Landscape design & install

Landscape Design and Install Serving Tinton Falls, Red Bank, and Rumson, NJ

From the first rendering to the last paver, True North designs and builds complete outdoor spaces for Monmouth County and Jersey Shore homes. One team, one vision: a yard that changes how you live, built to last.

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Complete Outdoor Living, Designed and Built as One Project

Every element of your landscape, planned together and installed by a single team.

Landscape design and install covers the whole outdoor space: the structure, the surfaces, the plantings, and the finishing details. Below are the parts of a project we design and build. Most are combined into one cohesive plan, scoped around how you want to use the space and what the property needs.

Designs and Renderings

Every project starts here. We listen to how you want to use the space, walk the property, and turn it into a clear design: often with renderings so you can see the patio, plantings, and features before any work begins. Designing first means the build has a plan to follow and fewer surprises along the way.

On-site consultation focused on how you'll use the space
Custom design with renderings to visualize the finished yard
A single coordinated plan that ties every element together

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Paver Patios and Walkways

A patio is where most of the living happens outside, so we build it to do real work. Proper excavation, a compacted base, and correct slope keep pavers level and draining the right way through New Jersey winters. Walkways tie the space together and make the whole property easier to move through.

Engineered base and grading for drainage and a level, lasting surface
Paver and natural-stone options matched to the home's style
Patios and walkways laid out for gathering, cooking, and flow

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Paver Driveways

A paver driveway makes a strong first impression and stands up to daily use. Because it carries real weight, the base work matters even more than it does on a patio. We build driveways with the proper foundation and drainage so they stay even and hold their look for the long haul.

Heavy-duty base built for vehicle loads and freeze-and-thaw
Paver styles and borders that complement the front of the home
Grading and drainage planned so water runs away from the house

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Fire Pits

A fire pit turns a patio into a place people stay long after the sun goes down. We build wood-burning and gas fire pits as part of the surrounding hardscape so the seating, surface, and feature all work together: a natural gathering spot for cooler Jersey Shore evenings.

Wood-burning or gas fire pits built into the patio design
Stone and paver options that match the rest of the space
Seating and layout planned around the fire feature

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Outdoor Fireplaces

An outdoor fireplace anchors a space and gives it a real focal point. Larger and more architectural than a fire pit, it can define a seating area, add privacy, and extend the season you spend outside. We design and build fireplaces that fit the scale of the yard and the look of the home.

Masonry fireplaces designed as a focal point for the space
Materials and proportions matched to the home and patio
Built to anchor seating areas and extend outdoor evenings

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Outdoor Kitchens

An outdoor kitchen keeps the cook in the middle of the gathering instead of stuck inside. We design and build cooking and prep areas (from a built-in grill station to a full kitchen with counters and storage) integrated into the patio so it feels like a true extension of the home.

Built-in grills, counters, and prep and storage space
Durable surfaces and layouts built for real outdoor cooking
Integrated into the patio and surrounding hardscape

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Outdoor Lighting

The right lighting makes a landscape usable after dark and shows off the work you invested in. We plan lighting into the design (along walkways and steps for safety, and on patios, walls, and plantings to set the mood) so the space looks just as good at night as it does during the day.

Path and step lighting for safe movement after dark
Accent lighting on patios, walls, trees, and features
Lighting designed in alongside the rest of the project

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Retaining Walls

A retaining wall does real structural work: holding back a slope and creating level, usable ground where there wasn't any. Built correctly, with proper drainage and base preparation, it stays put through Northeast freeze-and-thaw. Built poorly, it bulges and fails. We build them to last and to look like part of the design.

Engineered walls with proper base prep and drainage behind them
Turning sloped, unusable ground into level, functional space
Block and natural-stone options that fit the property

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Landscape Pathways

Pathways connect the spaces in a yard and guide how people move through it. Whether it's a stone path through the garden or a defined route from the driveway to the back patio, we build pathways that hold up to foot traffic and add to the overall design rather than feeling like an afterthought.

Stone, paver, and stepping-stone pathway options
Routes planned to connect patios, beds, and entrances
Built on a stable base for even footing over time

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Plantings and Softscapes

Plantings are what make a landscape feel finished and alive. We choose trees, shrubs, and perennials suited to our New Jersey climate and to your property's specific soil and light, then layer them into beds that look intentional from day one and grow in beautifully over the seasons.

Trees, shrubs, and perennials chosen for the local climate
Selections matched to your soil, light, and maintenance preferences
Layered, designed beds that frame the home and hardscape

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Mulching and Stone Beds

Bed treatments protect plantings and pull the whole landscape together. Mulch holds moisture, suppresses weeds, and gives beds a clean, finished edge, while decorative stone offers a low-maintenance, long-lasting alternative. We install both as part of the design and define crisp edges that keep the look sharp.

Mulch beds for moisture, weed control, and a clean finish
Decorative stone beds for a low-maintenance option
Defined edging that keeps beds crisp and contained

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Wood Decks

A deck adds usable outdoor living space, especially where the grade or the home calls for a raised platform instead of a patio. We build wood decks that connect cleanly to the house and the rest of the landscape, with attention to the framing and details that keep a deck solid and safe for years.

Decks built to connect the home to the outdoor space
Solid framing and finish details for a lasting structure
Designed to work with patios, plantings, and grade changes

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Fence Building

Fencing adds privacy, defines the property line, and frames the yard. We build fences that fit the design and the purpose (whether you want to screen a patio, enclose a space for kids and pets, or simply finish the edges of the landscape) installed with posts set to stay straight and secure.

Privacy, boundary, and accent fencing options
Posts set properly for a straight, secure, lasting fence
Styles chosen to match the home and the overall design

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Landscape Maintenance

A landscape is an investment worth protecting. For the spaces we design and build, we offer maintenance to keep beds, plantings, and hardscape looking their best as they mature. Ongoing care helps the work hold up and keeps the property looking the way it did the day the project wrapped.

Seasonal care for plantings, beds, and hardscape
Keeping designed spaces looking sharp as they mature
Tailored to the property and the work we installed

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Service details

How a Design-Build Project Is Scoped

No two yards are the same, so we scope each project around the property and how you want to live in it, not around a fixed package. The design comes first, and the build plan follows from there.

Some projects are a single patio with plantings and lighting. Others reshape the whole yard with walls, a kitchen, a fireplace, and pathways tying it together. In every case, we plan for the site work underneath (grading, drainage, and proper base preparation) because that's what keeps the finished space looking right through New Jersey's seasons.

Common scoping factors

How you want to use the space: gathering, cooking, relaxing, or play.
Site conditions such as slope, grade, drainage, and existing features.
Which elements to combine: patio, walls, plantings, lighting, and more.
Materials and finishes chosen to match the home and the budget.

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Proof From Local Homeowners

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