Best landscape designers in Charlotte, NC

★★★★★4.6 (132 reviews)score 83/100

G&G has been doing driveway extensions, retaining walls, tree and shrub planting, and commercial landscaping in Charlotte since 1989, and their volume of five-star reviews (88% of 132) backs up a genuine track record. Homebuilders keep coming back to them, which says something about how they handle watering and upkeep during active construction.

• The team turnaround, with jobs completed in as little as 2 days
• The team staff (the team, Robert, the team, the team, the team) known for clear communication and follow-up
• Repeat relationships with homebuilders
• Transparent budgeting and post-project plant care follow-up

Services: residential landscape design, hardscape design, planting design, lighting irrigation design

★★★★★4.8 (39 reviews)score 83/100

Owner the team personally runs design consultations and stays involved through installation and follow-up, and reviewers consistently point to that hands-on attention as what sets the work apart. It's a smaller review base than some peers, but the sentiment is strongly positive and same-day turnarounds get mentioned repeatedly.

• Owner-led design consultations from start to finish
• Same-day installation turnarounds reported
• Reasonable pricing, with attention to staying within budget
• App-based control and support for permanent systems

Services: lighting irrigation design, landscape designer

★★★★★4.8 (46 reviews)score 82/100

The team McBride's crew has a reputation for solving drainage headaches other contractors couldn't fix, alongside patio and retaining-wall builds and irrigation work. What stands out across 45 five-star reviews is that the team personally checks in after installation and walks clients through maintenance rather than disappearing once the crew leaves.

• Owner stays engaged from design through completion and follow-up
• Proven record resolving chronic drainage and irrigation issues
• Fair, transparent pricing on estimates
• The team the team keeps clients informed during the work

Services: hardscape design, planting design, lighting irrigation design, landscape designer

★★★★★4.7 (64 reviews)score 80/100

Clean Cut handles hardscape, tree work, and sod installation with crews that hand-finish details and communicate proactively about weather and scheduling. Most jobs, including patios and full yard transformations, go smoothly, though the review history includes a couple of notable complaints worth weighing.

• Detailed hardscape craftsmanship on patios and walkways
• The team communicate proactively around weather and scheduling
• Quick execution with attention to finishing touches

Services: hardscape design, planting design, eco friendly design, lighting irrigation design

★★★★★5 (6 reviews)score 77/100

The team's team has a small but perfect review record, with every reviewer citing on-time completion and careful attention to detail on deck framing and hardscape finishing. The review count is low, so treat this as a promising, lower-volume option rather than a proven-at-scale one.

• Consistent five-star feedback across all reviews
• On-time completion cited repeatedly

Services: residential landscape design, commercial landscape design, lighting irrigation design, landscape designer

★★★★☆4.4 (58 reviews)score 76/100

The team the team runs a crew known for same-day availability and photo updates on completed jobs, with several multi-year repeat customers backing up the reliability. It's a solid choice for ongoing maintenance relationships, though a couple of one-star reviews point to friction around scope and pricing for newer clients.

• Same-day service and fast turnaround
• Owner directly involved in the work
• Photo documentation of completed jobs
• The team to adjust billing seasonally

Services: hardscape design, landscape designer

★★★★★5 (23 reviews)score 84/100

The team earns a perfect five-star record across landscape work, tree removal, hardscape demolition, and ongoing yard maintenance, with several reviewers booking repeat service across more than two years. Reviewers specifically call out his habit of explaining projects in detail rather than just doing the work and leaving.

• Fair, transparent pricing
• The team tree removal and stump grinding
• Takes time to educate customers on their property
• Available year-round for maintenance

Services: residential landscape design, hardscape design, planting design, landscape designer

★★★★★4.7 (36 reviews)score 83/100

The team's crew specializes in stone and paver work, from backyard retaining walls to travertine stairs, and reviewers repeatedly mention them problem-solving on site, like starting early to dodge rain or coordinating material deliveries. The team clients have hired them three or more times, which speaks to consistent results.

• The team-quality stonework and paver installation
• On-time and on-budget delivery
• Owner the team visits job sites directly
• Fair pricing compared to competitors

Services: residential landscape design, hardscape design, landscape designer, commercial landscape design

★★★★★5 (16 reviews)score 82/100

The team's crew has a perfect five-star record built on on-time lawn maintenance and hardscape work, with multiple reviewers citing three-year relationships and repeat business from builders. The volume is still modest at 16 reviews, but the pattern of fair pricing and quick communication is consistent throughout.

• On-time, reliable service
• Fair, transparent pricing
• The team last-minute requests
• Trusted by local builders for repeat projects

Services: hardscape design, landscape designer

★★★★☆4 (22 reviews)score 60/100

The team and the team oversee projects personally and have built loyalty among most customers with responsive, on-time work over 10+ years in business. That said, the score reflects a real cluster of older negative reviews about incomplete work and employee conduct, so recent five-star feedback should be weighed against that history.

• Owners personally oversee projects
• The team-day communication and quick estimates
• 10+ years in business
• The team reviews trend more positive

Services: residential landscape design, hardscape design, planting design, landscape designer

★★★★☆4 (1 reviews)score 59/100

There's only a single review on file for Lakeland, so there isn't enough evidence yet to say much about consistency or service quality. Worth a direct conversation before committing to anything beyond a small job.

• Rating on the single review available is positive

Services: planting design, landscape designer

★★★★★4.9 (18 reviews)score 75/100

SiteOne isn't a design-build crew, it's a supply operation, but staff like the team, the team, and the team earn consistent praise for product knowledge and helping customers with delivery and equipment setup. Useful if you're sourcing materials for a DIY project or working alongside a contractor.

• The team staff known for expertise
• Same-day delivery assistance
• Irrigation contractor specialists on staff
• The team product quality and selection

Services: hardscape design, planting design, lighting irrigation design, landscape designer

★★★★☆4.4 (80 reviews)score 71/100

Gallery of Flowers earns strong praise for same-day flower delivery and staff who go out of their way on rush orders, but this is a florist, not a landscape design or build outfit. Include it here only if you need arrangements alongside a broader outdoor project.

• Same-day delivery within Charlotte
• Staff stay late for urgent requests
• The team-up calls to confirm satisfaction
• Custom arrangements

Services: planting design, landscape designer

★★★★☆4 (56 reviews)score 68/100

The team gets consistent praise for responsiveness on apartment complexes and HOA accounts, and crews are described as professional and clean on larger jobs. Residential and smaller accounts see more mixed results, with some missed appointments and slow follow-up on irrigation issues.

• The team track record on HOA and commercial accounts
• The team's responsiveness cited repeatedly
• The team praised for professionalism on bigger jobs

Services: residential landscape design, hardscape design, planting design, lighting irrigation design

★★★★★5 (3 reviews)score 67/100

Reviews are limited to just 3, but the pattern that emerges is an owner who answers questions directly and thoroughly during initial contact. Treat this as an early-stage listing worth a phone call rather than a proven full-service option yet.

• Owner-involved communication
• The team contractor

Services: planting design, landscape designer