Our Disciplines
Landscape Design Services
From initial concept to build-ready documents, JHL Landscape Design offers a full range of design services for estate and residential properties across Chester County and the Main Line.
Landscape Designer
Comprehensive landscape design expertise for residential estates and distinguished properties.
Backyard Design & Oasis Design
Transform your rear yard into a private sanctuary — from naturalized gardens to outdoor entertainment spaces.
Outdoor Living Space Design
Integrated outdoor rooms, terraces, and living spaces designed as thoughtful extensions of your home.
3D Landscape Design & Rendering
Photorealistic and artistic 3D visualizations that let you see your future landscape before construction begins.
Landscape Master Plan
The complete property blueprint — a phased, cohesive plan that protects your investment across years of improvements.
Patio & Landscape Design
Expertly designed patio environments integrated with surrounding plantings, grades, and landscape character.
Retaining Wall Design
Functional, beautiful retaining structures — from natural stone dry-stacked walls to engineered terrace systems.
Pool Landscape Design
Pool surrounds, coping, plantings, and pavilion design that elevate the aquatic environment into a cohesive estate feature.
Front Yard Landscape Design
Arrivals matter. We design front yard and approach sequences that set the tone for the entire property.
Hardscape Design
Expert hardscape design including patios, walkways, and outdoor structures for Chester County and Main Line properties.
Landscape Lighting Design
Architectural landscape lighting that extends the beauty and safety of your property into the evening hours.
Planting & Garden Design
Custom planting plans and plant palettes designed for four-season interest in Chester County's Zone 6b-7a clay soils.
Native & Low-Maintenance Garden Design
Native, pollinator, and drought-tolerant gardens that need less water and upkeep while supporting local habitat.
Outdoor Kitchen Design
Built-in outdoor kitchens — layout, materials, and appliance planning designed to survive PA freeze-thaw.
Fire Pit & Fire Feature Design
Fire pits and outdoor fireplaces that extend the outdoor season, integrated with patios and seating.
Water Feature Design
Pondless waterfalls, naturalistic streams, koi ponds, and fountains designed and built for low-maintenance enjoyment.
Walkway, Pathway & Driveway Design
Front walks, garden paths, and driveways on an ICPI-certified base built for clay soils and freeze-thaw.
Privacy & Screening Landscape Design
Layered evergreen screens and living buffers that deliver year-round privacy and noise reduction.
Estate Landscape Design
Phased master planning for Main Line estates and large Chester County properties — motor courts, garden rooms, specimen plantings.
New-Construction Landscape Design
Design the entire outdoor room from a blank slate, coordinated with your builder before drainage and grade are locked in.
Landscape Renovation & Makeover
Redesign tired, overgrown, or failing landscapes — keeping the good bones and editing the rest into a cohesive plan.
Full-Service Landscaping
One design-build team for your whole property — design, installation, drainage, plantings, hardscape & ongoing care.
Drainage & Grading
French drains, yard & surface drainage, grading, erosion control & foundation water solutions for Chester County clay soils.
French Drain Installation
Engineered French drains — correct depth, pitch, gravel & outlet — that actually move water in clay soil.
Yard Drainage & Standing Water
Soggy lawns, low spots & runoff fixed with swales, catch basins, dry wells & regrading.
Downspout Drainage & Extensions
Buried downspout extensions, pop-up emitters & drain tie-ins that carry roof water away from the foundation.
Grading & Regrading
Positive slope away from the home, land leveling, swale shaping & post-construction regrading.
Erosion Control & Dry Creek Beds
Stabilize bare slopes and channel concentrated flow with dry creek beds, stone, plantings & walls.
Foundation & Basement Drainage
Exterior grading & perimeter drainage that keeps water away from the foundation and out of the basement.
Plant & Tree Installation
Professional installation of trees, shrubs, perennials & garden beds built to establish and thrive.
Tree & Shrub Planting
Site-right tree & shrub selection and proper planting for clay soil, deer pressure & long-term health.
Garden Bed Installation
New planting beds — layout, edging, amended soil, plantings & mulch built for Chester County conditions.
Sod & New Lawn Installation
Graded, prepped & installed sod or seed lawns that take hold in clay soils.
Design-Quality Maintenance
Curated, ongoing care that protects the landscapes we design and build — not commodity mow-and-go.
Not Sure Where to Start?
A design consultation helps us understand your property and recommend the right approach for your goals and timeline.
Schedule a Design Consultation