Nacogdoches, Texas
Landscaping in Nacogdoches
Beds, shrubs, trees and borders for Nacogdoches yards, planned around East Texas clay and summer heat and installed by the same crew from start to finish.
- Nacogdoches County, Texas
- Free written estimate within a day
- Same crew every visit, never subcontracted
Who does landscaping in Nacogdoches, TX?
Yard Dog Landscapes, a family-owned, fully insured company based in Longview, does landscaping in Nacogdoches and across Nacogdoches 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 Nacogdoches online.
Landscaping for Nacogdoches yards
A full landscape install is exactly the kind of project we make the drive to Nacogdoches for. The soil is acidic and the shade is heavy, so the plant list leans on azaleas, camellias, hollies and ferns, with heat-tough color saved for the sunny spots. Most projects run $900 to $3,600, and a Landscape Design Preview from your photos can get the plan started before we come out.
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.
Examples of our landscaping work
Real jobs by our crew around East Texas. Each photo says where it was taken.
Landscaping questions in Nacogdoches
Is Nacogdoches too far for a landscape project?
No. Landscape installs are exactly the kind of project we make the drive for. We do a walkthrough, send a written, itemized estimate, and bring the same crew from start to finish. If you want to see the design first, our Design Preview can start from photos you send us.
How much does landscaping cost in Nacogdoches, 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 Nacogdoches
Hardscaping & Patios
Patios and walkways are one of the main reasons we make the drive to Nacogdoches.
Retaining Walls
Plenty of Nacogdoches yards slope hard toward the street or down toward a creek, and a retaining wall turns that slope into flat, usable ground and stops beds from washing out.
Drainage & Grading
On a sloped Nacogdoches lot, water picks up speed coming downhill and dumps against whatever sits at the bottom, often a slab or a back patio.
Sod Installation
Shade decides the grass in Nacogdoches: under pines and oaks, St. Augustine is the only common lawn grass that holds on, and the deepest shade is better turned into a bed.
Christmas Lights
Christmas lights are one of the main jobs we travel down to Nacogdoches for, and installs more than an hour from Longview start at $1,800.
Lawn Maintenance
Weekly mowing is the one service we rarely run this far from Longview, and we would rather say so up front.
Leaf Removal
Nacogdoches yards under tall pines and oaks get needles and leaves from October into February, and a wet leaf mat over shaded St. Augustine through winter is how lawns come up dead in spring.
Fertilization
Pine needle duff and acidic rain push Nacogdoches soil low on pH, and fertilizer cannot do its job until that is corrected, so a soil test comes first and lime follows if the numbers call for it.
Get a free landscaping quote in Nacogdoches
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