Create an outdoor setting that suits the architecture, uses the land well, and brings terraces, pools, gardens, stonework, drainage, and lighting into one complete plan.
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Large landscape projects draw on several specialties. A new pool or outdoor living area may involve grading, masonry, planting, irrigation, lighting, drainage, and tree care. Hudson brings those disciplines into the project early, giving the design team practical input from the people who will price, build, and care for the finished landscape.
Since 1995, Hudson Landscapes has worked on established properties throughout Westchester. Our staff includes landscape architects, designers, ISA Certified Arborists, horticulturists, masons, irrigation specialists, and experienced field crews.
Hudson prepares the plans, develops the construction proposal, schedules the work, and manages installation. Clients have one point of contact throughout the project and can continue with the same company for maintenance, irrigation, and arbor care in the years ahead.
During design, we study the routes and views that shape the property. We consider the walk from the kitchen to outdoor dining, what you see from the main rooms, where guests will gather, how the pool connects to the lawn, and where planting can provide privacy or frame the architecture.
The scaled drawing shows the size and location of terraces, walls, steps, paths, planting beds, and other main features. The same plan accounts for material choices, elevation changes, lighting, drainage, and utilities.
For projects completed over several seasons, the master layout also establishes a useful order of work. Early phases can create the main spaces and supporting infrastructure, while later planting, lighting, or garden additions continue the same direction. Each completed phase can be enjoyed while the remaining work stays consistent with the overall layout.
Many Armonk properties gain their character from mature tree cover, broad lawns, changes in grade, wetlands, watercourses, and setbacks from the road. Those same conditions can limit where a pool, terrace, wall, driveway, or new planting area may be placed.
North Castle regulates certain work involving wetlands and buffer areas, steep slopes, tree removal, clearing, grading, and stormwater.
Early site research gives the design team more options. Hudson looks for likely constraints before settling on a layout and identifies when survey information, engineering, wetland delineation, arbor review, or municipal applications may be required. The resulting plan is grounded in what can reasonably be built on the property.
Yes. Hudson can develop a master plan that includes arrival, outdoor living, pools, masonry, gardens, grading, drainage, irrigation, and lighting. Focused projects are also considered when the surrounding conditions and future plans can be addressed properly.
A professional design engagement often costs $5,000 to $25,000 +, depending on acreage, complexity, survey information, engineering, and the number of features being planned. Construction pricing is developed from the approved scope, material selections, quantities, and site conditions.
Permit requirements depend on the proposed work and the conditions found on the lot. North Castle may review activity involving wetlands, buffers, regulated slopes, tree removal, grading, drainage, pools, and other site improvements. The relevant town department determines which approvals apply.
Yes. The master plan can establish a construction sequence based on access, underground work, grading, budget, and the homeowner’s priorities. Proper sequencing prevents a completed area from blocking or being damaged by later work.
Many residential designs require approximately 6 to 12 weeks. A large scope, multiple review meetings, consultant coordination, detailed material decisions, or town approvals can extend the schedule. Beginning several months before the preferred construction season leaves more room for those steps.
