate for the home while remaining practical for everyday use and long-term care.

Whether you're starting with a new property or looking to update an existing landscape, contact Matt's Landscaping & Stonescaping to schedule a consultation on 518-793-7999 and request a free estimate.