Landscape Design for Utah Homes
With the right landscape design, you can boost your home’s value, curb appeal, and your own satisfaction. Let Cottonwood Landscapes bring all your visions of a garden oasis to fruition.
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Sophisticated Utah Landscaping
What Every Utah Yard Needs
From Cottonwood Landscapes
Tips for Landscaping in Utah
Proper landscaping requires a balance of technical knowledge and creativity, especially if you want a yard that thrives in Northern Utah’s extreme climate. You can’t just come in and start building pergolas and planting greenery without careful planning ahead of time. Because our climate offers all four seasons, plants and water features need to be carefully chosen and installed to withstand all weather conditions.
When coming into a new property, there are some important questions that need to be asked and answered before we can truly begin planning out a new landscape design with you. These questions help us lay a foundation for building up a beautiful space for a small backyard, expansive outdoor living area, or cozy backyard patio for alfresco dining:
- What purpose does the yard serve for the homeowners?
- What is the desired focal point for the yard? Is it a pool, vegetation, outdoor kitchen, or stone patio with a table and chairs
- What kinds of native plant life will thrive in this climate? How can plants offer shade or accentuate a water feature, dining area, or play area?
- Does the front or backyard have any significant slopes or changes in elevation that may require a retaining wall?
- How will each seating area be defined? How can we implement a deck, fire pit, or other structures to utilize the backyard landscape more fully?
- How will we tie all outdoor spaces together? What elements of the landscape will be repeated in the front, back, and/or side yard areas for cohesion?
- Where do we need to run irrigation and sprinklers in the yard to keep the plant life healthy and thriving?
- How much maintenance is going to be needed to keep this landscaping beautiful and in working order?
Rely on Cottonwood’s Design Principles
For Landscaping
Bring It All Together with Thoughtful Design Execution
Our landscape design specialists have extensive experience in creating gorgeous outdoor spaces. But don’t assume that our outcomes are purely from random creativity. Our experts use tried and trusted design principles to guide each of our landscaping decisions.
Here are some of the key guidelines that we always follow in landscape design:
- Color
- Form
- Line
- Scale
- Texture
Rest assured that our team of professionals will work with you to customize the color palette and scope of work you need in your yard. From eye-catching flowering trees to artfully designed pools with waterfalls, we will help you get the show-stopping yard you’ve always wanted.
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Has Transformed Yards
Bring It All Together with Thoughtful Design Execution
A yard is a visual experience, so let’s take a look at how Cottonwood Landscapes has cultivated yards throughout the Salt Lake Valley. See our gallery of landscaping projects and get inspiration for your dream yard, as well as proof of a job well done.
Envision What Your Yard Could Be
When You Need Help Bringing Dreams to Life, Turn to Cottonwood Landscapes
andscaping is a combination of softscapes–living elements like plants and grasses–and hardscapes, which are non-living structures like paths and pergolas. The right mix of vegetation and fixed structures enhances the form and function of your yard, and Cottonwood Landscapes does it all.
Take a look at the professional landscape services we offer our Utah clients:
Check out our comprehensive list of landscaping services here.
Picture what your yard could be with any number of the services available from Cottonwood Landscapes. When you’re ready to get started on your yard transformation, contact Cottonwood for help achieving your vision.
How to Add Value to Your Outdoor Space
Reap the Rewards of Your Investment
With our experience, education, and design skills, we’ll work to build the landscape you’ve always dreamed of. One of the most important parts of landscaping involves advanced planning, such as plant growth and soil requirements. Because we understand these issues, we can save you a great deal of time and money by helping you choose the right plants and materials the first time.
We know plants add color, texture, and scent to your yard, so let us help you pick the perfect ones to customize your yard based on your needs. Do you want shade? Let’s get the right trees on your property that will mature and preside over your home with a canopy of leaves. Do you want to bring in pollinators like birds and bees? Let’s get a variety of plants that flower from spring through fall to attract them. Do you want a stone fireplace? Let’s ensure we plant vegetation at the appropriate distance so as to stay in line with fire safety regulations. Do you want an outdoor room that feels like an extension of your home? Let’s install decking with coverage to keep it usable from spring through fall.
Whatever backyard landscaping ideas you can dream up, we can help customize your outdoor space.
Create a Cohesive Outdoor Space
with Cottonwood Landscapes
Enjoy Sophisticated Landscape Design from a Pro
Along with the logistics of landscaping design in Utah, we provide artistic advice and options. Our landscape designer Barry Berg has over 35 years of experience to help you make your dream yard a reality. We’ll help you assess what you want most out of your yard or landscape, and we’ll work to make it happen. If you’re not sure what colors you need in your garden bed to complement your home, that’s where we come in.
Our experts aren’t just good at implementing your vision, by the way. We’ll help you come up with landscaping ideas that will make the most of your yard if you’re overwhelmed with options.
With a landscape inspired by your wishes and perfected through our expertise, you’ll find a beautiful outdoor space that you can truly enjoy. Together, we’ll create a landscape to complement your lifestyle as well as your home’s architecture.
See What Our Clients Say
Renee Darata2024-08-13I hired Cottonwood Landscapes for 3 projects over 2 summers. A phenomenal job on the paver patio, the focal point of the yard. They were able to provide me with a landscaping vision that I could understand. I had bids from other companies who wanted to cut corners and use low quality materials. The plants and trees that were planted grew well. Their 6 inch steel edging is great. Drip watering in all planter beds.Donna Schell2024-06-10Amazing work. Our backyard is a beautiful place to sit in the morning.Emily Tuggle2024-04-18From the initial meeting to completing the with they were a pleasure to do business with!! They were very responsive, professional, and did an absolutely amazing job. The only way you can even tell they were here was our new patio and landscaping! They cleaned up absolutely everything- I will definitely work with them again!Richard Billings2024-02-19Built my dream waterfall and pond beyond my expectations and has taken care of our sprinkler and water system needs for years. Definitely would highly recommend!!Nathan Brock2024-02-15After wasting 18 months and a whole lot of $ with yet another chalk full of fail contractor, we finally found one leading a team that truly knows what they're doing! From the outset, Cottonwood Landscapes provided thorough and detailed estimates, set clear expectations and provided a comprehensive plan for our project. Their consistency in progress has been remarkable. Every step was well-communicated and executed in a timely fashion, ensuring no surprises or delays. The quality of their work has been truly outstanding. Each aspect of our COMPLEX project has been produced with the highest level of craftsmanship and attention to detail. This is undoubtedly a testament to their exceptionally experienced staff, who not only have developed decades of extensive knowledge through their successes, but also possess a genuine passion for what they do. They show up every day before 8:00 AM regardless of rain, snow, or freezing cold temperatures. I can happily confirm what was told to me, "They're who you call when everyone else tells you it's impossible", and "They're head and shoulders above every other contractor in Utah". Cottonwood Landscapes has been incredibly easy to work with, always accommodating our preferences and offering expert advice. Their commitment to integrity and customer satisfaction is evident in every interaction, making them a standout choice for anyone seeking top-notch landscaping or building services. If you're looking for a landscaping company that combines expertise, quality, and excellent customer service, look no further than Cottonwood Landscapes. They have exceeded my expectations in every way, and I am confident they will do the same for you. Happy to provide additional details to anyone interested.Martin Sanchez2024-02-13Soy exjardineriaMatthew Horn2023-12-20They were very professional—showing up exactly when they said they would, and things looked exactly how they described. And whenever anything did deviate from expectations, they were quick with communications. I could not expect anything more.
Add Value To Your Home
There’s no question that adding a Landscape design to your home adds value to your life and your equity. Experts estimate that a landscape design adds anywhere between 5-8% to your property value.