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RESIDENTIAL LANDSCAPE DESIGN & BUILD IN CALIFORNIA

Design a Backyard That Feels Like Home

K&D Landscaping helps luxury homeowners turn an underused yard into a complete outdoor space that feels connected to the home, the property, and the way the family lives. With one team guiding the planning, build, fire awareness, and financing options, K&D helps homeowners move forward with clarity before making a major outdoor investment.

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Custom residential landscape design and installation by K&D Landscaping

For the Moments That Make the Backyard Matter

A better backyard starts with what homeowners can picture for their life outside: coffee on the patio, kids in the pool, s’mores around the fire pit, friends staying late, and an outdoor kitchen that keeps everyone together.

A beautiful plan is only the start. The space still has to feel easy to move through, comfortable to gather in, and connected to the home. Behind that are the details K&D thinks through early: drainage, privacy, materials, planting, irrigation, and fire awareness before the first shovel hits the ground.

K&D Landscaping brings 40 years of California experience, full-service residential design-build expertise, and The K&D Way guiding how the team Listens Generously, Walks In Our Customers’ Shoes, Makes Quality Personal, and Pays Attention To The Details from first conversation to final walkthrough.

 

Find the Right Residential Design & Build Path

K&D supports high-end residential projects that need more than inspiration photos, disconnected decisions, or a string of one-off contractors. Across every path, the team brings design-build planning, site walks, water and fire awareness, material guidance, clear communication, and one accountable team managing the full picture.

Landscape Design & Build

Residential Fire Mitigation

Financing

High-end residential landscape design and build transformation by K&D Landscaping

For luxury homeowners who want a complete outdoor transformation designed around the property, the investment, and the way the family lives outside.

Built For

High-End Homes | Outdoor Living Spaces | Full Yard Transformations | Complex Residential Properties | Major Outdoor Investments

Includes

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3-D Designs
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Master Planning
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Outdoor Living
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Material Guidance
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Drainage & Grading Awareness
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Planting
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Irrigation Planning
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Comprehensive Project Management
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Residential fire mitigation and defensible space landscaping for a California home by K&D Landscaping

For homeowners who want the landscape planned with California’s seasonal realities in mind, including defensible space awareness, plant choices, overgrowth concerns, access, and long-term property safety.

Built For

California Homes | High-Value Properties | Fire-Prone Areas | Sloped Lots | Large Residential Properties | Outdoor Spaces Near Natural Areas

Includes

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Residential Fire Mitigation
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Defensible Space Awareness
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Vegetation Management
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Plant Selection Awareness
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Overgrowth Control
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Seasonal Planning
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Long-Term Landscape Health
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Finished residential outdoor living space from a financed design-build project by K&D Landscaping

For homeowners who want a clearer way to plan a major outdoor investment without shrinking the vision too early or moving forward without enough confidence.

Built For

Major Outdoor Projects | Full Yard Transformations | Outdoor Living Investments | Homeowners Planning in Phases | High-End Residential Design-Build

Includes

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Financing Options
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Budget Planning Support
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Scope Clarity
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Project Phasing Awareness
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Investment Planning
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Design-Build Guidance
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What Makes an Outdoor Space Feel Finished

A high-end outdoor space is shaped by details homeowners may not see at first: drainage, grade, access, irrigation, materials, planting, privacy, fire awareness, and the way each decision connects from design through construction.

Design That Fits the Property

Inspiration photos can show what you like. They cannot tell you what your yard needs. K&D designs around the real property: slopes, drainage, sun, privacy, access, views, materials, and how the space should feel from inside and outside the home.

One Team Managing the Full Picture

A major backyard project can get stressful when design, construction, materials, budget, and communication are disconnected. K&D brings the process under one team so homeowners are not left managing every decision, handoff, and contractor relationship on their own.

Built With California Conditions in Mind

Outdoor spaces in California need to account for water, irrigation, plant choices, drainage, slopes, fire awareness, and long-term usability. K&D plans with those conditions in mind so the finished space supports the property, the investment, and the way the family lives outside.

Custom backyard landscape with professionally installed plantings by K&D Landscaping

A Clearer Path From First Conversation To the Place Your Family Gathers

 
 

Step 01

Start With the Life You Want Outside

K&D starts by understanding the home, the property, the people who live there, and what the outdoor space needs to make possible. Sometimes that is morning coffee on the patio. Sometimes it is kids in the pool, friends around the fire pit, better privacy, easier entertaining, or a backyard that finally feels worthy of the home.

 

Step 02

Walk the Property and Shape the Plan

K&D Landscaping reviews the site, documents real conditions, and looks at the details that shape the project: drainage, grade, access, sun, privacy, materials, planting, irrigation, fire awareness, budget, and how the family will use the space. From there, the team builds a recommendation around the property, the investment, and the life the space needs to support.

 

Step 03

Move Forward With One Team Guiding the Full Picture

Once the plan is approved, K&D communicates clearly, coordinates the work, hands off cleanly internally, and keeps the project moving with the right team, tools, and systems behind it. The goal is a finished outdoor environment that feels intentional, personal, and right for the home.

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See the Plan Before the Work Begins

3D Design Rendering by K&D Landscaping

A conceptual rendering created during the design process to help clients see how the proposed layout, materials, planting, and outdoor living features can work together before construction begins.

TESTIMONIALS

Reputation Built One Property At A Time

Hear from clients who have trusted the team with commercial properties, HOA communities, estates, and high-end outdoor spaces.

  • "Our company first time using K&D landscaping. Was very happy with the out come. Andrés Sotelo Roberto Sotelo Jose Aragon . These three men exceeded my elections and went way above and beyond"

    – Jorge B.

  • "I just wanted to say that the landscaping from this company K&D is doing a better job than the previous company. I can see that the area where I live at which is 85 GRANDVIEW ST in Santa Cruz looks very well maintained. Keep up the good work Hugo and Jose."

    – Baljinder S.

  • "Armando Silva Miguel Vazquez and Miguel Barajas did a great job at landscaping job at dream inn location. they are also assisted maintenance with a few tasks. Overall great experience, extremely professional and productive crew."

    – PYCCAK

  • "The K&D team is expansive, with experts in every area, from estimating to project management, hardscaping to planting. They really have an eye for detail and stayed true to their word. Work was completed on time and on budget, without any surprises or drama. Super professional and reliable."

    – Jason P.

  • "I want to thank K & D Landscaping, especially Beto, Samuel & Simon for doing such a wonderful job on my front yard. They are professional, easy to work with & always do an excellent job making my home look well cared. I highly recommend them!"

    – Colleen W.

  • "Since K&D Landscaping has had a contract with the city of Scotts Valley for Skypark maintenance the work has been very professional. They were responsible for eradicating the gophers on the soccer field. Very well done."

    – William M.

  • "I live in Almaden Villas Arturo Alex and Raul have been doing a great job. They are hard workers, dedicated to enhancing the beauty of our grounds, and are always friendly. I am happy with the efforts of K & D Landscaping."

    – Bitsey S.

  • "I just had them refresh my landscaping with new plants. What I wanted was a small job but they worked with me on price and design. They were very accommodating from start to finish and their crews are very knowledgeable and professional. Would highly recommend!"

    – Marisa

  • "K&D graciously offered to donate a "mini-restoration" for our Watsonville animal shelter location. It turned out beautifully!...During the process the staff was kind, accommodating and understanding of our needs. Our Shelter looks amazing and we appreciate all of the help from K&D landscaping- THANK YOU!"

    – Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter

  • "Our company has been in Watsonville for the past 7 years K & D Landscaping crew Unit 92 Jesus and Jose take amazing care of us, it always looks amazing and they are helpful and friendly."

    – Karla J.

Backyard landscape renovation featuring custom outdoor spaces by K&D Landscaping
FAQS

Questions We Hear Before The First Walkthrough

What is residential landscape design and build?

Residential landscape design and build is a full-service process that connects outdoor planning, design, construction, planting, irrigation, materials, and project management under one team. K&D Landscaping supports high-end homeowners who want a complete outdoor transformation designed around the property and the way the family lives outside.

Does K&D Landscaping provide residential landscape maintenance?

K&D Landscaping does not offer standalone residential maintenance. The residential path is focused on full-service landscape design and build, outdoor living projects, residential fire mitigation, and qualifying high-end outdoor transformations.

What types of residential projects does K&D Landscaping handle?

K&D Landscaping works on high-end residential landscape design and build projects, full yard transformations, outdoor living spaces, complex residential properties, planting, irrigation planning, drainage and grading considerations, fire mitigation awareness, and comprehensive project management.

Can K&D Landscaping help plan a project around drainage, slopes, privacy, and outdoor entertaining?

K&D Landscaping helps homeowners work through the real details that shape a successful outdoor space, including drainage, grade, slopes, privacy, sun, access, material choices, irrigation planning, fire awareness, outdoor entertaining, and how the family will use the space over time.

Does K&D Landscaping offer financing for residential design and build projects?

K&D Landscaping offers financing options for qualifying residential landscape design and build projects. Financing can help homeowners plan a major outdoor investment with more clarity around scope, budget, phasing, and the path forward.

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