Vineyard, Utah
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We take new Vineyard homes from bare dirt to a finished yard, with water-wise front yards, sprinklers set up for metered city water and a plan that fits your HOA's timeline.
“I needed grass before winter on my new build at the end of October and him and this guys made it happen.”
“they will definitely be my go to landscaper for many years!”
New-Construction Landscaping in Vineyard
Vineyard is still building, and much of that growth sits on the old Geneva Steel site along the lake. If you just closed on a new home here, you may have a front yard the builder finished and a backyard of packed dirt, or bare dirt all the way around. Either way, the clock started the day you got the keys.
There are a few clocks, in fact. Your HOA may set a date to finish the yard. The city treats weeds over 4 inches as a nuisance, and bare dirt grows them fast. And lawn rules for new yards are tightening across Utah County, so the front yard you picture may not match what your HOA or the city will approve. We confirm the current rules with Vineyard and your HOA before we design.
Then there is the water. Most Vineyard homes have no secondary irrigation, so a new lawn drinks metered city water from day one. We design the sprinklers, the lawn size and the plant list together so the yard grows in well without a shock on the first summer bill. Drip goes in the beds from the start, so you are not paying to spray water on rock.
Vineyard is the young town on the lake: flat, newer lots on silty ground by Utah Lake, mostly watered with metered city water, where the job is making a smaller yard work hard.
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The Vineyard challenges
Heavy equipment leaves new lots packed hard, over lake silt that already drains slowly. Sod on that roots shallow and browns in July. We loosen the ground and add screened topsoil before anything gets planted, so roots have room to go down and water soaks in.
Many Vineyard HOAs want plans approved before work starts, and some set a finish date. Review can take a while. We get you a clean plan early so approval does not eat up your building window. If the board asks for changes, we turn them around quickly.
Utah law says an HOA cannot require more than half of a yard to be non-water-wise landscape, or lawn in strips under 8 feet wide. Lawn limits for new yards are tightening around the county too. We design a front yard that looks finished and fits the rules.
On a corner lot, Vineyard keeps anything over 2 feet tall out of a 30 foot triangle at the intersection, plants included. Shrubs or boulders set there can cost you a redo. We keep corner beds low with grasses, groundcover and flat rock.
The J&H approach
We walk the lot, read your HOA rules and draw the full yard. We put together what the HOA needs for review and confirm city rules. Work starts once approvals are in hand, so nothing has to come back out.
Grading and drainage come first, then sprinkler mains and drip, then hardscape, then topsoil, plants and sod or turf. That order keeps us from digging up anything that is already finished, and it keeps heavy equipment off the new sod.
We set the controller for new sod and show you how to step it back as the roots take. You get a simple watering plan for the first summer so the new yard makes it through its first July.
What homeowners say
"We had a really big project (full lot project) and a crazy timeline, and Jackson and his team were awesome. They are very efficient, work hard to get things done quick, and the quality of their work is top-notch. Great company. Great guys. I would highly recommend them for any landscaping needs."
"Jackson and his crew did a phenomenal job on our back yard. I had a vision and they brought it to life. We had them do a retaining wall, grading, underground trampoline, sprinkler system, and sod. They met deadlines, communication was on point, and the whole crew was friendly.…"
"…The job was completed quickly without sacrificing quality, and the results exceeded our expectations. We would absolutely hire this team again and recommend them to anyone looking for landscaping help."
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