About San Diego Landscaping & Synthetic Turf

One licensed team. One accountable owner. The San Diego backyard you actually wanted.

We built this company on a simple idea: design and build under one roof, with one phone number that gets answered after the deposit. CSLB-licensed, 37 Google reviews, 4.9-star average, and the same crew lead on your project from blueprint to finished.

Why we built this company

San Diego homeowners deserve a better experience than what most of the local market offers. The pattern we kept seeing — and the reason this company exists — is this: homeowners get quoted by a designer who can’t build, then bounced to a build crew who can’t design. Projects stretch six months. Quotes balloon 60%. Communication disappears after the deposit.

So we built the company that solves it. Owner Hank Dugan runs it from the office, not a jobsite. Designers and project managers in-house. W-2 crews on the ground β€” not subcontractors. One contract, one timeline, one phone number. Every quote we send is what the build crew will actually invoice you, because the build crew is us.

“The reason we never bid against a separate designer or a separate build crew is that we’ve done both jobs for over a decade. We know what the drawings actually cost to build, and we won’t pretend we don’t.” — Hank Dugan, Owner

That’s the whole pitch. Everything else — the 5-year workmanship guarantee, the daily photo updates, the HOA submission packages we prepare for clients in Rancho Santa Fe and La Jolla and Coronado — comes from the same idea: accountability stops here, not three subcontractors deep.

The four things we promise every San Diego homeowner

Brand pillars sound corporate. These are practical commitments that translate to specific behavior on every project we run.

1

Range under one roof

Landscape architecture, synthetic turf, pools, paving, concreting, masonry, pergolas, padel and pickleball courts, retaining walls, garden sheds — under one CSLB license. You don’t coordinate teams. We do.

2

No-drama execution

Written quote, fixed timeline, daily photo updates, weekly check-ins, real warranty. If we made it complicated, we’d lose clients. So we don’t.

3

Local proof

Built by San Diegans, for San Diego climates. 37 Google reviews. 4.9-star average. 100% reply rate. We’ve worked across the Covenant in Rancho Santa Fe, Aviara, La Jolla, Old Poway, and 15 more cities in San Diego County.

4

Family-feel professionalism

Big-job capability, small-team care. Our crew leads (like Fabian, who you’ll meet during the build) stay with your project from start to finish. We answer the phone after the check clears.

The team you’ll actually work with

No call center. No bait-and-switch “senior designer” who hands you off after the consult. Here’s who runs the company and who runs your project.

Owner & Founder

Hank Dugan

Hank runs the company. He sees every quote before it goes out, signs off on every design, and personally answers escalations. His goal: make sure every San Diego homeowner who hires us would hire us again.

If a project goes sideways, his cell number is the one you’ll get.

Crew Lead

Fabian & the build team

Fabian leads our build crews on the ground. Mentioned by name in our Google reviews more than anyone else — including the synthetic turf restoration that earned us a 5-star review from Ken Groth last March.

W-2 employees. Same crew on your project from day one to walkthrough.

Design Studio

In-house landscape designers

3D renderings, planting plans, hardscape elevations, HOA submission packages — produced by designers who sit two desks away from the build crews who’ll execute the plans.

That’s why our quotes are bid-ready, not aspirational.

By the numbers

Honest, current, verifiable. We update these quarterly. Last update: 2026.

4.9β˜…
Google rating across 37 reviews
100%
Review reply rate
19
San Diego County cities served
14
Service lines under one license
5-yr
Workmanship guarantee
10-yr
Synthetic turf warranty
24hr
Quote turnaround
1
Phone number that gets answered

San Diego County is the only place we work

We don’t franchise. We don’t expand to LA or Riverside or Orange County to chase revenue. This is home β€” we know the soil, the microclimates, the HOA committees, and the permitting offices. That’s why our designs work.

Licensed: CSLB #1097192 Β Β·Β  Bonded & Insured Β Β·Β  Office: 16450 Via Esprillo, San Diego, CA

The Backyard Blueprint System™

How we go from your first “I wish my yard looked like that” to a 5-year-guaranteed finished backyard β€” without disappearing contractors, surprise bills, or guessing what you’re paying for.

Step 1
1

Blueprint

Free in-home consult, 3D yard scan, written design proposal. 90 minutes. No pressure. No fees.

Step 2
2

Build

Licensed crew, daily photo updates, weekly check-ins. No surprise costs — what we quote is what you pay.

Step 3
3

Beautify

Finishing details done right — lighting, irrigation, plant placement, turf grooming, the small things that make a backyard feel finished.

Step 4
4

Backed

5-year workmanship guarantee. 10-year synthetic turf warranty. Lifetime call-back support — we answer the phone after the check clears.

Ready to talk to the team that’ll actually build your project?

One free consult. Written quote in 24 hours. Your designer and your build crew already work for the same company. No bouncing, no surprises.

Licensed CSLB #1097192 Β· Bonded & Insured Β· 5-yr workmanship guarantee Β· 4.9β˜… on Google