Love Where You Live. Especially Outside.
Design. Build. Love.
What if your backyard became your favorite place?
Platt Hill Landscape designs and builds complete residential outdoor spaces made for the way you want to live. From beautiful patios and outdoor kitchens to fire features, lighting, poolside spaces, stonework and plantings, our local team brings every element together in one thoughtful design.
What can we create for you?
Whether you’re transforming an entire backyard or creating one incredible new space, our designers look at the complete picture – your home, property, lifestyle and how you want to use it.
Patios & Walkways
Walkways Create beautiful, functional spaces that naturally connect your home, yard and the people who enjoy them.
Outdoor Kitchens
Take dinner outside with a thoughtfully designed space for cooking, dining and entertaining.
Fire Features
Make cool evenings something to look forward to with a custom fire pit or fireplace designed for gathering.
Outdoor Lighting
Bring your home and landscape to life after sunset with lighting that adds ambience, beauty and function.
Poolside Spaces
Turn the area around your pool into a complete backyard destination with patios, gathering spaces, lighting, plantings and more.
Stonework & Walls
Add dimension, function and architectural interest with masonry, retaining and seating walls, steps and other custom features.
Outdoor Structures
From pergolas and pavilions and more, we coordinate with our trusted construction partners and manage these elements as part of your overall project.
Gardens & Greenspaces
Transform your curb appeal with trees, shrubs, perennials and plantings selected for your property and for what actually thrives in Northern Illinois.
Have an outdoor project in mind?
A big transformation or one great new space both start with a conversation. Contact the Platt Hill Landscape team to see what’s possible.
Imagine what your outdoor home could look like.
Need inspiration? Explore outdoor spaces that we’ve designed for real life in Chicagoland.
Live Outside
Patios & Outdoor Living
Extend your home beyond its walls with a thoughtfully designed outdoor living space for relaxing, entertaining and everyday life.
Dinner with a View
Outdoor Kitchens & Dining
Morning coffee. Family dinners. Saturday night with friends. Create a place where some of your favorite meals happen outside.
Welcome Home
Curb Appeal
Make coming home feel even better with an entrance and landscape designed to complement your home and create a beautiful first impression.
Fireside Memories
Fire Features & Cozy Spaces
Create a natural gathering place for cool nights, good conversations and just one more hour outside with your family, friends, and neighbors.
Make a Splash
Poolside Living
Create the complete resort-like pool experience with beautiful patios, landscaping, lighting and spaces to gather.
Reimagine Your Outdoors
Complete Transformations
Start with what you have. Tell us what you wish it could be. We'll bring the pieces together into one cohesive outdoor space designed around you.
Ready to love your outdoors?
Tell us what you’re imagining. The Platt Hill Landscape team will help you explore the possibilities and determine the right next steps for your dream outdoor space.
What’s the process?
Design. Build. Love.
Creating an incredible outdoor space doesn’t have to mean coordinating designers, landscapers, contractors and multiple trades people yourself. That’s part of our job.
Let’s Design Your Outdoors.
STEP 1: DESIGN
It starts at your home.
Your dedicated designer will visit your property, listen to how you want to use your outdoor space, understand what you like and what isn’t to develop a plan around your home, lifestyle and priorities.
Professional design is an important part of creating a space that works beautifully as a whole. Our fair design fee reflects the expertise, planning and time involved in developing your customized outdoor plan.
STEP 2: BUILD
One agreed vision. One team managing the details.
Once your design is finalized, we coordinate the people, materials and moving parts required to bring it to life. When a project calls for specialized construction, we work with trusted partners and manage their involvement within the overall project.
Your designer remains involved throughout the process, providing continuity from the first conversation through installation.
STEP 3: LOVE
Then comes the best part. Step outside and enjoy it.
At project completion, we’ll provide guidance on caring for your new landscape and plantings (if applicable) so you understand what your new space needs as it grows and matures.
Why Choose Platt Hill Landscape?
Big Ideas. Local Expertise.
We don’t just understand outdoor design. We understand here. We know Northern Illinois – the seasons, soil, plants and weather. We know what thrives, what doesn’t and what needs to go into an outdoor space that will continue to look beautiful long after installation day.
Platt Hill Landscape has been part of this community for over 10 years, and our team of Landscape Designers, Landscape Architects, and crew bring over 400 years of combined experience to residential outdoor design and installation. And because we’re also Platt Hill Nursery, plants aren’t an afterthought added at the end of your project. Plant expertise is part of our DNA.
Award-Winning Design. At Home.
Great outdoor spaces don’t have to come from a high-priced downtown design firm. Your Platt Hill Landscape team received a Gold Excellence in Landscaping Award from Landscape Illinois, recognizing the quality of our landscape design and work.
We combine award-winning design, experienced project management, extensive plant knowledge and trusted local partners to create exceptional residential outdoor spaces in the communities we call home.
Did you know?
Platt Hill Landscape are a Unilock Authorized Contractor. This is only awarded to hardscape and landscape companies that have been vetted, tested and certified by Unilock.
Platt Hill Landscape is showcased on Houzz. Check out the portfolios featuring our landscape architects and designers and be inspired by projects throughout Chicagoland.
Good neighbors deserve great yards
Share the love. Get rewarded.
Great backyards have a way of getting the neighbors talking. Refer someone to Platt Hill Landscape and when their qualifying project is completed, we’ll thank you with a Platt Hill Nursery gift card:
Have landscaping questions?
Frequently asked landscaping questions
Do you only provide landscaping and planting?
Not at all. While plants are certainly one of our specialties, Platt Hill Landscape designs and builds complete residential outdoor spaces. Projects can incorporate patios, outdoor kitchens, fire features, lighting, stonework, walls, structures, poolside spaces and landscaping into one cohesive design.
Do you design patios and outdoor living spaces?
Outdoor living is an important part of what we do. We can design and install individual elements or create a complete outdoor living space incorporating multiple features throughout the space.
Can you work with my pool company?
We can design the outdoor space surrounding your pool and coordinate with your pool company to help create one cohesive backyard plan. Our team has extensive experience partnering with pool companies to complement their work and bring your vision to life.
Do you provide landscape design?
Professional design is at the heart of our process. Your Platt Hill Landscape designer visits your home, develops your plan and remains involved throughout the project. A reasonable design fee is typically applied based on the scope of your project.
Do you handle construction elements?
When a design includes specialized structures or construction, we work with local trusted professional partners and coordinate their work within the overall project.
Do you provide ongoing lawn or landscape maintenance?
Our specialty is residential design and installation rather than ongoing maintenance. At the completion of your project, we’ll provide guidance for caring for your new landscape and plantings, but we do not offer ongoing maintenance. If you are an existing client, we do offer spring and fall cleanups to help keep your project beautiful.
When should I contact you about a spring or summer project?
Earlier than you might think! Design and planning can happen throughout the year. Starting in the fall or winter can help everyone get ahead of the busy April-October installation season. However, our design team is happy to meet you year-round!
Do you offer a warranty?
Yes, please follow up with your designer for warranty information. Common warranties include:
- 5 Years for any hardscape (i.e. stone, masonry, pavers)
- 3 Years for lighting
- 2 Years for shrubs and trees
- 1 Year for perennials, roses, vines, grasses, small fruit trees and groundcover.
- 1 Year for drainage
What areas do you serve?
Our Bloomingdale and Carpentersville Platt Hill Landscape locations serve homeowners in Chicago’s western and northwestern suburbs, including but not limited to: Addison, Algonquin, Arlington Heights, Aurora, Barrington, Barrington Hills, Bartlett, Batavia, Bensenville, Berkeley, Bloomingdale, Bolingbrook, Broadview, Brookfield, Buffalo Grove, Burlington, Campton Hills, Carol Stream, Clarendon Hills, Cary, Countryside, Darien, Des Plaines, Downers Grove, Dundee, Elburn, Elgin, Elk Grove Village, Elmhurst, Fox Lake, Fox River Grove, Franklin Park, Garden Prairie, Geneva, Genoa, Gilberts, Glen Ellyn, Glendale Heights, Hampshire, Hanover Park, Harvard, Hillside, Hinsdale, Hoffman Estates, Huntley, Inverness, Island Lake, Itasca, Johnsburg, Kingston, Kirkland, La Grange Park, Lake in the Hills, Lake Zurich, Lakemoor, Lakewood, Lily Lake, Lisle, Lombard, Long Grove, Maple Park, Marengo, McHenry, Medinah, Melrose Park, Mount Prospect, Naperville, Niles, North Aurora, North Barrington, Northlake, Oak Brook, Oak Park, Palatine, Park Ridge, Pingree Grove, Plato Center, Prairie Grove, Prospect Heights, Richmond, River Forest, River Grove, Riverside, Rolling Meadows, Roselle, Schaumburg, Schiller Park, South Barrington, South Elgin, St Charles, Stone Park, Streamwood, Sycamore, Union, Villa Park, Warrenville, Wasco, Wauconda, Wayne, West Chicago, Westchester, Western Springs, Westmont, Wheaton, Willowbrook, Winfield, Wood Dale, Wonder Lake, and Woodstock.
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