Loomis Landscape Design for Country Properties & Acreage Lots
Rated 4.9★ by Loomis homeowners | Licensed - Bonded - Insured | Since 2008.
Loomis isn’t a place where you stamp out the same backyard you’d build in West Roseville.
The lots are bigger, the slope is real, the soil changes inside one parcel, and the fire marshal has opinions about what you plant within thirty feet of the house.
South Canyon Construction designs and builds Loomis landscapes that fit the property – long curving driveways, dry-creek beds that move actual storm water, fire-defensible plantings outside the structure ignition zone, paver patios that don’t crack on settling fill, and outdoor rooms that read rural instead of suburban.
No HOA committee to please. Just a real piece of land and what it should become.
Rated 4.9 by Loomis homeowners | Licensed Bonded Insured | CA Lic. #919620 | Since 2008
Our Full Landscape Design & Build Services in Loomis
Country lots need a different sequence than tract-home work.
Before any hardscape goes down, we walk the slope, find the natural drainage path, locate the septic field, and map the fire-defensible-space radius.
Then the design slots in: a graded paver patio on stable subgrade, a French drain or rock-lined swale at the natural low point, planting outside the immediate structure ignition zone, irrigation zoned for tree-lawn-bed separation, and the long driveway or auto-gate approach.
Here’s the full menu we draw from on a typical Loomis build:
Why Loomis Homeowners Choose South Canyon Construction Inc
Most landscape companies cut their teeth on quarter-acre subdivision lots and try to copy-paste that work onto a Loomis property. It doesn’t translate. Here’s how we work on Loomis acreage:
- We walk the whole property first. Slope, natural drainage, oak canopy, septic field, well location, fire-defensible-space radius, and structure ignition zone – all mapped before we design. The site dictates the plan, not a stock template.
- Drainage is engineered, not guessed. Loomis soils run heavy clay in some pockets and decomposed granite in others. We size French drains, dry-creek beds, and rock-lined swales to the actual lot conditions – so a January storm moves water past your patio instead of through it.
- Fire-wise design is built in. Plant species selection inside Zone 0 (0-5 ft from the structure), defensible spacing in Zone 1 (5-30 ft), and material choices for decks, fences, and shade structures all factor in. Cal Fire has rules; we follow them.
- Hardscape that survives settling. Pavers on a compacted Class 2 base outperform poured concrete on Loomis fill – and unlike concrete, they don’t crack when the lot moves. We build for the 20-year horizon.
- One licensed team, no HOA hoops. Design, plans, permits where needed, build, planting, irrigation, low-voltage lighting, and the closeout walk – all in-house. Loomis doesn’t have HOAs to negotiate with, which is part of the charm; we still handle Placer County permits and well/septic setback rules when scope triggers them.
Loomis Areas We Serve
We’ve designed and built landscapes across most of the Loomis Basin, with deepest project history in:
- Downtown Loomis & Old Loomis – older, smaller parcels, character refreshes
- Loomis Basin core – King Road, Wells Avenue, Magnolia, Doc Barnes
- Secret Ravine corridor – sloped lots, riparian setbacks
- Horseshoe Bar Road / Sierra College – large rural parcels, equestrian-adjacent
- Clos Du Lac / Sterling Pointe – newer custom homes on acreage
- Sierra De Montserrat – gated, upper-end, foothill lots
- Penryn / Newcastle border – granite, oak woodland, working lots
Outside Loomis we cover Roseville, Rocklin, Whitney, Granite Bay, Penryn, Newcastle, Lincoln, Folsom, El Dorado Hills, Cameron Park, Citrus Heights, Fair Oaks, and Orangevale.
Get a Loomis Design Consultation
We’ll come walk the property – the whole property, not just where you think you want the patio – and tell you what the lot is asking for. Free, on-site, usually 60-90 minutes for acreage parcels.
Phone #: (916) 742-3992 Email: zak.dennisss@gmail.com Address: 7520 Telegraph Ave, Orangevale, CA 95662 Open 8 AM – 7 PM, every day