Most homeowners in Orangevale know what they do not want. The patchy lawn, the bare slope, the front yard that looks like every other house on the block. The hard part is knowing what to build instead. Our clay-loam soil, 100-degree summers, and water budget rules turn a guess into a costly redo. McGuire Earth Works has been drawing landscape plans here since 1980, and we are ready to plan yours.
What Landscape Design Problems Do You Have?
Bad design shows up the second a yard gets built. Plants die in their first summer because the wrong type went in the wrong spot. Patios crack because the layout pushed them onto soft fill. Front yards feel small because the path runs the wrong way. Most of these problems trace back to one thing. The plan was never drawn out before work started.
Watch for the warning signs. A yard you avoid using. Hot zones that burn up by July. Water that pools after a storm. Beds that look full in spring and empty by August. These are not random. They are signs the design did not match your site.
Doing it yourself sounds cheaper until the second season. Online inspiration photos rarely fit Orangevale's clay soil or our summer heat, and a yard built from a Pinterest board often needs to be torn out and redone within a few years.
Our Landscape Design Services
We design every kind of yard project in one place. Start with a full Custom Landscape Design if you want a whole plan from the property line in. If your front yard needs the most work, a Front Yard Redesign sets the curb appeal you want. For the space behind the house, a Backyard Redesign turns a dead zone into a place your family will actually use.
Want a softer, planting-first project? A Garden Design lays out beds and color through the seasons. To meet California water rules without losing the look you want, we offer Drought-Smart Design Planning. When the bones of the yard need to change, our Hardscape Layout Design sets patios, paths, and walls in the right place before we build.
Plant choice is half of any great yard. Our Plant Palette Selection & Layout picks every plant for sun, soil, and water use. Many of our designs lean on California natives, and a Native Landscape Design cuts water use and supports local wildlife. If you want a yard that buzzes with life, a Pollinator-Friendly Landscape Design brings bees, butterflies, and birds back to your block. For plant ideas you can take to your designer, the UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County share a helpful summer water-efficient plant list.
Landscape Design for Orangevale Homes
Orangevale is not a flat, easy site. Clay-loam soil swells when wet and locks up when dry. Summer heat runs past 100 degrees from June through September. MWELO water budget rules cap how much turf and water a new landscape can use. SMUD rebates can help pay for water-wise upgrades, but only when the plan meets their rules.
We have planned and built yards across Orangevale, Folsom, and Granite Bay since 1980. That history matters. We know which plants burn up against a west wall. We know how a slope behaves after a wet winter. We know what the county will and will not stamp. A landscape designer from out of the area is guessing on all of that. As your Orangevale landscaper, we plan with these conditions baked in from the first sketch.
Why Choose McGuire Earth Works
Orangevale homeowners have trusted us since 1980. We hold a 4.9-star Google rating, an A+ BBB rating, and a CSLB Class C-27 license (#412296). One dedicated crew runs your project from the first drawing to the final walkthrough. No subs. No hand-offs. In more than 45 years we have planned and built over 6,000 projects across the Sacramento Valley, and the same crew model has held the whole time.