Landscaping in DeKalb & Kane County

Design, hardscapes and seasonal care for 19 towns across northern Illinois — from Cortland, DeKalb and Sycamore to St. Charles, Geneva and Elgin. Pick your town to see how we work there.

Curved landscape design with vibrant flower beds and lush green grass
DeKalb County

Landscaping in DeKalb County

Our home county. The shop is in Cortland, so most of these yards are a short drive away — which means tighter scheduling and faster follow-ups when something needs attention.

Finished backyard pergola and patio surrounded by vibrant red flowers and greenery

DeKalb

Flat lots and heavy clay, so grading and drainage do most of the work here.

Completed driveway and front yard landscape featuring clean edging and manicured lawn.

Genoa

Open, wind-exposed lots where windbreak planting and clean bed edging earn their keep.

Front view of the Ranallo residence showing fresh soil prepared for landscaping installation.

Maple Park

Rural parcels right on the county line, with room for full design-build work.

Front yard landscaping with lush flower beds and manicured lawn

Sycamore

Mature trees and established beds, plus a historic district with its own setback rules.

Manicured front yard with vibrant flower beds and landscape edging by Custom Scapes and Designs.

Cortland

Our home base. Newer subdivisions, young landscapes, and thin topsoil to build up.

Front yard flower bed with yellow marigolds, red petunias, and decorative lighting.

Hinckley

The south end of the county, and the one village here with its own landscape ordinance.

Kane County

Landscaping in Kane County

Fox River towns and the farm country west of them. Bigger grade changes, older homes, and village permitting that varies street by street.

Brick patio walkway surrounded by lush greenery and garden seating area

Elgin

Older housing stock with tired foundation plantings and drainage that needs rerouting.

Front walkway at night illuminated by landscape path lights at the Richards residence.

South Elgin

Post-war subdivisions where regrading and new beds reset the whole front of the house.

Crew member positioning large limestone boulders in a front yard landscape installation.

Campton Hills

Acreage properties and long drives, where naturalized planting still has to look intentional.

Winding stone garden pathway surrounded by colorful plants and shrubs, showcasing a detailed garden design.

St. Charles

Fox River bluff grades, which is why retaining walls come up on most quotes here.

Front yard flower bed with yellow marigolds, red petunias, and decorative lighting.

Geneva

Historic district review on anything visible from the street. We pull the permits.

Wooden garden bridge leading through lush landscaping in suburban backyard

Batavia

Steep back yards running toward the river. Terracing turns them into usable ground.

Completed tiered retaining wall with clean stonework and integrated landscaping around the structure.

Hampshire

Newer builds on open ground. Windbreaks, bed structure and irrigation from scratch.

Freshly planted hostas and perennials arranged along a new retaining wall in a shaded yard.

Gilberts

Rolling terrain and newer homes, where grading sets up everything that comes after.

Colorful flower garden with landscape lighting and pathway design by Custom Scapes and Designs.

Elburn

Larger lots with septic fields to design around, and room for real outdoor living.

Vibrant front yard garden bed with yellow, orange, and red flowers.

Pingree Grove

Fast-growing subdivisions where builder-grade landscaping is ready for an upgrade.

Workers laying large flagstone pieces to form a natural stone pathway in a landscaped backyard.

Wayne

Equestrian properties under heavy tree cover, so shade planting and drainage matter most.

Landscape crew building a side yard retaining wall with limestone blocks and black landscape fabric.

Burlington

Small-town lots and rural acreage, usually full-property design rather than single fixes.

Construction of a long retaining wall with trenching and drainage pipe installation.

Lily Lake

Open rural lots with wind and standing water to solve before anything gets planted.

Plant nursery carts filled with potted plants, grasses, and shrubs ready for a landscape installation project.

Virgil

Farm-country parcels west of Elburn. Big-picture design work on big-picture property.

Don't See Your Town?

We work across DeKalb and Kane counties and a few miles past the line. Tell us where you are and what the yard needs, and we'll tell you straight whether we're the right crew for the job.

Wooden swing overlooking a stone pathway through a lush, colorful backyard garden