Western Pine Residence

This Sarasota home needed its landscape and hardscape to work harder; cleaner circulation, smarter screening, and better drainage all in a natural, mostly native planting style. Our design-build approach reworked the beds, walkways, and water management together so everything feels cohesive and intentional.

Out front, a new planting bed wraps around to screen the utilities and opens a lawn gap that connects the front and back of the property. Layered, mostly native plantings carry through the design, with additional screening plants placed where they're needed most.

Circulation was a priority. We replaced a narrow three-foot lead walk with a wider six-foot walk that aligns cleanly with the home's stoop and runs to the wall, set in oversized 24-by-24 pavers. Stepping-stone paths connect to a new ten-by-ten paver patio flanked by plantings, and a second walkway wraps to the side door with paths aligned straight across for a crisp, orderly look.

Along the side, a garden bed with taller trees screens the wall and pool equipment, extending eight feet out for real depth and privacy, with landscaping wrapping the corner and a paver landing off the doors. The existing magnolia was preserved as an anchor, with new beds composed around it.

Drainage was solved behind the scenes: downspouts and problem drains were routed underground with pop-up emitters and directed toward the pond, eliminating standing water and surface runoff. Existing pavers were reset and re-leveled where they'd shifted, and lightened in color for a fresh, updated finish.

The result is a home landscape that's easier to move through, better screened, and built to handle Florida's rain with a clean, natural planting palette front to back.

Want to combine planting, hardscape, and drainage into one seamless project? Request a consultation with Landmarks Design.