Award-winning, custom landscape design and construction tailored to the Southern California lifestyle — from vanishing-edge pools to bespoke outdoor kitchens.
☆ BEST OF HOUZZ, 6 YEARS RUNNING
🔰 LICENSED C-27 CONTRACTOR
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🕝200+ BACKYARDS COMPLETED
A significant backyard renovation in Pasadena, Los Angeles or San Gabriel Valley is equal parts vision and navigation. We handle both — so your only job is deciding where to place the lounge chairs.
Contact Alan Dunn Landscape Design to discuss your landscape design, garden installation, or hardscape project. Tell us about your property and goals, and we’ll follow up to discuss next steps.
Alan Dunn Landscape Design carries every project from first sketch to final stone — a single studio responsible for the architecture, the plantings, and everything that flows water between them.
Custom Landscape Design
Your perfect backyard begins with a flawless plan. We specialize in bespoke, 3D landscape design that harmonizes with your home’s architecture and the unique terrain of Southern California. Whether you desire a modern coastal retreat or a classic Mediterranean courtyard, our design-build process ensures your vision is brought to life with precision, handling everything from HOA approvals to spatial planning.
Premium Hardscaping & Outdoor Living
Expand your home’s square footage into the outdoors. Our expert hardscape construction anchors your yard with lasting beauty and function. We design and build high-ticket lifestyle features including custom concrete paver patios, built-in outdoor kitchens, modern pergolas, and luxury fire and water features designed for year-round entertaining.
Drought-Tolerant Garden Installation
Breathe life into your property with intelligent, eco-friendly planting. We curate and install stunning softscapes tailored to the Los Angeles climate. From architectural drought-tolerant succulents and native California shade trees to premium, pet-friendly artificial turf, we create lush, low-maintenance environments that drastically reduce your water bill without sacrificing aesthetics.
Alan is a true professional. Did amazing work for us. Great communication with great insights into the world of landscaping. I highly recommend Alan for landscape design.
Alan & Patti Dunn were great to work with. Our backyard came out amazing!!! You will not be disappointed with their results. I would give them 10 Stars if I could.
We used Alan Dunn to design our front and back yards. We were recently awarded a best yard award from the City of Santa Ana for our front yard, for our housing community, which is Washington Square.
We used Alan Dunn and his team for a total renovation of our hillside yard and gardens. They transformed our outdoor space into a Southern California outdoor paradise and we’re very pleased with the result!
Great team and a pleasure to work with. Always our preferred landscape artists able to execute all projects from expansive hillsides to small flat lands with ease!
(Alan and his team) are AWESOME! Professional, neat, punctual, I could go on and on. If you need landscaping, hardscaping or maintenance, you will not be sorry if you hire this company. They are full service. I have recommended them to two friends who are using them and are very happy with their service.
I have had the pleasure of working with Alan and his team on 2 projects (from demo-to-completion). He is very creative, knowledgeable, with competitive pricing. He always been extremely easy to get a hold of, and makes himself available to meet. I would highly recommend him for any Landscaping or Hardscaping job!
We’re impressed with Alan’s professionalism, creativity, and management of his crew. He returns emails and phone calls in a timely manner. He worked within our budget and listened to our needs. We are very pleased with the results and would use his services again in the future.
Six recent transformations across Pasadena, Altadena, and San Gabriel Valley — each one an original response to its site, its architecture, and the way its owners live outdoors.
