Landscape Design Huntington Beach, CA
Huntington Beach is best known for its beaches, upscale coastal living, and surf culture. Surfing is such a part of life here that Huntington Beach is nicknamed Surf City and is home to the International Surfing Museum. Aside from the more than eight miles of beautiful beaches, there is also birdwatching at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, strolling on the pier, visiting the Huntington Beach Art Center, or spending the day exploring the offerings at the 350-acre Huntington Beach Central Park. Plus, all that Orange County has to offer is within an easy drive.
Living in Huntington Beach is all about enjoying an upscale, active, outdoor lifestyle. Install-It-Direct is here to help you create functional, welcoming, beautiful outdoor living spaces that allow you to enjoy the Huntington Beach lifestyle without spending hours every week caring for your yard.
What Locations Does Install-It-Direct Serve?
Install-It-Direct provides landscape design and installation services in all parts of Huntington Beach, including Huntington Harbour, SeaCliff, Sunset Beach, Goldenwest Estates, South Huntington Beach, Bolsa Chica, and Downtown Huntington Beach.
We also serve all of San Diego County and Orange County, including Mission Viejo, Santa Ana, Costa Mesa, Irvine, Laguna Niguel, Coto de Caza, Newport Beach, Santa Margarita, San Clemente, Laguna Hills, Alisa Viejo, Lake Forest, Laguna Beach, Dana Point, and Corona Del Mar.
Let Professionals Design Your Landscape in Huntington Beach
Handy homeowners can take on some basic do-it-yourself backyard improvement projects. Once it gets beyond the basics, it is usually best to enlist the help of a professional. A professional landscape designer will be able to assist you in ways that help ensure your project goes smoothly while making your life easier. Working with professional landscape designers and installers means you do not have to worry about getting permits, knowing building codes, finding trustworthy and experienced contractors, or whether or not you can fit all the features you want in your outdoor living space.
A professional landscape designer can also help you make sure your landscape style choices complement the architecture of your home, that your property’s infrastructure can support the landscaping features you want, and that you are maximizing your space without cluttering it. He or she can also make recommendations for improved privacy or safety and can help you make the most of your budget and help you determine the features and materials that will best serve your family.
What Services Does Install-It-Direct Provide?
• Landscape Design
• Outdoor Living Design
• Artificial Grass Installation, Maintenance, and Repair
• Paver Installation, Cleaning, and Sealing
• Retaining Walls
• Outdoor and Landscape Lighting
• BBQ Islands and Outdoor Kitchens
• Fire Pits and Outdoor Fireplaces
• Pergolas
• Water Features
Where in Huntington Beach Can I Get Inspiration for My Landscape Project?
There are several Orange County botanical gardens and attractions where you can find landscape design inspiration. This includes checking out drought-tolerant native plants at Niguel Botanical Preserve or Coastkeeper Garden at Santiago Canyon College, Costa Mesa’s Noguchi Garden for minimalist landscape design ideas, or Casa Romantica or Mission San Juan Capistrano for landscape ideas for Spanish Colonial or Mediterranean-style homes.
If you would rather stay home and find inspiration online in your spare time, check out our inspiration page where you can look at many of the projects completed by our team.
Why Should I Hire a Huntington Beach-based Landscape Designer?
Local Knowledge
A Huntington Beach landscape designer is the best choice for helping to ensure your landscaping project is successful, since they will have the most local knowledge and experience.
Microclimate Understanding
Neighborhoods in Huntington Beach are either coastal or near-coastal, which means you need a landscape designer accustomed to designing for these conditions. This is particularly true if your landscaping materials, features, and plants need to withstand fog, wind, salt spray, sandy soil, or other coastal conditions.
Hillside and Canyon Experience
Huntington Beach is mostly on flat land, including 8.5 miles of coastline; however, even mostly flat properties sometimes have uneven terrain that must be addressed during landscape design and installation. If your property has sloping areas that need to be incorporated into your landscape design, be sure to choose a designer and landscape construction team with years of experience designing and installing landscaping in Huntington Beach.
Access to Local Resources
Huntington Beach landscape designers know more local contractors, have connections with more local vendors, and are more familiar with the local permit process and building codes.
Does Install-It-Direct Landscape with Plants, Succulents, or Gravel?
The Install-It-Direct team has years of experience designing and installing low-maintenance landscapes that incorporate succulents, native plants, tropical plants, paving stones, artificial grass, and other grass alternatives.
What Landscape Design Styles Are Common in Huntington Beach?
Huntington Beach landscape design trends primarily center on coastal living and low-water, low-maintenance coastal landscaping. There is an emphasis on outdoor living areas that get a lot of use both for entertaining and for everyday living. This means outdoor kitchens, fire pits, and pergola-covered patios are common, as well as paver pool decks, artificial grass, water features, and pathways leading between seating areas and other spaces, such as gardens, dog runs, and backyard putting greens.
Does Install-It-Direct Design for Earthquakes, Wildfires, or Mudslides?
Our team has years of experience with landscape design for earthquakes, mudslides, and wildfires. For mudslide prevention, we will work with you to determine the best plan for your property, including grading, drainage, retaining walls, and other erosion control options, such as artificial grass for slopes.
We can also help to reduce the risk of damage from wildfire with fire-resistant landscaping, such as creating a defensible space around your home and other buildings and focusing your landscape design around hardscapes and fire-resistant plants.
The key to earthquake-friendly landscape design is to minimize costly repairs by focusing on features that can endure movement and that are easier and less expensive to repair if earthquake damage occurs. One example of this would be choosing pavers for driveways and patios instead of slab concrete. If a paver is cracked in an earthquake or your driveway pavers become uneven from strong movement, a paving stone installation can be taken apart, repaired, and put back together.
What Does the Process of Hiring Install-It-Direct Entail?
If you choose to work with us for your next yard upgrade project, starting that process is easy. The first step is to call or email us for a free estimate. One of our team members will contact you to schedule an on-site, free landscape design consultation, and then your dedicated designer will meet with you at your property. They will provide you with a 3D rendering of the project, answer your questions about the project and the process, and go over your timeline and budget. We will then manage the construction process and deliver your completed project.
What Questions Should I Ask Install-It-Direct?
Before starting a project with any contractor, be sure to ask these questions:
Are your contractors licensed, bonded, and insured?
Do you have worker’s comp and general liability insurance?
Are you licensed with the Contractors State License Board (CSLB)?
Do you have the correct licenses for the type of services I am requesting?
How long have you been in business and providing the type of services I need?
Do you have a list of completed projects in the area that I can look at in person?
FAQ
How much does landscape design cost?
Professional landscape designers in Orange County generally charge between $50 and $150 per hour. There are also some who charge a flat fee for their services.
We offer a free, on-site consultation and free estimate. You can contact us directly to schedule an appointment for one of our landscape designers to meet you at your property, or you can visit our pricing page for more information about pricing for your project.
What is the difference between a landscaper and a landscape designer?
Homeowners work with landscape designers to come up with an overall plan for the space they want to landscape. This might be a front yard remodel, expanding an outdoor living area, or creating an entirely new design for a new build. The designer will discuss their budget, timeline, list of wants, and lifestyle with the homeowner and will then create a design and provide the homeowner with a 3D rendering of the project. Once the project is approved to move forward, the designer will often oversee the landscape construction.
Landscapers usually work for a landscape maintenance company and provide ongoing maintenance services after the installation is complete. These services sometimes include light tree trimming or basic construction, such as walkways, irrigation systems, or sod installation, but are more likely to include lawn care, pruning, leaf removal, weed control, and general yard maintenance.
How much do landscapers charge per hour in Huntington Beach?
Huntington Beach landscape maintenance companies typically charge between $25 and $50 per hour.
How much should I budget for a landscape project?
How much you need to budget for your next landscaping project will depend on several factors, including the size of the area being landscaped, the types of materials and features included, and where the project is located. You might spend a few thousand dollars on a small, simple project but could easily need to budget more than $50,000 for a larger project. Our pricing page is a good place to start if you would like to get an idea of how much your next landscape construction project might cost.
Reach Out to Install-It-Direct for Landscape Design in Huntington Beach
Install-It-Direct is your Huntington Beach landscape design and construction team and is ready to help you complete your next backyard remodel or new landscaping project. We specialize in BBQ islands and outdoor kitchens, fire pits and patio fireplaces, retaining walls and freestanding walls, pool decks, synthetic turf, paving stone hardscapes, water features, pergolas, and outdoor lighting. To learn more about our Orange County landscape design and installation services, give us a call at (858) 925-3000 or email us at [email protected] today.