Hillside Landscape is a family-owned design-build landscaper serving Lake County and Chicago's North Shore since 2001, with 240+ custom landscapes delivered. The same crew designs your plan — previewed with AI visualization before work starts — and builds it, from plantings and grading to hardscape and lighting.
Design that's a plan, not a guess
Every project starts on paper. You'll see exactly what your yard becomes — and why each choice fits your home, your soil, and your budget — before a single shovel goes in the ground.
See your yard before we build it
We design the whole property as one cohesive plan — beds, hardscape, plantings, grading and flow — then use AI visualization to turn it into photoreal previews of your actual yard. Try different looks in minutes, tweak every detail on screen, and know exactly what you're getting before a shovel hits the ground. No blueprints to decode, no guesswork, no mid-build surprises.
Right-plant, right-place
Species chosen for Chicagoland winters, your light and soil, and low fuss — so the landscape fills in and thrives instead of struggling.
Hardscape & structure
Patios, walkways, walls, and fire features designed into the plan from day one, so stone and greenery feel like one intentional whole.
Clear, phased estimate
A transparent proposal you can build all at once or in phases — no surprise change orders, no vague “we'll see how it goes.”
Built by our own crew
The same family team that designs your plan builds it — 25 years of North Shore craftsmanship, not a rotating cast of subs.
Typical investment
Typical ranges for Lake County and the North Shore — every property is quoted individually. Your free on-site estimate is exact.
From first walk to finished yard
Walk the property
We meet you on-site, listen to how you want to use the space, and take the measurements and notes the design is built on. Free, no obligation.
Design & estimate
You get a complete property plan with photoreal AI previews and a clear, phased proposal — so you can picture it and price it before deciding.
Build with our crew
Our family team installs everything — grading, hardscape, plantings, lighting — with the care of people who'll be driving past it for years.
Tend through seasons
Optional maintenance keeps the design looking its best as it matures, so your investment gets better every year instead of fading.
A family name on every plan
Landscape design questions
- Is the first consultation really free?
- Yes. We walk your property with you, talk through how you want to use the space, and take the measurements we need — at no cost and with no obligation. You only move forward if the plan and estimate feel right.
- Do you build what you design, or just draw it?
- Both. We're a design-build company — the same family crew that creates your master plan installs it, from grading and hardscape to plantings and lighting. One team, one point of contact, start to finish.
- How long does a design take?
- Most residential master plans come back within a couple of weeks of the site walk, including photoreal AI previews. Larger or phased estates take a bit longer. We'll give you a timeline at the consultation.
- Can we build it in phases?
- Absolutely. Many clients design the full vision up front, then build it over one or several seasons as budget allows. Your estimate is structured so phasing is easy and nothing has to be redone.
- What areas do you serve?
- Lake County and the North Shore — Glenview, Northbrook, Deerfield, Highland Park, Winnetka, Lake Forest, Riverwoods, Lincolnshire, and the surrounding communities.
Start with a free design consultation
Tell us a little about your property and what you're dreaming up. We'll set up a free on-site walk-through and start turning it into a plan.
- Free, no-obligation on-site visit
- Complete plan + photoreal AI previews
- Clear, phased estimate — no surprises
- Designed & built by one family crew
