Woodland Hills, Utah
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New build in Woodland Hills? We take your lot from raw cut and fill to a finished yard, working around the septic field, the driveway culvert, wall permits and any HOA deadline.
“They installed our backyard in a new construction home we bought this summer, and they helped us get exactly what we wanted within our budget.”
“I will be using them for all of my landscape needs, a pleasure to work with!”
New-Construction Landscaping in Woodland Hills
New homes in Woodland Hills get handed over on rough ground. The builder cut a pad into the hill, pushed the extra dirt downhill and left rock, subsoil and a driveway that can run up to 15 percent. Lots run from 19,000 square feet up to 10 acres, so there is a lot of yard to finish, and very little of it is flat.
The city's building permit packet already shaped some of it. Every driveway needs a culvert under it. Walls over 4 feet or steeper than 2 to 1 need engineering and inspection. A lot over 15 percent slope needs a geotech report. Homes in mapped hazard areas may need a natural hazard study, and every new home here sits in a city treated as wildland-urban interface. Your landscape plan has to fit all of that.
We take it from there: finish grading, walls, drainage, topsoil where it is needed, sprinklers on the metered city water, and planting that handles zone 6b and deer. We work around the new septic field from day one. If your subdivision or HOA has a landscaping deadline, we confirm it with you and plan the schedule backward from that date.
Woodland Hills rises about 1,200 feet from its lowest homes to its highest, most lots run on septic, every yard drinks metered city water and the whole town is treated as wildland-urban interface, so a yard here gets planned around slope, drain field and fire before anything else.
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The Woodland Hills challenges
Rough grading from the build often leaves dirt piled against the foundation, or low spots that hold water. On a hillside, spring melt finds those spots fast. We set the finish grade so water moves away from the house and toward the ditch and culvert.
What is left after a build is compacted subsoil mixed with foothill rock. Grass and shrubs struggle in it. We bring in topsoil where you want lawn and beds, and leave the rocky ground for native plants that actually like it.
Most new homes here are on septic, and that field is easy to drive over during landscaping. Crushing it in the first week is a costly mistake. We mark it, fence it off while we work and keep heavy equipment and walls away from it.
Snow stays late, the last frost runs into mid to late May, and permits can take more than one review round. If you close in the fall, the yard may have to wait for spring. We do design and permits over winter so work starts when the ground is ready.
The J&H approach
If you can, call us before final grading. We can work with the builder on where the dirt goes, where the septic field sits and how the driveway culvert and ditch tie in, which saves you money later.
Walls, steps, patios and drainage go in first, then sprinklers, then topsoil and plants. That order keeps finished work from getting torn up by machines that still need to move through the yard, and it saves you paying for repairs.
We keep stone and other non-combustible materials within 5 feet of the house, put lawn only where you will use it, run drip to the beds and pick plants that can handle deer and a zone 6b winter.
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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