Full Backyard Landscape Remodel With Privacy Trees and Lighting

This homeowner had one main goal - privacy. The yard was wide open, neighbors visible on multiple sides, and there was no real separation between their space and the outside world. That's a pretty common problem, especially in newer subdivisions where lots sit close together and landscaping hasn't had years to grow in.

Here's what we were working with at the start - bare dirt, a blank yard, and zero screening. We brought in 12 trees standing 15 feet tall, each one weighing around 3,500 lbs. Moving trees that size isn't a shovel job. You can see the skid steer and the flatbed trailer doing the heavy lifting here. Getting them off the trailer, positioned correctly, and set at the right depth takes real equipment and a crew that knows what they're doing.

We also built out the fence along the perimeter, which gave the yard a defined boundary right away. From there we layered in shrubs and smaller trees to fill in the gaps between the big trees and the fence line. A new sprinkler system went in too, so everything planted stays alive and healthy without the homeowner having to think about it.

The part that really tied it all together was the lighting. Uplights were placed along the fence line and at the base of the trees, which gives the whole yard a completely different feel after dark. What looks like a clean, green yard during the day becomes something a lot more intentional at night. That warm glow hitting the fresh cedar fence panels is hard to beat.

This is the kind of job we genuinely enjoy - one where a homeowner had a clear need and we got to solve it from the ground up. Everything here was handled under one roof: the fence, the trees, the plants, the irrigation, and the lighting. No juggling multiple contractors, no miscommunication between trades. Just one crew, start to finish.