Full-service backyard design, build, and finish. Planting, hardscape, turf, irrigation, lighting, and outdoor structures. One licensed team from concept to completion.
★★★★★ 4.9 on Google (37 reviews) · Licensed CSLB #1097192 · 5-year workmanship guarantee · Serving San Diego County
Tell us about your yard. We’ll send back a written quote with timeline and scope breakdown within one business day.
Most homeowners get 3 wildly different backyard quotes and zero clarity on what they’re paying for. Here’s what we hear most often when people call us after a bad bid.
“Our last contractor disappeared mid-project”
Subcontract-chain builds leave you chasing 4 different crews. We staff one licensed team start to finish, W-2 employees, not day labor.
“The plants died by August”
Most contractors plant catalog-pick palettes that look great on day one and crisp by month three. We design for your microclimate, soil, and sun exposure.
“It looks like a builder catalog, not the yard we asked for”
Mixed pile heights, dual-tone fibers, and natural-seeming thatch are what separate “mini-golf” from premium. We don’t install the cheap stuff.
“The seams are everywhere”
Bad seaming = visible lines forever. Our crew uses overlap-cut + proper seam tape + brushing direction — you don’t see where one piece ends and the next begins.
★★★★★4.9 on Google · 37 reviews · 100% reply rate
“Absolutely thrilled with the work from this landscaping company! Professional, punctual, and transformed our yard into a beautiful, welcoming space. Every detail was handled with care and creativity.”
“Couldn’t be happier with the nice job Fabian and crew did to reinstall our synthetic grass to its original condition after a plumbing job required partial removal.”
“My mother hired them to landscape her backyard. She doesn’t know how to work Google (nor is she interested in learning lol) but they did such a great job, she asked me to leave a review.”
“What can they not do?! A place where you can have them create you a beautiful outdoor space and build you a pickleball court as well. It is not just landscaping, it is a full outdoor experience.”
“San Diego Landscaping and Synthetic Turf offers a robust profile of all services to make your home and backyard dreams a reality. They do landscape design and more.”
“Would definitely hire you guys again if needed. Your detailing is amazing, really nice work on the pickleball court!”
The 4-step system we use on every full backyard build. No coordination headaches. One licensed team. Daily updates.
Blueprint
On-site walk, measure, drainage assessment, lifestyle and usage analysis. Scope breakdown + written quote within 24 hours.
Build
Site prep, grading, hardscape, planting, irrigation, lighting installation. Daily photo updates so you know what’s happening.
Beautify
Plant placement, mulch finish, lighting commissioning, edge clean-up. We don’t leave until every detail matches the plan.
Backed
5-year workmanship guarantee + 5-year workmanship guarantee. Lifetime call-back — we answer the phone after the check clears.
Photos from real jobsites our team has finished. No stock photos.



Same crew, same license, same Backyard Blueprint System™ — whatever your project needs.
Hank Dugan, Owner
CSLB #1097192 · Bonded & Insured · San Diego Landscaping & Synthetic Turf founder · Personally reviews every design proposal before it goes out
Tell us what you’re thinking. We’ll come out, measure, and send back a real quote with scope breakdown and a fixed timeline.
Licensed CSLB #1097192 · Bonded & Insured · 5-year workmanship guarantee · 5-year workmanship guarantee
Frequently Asked
Real answers about timeline, scope, budget, and how a full backyard build actually works in San Diego.