Kilgore, Texas
Landscaping in Kilgore
Beds, shrubs, trees and borders for Kilgore yards, planned around East Texas clay and summer heat and installed by the same crew from start to finish.
- Gregg County, Texas
- Free written estimate within a day
- Same crew every visit, never subcontracted
Who does landscaping in Kilgore, TX?
Yard Dog Landscapes, a family-owned, fully insured company based in Longview, does landscaping in Kilgore and across Gregg County. We've worked East Texas yards since 2017 and hold a 5.0 rating across 143 Google reviews. We design and install beds, shrubs, trees, sod, rock borders and edging, with the same crew on every visit and nothing subcontracted. Most projects run $900 to $3,600, set by size, plants and access. Request a free walkthrough in Kilgore online.
Landscaping for Kilgore yards
A Kilgore landscaping job might pair shade plantings with hardscape: a new walk to the front door, a bed reshaped around an old pecan, lighting along a path. We amend the sandy soil for moisture, pick plants that like acidic ground and finish with a clean edge. Most planting projects run $900 to $3,600, and refreshes start at a few hundred.
Good landscaping here starts below the mulch. Most Longview yards sit on sandy loam over red clay, and plenty of them have deep pine shade in one spot and full afternoon sun in another. We walk the property, note where water runs and where the light falls, and lay out beds that fit the house and the way you use the yard. Plants get picked for that exact spot, not for whatever was on sale at the big-box store that week.
What's included
- Custom bed layout and design
- Bed prep, edging and soil amendment
- Native and adapted shrubs, perennials and seasonal color
- Tree and shrub planting
- Mulch and river rock beds with stone borders
- Flagstone stepping-stone paths
- Retaining walls and drainage where the site needs them
- Full front and back yard installs
How the job goes
Fall is the best planting window in East Texas. From September to about Thanksgiving the soil stays warm while the air cools, so trees and shrubs build roots for months before they see summer heat. Spring works for summer color once the soil warms up, but anything woody planted in April spends its first summer just trying to survive.
Walk the property
We look at sun, shade, slope and where water goes after a rain, and talk through what you want the yard to do.
Write the plan and price
You get a written, itemized estimate with plants, sizes and materials, usually within a day. If you want to see it drawn first, a Design Preview gives you renderings before anything goes in the ground.
Prep the ground
We cut the bed lines, pull weeds by the root, loosen compacted soil and work compost into heavy clay where it needs it.
Plant and finish
Trees and shrubs go in with the root flare at grade, never buried. Then the beds get mulch or rock and a clean edge.
Clean up and walk it with you
We haul off the debris, blow off the walks and drive, and go over how to water the new plants through their first season.
Our landscaping work in Kilgore
Flagstone walkway & chopped stone borders
A flagstone walkway framed in chopped stone, run from the drive to the back porch with path lights along both sides. Base compacted, every border stone shaped and set by hand.
Landscaping questions in Kilgore
Can you add path lighting to a Kilgore landscaping project?
Yes. The flagstone walkway we built in Kilgore in September 2026 included path lighting. We plan fixtures along with the layout so the light falls where you actually walk.
How much does landscaping cost in Kilgore, TX?
Most landscaping and planting projects we do run $900 to $3,600. A small bed refresh starts at a few hundred dollars, and large custom designs run more. The size of the area, the plants and materials you pick, and how easy the site is to get into set the number. We walk it for free and send a written, itemized estimate, usually within a day.
What does a landscaping project with Yard Dog include?
The whole job: layout, bed prep and edging, soil amendment, planting trees, shrubs and color, mulch or rock, and cleanup. If the plan needs sod, a wall or drainage to work, we build that too. You get a clear scope in writing before we start, and the same crew does the work from the first day to the last.
When is the best time to plant shrubs and trees in East Texas?
Fall. From September through November the soil is still warm while the air cools off, and roots keep growing through most of our mild winter. A shrub planted in early October gets months of root growth before summer. One planted in April gets about eight weeks before the first 100-degree day. Keep watering through winter, especially before a hard freeze.
More we do in Kilgore
Lawn Maintenance
Mowing in Kilgore often means working around trees: surface roots from pecans and oaks, low limbs, and shade that keeps one corner of the lawn growing slower than the rest.
Hardscaping & Patios
We built two Kilgore hardscapes this year: a checkerboard concrete paver patio with gravel joints off a covered porch, and a flagstone walkway with chopped stone borders and path lighting.
Leaf Removal
Kilgore's pecans and post oaks drop heavy through November and into December, and the pines add needles on top.
Mulch Installation
With heavy pine and oak cover over a lot of Kilgore, beds catch leaves and needles all year.
Drainage & Grading
Kilgore's sandy topsoil hides the problem: water soaks in fast, hits clay or a hardpan layer, then spreads across flat lots or pools against the slab.
Fertilization
Kilgore's sandy soil, after years of pine needles, tends to test acidic and low on nutrients.
Hedge Trimming
Kilgore's long, humid growing season keeps boxwoods, hollies and ligustrums pushing new growth from spring into fall.
Tree & Shrub Care
Under Kilgore's mature canopy, shrubs and understory trees compete for light and grow lopsided.
Get a free landscaping quote in Kilgore
Tell us what you need and where. We call within a day, walk the property with you and send a written, itemized estimate. No pressure and no surprise add-ons.
- Free on-site walkthrough
- Written estimate, usually within a day
- Same crew every visit, never subcontracted
- Fully insured, 5.0 on Google from 143 reviews