Landscaping in Arlington, TX
Two Arlington yards can fail in opposite ways. The west side of town is Cross Timbers sand, the east side Blackland Prairie clay. A fix that works on one can miss on the other, so we check your ground first. We're a landscaper based in Colleyville, about thirty minutes north of Arlington. We design and build drainage, patios, and planting beds for Arlington homes, and we repair sprinkler systems. Licensed and insured.
4.8 · 93 Google reviews · Colleyville, TX
Arlington sits on the seam between two soils
The sandy ground runs down the west side of Arlington, and the clay takes over as you head east. Sand lets water through fast, and nutrients wash past the roots with it. The clay does the opposite. It holds water until there's nowhere left for it to go, then shrinks and pulls apart as it dries. Most yards here sit on one or the other. Near the seam, some sit on both, and creek bottoms can run against the pattern either way. We check yours in a few spots while we walk it, so the drainage plan, the plant list, and the sprinkler run times all match the ground you actually have.
Serving Arlington, TXWhat we do for Arlington homes
Fix the one thing that's bothering you, or plan the whole yard at once. Both start the same way, with someone walking the property with you.
Irrigation & drainage
Design, planting & lighting
Patios & masonry
Walkways & steps
Outdoor living
Not sure where to start?
Tell us what your yard needs. The visit and the written quote are free, and there's no pressure to book.
Work from around the area
Dig through the yards we've finished around the Metroplex. Our reviews live on Google, not just on this page — 4.8 stars from 93 neighbors.
Arlington problems that trace back to the soil
Which side of town you're on decides which of these you get:
Ground that drains too fast.
On the sandy west side, water runs past the roots before the plants can use it, and feed goes with it. Plants suited to that ground do far better than plants that need coddling. See drought-tolerant plants for North Texas.
Ground that won't drain at all.
On the clay east side, a low spot can hold water for days after a storm. See fixing standing water.
Retaining walls that don't stay put.
Blackland clay swells when it's wet and shrinks when it dries, and it pushes on whatever is holding it back. A wall here lives or dies on the drainage behind it, not the stone in front of it. See retaining walls.
A watering window you can't move.
Arlington doesn't currently limit which days you water, though that can change if the city declares a drought stage. What doesn't change is the clock: no sprinklers between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., any day of the year. Hand watering and soaker hoses are the exceptions. Every zone has to finish its work early or late. See sprinklers & irrigation.
Grass losing to old shade.
The west side of Arlington was post oak woodland before it was neighborhoods, and some of those trees are still standing. Grass loses to deep shade every time. See why your lawn has brown patches.
Some of these are ours to fix, and some aren't. Tell us what you're seeing, and we'll sort out which.
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Arlington landscaping questions
Get your free quoteRegularly. Colleyville is a twenty-five to thirty-five minute drive north of Arlington, depending on which part of town you're in and what traffic is doing. Arlington is one of the cities we work in most.
Dig a small hole, wet a handful, and squeeze it. Sandy ground crumbles, or barely holds together. Clay holds the shape and smears. We run the same check before we quote, because a property near the seam can have both.
Not with a sprinkler system. The city bars sprinklers between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., all year, not just in a drought. Hand watering and soaker hoses are the exceptions. Two more are worth knowing. Watering to establish new sod, seed, or hydromulch counts as a defense if you're ever cited, and so does testing, repairing, or maintaining the system.
Both, and repair is most of it. A head sheared off by a mower, a zone that stopped firing, a valve that won't close, a leak you only noticed on the water bill. Clay ground is hard on buried line, because it moves every time the weather turns. If your city wants a backflow test, we refer that out to a licensed tester rather than claiming it in-house.
There's no flat rate. A drainage fix and a full backyard build aren't the same job. What's under the yard moves the number too, because sand and clay need different work. We walk the property first, then put the number in writing. You pay nothing for that.
It happens here more than in most cities. Different parts of Arlington sit on different ground, so a fix that solved a drainage problem on one side of town can do very little on the other. We'd rather find out what you're working with than repeat someone else's solution.
You'll get a reply the same day on weekday inquiries that arrive before 3 PM, and the next business day on anything after that. We set a time to walk the property, check the soil in a few spots, and send you the number in writing. None of that costs anything.
Small jobs, like a drainage cleanout or a sprinkler repair, usually begin within one to two weeks. A full build takes about four to six weeks up front for design, materials, and scheduling, so nothing gets torn up before the plan is settled.
Ready to find out what your Arlington yard is sitting on?
Show us the trouble spot — a corner that stays wet, beds that dry out by noon, a patio that never got built. We'll meet you out there and check the soil while we're at it. What you get back is a plan built for your yard's ground, not the ground across town.
4.8 ★ · 93 Google reviews · Licensed and insured · Same-day reply on weekday inquiries before 3 PM