One Property, One Vision
The best residential landscapes are not collections of features; they are compositions. The patio knows where the kitchen is. The fire feature waits at the end of a walk that was designed to bring people to it. The lighting was planned when the beds were, not bolted on afterward. That coherence is what people feel when they say a backyard is beautiful and cannot quite say why.
It starts with design, and it can be built all at once or in comfortable phases over several seasons. Either way, every trade you need lives under this one roof, masonry, structures, water, pools, drives and walks, fences and entries, irrigation, so nothing gets lost between contractors.
Since 1996, Over a Thousand Backyards
Greg Shaw has owned and led Southern Scape from Madison since 1996. Drew Treece designs; Adam Brislin, Brandon Daws, and Paul Shaw manage the builds; and every crew is licensed and insured. Workmanship carries a one-year written warranty, plant material six months, and every enquiry gets a reply within a day.
Where Do You Want to Start?
Start with a master plan
Landscape design gives every later phase a place to belong.
Start with the space you will use most
For most families that is the patio, with fire and food close behind.
Start with the problem
A slope that will not hold, a yard that floods, a system that waters the street: walls and irrigation fix the bones first.
Begin the Conversation
Browse our portfolio, meet the team, or tell us about your property. We answer within a day.
