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    New Construction Landscaping In Salt Lake City

    You bought the house. We finish the yard. Design, grading and drainage, sprinklers, sod, retaining walls, patios, and outdoor living installed by one crew, on one schedule, in one season.
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    New Home Landscaping In Salt Lake City

    Builders leave you at rough grade: no drainage, no irrigation, no soil prep. AJA Landscaping Services installs the complete yard in one project, from grading and sprinklers to sod, retaining walls, paver patios, and lighting.
  1. One contractor for design, grading, hardscape, irrigation, sod, and lighting
  2. Drainage corrected before sod, so nothing gets torn out in year two
  3. Sleeves and irrigation mains set under hardscape while the yard is open
  4. Belgard pavers and Rain Bird irrigation installed to spec
  5. Free landscape design, a $2,500 value, with a full installation
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    Everything Your New Yard Needs, Built By One Contractor

    Full service new construction landscaping for homes across Salt Lake County and the Wasatch Front.

    Grading And Drainage

    Builder rough grade almost never drains correctly. We reset slope away from the foundation, cut swales, install catch basins and French drains, and solve window well and downspout runoff before sod ever goes down.

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    Sprinkler Systems And Drip Irrigation

    Full Rain Bird sprinkler installation with head to head coverage, zoned valves, drip lines in every planting bed, and a smart controller programmed for Salt Lake County watering restrictions.

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    Sod Installation And Planting

    Amended and tilled soil, fresh Utah grown sod, and a plant list matched to your lot's sun, soil, and exposure so new landscaping fills in instead of struggling through its first summer.

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    A neatly mowed lawn bordered by a stone retaining wall expertly crafted through skilled hardscape installation, with trees and bushes in the background and a house on the right.

    Retaining Walls And Rockwork

    Engineered block and natural boulder walls that turn a sloped new construction lot into flat, usable yard, with proper base, drainage rock, and geogrid so walls stay straight for decades.

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    Paver Patios And Walkways

    Belgard paver patios, driveways, front entries, and walkways installed on compacted road base with polymeric sand and edge restraint, so they do not settle through Utah freeze and thaw cycles.

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    Outdoor Living And Fire Pits

    Pergolas, outdoor kitchens, seating walls, and gas or wood fire pits designed as part of the yard rather than added on later at double the cost.

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    A small garden waterfall flows over stacked rocks, surrounded by green plants, an ivy-covered wall, and several large smooth stones—bringing a soothing homepage vibe to your outdoor space.

    Water Features

    Ponds, pondless waterfalls, streams, and stone fountains built with hidden pumps, filtration, and lighting, plumbed and sleeved during construction so the sound of water is part of the yard from day one.

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    Landscape Lighting

    Low voltage path, wall, and uplighting sleeved under hardscape during construction so your new home looks as good at night as it does at noon.

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    Homeowners Trust Us With Their Entire Outdoor Investment

    Builder Dirt To Finished Yard

    Real new construction properties we landscaped in the Salt Lake Valley.

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    Bare builder dirt to a finished backyard with sod, beds, and a paver patio
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    Sloped new construction lot terraced with retaining walls for usable flat yard
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    New home front yard graded, irrigated, and sodded for immediate curb appeal

    How Your New Construction Landscape Gets Built

    Five steps from empty lot to final walkthrough.
    01Onsite walkthrough of your new lot
    We meet you at the property, review the builder's grade, utilities, setbacks, and drainage, and talk through how you actually plan to use the yard. You get a realistic budget range before any design work begins.
    022D plan and 3D rendering
    Your lot is measured and drawn to scale. You choose the exact paver line, color, and pattern, wall stone, and plant material, then see the finished yard in photorealistic 3D before construction starts.
    03Approval, HOA, and scheduling
    We finalize quantities and pricing off the approved plan, provide the drawings your HOA needs, and lock a start date. Utah build seasons fill early, so scheduling matters more on new construction than anything else.
    04Installation in the right order
    Grading and drainage, then hardscape, then irrigation, then soil prep, sod, planting, and lighting. One crew, one schedule, no coordinating five subcontractors yourself.
    05Walkthrough and irrigation training
    We program your controller, walk every zone with you, review watering and mowing for new sod, and hand off warranty details for workmanship and materials.
    A landscaped backyard by AJA Landscaping Services with a patio, pergola, dining area, fire pit, and children’s playset—bordered by garden beds and outdoor lighting. Read our testimonials to see what customers say about their experience!.

    Free Landscape Design, A $2,500 Value

    Every full new construction landscape installation includes a complete design package at no cost: a scaled 2D site plan of your actual lot and photorealistic 3D renderings showing your exact pavers, wall stone, plants, and lighting. You approve the finished yard on screen before a machine touches the property, and your HOA gets drawings it can actually review.

    Want to see how the design process works in detail? Read our Salt Lake City landscape design page or how to start planning your landscape.

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    What New Construction Landscaping Costs In Salt Lake City

    Pricing depends on lot size, slope, and how much hardscape you want. For planning purposes, front yard packages with grading, sprinklers, sod, beds, and trees generally start around $15,000. Full front and back yards on a typical Salt Lake Valley lot most often land between $35,000 and $85,000. Properties with large paver patios, engineered retaining walls, outdoor kitchens, and fire features run higher.

    Timing matters as much as budget. Utah's build season is short and new subdivisions schedule out fast in spring, so homeowners who start design in winter get the earliest install dates. If your HOA has a completion deadline after closing, bring it to the walkthrough and we will build the schedule around it.

    Where We Build

    New Construction Landscaping Across Salt Lake County

    We install new home landscaping throughout Salt Lake City and the surrounding valley, from established neighborhoods like Holladay, Millcreek, and Cottonwood Heights to fast growing subdivisions in Draper, Herriman, and Daybreak. Because we work these cities every week, we know the soil, the slope, the water restrictions, and the inspection expectations in each one.
    Not sure if your new build is in range? Call (385) 474-4206.

    New Construction Landscaping Questions

    How soon after moving into a new home should I landscape?
    As soon as the exterior work and heavy equipment are finished. Waiting a full season usually means erosion, weed establishment, settling around the foundation, and drainage problems that cost money to undo. Many Utah HOAs also require front yard landscaping to be complete within a set window after closing, often six to twelve months.
    Do you handle drainage and grading, or just the landscaping?
    Both. Builder rough grade is a starting point, not a finished grade. We reset positive slope away from the foundation, install catch basins, French drains, and swales, and tie in downspouts and window wells before any sod or hardscape is installed.
    Can you work with my HOA's landscaping requirements?
    Yes. We produce scaled 2D plans and 3D renderings that satisfy architectural review committees across Daybreak, Draper, Herriman, Lehi, and other Salt Lake and Utah County communities, including turf percentage and water wise planting requirements.
    How long does a new construction landscape installation take?
    Most full yards take two to six weeks on site from break ground to final walkthrough, with design running one to two weeks beforehand. Weather, wall engineering, and material lead times are the usual variables and we flag them before you sign.