Frequently Asked Questions

CLC is dedicated to exceeding our clients’ expectations through superior design, honest long term relationships, and a commitment to implementing superlative landscapes in a fun and easy manner.

Yes! For over 50 years CLC Landscape Design has been the preeminent design/build landscape firm in northern New Jersey. We design, install, and maintain beautiful landscapes. Please enjoy photographs of our landscaping in our portfolio.

There is no cost for an initial consultation. It would be our pleasure to meet with you at your home and share some great design ideas for your landscape. Every site has unique site conditions and every client has unique goals and therefore we believe it is essential to meet with you to get to know you and your site.

Depending on the scope of your project:

  • If a landscape plan is not necessary, we will prepare an estimate to install the landscape ideas we discussed with you at the initial consultation.
  • If a landscape plan is necessary, we will provide a proposal to complete a landscape plan for you. Learn more about our landscape design services.

Yes! Hiring a landscape architect is the first step to take when planning to install a swimming pools. While a pool company’s skill set is to install a high-quality swimming pool, a landscape architect’s skill set is to (A) locate the swimming pool in the optimal location in the backyard, (B) design living spaces around the swimming pool, (C) integrate the swimming pool into the design style of the overall backyard, and (D) ensure that your overall landscape plan meets town code and sound landscape design principles.

At CLC Landscape Design, we have been designing swimming pools and the surrounding landscapes for over 40 years! Learn more about designing a swimming pool landscape with CLC Landscape Design: Swimming Pool Design.

All of the work we install is based on great landscape design principles.

Depending on the scope of your landscape project, we can install your new landscape either with a landscape plan or without a landscape plan:

  • With a Landscape Plan – We offer landscape architectural services where we prepare a master landscape plan. Often projects requiring a landscape plan are landscapes involving one or more of these elements: swimming pool, deck, multi-level patio, steep slope, significant drainage work, and/or very large landscapes involving multiple phases.
  • Without a Landscape Plan – You are always working with a landscape architect or designer whenever planning a landscape with CLC Landscape Design. Some landscape projects do not require drawn landscape plans. Such projects include: simple plantings, simple patios, walks, steps, landscape lighting, or simple drainage work.

Because our initial design consultations are free (and we brainstorm with you at these meetings many excellent design ideas), we recommend you meet with a landscape architect or designer from CLC Landscape Design, regardless of whether you may or may not need a landscape plan drawn up.

Yes! We would love to install a beautiful landscape for you, regardless of the size.

At CLC Landscape Design, we employ over 25 highly-skilled landscape craftsmen who install: patios, walks, walls, plantings, ponds, streams, drainage, and landscape lighting.

We also have long-standing relationships will several subcontractors who install other elements in a landscape, such as: fences, irrigation, swimming pools, carpentry work, electrical and plumbing work, and outdoor A/V installation. Additionally, we have strong relationships with engineers and surveyors, whom we subcontract when a town requires such work for permits.

All plants are guaranteed 1-year from the day of installation, provided the client provides proper watering. But do not worry; we oversee irrigation installation, set irrigation controllers, and provide water schedules to make it easy for you.

All hardscape items (patios, walks, walls, steps) are guaranteed 5-years from day of installation.

This varies per item, so let us provide some helpful guidance:

  • Plantings. April until frost, often December.
  • Sod Lawns. April until frost, often December.
  • Seed Lawns. April, May, September, October are the four best months, however, if you will be diligent at watering a new seed lawn, you can install a new seed lawn in the summer months.
  • Hardscape. Anytime the ground is not frozen.
  • Swimming Pool. Anytime the ground is not frozen.
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