Landscape Design & Paver Patio Installation in De Pere, WI
Solve the slope, then build the yard you planned around it.
De Pere sits where the ground starts to rise toward the ledge, and homeowners on the east side and out toward Ledgeview know what that means: sloped backyards, rock closer to the surface than anyone expects, and water that finds the low side of the house every spring. Retaining wall installation is where most of these projects start, and doing it right is what makes everything after it possible. Our landscape design team works out the grading and drainage first, then designs the terraces, patio, and beds that sit on top of it.
That approach suits how De Pere homeowners tend to build: one plan covering the whole property rather than a project a year. A paver patio stepping down a slope, an outdoor kitchen on the upper terrace, and plantings that soften the walls all get drawn together, priced together, and built by crews that are not handing your yard off between three subcontractors. We serve De Pere and Green Bay with design and install from our nursery down I-41.
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Landscape Design in De Pere, WI
A full-property plan drawn by the designer who will see it through install, covering grade, drainage, hardscape, and planting in one document. Larger multi-phase De Pere projects stay coherent this way: the terrace built this year is already sized for the kitchen and fire feature going in next.
Paver Patios in De Pere, WI
Patios on grade need steps, landings, and elevation changes that feel deliberate rather than improvised. We lay out the transitions with the wall work, using Unilock pavers set on a base built for Brown County clay, so the whole run holds together as one surface instead of a patio with a ramp attached.
Retaining Walls in De Pere, WI
Sloped De Pere lots and shallow rock make wall work an engineering problem before it is a design one. We set the base below frost, drain behind the wall, and backfill in lifts, so the wall holds its line through spring thaw instead of bowing out in year four. Terraced runs turn an unusable slope into two or three level spaces you can furnish.
Outdoor Kitchens in De Pere, WI
Placed on the terrace where the view and the traffic pattern make sense, and built from the same stone as the walls around it. Full setups with a grill island, prep counter, refrigeration, and bar seating are common on these properties, and structure built on a proper footing is what keeps counters from cracking after a hard winter.
Fire Features in De Pere, WI
A built-in fire pit or an outdoor fireplace anchoring the lower terrace, sized to the space and matched to your hardscape. On a sloped lot, a fire feature at the base of the yard gives you a reason to use the part of the property that used to be a hill nobody walked down.
Plantings & Nursery Selection for De Pere Yards
New walls and terraces need planting to look like they belong there. Every tree, shrub, and perennial comes from our own 18 acres, chosen for the clay and exposure on your property, and you pick the specimens in person before they go in.
Landscaping Management in De Pere, WI
Terraced yards and mature plantings need someone who knows what is holding the slope and what was planted to soften it. Our crews prune, feed, and clean up on a schedule built around your design, so a project this size keeps looking like the day it was finished.
Start With Confidence.
Finish With a De Pere Landscape You Love.
From your first consultation to the final build, we handle every detail with precision, care, and clear communication, so you can focus on envisioning life in your new outdoor space.
Consultation
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Meet with our team at your De Pere home to walk the slope and the drainage, or visit our garden center off Casaloma Drive to see wall stone and pavers in person.
Design
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Collaborate on a plan that starts with grade and drainage, then lays out terraces, patio, and plantings as one design, phased if you want to build it over more than one season.
Build & Enjoy
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Watch our crews build it with the standards and materials we have used across Northeast Wisconsin since 1932, backed by warranties on plantings and hardscape.
Testimonials
What Our Happy
Customers Are Saying
“Excellent selection of trees and plants.
Sometimes I just walk the yard to see their inventory! Staff is very knowledgeable and helpful - thank you Rachel and Carrie. I have used four years in a row and each time had a wonderful experience of workers arriving on time, taking care with the new installations, explaining watering needs, site cleanup and any recommendations. I highly recommend. I've already got some ideas for future work!”
— Susan B. via Yelp
Areas We Service Near De Pere, WI
We design and build across both sides of the river in De Pere and throughout the surrounding communities, including Ledgeview, Hobart, Lawrence, Rockland, Wrightstown, Bellevue, Ashwaubenon, and Green Bay. Our crews also work throughout the Fox Valley, where our 18-acre nursery sits.
Retaining Wall and Landscape Design in De Pere, WI for a Yard That Drains Right
Every spring that a De Pere backyard washes toward the house is another year the yard is a problem instead of a place to be. Grading and wall work done once, correctly, is what turns it into terraces, a patio, and space that finally gets used. Meet with our team to walk your property and see what the full plan looks like. Van Zeeland has been solving Northeast Wisconsin yards since 1932.