Recent Work in East Texas

Real homes, real properties, real crews. A few recent projects from across Longview, Kilgore, Hallsville, Marshall, and Tyler.

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A few of our recent hardscape projects, shot on site from bare ground to finished.

Checkerboard Paver Patio — East Texas

A worn-out backyard turned into a modern checkerboard paver patio off a covered brick porch.

Patchy backyard before Yard Dog Landscapes built a checkerboard paver patio in East Texas Backyard cleared and graded for a paver patio installation in East Texas Compacted base prepared for a checkerboard paver patio in East Texas Concrete pavers laid out in a checkerboard pattern during a patio install in East Texas Checkerboard concrete paver patio installation in progress in East Texas Finished checkerboard concrete paver patio with gravel joints off a covered porch in East Texas

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Flagstone Patio — East Texas

Bare ground built up into a custom flagstone patio with a clean stone border.

Bare ground before Yard Dog Landscapes installed a flagstone patio in East Texas Landscape fabric and stone border set for a flagstone patio in East Texas Crushed stone base laid and leveled for a flagstone patio in East Texas Flagstone being set in place during a patio installation in East Texas Finished flagstone patio with a stone border in front of a workshop in East Texas

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Wood-to-Block Retaining Wall Rebuild — East Texas

A failing wood timber retaining wall torn out and rebuilt as a segmental block wall with proper gravel drainage behind it.

Old failing wood timber retaining wall along a backyard fence before Yard Dog Landscapes rebuilt it in East Texas Demolition and excavation of an old wood retaining wall in East Texas Trench excavated and gravel drainage base prepared for a new block retaining wall in East Texas New segmental block retaining wall going up with gravel drainage behind it in East Texas Finished segmental block retaining wall replacing an old wood wall in East Texas Completed block retaining wall with capstones and a gravel drainage strip in East Texas

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Driveway Retaining Wall Rebuild — East Texas

A crumbling block retaining wall along a driveway torn out and rebuilt with a fresh segmental block wall, a compacted base, and drainage fabric and pipe behind it so it holds for good.

Old failing block retaining wall crumbling along a concrete driveway before Yard Dog Landscapes rebuilt it in East Texas Old retaining wall blocks pulled and a trench excavated along the driveway during a wall rebuild in East Texas New base course set with drainage fabric and pipe behind a block retaining wall in East Texas New segmental block retaining wall going up in courses along a driveway in East Texas Yard Dog crew setting segmental block and drainage fabric on a retaining wall in East Texas Finished segmental block retaining wall along a concrete driveway in East Texas Completed curved block retaining wall with a gravel drainage strip in East Texas

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Design Preview

See your yard before we break ground.

Higher-ticket landscape projects come with a free digital rendering, so you can see the work before you book it. Drag the slider to compare a Longview, TX front yard with the proposed design.

Yard Dog Landscapes design rendering for a front yard in Longview TX showing proposed landscaping Front yard before landscape design in Longview TX

This is a design preview, not a finished build. Don't know exactly what you want yet? We'll send you 1–2 custom design renderings of your property before any work starts — so you can see your yard before we break ground.

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Portfolio

A few of our favorite jobs.

Every property is different. Here's a glimpse of what we've been up to lately for our East Texas neighbors.

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Flagstone Walkway & Retaining Wall

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Flagstone Patio Off the Deck

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Flagstone Patio Install

East Texas

Block Retaining Wall & Front Steps

East Texas

River Rock Bed With Stone Border

East Texas

Stepping-Stone Path Through Sod

East Texas

Foundation Bed Refresh

East Texas

Covered Porch Flagstone

East Texas

Flagstone Patio & Fire Pit

East Texas

Landscape Lighting & Foundation Beds

East Texas

Front-Yard Flower Bed & Stone Edging

East Texas

Curved Backyard Bed & Stone Border

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