Landscape Design Studio
West Plano yards on Blackland clay over Austin Chalk, designed as one whole plan.
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Local expertise
Designs of Eden is a landscape designer serving West Plano, including Kings Gate, Willow Bend, Normandy Estates and Lakeside on Preston. West Plano runs from quarter-acre lots to two-acre gated estates, all on Blackland clay over Austin Chalk. Photoreal 3D design starts at $2,500, 2D site plans at $750 for smaller lots, and the $200 on-site consultation is credited in full.
Plano's standard single-family districts run 7,000 to 20,000 square feet, but West Plano hides estate territory: Kings Gate lots approach two acres on the old Willow Bend polo grounds, Normandy Estates runs a quarter to 1.7 acres behind a 24-hour gate, and Willow Bend and Lakeside on Preston sit between. The right design tier depends on which part of West Plano your lot is in.
Plano protects trees of 8 inches DBH and up during development and redevelopment, but existing single-family lots are exempt after the initial build-out. In practice, you can reshape a 30-year-old Willow Bend landscape without permits. The mature canopy is what we design around, because it takes decades to replace.
Plano asks residents to water at most twice a week April through October, even addresses Monday and Thursday and odd addresses Tuesday and Friday, with no sprinklers 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and once-weekly watering in winter. Hand and soaker hose watering is allowed daily, new landscapes get a 30-day variance, and the city runs water conservation rebates (rain and freeze sensors and more) worth checking before an irrigation retrofit.
West Plano soil is expansive Houston Black clay, the Texas state soil, over shallow chalk in places. It is hard on hardscape and alkaline for plants. We build the beds up and drain them, give hardscape an engineered base, and choose plants that do well in high-pH clay.
How it works
Send photos, we pull up your lot on satellite, and you get an honest read on scope and budget. No salesman in your driveway.
One to two hours on your property. We measure the yard and look at the drainage, the soil and the sun. The fee is credited in full toward any design package.
You see the finished yard on screen with every plant and paver named. We change it until you sign off, and what you sign off on is what gets built.
The crew builds from the plan you approved, with no substitutions, and the work carries a one-year workmanship warranty.
What you get
Every design package ends with three things in your hands.
You watch the finished yard on your phone before anything is planted. If a bed is in the wrong place or a plant isn't you, we change it. Nothing gets built until you say yes.
Every plant and material is named and placed on a plan you can build from. The plans are yours to keep, and any contractor can work from them.
Species, sizes and quantities, chosen for your soil and your sun, so what gets installed is what you approved.
What we build here
Renovation design for established West Plano landscapes and estate master plans for Kings Gate-scale lots, with 2D for focused scopes and photoreal 3D for full properties.
The designer runs the install and protects the mature canopy, with root zones, grades and irrigation reworked around the trees.
Stone and paver work engineered for expansive clay; renovations that fix what the last patio did wrong.
High-pH-tolerant natives and drought-tolerant structure that thrive on two watering days.
Outdoor rooms scaled to estate lots, with fire, water, shade and lighting in one composition.
Every one of these starts with a design you approve first. Book a free virtual consult to talk it through.
Our work
Completed Designs of Eden projects, labeled by the city they were built in.
Before you hire anyone
Five questions to ask any designer before you sign, and our answer to each.
Yes. We model the whole property in photoreal 3D, with every plant and paver named, and we change it until you sign off. What you approve is what gets built.
Yes. A 2D site plan runs $750 to $2,000 for smaller lots, a 3D Complete Vision design starts at $2,500, and the $200 on-site consultation is credited in full toward the design.
The designer does, with insured crews. One point of contact from the first day of digging to the final walkthrough, and a one-year workmanship warranty on the work.
The facts above are the ones we design to: the tree ordinance, the watering schedule, the soil under your lot and the submission your review board asks for. We prepare that package with the plan.
The 15-minute virtual consult is free. If you want us on the property, the on-site visit is $200 and it is credited in full toward your design.
Client reviews
Real reviews from Google, HomeAdvisor, and Thumbtack.
★★★★★
“Cole did an amazing job with our landscaping design! He completely transformed our outdoor space with a custom landscape plan that added curb appeal and made our yard much more functional. From garden design to patio layout and plant selection, every detail was thoughtful and professional.”
★★★★★
“Designs of Eden, specifically Cole, far exceeded our expectations for our landscaping project. The consultation was extremely thorough and Cole was very honest and forthright on what could and could not be done based on soil, roots, climate. I would absolutely use Designs of Eden for future projects, and strongly recommend to others.”
★★★★★
“Cole was very thorough and put a lot of thought into the plants for my yard. He was also great with follow-up. I have used him also for additional hardscape in the backyard. I've been very happy with every project.”
Start with a free 15-minute virtual call, or book the $200 on-site consultation. The fee is credited in full toward your design.
HOA & ARC
West Plano's estate communities are gated with structured associations. Kings Gate and Normandy Estates run 24-hour gates, and Lakeside on Preston has a formal owners association. We prepare architectural-review submissions in the format each community expects.
Communities we prepare submissions for include Kings Gate, Normandy Estates, Lakeside on Preston, Willow Bend Polo Estates.
$200 on-site consultation, credited in full. Full pricing →
Common questions
A 2D Site Plan runs $750–$2,000 for lots under about half an acre with planting-and-layout scope; photoreal 3D design starts at $2,500; Kings Gate- and Normandy-scale estates run $4,500–$7,500+ as phased master plans. The $200 on-site consultation is credited in full and design fees credit toward installation.
Renovation is the most common West Plano project. The mature trees are worth keeping and the 1990s plantings usually are not. We design the new landscape around the canopy, stage the removals, and phase the install so the yard never looks demolished.
Not on an existing single-family lot. Plano's 8-inch tree preservation rules apply to development and redevelopment, and existing homes are exempt after the initial build-out. We still treat the mature canopy as the most valuable thing on the site.
Plano asks for at most two watering days a week in season (even addresses Monday/Thursday, odd Tuesday/Friday), none 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and once a week in winter. We design drip irrigation in the beds and drought-tolerant structure plants so the landscape does well inside that, and we point retrofits at the city's conservation rebates.
Design takes two to four weeks, and October and November are the best months to plant in North Texas. Book the consultation by October 1 and the design will be ready to install in that window.
Updated 2026-08-31.
