Landscape Design by Southern Style Turf & Design, serving the Lake Norman area, NC
Lake Norman, NC • Denver • Mooresville • Cornelius
Landscape design & install serving Lake Norman, NC

Landscape Design in Lake Norman NC — Planting That Actually Survives Here

Good design starts with the site, not a plant catalog. We choose material for the sun, soil, and drainage you actually have, then install it so it establishes instead of limping along for two years.

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Signs Your Landscape Needs a Redesign

If any of these sound like your property, it's worth a free on-site look.

Overgrown foundation shrubs swallowing the front of the house
Plants that keep dying in the same spot
Bare, patchy lawn and washed-out mulch beds
New construction lot with nothing but builder-grade sod
No curb appeal from the street
Beds with no edge, shape, or plan

Our Landscape Design Services

Full landscape design

A plan for the whole property — beds, plant material, hardscape tie-ins, and phasing if you want to build it over time.

Planting & installation

Trees, shrubs, and perennials chosen for Piedmont clay and installed with amended soil.

Bed renovation & edging

Reshaped beds, clean natural or steel edge, fresh mulch, and corrected grade.

Sod & lawn installation

Prepared subgrade, quality sod, and a watering plan you can actually follow.

Landscape lighting

Path and accent landscape lighting that makes the front of the house work after dark.

Mulch & pine straw

Seasonal refresh that keeps beds tidy and holds moisture.

Landscape Design for Lake Norman Homes

  • Heavy clay needs amendment and correct planting depth — the number one cause of shrub failure here is planting too deep in unamended soil.
  • Mature canopy in Davidson and Cornelius means shade-tolerant selections rather than whatever is on the nursery front row.
  • Lakefront wind and full-sun exposure calls for tougher material along the water.

Recent Landscape Design Projects

Landscape Design project in the Lake Norman area, NC — Southern Style Turf & Design
New evergreen arborvitae privacy screen planted along a wooded Lake Norman area property
Landscape Design project in the Lake Norman area, NC — Southern Style Turf & Design
Landscape Design project in the Lake Norman area, NC — Southern Style Turf & Design
Landscape Design project in the Lake Norman area, NC — Southern Style Turf & Design
Landscape Design project in the Lake Norman area, NC — Southern Style Turf & Design
Landscape Design project in the Lake Norman area, NC — Southern Style Turf & Design
Landscape Design project in the Lake Norman area, NC — Southern Style Turf & Design
Japanese maple and hydrangeas in a new black-mulch bed with a river rock border beside a driveway in Mooresville, NC
River rock path with flagstone stepping stones between new mulched planting beds and fresh sod in Mooresville, NC
Crew planting a row of arborvitae along a black aluminum fence line in Mooresville, NC
Row of newly planted holly shrubs in fresh mulch along a chain-link fence in Mooresville, NC

What to Expect

1

Call or request an estimate

Tell us what's happening on the property. We'll set a time to come out.

2

On-site assessment

We walk the property, check grade and soil, and identify the real cause — not just the symptom.

3

Written quote

Clear scope and pricing in writing before anything starts. No trip fee, no pressure.

4

Our crew does the work

In-house crew, no subcontractors. We clean up and walk the finished job with you.

Landscape Design FAQs

Do you do design only?

We design and install. Having the same crew do both is why the plan on paper matches what ends up in the ground.

When is the best time to plant?

Fall and early spring are ideal in the Lake Norman area, but with proper watering we plant successfully year-round.

Do you guarantee plants?

We stand behind our installations. We'll go over the specifics of what's covered with your written quote.

Landscape Design Specialties

Related work we handle across Denver, Mooresville, Cornelius, Davidson, Huntersville and Troutman, NC.

Ready to get landscape design handled?

Free on-site estimate — no trip fee, no obligation. Mobile service throughout Lake Norman and surrounding communities; we come to your property.

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