Landscape Designer in Los Altos
- Licensed · Since 1984
We'll schedule a visit and provide a free, no-obligation quote tailored to your needs
Designing and building across Silicon Valley
California C-27 landscape contractor license
Best of Houzz awards
Landscape Design in Los Altos, Drawn Around the Rules First
A landscape designer in Los Altos has to settle three things before choosing a plant: which trees the city protects, how much water the plan may use, and how the clay soil behaves. J&P Landscape draws every yard around those facts first, so the plan you approve is one we can permit and build.
J&P Landscape is a licensed California landscape contractor (License #963784) in San Jose, designing and building Silicon Valley yards since 1984. One team handles the design, hardscaping, planting, irrigation, drainage and build for Los Altos homeowners. We have won Best of Houzz 12 times and hold a 4.9-star rating from 93 Houzz reviews.
- What Shapes Every Design
Three Los Altos Rules We Design Around
Protected Trees
- Trunks and root zones mapped before we draw
- Patios, walls and trenches kept clear of roots
Water-Efficient Landscape Rules
- Low-water planting plans
- Drip irrigation planned from the start
Clay Soil and Drainage
- Base and grading set before planting
- Drainage added where water collects
Landscape Design Services for Los Altos Homes
One team draws the plan and builds it, from paver installation and retaining walls to water-wise planting, drainage systems, pergolas and lighting. That keeps the finished yard true to the drawing. Browse all of our design and build services.
Front Yards and Curb Appeal
Entries, walkways and planting beds drawn to suit your home’s style, with plants chosen for the sun and water each spot gets, so the front yard looks finished from the street and stays easy to keep.
Backyards and Outdoor Living
Patios, seat walls, fire pits and shade structures laid out around how your family really uses the yard. Hardscape is set on a base prepared for clay soil, with drainage planned around it.
Established Gardens and Mature Trees
Many Los Altos yards already have mature oaks and plantings worth keeping. We refresh tired beds instead of clearing them, and keep paving, trenching and summer irrigation out of oak root zones.
- Our Process
From First Walk-Through to Finished Yard
Walk the yard.
We mark protected trees, check slope and drainage, and confirm which permits and water-efficient landscape documents your project needs.
Draw the plan.
You get a design built around your lot's trees, water rules and soil, with a free quote to match.
Build it.
One team installs the design from the base up, with drainage and irrigation in first.
Walk it together.
We tour the finished yard with you and fix anything that isn't right.
Your Whole Yard on Paper Before We Break Ground
The plan shows where every tree, path, patio and planting bed goes, drawn to your lot and the city rules that apply. You see and approve the entire yard first, and the same team that drew it builds it, so what you approve is what gets built.
Slope, access, materials and the rules above all move a quote, so every Los Altos yard is priced after the site visit.
Serving Los Altos and Nearby Towns
J&P Landscape works out of San Jose and designs and builds across the Los Altos area. We meet you at the property, because trees, slope and drainage only show up on site, and we draw nothing until we have walked the lot.
We also work in Los Altos Hills, Mountain View, Cupertino, Sunnyvale and Menlo Park.
- Reach US now
Book a visit and we’ll walk your lot with you. We mark any protected trees, check slope and drainage, and talk through what you want built, so you know which city rules apply before you commit. Request your free quote online or call us now.
(408) 636-6442