Create a complete outdoor space with professional landscape design and installation in the Twin Cities. From patios and walkways to retaining walls, plantings, water features, and lighting, our in-house crew designs each feature around your property and Minnesota’s demanding seasonal conditions.
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No pattern-book designs and no surprise invoices. Here’s exactly what happens once you call.
We listen first — goals, budget, timeline, no pressure and no pitch.
30 min · Free
An on-site walk to check grading, drainage, sun and shade, and access before we draw anything.
1–3 days
A custom plan with materials, a visual layout, a realistic schedule, and transparent line-item pricing.
1–2 weeks
Your one in-house crew installs it — daily updates, a clean jobsite, and full lawn restoration after.
3–8 weeks
Final walkthrough, a written care plan, and your 5-year hardscape warranty on file — 15 years if lighting’s part of the install.
Ongoing
We design connected outdoor spaces rather than treating each feature as a separate project. Our team considers grading, drainage, traffic flow, materials, plant growth, irrigation, and lighting so every part of your property works together.
Create an outdoor gathering space using concrete pavers, poured or stamped concrete, flagstone, or natural bluestone. We help you compare appearance, maintenance, winter performance, and cost before choosing a material. View our patio projects.
Replace an aging driveway or coordinate a new one with the rest of your landscape. Available options include poured concrete, stamped concrete, concrete pavers, and decorative borders selected for vehicle loads and Minnesota weather. View our concrete projects.
Connect entrances, patios, driveways, and side yards with a walkway designed for comfortable movement and reliable drainage. Choose from concrete pavers, poured concrete, stamped concrete, flagstone, or natural stone. View our walkway projects.
Add a defined gathering area with a built-in gas or wood-burning fire pit. We coordinate the fire feature with the patio, seating wall, required clearances, and surrounding landscape. View our patio and fire pit projects.
Bring movement and sound into your landscape with a pond, fountain, or pondless waterfall. We plan placement, stonework, circulation, access, and surrounding plantings to simplify ongoing care. Explore our water feature projects.
Manage slopes, support changes in elevation, and create more usable space with an engineered retaining wall. Options include segmental concrete block, natural stone, and large-format wall materials selected for the site. See our retaining wall projects.
Use natural boulders to stabilize slopes, define planting areas, build steps, or introduce visual structure. Our team selects and positions each boulder to complement the grading and other hardscape materials.
Add shade, privacy, seasonal interest, or a stronger visual frame with trees suited to the property’s light, soil, and available space. We consider mature size and placement before installation so each tree has room to develop.
Combine shrubs, perennials, ornamental grasses, and seasonal color in a planting plan created for Minnesota conditions. We balance texture, mature size, bloom timing, sun exposure, and maintenance requirements. Browse our planting projects.
Depends on scope, site conditions, and materials. Smaller updates start around $5,000 — get an honest number in one free consultation.
Most contractors hand you a pattern-book design and a one-year handshake warranty. We design around how your kids play and where you grill — backed by a 5-year written warranty.
Pavers, walls, and walkways are covered five years in writing. Plantings are covered two. If a paver shifts, a wall settles, or a tree fails in year two, we come back — no invoice. Most residential contractors offer a one-year courtesy handshake; we put your name on a five-year warranty.
“Definitely worth the investment. The team was on time every day, very professional. Nick and Brandon are easy to work with and extremely customer-oriented.” — Jeremy T., Twin Cities residential renovation
We walk your yard and ask how your family actually uses the space — kids, dogs, entertaining, quiet mornings. Then we design around that, not a catalog page.
No obligation · free
The people who quote your project are the people who build it. No subcontracted finish work, and no one to blame when something needs a second look.
Zero subcontractors
Every paver, plant, and finish we spec has already survived a Twin Cities winter — Belgard, Unilock, and locally-grown plants, climate-tested before they touch your property.
Local-grown · winter-proofed
Landscape design and installation costs depend on project size, access, grading, drainage, material selection, and the number of features included. We provide a line-item proposal so you can see how each part of the project affects the total before installation begins.
TYPICAL INVESTMENT
Best for: one patio, one bed, or one walkway.
TYPICAL INVESTMENT
Best for: patio, fire pit, and plantings as one connected design.
TYPICAL INVESTMENT
Best for: front and back yards, multiple hardscape features.
Every range starts with the same free, no-pressure on-site consult.
The surface material can make a substantial difference in the final project price. Poured concrete usually offers the lowest starting cost, while concrete pavers provide more colors, patterns, and repair flexibility. Natural stone and bluestone generally sit at the higher end because of material cost, variable thickness, and installation labor.
Full-backyard transforms, patio and fire pit combos, walls, and plantings — part of 1,000+ completed North Ridge projects across the Twin Cities south metro.
Add these residential services at the install phase for a cleaner build sequence, better pricing, and one point of contact.
Integrate lighting during install — cleaner wire runs, pre-set zones, and a 15-year fixture warranty.
15-YR WARRANTY
A smart-controller sprinkler system tuned to your new plantings, installed during the same construction phase.
SMART CONTROL
Post-install turf care that protects your new investment — the same crew keeps your lawn sharp year-round.
NO CONTRACT LOCK-IN
North Ridge Outdoor Services provides residential landscape design and installation from its Inver Grove Heights location across the south and east Twin Cities metro.
Full design-and-install projects typically run $15,000 to $75,000, depending on scope, site conditions and materials. Focused single-element work — a patio, a garden bed, a front-entry refresh — starts around $5,000. Your free consultation gets you a real proposal against your actual budget, including phased options if you want to spread the cost across seasons.
Most designs take 1-2 weeks from your first visit — site walk, concept, material and plant selection, and a detailed plan. More complex projects with revisions can take a little longer. We’d rather get it right before anyone breaks ground.
Yes. Many homeowners design the whole property up front, then prioritize and build it in stages based on budget and timeline — you still get one cohesive design even if it’s built across multiple seasons.
Yes — demolition and removal is included in the scope. Old concrete, overgrown shrubs, dead turf, regrading: we handle the prep work so your new design starts on a clean site.
Yes. We pull all required permits for retaining walls, patios, grading, and any structural elements, and we know the building codes across the Twin Cities metro, so your project stays fully compliant.
Real feedback from real backyards, verified through Google.
“Brandon’s involvement as the owner made a noticeable difference — he was actively engaged, and Tyler, our foreman, brought real expertise and attention to detail. The end result transformed our outdoor space into a breathtaking oasis that combines beauty and function. I wholeheartedly recommend North Ridge for any landscaping project.”
Michael Z.
Twin Cities · Full Landscape Transformation
via Google
“North Ridge replaced my old aging deck with this beautiful patio. From start to finish, Nick and Brandon as owners were actively engaged in every detail. Their crew is professional, on time, and dedicated to doing it right. I’d recommend them for any landscaping project.”
Lori R.
Twin Cities · Deck-To-Patio Rebuild
via Google
“North Ridge has completed multiple projects for us — retaining walls, a fire pit and gardens, drainage, patios, hundreds of plants and trees. They transformed our property into a showcase for the whole neighborhood, every project on time and on budget. When we needed a small repair after winter, they honored the warranty without question.”
Michael H.
Twin Cities · Multi-Project Landscape
via Google
A free 60-minute on-site design consultation gives you an opportunity to discuss how you use the property, compare materials, and understand the likely investment. Contact us today to schedule your consultation and receive clear recommendations for your outdoor space.
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Providing quality outdoor services to the Twin Cities metro. Licensed, insured, and committed to excellence.
10982 Clark Road
Inver Grove Heights, MN 55077
Mon-Fri: 7am-6pm
Sat: 8am-4pm | Sun: Closed
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