Most yards in Los Angeles sit unused. Behind a gate in Brentwood. Behind a fence in West Hollywood. Flat and forgotten in West Los Angeles. They hold potential nobody has unlocked yet. At Stout Design : Build, Inc a licensed landscape architect leads every site plan. One team designs and builds with no handoffs, no surprises.
Landscape Design Services in Los Angeles
Residential Backyard Design
Custom backyard design for homes across Los Angeles — Brentwood, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, West Hollywood, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes, South Bay, Pacific Palisades, Hancock Park, West Los Angeles, and Bel Air. A dining area with afternoon shade. A fire feature for January evenings. A lawn-free garden that cuts your water bill. Every backyard design decision is made around how your family actually lives not around what looks good in a brochure.
Drought-Tolerant and Native Garden Design
Los Angeles averages 15 inches of rain per year. A drought-tolerant landscape can cut outdoor water use by up to 70 percent, according to the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. We design with California natives – toyon, Cleveland sage, California lilac, black sage – chosen for your specific microclimate, soil type, and HOA approval list. Your garden performs through dry years and looks better every season as plants establish.
Outdoor Living Design in Los Angeles
An outdoor living space extends your home without adding square footage. A covered dining terrace off the kitchen. A built-in kitchen beside the pool. A fire feature anchoring the seating area. We design outdoor living environments across Bel Air, Brentwood, Beverly Hills, and Pacific Palisades that match the standard of the home — large-format stone, refined planting compositions, and custom water and fire features, all integrated as one cohesive space.
Luxury Landscape Design
For premium properties across Los Angeles, we bring a design standard that matches the architecture. Every material, every plant placement, every sight line is considered before construction begins. The result is an outdoor environment that feels inevitable — like it was always meant to be there.
Hardscape, Pool, and Edible Garden Design
Patios, retaining walls, and pathways designed for Southern California conditions — seismic-rated for hillsides, salt-resistant for coastal properties in Manhattan Beach and South Bay. Custom pools designed and built by the same licensed team. Citrus, avocado, fig, and olive all grow well in Los Angeles — we integrate edible plants into residential yard plans across the city.
Is Landscape Design Worth It in Los Angeles?
Yes. A well-designed yard extends your usable living space, reduces water bills when planted correctly, moves through HOA review cleanly when documented properly, and adds measurable value to one of the most expensive property markets in the country.
For projects that require stamped grading plans, drainage documents, or water efficiency compliance packages, our licensed landscape architect handles the full permit process.
Landscape Design Cost in Los Angeles
Design-only fees range from $2,500 to $8,000 depending on property size and scope. Full design-build projects run $25,000 to $150,000 and above. All costs are confirmed in writing before any work begins. No range estimates. No surprises after construction starts.
Our Landscape Design Process
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