Landscape design and installation is the process of planning, constructing, and installing outdoor spaces that combine beauty, functionality, and long-term performance. This may include planting beds, trees, shrubs, patios, walkways, retaining walls, irrigation, lighting, lawns, and other landscape features designed to complement your home's architecture.

Professional landscape design considers grading, drainage, sun exposure, plant selection, irrigation, traffic flow, and long-term maintenance. A thoughtful design creates an outdoor environment that is both visually appealing and practical while helping protect your property's long-term value.

Important considerations include your home's architectural style, drainage, sunlight, soil conditions, privacy needs, outdoor entertaining goals, maintenance preferences, seasonal color, irrigation, and how you plan to use your outdoor spaces throughout the year.

Landscape design focuses on planning the layout, materials, plant selections, and functionality of the outdoor space. Landscape installation is the construction phase where those plans are brought to life through grading, planting, hardscape construction, irrigation, lighting, and finishing details.

Plant selection should consider climate, sun exposure, soil conditions, irrigation requirements, mature growth size, seasonal interest, maintenance expectations, and how the plants complement your home's architecture and surrounding landscape.

Landscape designs may incorporate a wide variety of features, including:

• Planting beds

• Trees and shrubs

• Sod and lawns

• Decorative rock

• Mulch

• Irrigation systems

• Outdoor lighting

• Walkways

• Patios

• Retaining walls

• Water features

• Outdoor kitchens

• Fire pits

• Seating areas

• Pergolas

• Privacy plantings

• Garden pathways

Each design is customized to complement the property, lifestyle, and long-term maintenance preferences.

Absolutely. Proper grading, drainage systems, retaining walls, swales, and carefully selected plantings help manage rainwater, reduce erosion, and protect your home's foundation from excess moisture.

Landscapes naturally evolve as plants mature and homeowner needs change. Periodic updates every several years can refresh planting beds, replace aging vegetation, improve functionality, and maintain a polished appearance.

Luxury landscapes often include custom outdoor living spaces, natural stone patios, premium lighting, mature trees, water features, outdoor kitchens, fire features, decorative retaining walls, privacy landscaping, custom irrigation systems, and carefully curated plant palettes that create a cohesive, resort-inspired environment.

Spring and fall are generally ideal for many landscape projects because moderate temperatures and seasonal rainfall help trees, shrubs, and other plants establish healthy root systems. However, installation schedules may vary depending on plant selection, project scope, and local weather conditions.

Yes. Strategically placed shade trees, windbreaks, and thoughtfully designed plantings can help reduce heat gain during the summer, provide protection from seasonal winds, and contribute to a more comfortable outdoor environment.

Absolutely. Modern landscape design extends your living space beyond the walls of your home by incorporating comfortable seating areas, outdoor dining spaces, fire features, entertainment zones, and thoughtfully designed pathways that encourage year-round enjoyment.

Yes. Strategic placement of trees, hedges, ornamental grasses, privacy screens, and layered plantings creates natural privacy while maintaining an attractive and welcoming landscape.

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• We are a trusted, local general contractor based out of Bellevue, WA, with deep roots in the Puget Sound region.

• F&M is licensed, bonded, and insured in Washington State (Contractor License FMCONMC877MR).

• We work with homeowners in Bellevue, Mercer Island, Medina, Woodinville, Kenmore, Redmond, Kirkland, Sammamish, Issaquah, Newcastle, Seattle, and Renton. Transforming homes in the Pacific Northwest is our specialty.

• F&M understands how involved a remodel or renovation can be. We know how it will affect your daily life, so we keep the entire project organized and on schedule, while providing plenty of communication and guidance along the way. Let us turn your vision into reality.