Landscape Design, Construction & Installation for Aurora Homes
One company designs, builds, and installs the complete landscape for Aurora properties - hardscape, planting, turf, irrigation, lighting, and fencing - scaled to a single project or a full yard and planned around the water, rules, and site facts confirmed for your address.
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Aurora is a large, varied city, and what "landscaping" means depends on the property in front of us. Custom Landscapes by Design handles the whole scope under one roof - design, hardscape, planting, turf, irrigation, lighting, and fencing - so an Aurora homeowner works with a single company instead of coordinating separate contractors for each piece of the yard.
Every service below can stand alone or combine into a complete Aurora landscape project, from a first patio to a full-yard plan.
Whether an Aurora patio, walkway, or driveway is replacing something worn out or going in for the first time on a newer build, concrete work starts with the same site read: grade, drainage, and how the surface meets the house. We pour flatwork planned for the property in front of us rather than a generic subdivision template.
A paver patio works on an established Aurora lot or a fresh newer-build yard for the same practical reason: the surface is repairable in sections and can be phased alongside the rest of a project instead of demanding one finished slab up front. We set every paver system on compacted base built for our freeze-thaw cycle.
Grade change shows up across Aurora in both older neighborhoods and newer filings, and a retaining wall is what turns a slope into flat, usable yard on either one. We build block and boulder walls with footing and drainage sized to the height held, whether the goal is fixing an established slope or shaping a brand-new lot.
Artificial turf gives an Aurora lawn, dog run, or putting green a green, consistent surface without the establishment period a newer build has to wait through or the repair work an older lawn often needs. We install it over a compacted, free-draining base sized to the yard it is replacing.
A newer Aurora build usually starts with bare dirt, while an established yard is more often about replacing what has failed or outgrown its spot - two different planting jobs that both start with soil preparation and placement for the mature size of what goes in, not just how it looks the day it is installed.
An irrigation system for a newer Aurora build is designed from scratch around the finished landscape plan; on an established property it more often has to work with or replace what is already in the ground. Either way we zone and program the system to the planting it actually has to support and the water source confirmed for the address.
A built-in fire pit finishes an Aurora patio whether that patio is brand new on a newer build or being added onto an established one. We build the feature into the surrounding hardscape - seating, circulation, and clearances planned together - and scope any gas line the site needs before construction starts.
Low-voltage lighting reads differently on a newer Aurora build with a fresh landscape plan than it does on an established yard with mature trees already in place, and we design each fixture layout around the property that is actually there rather than one standard path-and-uplight package.
Fencing needs on an established Aurora lot - working around existing grade, trees, and a neighboring fence line - differ from a newer build starting at bare property lines. We install standard residential wood, vinyl, and rail systems set on the located line, with the address-specific height and material requirements confirmed first.
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Splitting a landscape project across separate design, hardscape, and planting contractors leaves the coordination to you. We keep design, construction, planting, and irrigation under one contract so the decisions that affect each other - grade and drainage, hardscape and planting placement, irrigation and what it has to water - get made together instead of handed off piece by piece.
The layout and the hardscape that fills it are decided in the same plan, not handed to separate crews. A patio, retaining wall, or fence line is placed to work with the rest of the yard from the first drawing instead of getting fit into whatever space is left over.
Sod, trees, shrubs, and beds are placed together with the irrigation that will support them, so the watering plan matches what actually goes in the ground rather than getting sized after the fact.
Low-voltage lighting and residential fencing close out the plan - lighting for paths, entries, and evening use, fencing for the boundary and gates the property needs - coordinated with everything installed ahead of them.
Scaled to the project
Not every Aurora project needs to be a full-yard build. We take on one focused scope just as readily as a complete landscape, and either way the surrounding site gets looked at so the work fits what comes before and after it.
A single scope - a paver patio, a retaining wall, an irrigation system, a fence line - is a complete project on its own, and we still look at the surrounding grade and drainage so it connects cleanly to whatever comes next.
A complete Aurora yard - hardscape, planting, turf, irrigation, lighting, and fencing designed and built together - is planned as one layout from the start, whether it goes in all at once or across more than one season.
Two different starting points
Aurora's housing stock spans older, established neighborhoods and newer construction, and a landscape plan has to start from whichever one your property actually is. An established yard usually means deciding what stays, what gets replaced, and how new work ties into hardscape or planting that already exists. A newer build more often means starting from unimproved ground, with grading, drainage, and every system planned from scratch. Which situation applies is a fact about your property, and it shapes the plan from the first site visit.
Confirmed for your address
Which water provider serves a property, what review process applies, and whether a permit is required can all vary by address within a city as large as Aurora. Rather than stating one rule as if it covered every property, we confirm what actually applies to your address and proposed scope before design work locks in - so the plan is built on what is true for your property, not an assumption about the city as a whole.
How the work moves
The sequence protects the work at every stage, whether the project is one focused scope or a complete yard.
We visit the site, look at the existing yard or the newer-build lot in front of us, and confirm the water provider, review process, and permit facts that apply to your specific Aurora address.
Hardscape, planting, turf, irrigation, lighting, and fencing are resolved together, whether the project is one focused scope or a complete yard, so every piece is placed to work with the others.
Grading, drainage, and any structural walls come first, followed by hardscape surfaces, then planting, turf, irrigation lines, and lighting fixtures, so nothing finished has to be dug back into.
At handoff we review the completed spaces, irrigation zones and controls, new planting and establishment care, and how the systems installed on your property actually operate.
Landscape transformations
Compare two complete landscape transformations. Project locations are not named because their city attribution has not been verified.
A yard brought together in a single coordinated build - graded and retained ground, a finished lawn area, and planting beds installed as one project rather than a series of separate add-ons.
An open yard turned into a finished outdoor room - stamped concrete patio, built-in fire feature, seating wall, and planting - hardscape and softscape delivered together under one plan.
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“The team did an amazing job from start to finish. They were flexible with the design ask as well as shared input and expertise that made the overall design better. They delivered on time with a great quality finish and we couldn’t be happier!”
“The Custom Landscape team did an amazing job with the new concrete landscaping addition to our patio and backyard. We’ve used them before and there isn’t another company we’d look to for future business!”
“Custom Landscape by Design has a high level of knowledge and skill. I was very pleased with the professionalism and the quality work I received in my yard. Aaron is an excellent landscape designer and very dependable.”
“Custom Landscapes by Design did a phenomenal job fixing our landscaping and a drainage problem caused by another company’s work. Aaron installed French drains, backfilled eroded soil and rock, and restored our existing landscape. I fully recommend his company.”
“Custom Landscapes by Design is a great company and I would recommend it for any landscaping jobs, from irrigation to installation. Aaron in particular is super knowledgeable and friendly.”
“Professional from start to finish with Aaron and his team. Took the time to meet in person and review the plan for our full backyard project. 100% would recommend Aaron to anybody looking to remodel their backyard.”
“I reached out to multiple businesses to get a quote to xeriscape my front yard. I was referred to Custom Landscapes by Design by a neighbor and they were fantastic from the get go. Aaron was very professional, never made me feel like I was being sold something, and was super easy to work with. They just finished the job and it looks amazing. Very happy with my experience!”
The full scope: design, hardscape (patios, walkways, driveways, retaining walls), planting, artificial turf, irrigation, landscape lighting, and residential fencing, all delivered under one contract. You can hire us for one piece of that list or the whole yard.
Aurora is part of our service area. Share your address when you request an estimate and we will confirm coverage along with the water provider, review process, and any permit facts that apply to that specific property before design work starts.
Yes. A newer-build lot with no existing landscape is one of the two situations this page is built around. We design the complete yard - grading, hardscape, planting, turf, irrigation, and lighting - as one plan built on unimproved ground.
Yes. An established yard usually calls for renovation rather than a full rebuild: replacing a failing patio, adding a retaining wall, extending irrigation, or adding lighting and fencing, planned around what is already there and worth keeping.
Price follows the scope and the site: how much hardscape, planting, and systems work is involved, and what the property's grade, drainage, and access require. A free on-site estimate is how we turn that into an actual number for your project instead of a generic range.
Share your Aurora property, whether it's an established yard or a newer build, and the scope you're considering. We will schedule a free on-site estimate and confirm what applies to your address.