Done Right Landscapes provides landscape design, hardscaping, patios, retaining walls, drainage solutions, landscape lighting, and commercial landscape installation for properties in St. Louis, MO.
Whether your property needs a refreshed front landscape, a compact paver patio, better drainage, updated walkways, a retaining wall, or lighting around outdoor living areas, our team can help you plan an outdoor space that fits the property and works for everyday use.
Landscape Design and Hardscaping for St. Louis Properties
St. Louis properties often need landscaping that works with older homes, compact yards, mature trees, narrow side yards, historic neighborhood character, and existing patios, sidewalks, fences, and walkways.
A strong St. Louis landscape project may include more than new plants. It may involve updated bed lines, drainage improvements, paver patios, walkways, retaining walls, steps, ground cover, landscape lighting, or commercial landscape installation.
Done Right Landscapes helps St. Louis homeowners and property owners create outdoor spaces that feel clean, practical, and planned around how the property actually functions.
Outdoor Improvements for City Homes, Businesses, and Historic Neighborhoods
St. Louis has a wide range of property types, from brick homes and compact city lots to commercial buildings, mixed-use corridors, older neighborhoods, and larger properties near parks and institutions.
That variety makes landscape planning important. A small backyard patio in the city needs to make smart use of space. A front walkway should improve curb appeal without overwhelming the lot. A retaining wall should be planned with proper drainage. A commercial property needs landscaping that looks professional and supports access.
The City of St. Louis is also home to major outdoor spaces such as Forest Park, which the City describes as one of the largest urban parks in the United States at around 1,300 acres. (stlouis-mo.gov) That local connection to parks, green space, and outdoor gathering areas makes well-planned residential and commercial landscapes especially relevant.
Because some St. Louis projects may involve construction, retaining walls, grading, drainage changes, or structural improvements, property owners should verify current City permit requirements before work begins. The City of St. Louis Building Division provides building permit information and a permit section contact for property owners and contractors. (stlouis-mo.gov)
Landscaping, Hardscaping, and Drainage Services in St. Louis
Done Right Landscapes designs and installs outdoor spaces using planting beds, edging, rock, ground cover, ornamental trees, perennials, pavers, steps, and other landscape features.
For St. Louis homes, landscape design may include front foundation updates, compact bed redesigns, shaded-area ground cover, privacy plantings, planting around patios, or a more polished layout near sidewalks, alleys, driveways, and entries.
A strong design should consider sun, shade, slope, drainage, mature trees, access, maintenance preferences, and how the outdoor space will be used throughout the year.
Hardscaping in St. Louis
Hardscaping gives structure to a yard. Done Right Landscapes provides hardscape features such as patios, walkways, retaining walls, raised flower beds, steps, and other built outdoor elements.
For St. Louis properties, hardscaping can help define outdoor living areas, improve movement through compact yards, manage grade changes, and create a more finished connection between the home, entry, patio, parking area, and landscape beds.
Paver Patios and Walkways
A paver patio can turn a small or underused outdoor area into a comfortable place to relax, grill, entertain, or spend time outside. Walkways can improve movement between the sidewalk, front door, side yard, backyard, patio, garage, parking area, and other outdoor spaces.
For St. Louis homes, patio and walkway planning should consider drainage, grade changes, mature trees, tight access, foot traffic, outdoor furniture, and how the hardscape connects to the rest of the landscape.
A well-planned patio or walkway should feel natural to use while also supporting proper water movement and long-term stability.
Retaining Walls
Retaining walls can help manage slopes, reduce erosion, create level areas, support patios, and define planting beds. Done Right Landscapes provides retaining wall services as part of its landscaping and hardscaping work.
Retaining wall projects should be planned carefully. Wall height, drainage, soil pressure, nearby structures, property lines, and water discharge can all affect the final design.
For retaining walls or related structural improvements in St. Louis, property owners should verify current City permit requirements before creating, modifying, or replacing a wall. The City provides building permit information through its Building Division. (stlouis-mo.gov)
Drainage Solutions
Drainage is one of the most important parts of a successful landscape or hardscape project. Standing water, soggy lawn areas, erosion, muddy side yards, and water near the foundation can all create long-term problems.
Done Right Landscapes provides drainage solutions that can be planned on their own or combined with patios, retaining walls, walkways, steps, grading improvements, and planting beds.
For St. Louis properties, drainage planning may be especially important around older grading patterns, compact side yards, basement foundations, patios, sidewalks, alley access, and places where water collects near foundations or neighboring properties.
Landscape Lighting
Landscape lighting can improve visibility, highlight key features, and make patios, walkways, entries, steps, and planting beds more useful after dark.
For St. Louis homes and commercial properties, lighting can be a practical finishing touch around front entries, backyard patios, retaining walls, walkways, planting beds, and outdoor living areas.
Steps and Access Improvements
Landscape steps can improve movement through sloped yards, side yards, patio areas, and entry points. They are often most effective when planned together with retaining walls, walkways, drainage, and lighting.
For St. Louis properties with grade changes or tight outdoor transitions, steps can make the yard easier to use while helping the landscape feel more complete and intentional.
Ground Cover and Planting Bed Updates
Ground cover can be useful in shaded areas, planting beds, slopes, narrow side yards, and places where turf struggles. It can also help reduce exposed soil and create a cleaner, lower-maintenance appearance.
For established St. Louis properties, ground cover may work well around mature trees, along side yards, near retaining walls, or in small areas where grass is difficult to maintain.
Commercial Landscape Installation
Done Right Landscapes also provides commercial landscape installation for businesses and managed properties.
For St. Louis commercial properties, landscaping can help improve first impressions, organize exterior spaces, manage drainage, and keep entries, walkways, patios, parking-area edges, and planting areas looking professional.
Why Choose Done Right Landscapes for Your St. Louis Project
Done Right Landscapes helps with more than one part of the yard. Our services include landscape design, hardscaping, retaining walls, patios, walkways, drainage solutions, outdoor lighting, and commercial landscape installation.
That full-service approach is helpful for St. Louis properties where a project may involve several connected needs, such as a compact patio with drainage improvements, a front walkway with updated planting beds, or a retaining wall with steps, ground cover, and lighting.
Our team can help you think through practical details before installation begins, including water movement, grade, access, material choices, mature trees, tight spaces, and how the finished space should be used.
Our St. Louis Landscaping Process
Start by contacting Done Right Landscapes and sharing what you want to improve. This may be a patio, retaining wall, drainage issue, front landscape, walkway, lighting plan, steps, or commercial landscape update.
Next, a team member can review the property, discuss your goals, and consider slope, drainage, access, existing plants, mature trees, hardscapes, sun exposure, and how the area is currently used.
From there, we can discuss practical recommendations based on your property and goals. This may include planting updates, paver options, retaining wall ideas, drainage improvements, landscape lighting, steps, ground cover, or a phased project plan.
For retaining walls, drainage changes, grading, excavation, structural improvements, or larger landscape projects, St. Louis property owners should verify current City requirements before work begins.
Once the plan is approved, the Done Right Landscapes team completes the project with attention to layout, drainage, grading, material placement, and the finished appearance of the outdoor space.
Done Right Landscapes serves customers throughout the greater St. Louis and St. Charles region. For properties in and around St. Louis, nearby communities may include Clayton, Richmond Heights, Brentwood, Maplewood, University City, Webster Groves, Affton, and Lemay.
Ready to improve your St. Louis property with landscape design, hardscaping, drainage solutions, a patio, retaining wall, walkway, lighting, or commercial landscape installation?
Contact Done Right Landscapes to request a free estimate and start planning an outdoor space that looks better, works better, and fits your property.
FAQs
Do you provide landscaping and hardscaping in St. Louis, MO?
Yes. Done Right Landscapes serves St. Louis, MO with landscape design, hardscaping, patios, walkways, retaining walls, drainage solutions, landscape lighting, and commercial landscape installation.
What types of landscaping projects are common for St. Louis properties?
Common projects include front landscape updates, compact patios, planting bed redesigns, paver walkways, retaining walls, drainage corrections, landscape lighting, ground cover, steps, and commercial landscape improvements.
Can you help with drainage problems in St. Louis?
Yes. Done Right Landscapes provides drainage solutions for standing water, soggy lawn areas, erosion, water near foundations, and poor water movement. Drainage can often be planned alongside patios, retaining walls, walkways, steps, and grading improvements.
Do retaining walls in St. Louis require permits?
Some retaining wall projects may require permits or review. Property owners should verify current requirements with the City of St. Louis before creating, modifying, or replacing a retaining wall. The City provides building permit information through its Building Division. (stlouis-mo.gov)
Can you install patios and walkways for St. Louis homes?
Yes. Done Right Landscapes installs paver patios and walkways that can improve outdoor living space, access, and curb appeal. Patio and walkway planning should account for drainage, grade, available space, mature trees, tight access, and how the outdoor area will be used.
Do you provide commercial landscaping in St. Louis?
Yes. Done Right Landscapes provides commercial landscape installation for businesses and managed properties, including planting areas, grading, drainage, hardscape installation, retaining walls, pavers, lighting, and exterior improvements.