Landscape Design in Fort Lauderdale

Planting, irrigation and grading designed around salt tolerance, drainage and hurricane resilience.

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A garden in Fort Lauderdale has to cope with salt, sustained heat, a rainy season that arrives in sheets, and the possibility of a named storm. Plenty of beautiful planting schemes fail here simply because they were designed for a different climate.

We design landscapes around what actually survives on your specific site, and around where the water goes - which in this part of Florida is at least as important as what gets planted.

A landscaped backyard with tropical planting and a paver terrace

What's included

Landscape Design

  • Site analysis: exposure, salt, shade and drainage
  • Planting design using salt-tolerant and Florida-friendly species
  • Tree selection and placement for storm resilience
  • Grading and drainage strategy
  • Irrigation design and installation
  • Landscape lighting
  • Pool surrounds and privacy planting
  • Coordination with hardscape and construction work

How it works

Our process

  1. Site analysis

    Sun, salt exposure, existing trees, soil and - critically - where water sits after heavy rain.

  2. Concept

    A planting and layout scheme matched to how you actually use the outside space, and to the maintenance you want to take on.

  3. Technical design

    Grading, drainage and irrigation designed together, since planting that drowns is as dead as planting that dries out.

  4. Installation

    Ground preparation, hardscape coordination, planting and irrigation.

  5. Establishment

    Guidance on watering and care through the establishment period, when most new planting is won or lost.

Options

How we approach a garden

Salt-tolerant coastal planting

For waterfront, canal-side and exposed sites, where the wrong species spends years looking scorched.

Florida-friendly low-water planting

Designed around watering restrictions and the dry season rather than fighting them.

Storm-resilient tree strategy

Species and placement chosen for wind performance and for what sits under the canopy.

Irrigation & drainage design

Designed together, because planting that drowns after a summer storm dies as surely as planting that dries out.

Our work

Landscape Design in Fort Lauderdale

Building in Broward

What this means in Fort Lauderdale

Salt sets the plant list, and not only on the beach - salt-laden air carries well inland, and waterfront and canal-side properties deal with it constantly. Species that shrug it off look established in a few seasons; species that do not spend years looking scorched at the edges. Getting that right at design stage is most of the battle.

Trees deserve particular thought in a hurricane zone. Species vary widely in how they handle high wind, and so does placement - a large tree sited badly is a risk to the roof it shades. Root systems matter too, near slabs, pool decks and drainage lines. This is a design decision with long consequences.

Drainage and irrigation are two halves of the same problem. Much of Fort Lauderdale is flat with a high water table, so beds that hold water after a summer storm will rot roots as surely as drought kills them, while the dry season needs real irrigation. Many municipalities also operate watering restrictions, which is a reason to design an efficient system rather than an ambitious one.

Questions

Frequently asked

What plants actually survive near the water?

There is a well-established palette of salt-tolerant species that do well on the coast and along the canals here. The right list for you depends on how exposed your site is, how much shade it has and how much maintenance you want - which is what the site analysis settles.

Can you design around my existing trees?

Usually, and often you should - mature canopy is valuable and slow to replace. We assess condition and species first, since some are worth building the design around and some are a liability near the house.

Do you install irrigation as well as design it?

Yes. Designing planting and irrigation separately is how you end up with a system that waters the paving and misses the beds.

Testimonials

Happy Clients

★★★★★

“We met with a few contractors and were very happy we went with TerraVenti. We had a great experience on a major extension and renovation of our house which included extending our master bedroom into the yard and renovating 3 bathrooms. Throughout the process, they were always available at a moments notice, incredibly reliable and communicated clearly. It can be a long and stressful process, but they were always there checking in each step of the way to make sure we were happy with the progress and the end result turned out beautifully.”

Josh K.
Josh K.
Florida

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