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Recent Hardscaping & Landscaping Projects Across St. Louis

Every property has different challenges, goals, and opportunities. Explore real customer stories showcasing how Excel Landscaping transformed front yards, backyards, drainage problems, retaining walls, patios, and complete outdoor living spaces throughout the Greater St. Louis area. See the problem, the solution, and the finished results to find ideas for your own project.

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Valley Park, MO

The patio behind this Valley Park, MO home was an old concrete slab, only two panels wide, with room for
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Valley Park, MO

The patio behind this Valley Park, MO home was a small concrete pad, and a row of loose boulders held
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Fenton, MO

This new ranch home in Fenton, MO had no landscaping in front of the house. We built a tiered segmental
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Oakville, MO

The front yard retaining wall at this Oakville, MO home was failing, and the beds around it looked dated. We
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Kirkwood, MO

Hillside Landscaping + Stone Edging

Soil was washing off the backyard slope behind this Kirkwood home, leaving bare patches along the fence. In one day
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Kirkwood, MO

Walkway Entrance Landscape Beds

The concrete walkway at this Kirkwood home crossed a sloped lawn with bare soil and nothing marking where it began.
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University City, MO

Natural Stone Retaining Walls

This University City front yard sits on a slope above the sidewalk, with uneven ground, patchy grass and bare soil
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Chesterfield, MO

Front Yard Landscaping + Retaining Wall

These Chesterfield homeowners wanted their front beds, long driveway edges and a new retaining wall done as one project. We
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Kirkwood, MO

Drainage + Retaining Wall

Runoff kept collecting along the back fence of this Kirkwood yard and washing the soil away. We rebuilt the grade
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Chesterfield, MO

Underground Downspout Drainage

Roof water from the downspouts was landing beside this Chesterfield home’s brick foundation and reaching the basement. We dug along
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Oakville, MO

Curved Retaining Wall + Steps

A steep wooded slope behind this Oakville, MO home left the homeowners very little level ground near the house. We
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Town & Country, MO

Retaining Wall Replacement + Deck

These Town & Country homeowners wanted a backyard they’d actually enjoy, but a rotting railroad-tie retaining wall held up the
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Chesterfield, MO

Tiered Retaining Walls

A steep, overgrown hillside occupied a large portion of this Chesterfield backyard but provided little usable value and was difficult
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Des Peres, MO

French Drain Installation

During heavy rain, water ran along this Des Peres home toward the foundation and across the driveway into the garage.
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Wildwood, MO

Paver Patio + Drainage

Rainwater pooled right where these Wildwood homeowners wanted to expand their patio for furniture, gatherings and a future hot tub.
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Chesterfield, MO

Front Yard Landscape Redesign

The planting beds in this Chesterfield front yard had lost their shape, and the yard looked outdated. We removed the
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Kirkwood, MO

Permeable Paver Patio Installation

There was plenty of lawn behind this Kirkwood home, but no dedicated patio outside the sunroom for sitting, dining, or
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Ballwin, MO

Two-Tier Belgard Paver Patio

The existing patio in this Ballwin backyard had settled unevenly over time, leaving homeowners with a worn surface that no
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Webster Groves, MO

Landscape Installation + Stone Edging

Years of weeds and aging planting beds had made the front entrance of this Webster Groves home hard to keep
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Ladue, MO

Landscape + Walkway Design

This Ladue front yard had overgrown beds, a slope beside the entrance and no walkway from the driveway to the
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Wildwood, MO​

Paver Walkway + Retaining Wall

The old stone walkway along this side yard was full of weeds, and the ground beside it changed height along
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Manchester, MO

Retaining Wall + Site Prep & Grading

These Manchester homeowners wanted a new swimming pool, but the backyard’s grade had to be part of the plan. We