
LANDSCAPE DESIGN GALLERY

Layered beds set off by a retaining wall and bendable board edging in natural brown.

Dry creek beds help prevent water-logged soil that can damage surrounding plants.

Dry creek bed funnels water and prevents erosion

Layered beds set off by a retaining wall and bendable board edging in natural brown.

Porcelain tiles set on road base. The road base was used to prevent tiles from shifting. The patio was also raised to the same level as the porch behind it.

Stepped flagstone walkway

Different heights and textures provide improved curb appeal

Porcelain tiles set on road base. The road base was used to prevent tiles from shifting. The patio was also raised to the same level as the porch behind it.

Panorama of spacious backyard.

A peaceful sanctuary

Recreation room landscaped with Texas natives features a dry creek bed for erosion control

Panorama of spacious backyard.


Natural rock ledge border planted with pool-tolerant native evergreens and perennials

Defined play spaces allow for multi-purpose use.


Layered bed combines functional drainage with natural plantings in wood mulch.


A rain garden prevents run off from entering this homeowner's swimming pool

Layered bed combines functional drainage with natural plantings in wood mulch.
Landscaping Stories
Landscaping Stories


How We Work: A Landscape Case Study

A Landscape Makeover from Front to Back
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Marshall Grain transformed this Southwest Arlington backyard by combining the porch and patio into a larger porcelain-paver outdoor living area, rebuilding the patio base, improving drainage, reshaping and planting the beds, and reusing old stepping stones as garden paths. The 17-day project cost $55,500.

Marshall Grain transformed this Southwest Arlington backyard by combining the porch and patio into a larger porcelain-paver outdoor living area, rebuilding the patio base, improving drainage, reshaping and planting the beds, and reusing old stepping stones as garden paths. The 17-day project cost $55,500.

We were asked to partially redesign this homeowner's backyard to both solve erosion problems and enhance the space. The tasks included filling in shaded areas with practical, shade-tolerant groundcover plants. In addition, we added two landscaping beds and designed and installed a back foundation to their pool's equipment corner.

We were asked to partially redesign this homeowner's backyard to both solve erosion problems and enhance the space. The tasks included filling in shaded areas with practical, shade-tolerant groundcover plants. In addition, we added two landscaping beds and designed and installed a back foundation to their pool's equipment corner.

Marshall Grain refreshed this Colleyville front yard through two landscaping projects completed about a year apart. The first phase, completed in September 2021, redesigned the planting areas around the street end of the front walkway. The second phase began in September 2022 and extended the improvements to an existing berm on the left side of the yard.

Marshall Grain refreshed this Colleyville front yard through two landscaping projects completed about a year apart. The first phase, completed in September 2021, redesigned the planting areas around the street end of the front walkway. The second phase began in September 2022 and extended the improvements to an existing berm on the left side of the yard.

This client reached out to us to relandscape the front and side landscaping beds at their Grapevine home. Improving the appearance and functionality went beyond reshaping the beds to include resodding and improving the drainage capacity of the beds.

This client reached out to us to relandscape the front and side landscaping beds at their Grapevine home. Improving the appearance and functionality went beyond reshaping the beds to include resodding and improving the drainage capacity of the beds.
