About Us

Over 80 Years of Horticultural & Landscape Design

McDonald Landscapes is a distinguished branch of McDonald Garden Center, a family-owned and operated business known throughout Hampton Roads for quality and horticultural excellence for over 80 years. Building upon this legacy, our talented designers, deeply connected to our community, understand both the beauty and unique challenges of our coastal region. We combine decades of horticultural expertise, innovative design, and meticulous installation to create outdoor spaces that reflect your style, enhance your lifestyle, and thrive in our local environment. Trust our dedicated team to bring your vision to life and enrich both your home and the community we proudly call home.

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From Inspiration to Installation,
Your Perfect Landscape Starts Here

Custom backyard with stone paths and lush greenery

Landscape Design

Award-Winning Landscape Design

Our expert landscape designers create custom plans tailored to your unique property and aesthetic vision. From initial concept to detailed blueprints, we guide you through a collaborative design process, ensuring every element reflects your desires and enhances your outdoor living experience.
Award-Winning Landscape Design by McDonald Landscapes

Hardscapes

Extend Your Living Space, Enhance Your Home’s Value

Enhance your landscape and extend your living space with our premium hardscape services. We expertly design and install stunning patios, inviting walkways, driveways, retaining walls, and engaging outdoor features like fire pits, using only the highest-quality materials and skilled craftsmanship.
Home exterior with evening landscape lighting on driveway

Outdoor Lighting

Lighting That Brings Your Landscape to Life

Transform your outdoor spaces after dark with our expertly designed landscape lighting. Our tailored lighting solutions showcase your home’s architectural charm; boost security; and create an inviting atmosphere. Turn ordinary evenings into extraordinary experiences.
Flowering plant in container beside decorative river rocks

Landscape Plantings

Plantings that Define Your Landscape

Elevate your outdoor spaces with expertly selected trees, shrubs, perennials, and annuals tailored specifically to your property and style. Our skilled horticulturists design customized plantings that enhance your landscape’s natural beauty and provide year-round interest.
Raking autumn leaves as part of seasonal landscape service

Seasonal Services

Keeping Your Landscape Pristine Year-Round

Maintain the beauty and health of your landscape throughout the year with our seasonal services. We offer spring and fall clean-ups, pruning, mulching, and seasonal planting services to ensure your outdoor spaces are always looking their best.
Crew installing sod in backyard next to a pool

Sod Installation

Instant Green Lawns

Achieve a lush, green lawn immediately with our professional sod installation services. We handle site preparation, sod selection, and expert installation for a vibrant lawn from day one.

Project Highlights

See the Difference We Make

Explore our project gallery to see how McDonald Landscapes transforms ordinary yards into extraordinary outdoor spaces. Our before-and-after showcase highlights our expert design, attention to detail, and commitment to creating landscapes homeowners love.

Backyard Bed Transformation Backyard Bed Transformation

Low-maintenance backyard beds designed for year-round color, texture, and smart concealment of outdoor equipment.

Backyard Bed Transformation

Suffolk, VA

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Patio Upgrade Patio Upgrade

Aging patio replaced with elegant ground-level design, blending paving stones and greenery for a seamless, inviting outdoor space.

Patio Upgrade

Virginia Beach, VA

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Rock Riverbed Rock Riverbed

A sloped, shaded yard became a stunning space with a natural rock riverbed and paver pathway, enhancing beauty, accessibility, and tranquility.

Rock Riverbed

Virginia Beach, VA

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Complete Coastal Makeover Complete Coastal Makeover

We transformed the landscape with coastal plants and harmonious design, enhancing the beauty and functionality of this waterfront home.

Complete Coastal Makeover

Virginia Beach, VA

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Italian-Inspired Courtyard Italian-Inspired Courtyard

Inspired by Italian landscapes, we added hedges, topiaries, and stonework, creating a stunning, functional courtyard perfect for gatherings and relaxation.

Italian-Inspired Courtyard

Norfolk, VA

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Small Backyard Retreat Small Backyard Retreat

A plain backyard became a lush retreat with vibrant garden beds, stone walkways, and greenery, enhancing beauty, functionality, and usability.

Small Backyard Retreat

Norfolk, VA

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Landscape Lounge

Your VIP Pass to Outdoor Inspiration

Welcome to the Landscape Lounge, where McDonald Landscapes brings you expert advice, fresh ideas, and a little fun along the way. Browse our inspirational lookbook, dive into the blog, watch our latest YouTube videos, or kick back with The Bros of Gardening podcast. Whether you’re planning your next big project or just dreaming, this is the perfect place to start!

Resources FOR current customers

Tips, Tools & Support

We’re here to help long after your landscape is installed. Whether you need expert watering tips, downloadable plant care guides, or want to take advantage of our referral program, this is your go-to resource hub. Watch our step-by-step videos, leave a review, or explore interactive guides, all designed to keep your landscape thriving.

Senior woman outdoors on laptop and phone in garden

Testimonials

Hear From Our Satisfied Clients

Experience the McDonald Landscapes difference through the words of our happy clients and explore our portfolio of stunning landscape transformations.

Get Started Today

Ready to Transform Your Landscape?

Schedule your complimentary design consultation and let’s begin crafting your dream outdoor space.
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