Yardzen is Bellevue’s #1 Landscape Design Company
Transform your yard with Yardzen's award-winning design team. From Redmond to Kirkland, we create beautiful, functional outdoor spaces that thrive in Washington.
Why your Bellevue neighbors choose Yardzen:
Design solutions for every yard
Work with Yardzen to create a comprehensive, build-ready plan hand-selected for your climate and outdoor space. We have the design solution for every project.
Access to the wonderful world of Yardzen
From our in-house experts on all things landscaping, to our network of vetted builders, to our exclusive pricing at our partner brands, you’ll have the support, resources, and connections to bring your project to life.
Own your designs. Build on your terms
We’re here to help bring your design to life–on your terms and timeline. We’re here to support you as you refine your build plan, choose your builder, style the space and see it come to life.
Stunning Bellevue Designs by Yardzen
The Yardzen Timeline
From kickoff to completion, Yardzen's design & build experts are on your team, ensuring every detail is just right.
Tell us everything
Show and tell us about your existing space and goals for your new one. We'll get to work.
Receive your designs
Your design is custom tailored to Zone Zero, factoring your style and budget.
Collaborate and revise
Share your feedback and revise your designs in our Feedback Studio.
Bring it to life
We'll help you source competitive bids to build your design (select markets). With Yardzen, you own your designs and are in control of spend and timeline.
We are Bellevue’s #1 Landscape Design Company
Design Online, Build Locally
We work with the best local contractors to bring our designs to life, with quality craftsmanship and value pricing.
We Know Bellevue—And We Design Precisely for It
Real data. Real challenges. Real design solutions. Here’s how we build high-performing yards for Washington’s unique environment.
Design & Build
Yardzen turns your landscape vision into reality, crafting designs that match your dreams and connecting you with trusted contractors.
Hardiness Zone
Bellevue sits in Zone 9a–9b, with mild winters and warm summers. We design with resilient plants like Pacific ninebark, vine maple, and Oregon grape that thrive in these conditions.
Mild + Wet Winters
With Bellevue's rainy season, we select plants like rhododendrons and ferns. Our designs feature covered seating and excellent drainage to manage moisture effectively.
Outdoor Living Culture
Bellevue's mild climate supports outdoor living nearly year-round. We design spaces for real lifestyles—covered patios, fire features, outdoor kitchens, plus screening for privacy and weather protection.
Damp Climate
The damp climate makes drainage a factor that Bellevue landscapes must accommodate. Cover slopes with planting to control erosion and stabilize soil. This will protect local waterways and help capture pollutants on site.
Ranging Styles
Bellevue’s houses range from grand homes to modest single-family houses, to modern townhomes. Landscape designs run a similar gamut, but overwhelmingly favor a natural aesthetic that echoes the regional landscape.
Tree Canopy
With many Bellevue properties featuring mature trees that homeowners treasure, we design with care—protecting existing root systems and maintaining the natural beauty homeowners love.
Yardzen Design Packages
Essential
Classic
Signature
Yardzen is the online landscape design platform that assigns a talented landscape designer to create a just-for-you design, factoring your style and your property’s unique characteristics.
Meet a few Yardzen landscape contractors in Bellevue
Get matched with local contractors, message and schedule with the help of a dedicated Yardzen Advisor (free to you), and pay securely, all on our platform.
Danny’s Landscape and Construction
Hardscaping · Masonry · Pavers · Pergolas
Royal Family Construction - Seattle
Hardscaping · Pools · Outdoor Kitchens · ADUs
Aguiar Pavers LLC
Hardscaping · Outdoor Kitchen · Pools & Spas
Join the Growing Community of Happy Bellevue Clients
George J.
Review on Google“Super user-friendly initial design process removes concern about approaching landscaping project. We’re still finalizing our designs but are very much enjoying the project and look forward to the final product.”
Front Yard • Seattle, WA
Chris H.
Review on Google“Our experience with Yardzen has been everything we had hoped it would be. Their design turned out much better than we had envisioned originally... We would recommend them to anyone looking to plan and visualize their outdoor living space!”
Backyard • University Place, WA
Janet M.
Review on Google“Working with the Yardzen team to re-design our backyard pool deck and landscape was fun, easy, and affordable... They made what seemed a daunting and expensive undertaking so much easier!”
Backyard • Woodinville, WA
Laura P.
Review on Google“The Yardzen experience far exceeded my expectations. The whole process has been very easy, quick and the attention to detail is exceptional. They came up with a beautiful functional design for my space and I truly couldn’t be happier with it.”
Backyard Classic
Bellevue Landscape Design FAQs
Our team of design experts can answer your questions, discuss your yard renovation goals, and help choose the right package for your project.
Bellevue has a mixed housing stock, ranging from grand homes to more modest single-family houses, to modern townhomes. Landscape designs run a similar gamut, but overwhelmingly favor a natural aesthetic that echoes the regional landscape. Native plants are popular, evidence of the community’s strong environmental ethic.
Of the many wonderful natives available for use in landscape designs, here are a few outstanding options: → Vine maple → Salal → Vaccinium ovatum → Dicentra formosa → Amelanchier alnifolia For those looking to branch beyond the local, here are some tried-and-true introduced species that perform well in Seattle: → Japanese maple → Pieris japonica → Heuchera cultivars → Ligularia And for those looking to include a nod to the regional conifers but lacking the space for a full-size tree, there is a wide range of dwarf conifers available, including cultivars of cypress, arborvitae, and spruce.
At the beginning of the Yardzen design process, you’ll go through our propriety Yard Builder™ exercise to help you understand what configuration of hardscape, softscape, and exterior elements will work in your outdoor space, and at what budget. With that knowledge, you’ll share your all-in budget with your design team. (For people who plan to phase their build out, as many of our clients do, this is the budget for all phases.) Your designer will then create your design with that number in mind. However, there are always variables — like the materials and plant sizes you ultimately choose — that can bring down costs. When we match you with a contractor, budget is usually where that conversation starts. We believe budget needs to be a central part of the process for us to deliver a design you can implement. Please note we recommend a minimum budget of $15,000 to take advantage of our contractor matching services.
The damp climate makes drainage a factor that Bellevue landscapes must accommodate. Cover slopes with planting to control erosion and stabilize soil. Minimizing erosion will protect local waterways and help capture pollutants on site. Frequent rain also raises maintenance challenges. Stormwater management techniques – namely, using impermeable surfaces to channel and capture runoff in designated areas – can recharge groundwater while minimizing the mess that unchecked stormwater can create.
Now! Any time of year is great to begin work on a landscape project. Utilizing the winter to work through the design phase sets you up to get on contractors’ books early in the build season, so you can have your design installed and ready to enjoy in time for summer.
Your New Bellevue Yard Starts Here
Transform your yard with Yardzen's award-winning design team. From Redmond to Kirkland, we create beautiful, functional outdoor spaces that thrive in Washington.