Irving contains two landscaping markets that barely overlap. Las Colinas and the master-planned developments to the north come with active associations, published design standards and approval processes. The older neighbourhoods to the south and east have mature trees, aging irrigation and no design committee at all. What a good landscaper does for you here depends on which Irving you’re in. This page lists landscapers serving the city.
What Irving landscapers handle
HOA-compliant design and installation in Las Colinas and the newer master-planned areas, where plant palettes, hardscape materials and front-yard standards are set by association guidelines and submitted before installation.
Renovation in the older neighbourhoods — replacing overgrown foundation plantings, repairing decades-old irrigation, and managing mature shade trees.
Irrigation design, repair and retrofit, which is the licensed portion of the trade in Texas.
Commercial and multi-family maintenance, a larger share of the market here than in most DFW suburbs given Las Colinas’s corporate campuses and dense multi-family stock.
Hardscape — patios, outdoor kitchens, shade structures.
Licensing: what Texas actually requires
Texas has no statewide general landscaping licence. Mowing, planting and maintenance need no state credential.
Irrigation is licensed and enforced. Under Texas Occupations Code Chapter 1903, anyone who sells, designs, installs, maintains, alters, repairs, services or inspects an irrigation system must hold a TCEQ licence. It requires a 40-hour course and a six-hour exam with 70% minimum per section, valid for three years. Irrigation Technicians work under the direct supervision of a licensed irrigator.
Unlicensed irrigation work is a Class C misdemeanour under §1903.251, with civil penalties up to $5,000 per day.
There’s a local practicality here too: most Las Colinas associations and commercial property managers will require proof of licensing and insurance before a contractor works on site, so you’ll likely need the documentation regardless.
Commercial pesticide application is licensed through the Texas Department of Agriculture. Verify general liability and workers’ compensation directly.
What’s specific to Irving
Twice-weekly watering. Irving, like the rest of the Metroplex, restricts landscape irrigation to two days per week with no daytime watering during the warm months. Assigned days and current stage are set by the city — and note that Irving’s rules are its own, not the North Texas Municipal Water District schedule governing Plano, Frisco, McKinney and Garland. Confirm your permitted days with the City of Irving rather than borrowing a neighbour’s schedule.
Designing around two days means deep infrequent cycles, cycle-and-soak programming so clay absorbs rather than sheds water, generous mulch, and hydrozoning.
Las Colinas design review. The master-planned areas carry association standards covering plant selection, hardscape materials, turf ratios, structure heights and screening. Approval precedes installation, and submittals take time. A landscaper who works Las Colinas regularly will have been through the process, will know which associations are stricter, and will produce drawings in the expected format. One who hasn’t will either delay your project or install something that must be removed.
Mature trees in south and east Irving. Older neighbourhoods carry substantial canopy. Two consequences: lawns originally laid in full sun now sit in shade and will never thrive there, making bed expansion with shade-tolerant planting the sensible answer; and trenching new irrigation through mature root zones damages trees slowly enough that the cause is rarely identified. Ask how lines get routed around established trees.
Blackland clay, and foundation movement. Irving sits on the expansive clay common to the eastern Metroplex — swelling wet, shrinking dry, moving slabs in the process. The regional practice of foundation watering applies: soaker hoses at a consistent distance from the slab during dry spells, prioritising consistency over volume.
The clay also means drainage must move water away from structures, hardscape needs proper base depth or it will heave with seasonal soil movement, and core aeration genuinely helps compacted turf.
Elm Fork floodplain areas. Parts of Irving sit near the Trinity’s Elm Fork, where drainage and periodic high water are real design considerations rather than theoretical ones. On low-lying lots, ask specifically how a design handles heavy rainfall.
Heat and hard freezes. Around USDA zone 8a–8b: 100°F summers, genuine winter freezes, periodic ice storms that split brittle species.
Pricing expectations
Typical US ranges for 2026 are listed on the homepage.
Irving sits near the DFW average, with Las Colinas work generally running higher given design-review requirements and material standards.
Two budget notes. In association areas, ask whether design documentation for submittal is included — it’s real work and a common source of both delay and surprise cost. In older neighbourhoods, ask for an irrigation audit before accepting a replacement quote; targeted repairs plus a modern controller often achieve most of the benefit for a fraction of the price.
Neighborhoods served
Landscapers listed here work across Irving, including Las Colinas, Valley Ranch, Hackberry Creek, Cottonwood Valley, University Hills, Song, Plymouth Park, South Irving and Northwest Irving.
Most also serve neighbouring cities — Coppell, Grand Prairie, Farmers Branch, Grapevine, Euless, Carrollton and northwest Dallas.
How this directory helps
Every landscaper here is listed with business name, address and phone so you can verify them yourself.
Three questions sort Irving contractors. Ask for the TCEQ irrigator licence number. If you’re in an association area, ask whether they’ve submitted to your design committee before — that experience saves weeks. And if you’re in older Irving, ask how they route irrigation around mature tree roots, because that’s what protects the most valuable thing in the yard.