Landscape design and installation in Palos Verdes and the South Bay

Front and back yards, planting, sod and landscape curbing, designed around how you use the space. Del Mar Landscaping is a family landscape and concrete contractor (license #904584), founded in 1993 and working in Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills Estates, Torrance and San Pedro. We plan the layout, plants, turf and hardscape with you and build the whole yard with one crew.

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What we do

Landscape design and installation by Del Mar Landscaping

Full backyard builds: planting, turf, pavers and concrete in one project
Front-yard landscaping
Planting and sod
Landscape curbing
Water-wise gardens with succulents, rock and decomposed granite
Landscaping for commercial properties

Water-wise front yard with succulents and rock

Garden with stepping stones, lawn and a gazebo

Photos of our own work. More on our project gallery.

Good to know

Planning a new landscape in the South Bay

Each city sets its own rules. Checked against city codes and official sources in October 2026. Rules change, so we confirm the details for your lot on the free estimate.

Climate. Almost all of the rain comes in the cool months: Torrance Airport averages 13.64 inches a year, about 96% of it from October through April, and Cal Water puts the Palos Verdes Peninsula at about 13.5 inches. Summers are nearly dry, so fall planting lets new plants settle in with the rain.

Source: NOAA 1991-2020 normals, Torrance Airport · Cal Water Palos Verdes 2025 water plan

Palos Verdes Estates. Planting and hardscape each have their own application with the Palos Verdes Homes Association's Art Jury, and landscapes under the City's water-efficient ordinance need a plan showing the turf percentage, plant water use and a water budget.

Source: PVHA applications · PVE Municipal Code 18.50

Rancho Palos Verdes. Under Proposition M, foliage that significantly blocks a neighbor's view can't grow above 16 feet or the roof ridgeline, whichever is lower. The City's water-efficient landscape rules apply when a permitted project adds or changes 500 square feet or more of landscape on a new home, or 2,500 square feet or more on an existing one.

Source: RPV Municipal Code 17.02 · RPV Municipal Code 15.34

Rolling Hills Estates. Fences, walls, hedges and landscape features taller than 24 inches aren't allowed in front yards, and landscaping can't be used to create front-yard hedges.

Source: RHE Municipal Code 17.06 · RHE Municipal Code 17.62

Rebates for a water-wise garden. SoCal Water$mart pays $2 per square foot (up to 5,000 square feet a year) to replace living grass. LADWP customers in San Pedro get $5 per square foot ($3 LADWP plus $2 Metropolitan), and Cal Water and Torrance list their own rebates. SoCal Water$mart funds have to be reserved before work starts, and synthetic turf doesn't qualify.

Source: SoCal Water$mart turf program · LADWP turf replacement rebate · Cal Water rebates · Torrance home water rebates

Long Beach. Long Beach Utilities' Lawn to Garden program helps pay to replace living front-yard grass with a water-wise garden; designs must be approved before work starts. A City landscape permit applies when a project already needs a permit and adds 500 square feet or more of new landscape, or redoes 2,500 square feet or more.

Source: City of Long Beach MWELO page

“Taking the backyard from dirt to a beautiful landscaped outdoor living space was the project. … NO hassles, NO headaches, NO surprises – Just good honest business.”Kelly H. · Backyard landscaping · HomeAdvisor

Questions

Landscape design & installation questions

Do you design the yard, or only install it?

Both. We walk the property with you, measure, and work out the layout, plants, turf and paver choices together, then our crew builds it.

Which plants do well in the South Bay?

Water-wise plants that can handle a nearly dry summer. On the Peninsula, Rancho Palos Verdes' code names coastal sage scrub natives such as California sagebrush, California buckwheat, lemonadeberry, purple sage, black sage and coyote brush. We go over plant choices on the free estimate.

Source: RPV Municipal Code 17.41

Other services

Artificial turf Sprinklers & irrigation Maintenance & tree trimming All services

Where we work

Palos Verdes Estates Rancho Palos Verdes Rolling Hills Estates Torrance San Pedro

Free on-site estimate in Palos Verdes and the South Bay

Del Mar Landscaping, family-owned since 1993. California license #904584 (C-27 Landscaping, C-8 Concrete). Se habla español.

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