Landscape Design Studio
We design around the post oaks and cedar elms your Southlake lot already has.
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Local expertise
Designs of Eden is a landscape designer serving Southlake, Colleyville, Westlake and Keller. We design around the mature post oaks and cedar elms most Southlake lots already have, and we model every plan in photoreal 3D so you can see it before we build. We also prepare the documents the Timarron, Carillon and Shady Oaks review boards ask for. Southlake designs start at $2,500, and the $200 on-site consultation is credited in full.
Most Southlake residential zoning starts at 20,000 square feet (SF-20) and runs to one-acre SF-1A lots. That is larger than the Collin County suburbs, and the lots usually come with mature post oaks, cedar elms and live oaks already in place. We design around the root zones and grade changes, and we put new plantings where the existing shade will let them establish.
Southlake's Tree Preservation Ordinance (Ord. 585-E) protects trees on existing home lots once they reach 10 inches in diameter at breast height; smaller trees on an existing single-family residence are exempt. Every plan we deliver marks protected trees and their critical root zones so nothing stalls at the permit desk.
Southlake sits on the Cross Timbers edge, a mix of clay and sandy loam that drains better than the Blackland clay east of the Tollway. That widens the plant palette (Zone 8a). It also means irrigation has to be zoned by soil, so we specify drip for the beds and separate zones for turf.
The City of Southlake enforces a year-round twice-per-week schedule (even addresses Wednesday and Saturday, odd addresses Thursday and Sunday; automatic irrigation only between 6 p.m. and 10 a.m.). We design drought-tolerant structure plantings and drip irrigation in the beds so the landscape looks finished on two waterings a week.
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
Photoreal 3D design of the whole property: layout, planting plan, hardscape, lighting and phasing, delivered as a walkthrough video plus plans drawn to scale. Southlake lots are designed in 3D only.
The designer runs the install with insured crews, so you have one point of contact from the first day of digging to the final walkthrough. October and November are the best months to plant on Southlake's larger lots.
Flagstone, pavers and stone edging built for freeze and thaw cycles and Cross Timbers drainage, with retaining walls where the grade drops toward the creek lots.
Native and drought-tolerant plantings that stay full on the city's two-day watering schedule, with decomposed granite, river rock and drip irrigation finished to the standard an estate lot deserves.
Pool surrounds, fire features, pergolas and landscape lighting integrated into one plan so the yard reads as a single composition from the house.
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 3D Complete Vision design starts at $2,500, estate plans run $4,500 to $7,500 and up, 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
Southlake layers city landscape and tree ordinances on top of HOA rules, and the larger communities run architectural review. We deliver the plan set, plant list and materials sheet in the format your ARC expects, so the first submission is complete.
Communities we prepare submissions for include Timarron, Carillon, Shady Oaks, Estes Park, Southlake Woods, Stone Lakes.
Southlake lots are designed in photoreal 3D. 2D plans are reserved for lots under 20,000 sq ft.
$200 on-site consultation, credited in full. Full pricing →
Common questions
Southlake lots are designed in photoreal 3D. Complete Vision starts at $2,500 for a full-property design you see finished and approve before building; acre-plus estates and phased master plans run $4,500–$7,500+. The $200 on-site consultation is credited in full, and the design fee is credited toward installation ($1,000–$1,500 depending on tier).
Yes, and in Southlake that is most of the job. We survey the canopy, mark protected trees (10 inches DBH and larger on existing home lots under Ordinance 585-E) and their root zones, and design the grading, hardscape and planting to keep them healthy. Removing a protected tree requires a city permit, and we flag that early so it never surprises you.
We prepare the submission package (scaled plan, plant list with sizes, materials and lighting sheets) in the format your community's architectural review expects, whether that is Timarron, Carillon, Shady Oaks or Estes Park. You submit it, and we answer any questions the committee has.
Southlake allows automatic irrigation twice a week, year-round, between 6 p.m. and 10 a.m. We design for it: drought-tolerant structure plants, drip irrigation in the beds, turf only where you will actually use it, and a smart controller set to your address's days.
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.
Colleyville, Westlake, Trophy Club, Keller, Grapevine, Flower Mound and Coppell, all within about fifteen minutes of Southlake, plus the rest of our North Texas service area.
Updated 2026-08-29.
