The Best Landscape Designers in Farmers Branch, TX
We graded 9 companies on seven things customers actually report: satisfaction, reliability, workmanship, value, momentum, track record and how owners handle complaints.
From 5,364 Google reviews of 42 top-rated landscape designers nationwide; 9 of them in Farmers Branch, TX. Updated November 2, 2026.
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Texas Oasis Landscape & DrainageHow Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Yard designs”:Stars on this job 55%5.00★Number of such jobs 25%3Overall Experts Score 20%74Job match= 83Stars are pulled toward the category average (4.86★) when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.83
Artz Landscape DesignsHow Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Yard designs”:Stars on this job 55%5.00★Number of such jobs 25%4Overall Experts Score 20%32Job match= 79Stars are pulled toward the category average (4.86★) when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.79Job match = this company’s ★ on reviews Google tagged “Yard designs” (shrunk toward the category average when there are few), how many such jobs it has done, and its overall Experts Score.
What customers said about yard designs
Texas Oasis Landscape & DrainageWorking with Texas Oasis was a good experience. From the initial consultation with Eva through the crew's work & attention to detail, the finished look is exactly what I anticipated. The retaining wall on my front beds was caving in & being pushed out by growth of my anchoring crape myrtles. Chris & his crew worked…
Artz Landscape DesignsHands down the best contractor/design/renovation experience I have had. Sam and Jay and their teams are extremely professional, prompt, communicative, and imaginative. I felt complete confidence that the project would be done correctly and was not disappointed. We used their team for a complete overhaul of the…
Texas Oasis Landscape & DrainageEva was great! She is an excellent listener! She remembered everything that I requested and all the special instructions I had. She added just the right amount of her expertise to my ideas to make everything come together perfectly. She continued to follow up even after the job was complete to make sure all my…
Artz Landscape DesignsThe Artz team is amazing! Kealon designed and implemented landscaping in both our front and back yards. What a difference! We’re so happy with the results and the team has been great to work with, from start to finish. Thank you!
Artz Landscape DesignsSam and team designed and installed my new front yard. The work included a new sidewalk and front porch, new beds with brick walls, grade, drainage, irrigation, and new sod. I worked with Sam on the design and he had great ideas and really kept things focused. The full renderings of the design gave me a lot of…
Overall ratings
Experts Score 0–100Experts Score (0–100)Absolute quality first: recency-weighted star average (≈54%), share of 1–2★ reviews (≈24%), customers’ price verdicts (≈14%), owner replies to critical reviews (≈7%); minus up to 10 points each for complaints flagged in Google review highlights and for a real slide in recent ratings. Hover a company’s score on its page for the full breakdown. and a letter grade per factor (A = top 20% of landscape designers).
| # | Company | ScoreExperts Score (0–100)Absolute quality first: recency-weighted star average (≈54%), share of 1–2★ reviews (≈24%), customers’ price verdicts (≈14%), owner replies to critical reviews (≈7%); minus up to 10 points each for complaints flagged in Google review highlights and for a real slide in recent ratings. Hover a company’s score on its page for the full breakdown. | FactorsFactor grades, in orderSatisfaction (54%): Recency-weighted star average (2-year half-life), shrunk toward the category mean by review volume; the company’s own lifetime average as the prior; absolute: 4.0★ = 0, 5★ = 100.Reliability (24%): How rarely jobs go badly: share of 1–2★ reviews — 60% the last 24 months (or the 20 newest if fewer), 40% all-time; 0% = 100, 15%+ = 0; the category percentile can only raise it.Craft & service (0%): Google review highlights: Quality, Professionalism, Responsiveness, Punctuality — how rarely reviewers flag them as a negative, per review since highlights began; 0% = 100, 5%+ = 0. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in — clean highlights are the norm, not a bonus.Value (14%): Customers’ own price verdicts (Great / Reasonable vs Overpriced) and Value highlights; 65% absolute (all “reasonable” ≈ 80, “great” = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.Momentum (0%): Penalises only a real slide: last-12-month average below lifetime (−0.5★ = 0). Still 4.8★+ over the last year, or steady/improving = 100. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in.Replies to reviews (7%): How often the owner publicly replies to reviews under 5★ (1–4★). Needs 3+ such reviews, otherwise not counted; 65% absolute (80%+ replied = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.One letter per factor score: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39, F = below 20. | ★Google star rating as shown on Google Maps. | Typical billMedian bill customers of this company reported in their reviews (needs 3+ priced reviews). |
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| 1 |  Southern Botanical Landscape & Tree CareFarmers Branch, TX | A 80How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 59%83+48.7Reliability 26%76+19.8Value 15%87+13.2Momentum penalty83−1.7Experts Score= 80Not enough data for replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AB–AA– | 4.87 | — |
| 2 |  SIARA DESIGNSFarmers Branch, TX | A 80How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%83+45.3Reliability 24%68+16.5Value 14%100+14.1Replies to reviews 7%95+6.7Craft & service penalty71−2.9Experts Score= 80Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | ABBAAA | 4.83 | — |
| 3 |  Medina LandscapeFarmers Branch, TX | B 75How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 69%76+52.6Reliability 31%73+22.5Experts Score= 75Not enough data for value, replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade B: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | BB––A– | 4.76 | — |
| 4 |  Blue Sky LandscapeFarmers Branch, TX | B 75How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 69%76+52.6Reliability 31%72+22.2Experts Score= 75Not enough data for value, replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade B: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | BB––A– | 4.80 | — |
| 5 | Texas Oasis Landscape & DrainageFarmers Branch, TX | B 74How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%81+44.2Reliability 24%79+19.2Value 14%52+7.4Replies to reviews 7%100+7.1Craft & service penalty68−3.2Momentum penalty97−0.3Experts Score= 74Grade B: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | ABBCAA | 4.76 | — |
| 6 |  Gardens for TexasFarmers Branch, TX | B 72How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%84+45.8Reliability 24%79+19.2Value 14%100+14.1Replies to reviews 7%45+3.2Craft & service penalty0−10Experts Score= 72Grade B: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | ABFAAC | 4.71 | — |
| 7 |  Harold Leidner Landscape ArchitectsFarmers Branch, TX | B 60How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 69%72+49.8Reliability 31%67+20.6Craft & service penalty28−7.2Momentum penalty67−3.3Experts Score= 60Not enough data for value, replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade B: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | BBD–B– | 4.74 | — |
| 8 |  Lambert Landscape CompanyFarmers Branch, TX | C 59How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 64%65+41.3Reliability 28%56+15.8Replies to reviews 8%23+1.9Experts Score= 59Not enough data for value; its weight is shared by the others.Grade C: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | BC––AD | 4.61 | — |
| 9 | Artz Landscape DesignsFarmers Branch, TX | D 32How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%36+19.6Reliability 24%7+1.7Value 14%100+14.1Replies to reviews 7%45+3.2Momentum penalty28−7.2Experts Score= 32Grade D: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | DF–ADC | 4.46 | — |
What jobs cost
What customers paid, from the price Google asks reviewers to report.
| Job | Low25th percentile: 1 in 4 customers paid less than this. | TypicalMedian of the bill customers reported in their Google review (Google asks reviewers for a price range; we use the middle of each range). | High75th percentile: 1 in 4 customers paid more than this. | FairOf customers who rated the price, the share who chose “Great price” or “Reasonable” rather than “Overpriced”. |
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Landscape Designers in Farmers Branch, TX at a glance
How the 9 landscape designers we rated in Farmers Branch, TX compare, and what customers praise most.
Experts Score grades
A = score 80+, F = below 20.
- Grade A222%
- Grade B556%
- Grade C111%
- Grade D111%
- Grade F00%
Google ratings
Average stars per company.
- 4.90★ and up00%
- 4.80–4.89★333%
- 4.60–4.79★556%
- Below 4.60★111%
What customers praise
Share of Google review highlights.
- Quality77323%
- Professionalism75123%
- Responsiveness66920%
- Punctuality59218%
- Value53416%
Was the price fair?
All price verdicts left with reviews.
- Great price19131%
- Reasonable40164%
- Overpriced81%
- Not sure224%
Price verdicts by year
Share calling it great / reasonable / overpriced.
How we grade
Satisfaction (54%) — Recency-weighted star average (2-year half-life), shrunk toward the category mean by review volume; the company’s own lifetime average as the prior; absolute: 4.0★ = 0, 5★ = 100.
Reliability (24%) — How rarely jobs go badly: share of 1–2★ reviews — 60% the last 24 months (or the 20 newest if fewer), 40% all-time; 0% = 100, 15%+ = 0; the category percentile can only raise it.
Craft & service (penalty, up to −10) — Google review highlights: Quality, Professionalism, Responsiveness, Punctuality — how rarely reviewers flag them as a negative, per review since highlights began; 0% = 100, 5%+ = 0. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in — clean highlights are the norm, not a bonus.
Value (14%) — Customers’ own price verdicts (Great / Reasonable vs Overpriced) and Value highlights; 65% absolute (all “reasonable” ≈ 80, “great” = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.
Momentum (penalty, up to −10) — Penalises only a real slide: last-12-month average below lifetime (−0.5★ = 0). Still 4.8★+ over the last year, or steady/improving = 100. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in.
Replies to reviews (7%) — How often the owner publicly replies to reviews under 5★ (1–4★). Needs 3+ such reviews, otherwise not counted; 65% absolute (80%+ replied = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.