Featured · Outdoor Living
Design. Build. Transform.
Southern Gardens Companies LLC
More than landscaping.
One company. One vision. From the first concept to the final detail.
Every project starts with a property and what it needs to become. For a family, that is a backyard they will actually live in. For a builder or developer, it is a site that has to be ready on schedule. For a city, a school or a business, it is the ground their growth is built on.
Southern Gardens Companies LLC designs and builds pools, turf, concrete, landscape, lighting and outdoor living for homeowners, and delivers site, concrete, drainage, turf and landscape scopes for contractors, developers, municipalities and institutions across Mission, McAllen and communities throughout the Rio Grande Valley.
We are here because this is home for our family, too. The properties we build are in the same Valley where we live, work and raise our families.
- Design-build, self-performed
- Residential & commercial
- Rio Grande Valley & South Texas
- One team, coordinated scopes
What we do
Every scope. One team.
Two lanes. One company.
Built on service. Driven by standards.
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart.”
Colossians 3:23
That is the Southern Gardens mentality. Coach Salazar brings decades of leadership, education, coaching, counseling and community service into the culture of the company. It shows up in how the crews are run, how a schedule is kept, and how a finished property looks years later.
Our Story
Coach Juan Salazar
Projects
The outdoors, completed.
The Southern Gardens advantage
One team. More capability.
Instead of hiring separate companies for landscaping, concrete, irrigation, turf, trees, pools, fencing, lighting, cleanup and site work, Southern Gardens can coordinate multiple scopes through one company and one vision.
What you would otherwise hire separately
- Landscaping contractor
- Concrete contractor
- Irrigation contractor
- Turf contractor
- Trees contractor
- Pools contractor
- Fencing contractor
- Lighting contractor
- Drainage contractor
- Cleanup contractor
- Site work contractor
The integrated model
One company.
One contract.
One standard.
- Design
- The environment is planned as one piece, so every scope is built to the same drawing.
- Coordination
- Sequencing, crews and scopes are managed by the same team from grading to lighting.
- Accountability
- One company is responsible for the finished result. No hand-offs, no gaps between trades.
Before / After
Craftsmanship you can see.
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Google reviews
What clients say.
In their own words.
★★★★★G
“I would give this business 100 stars if I could! They came out right away, I received a quote almost immediately and 2 days later they were here. If you’re looking for a business who is honest, clear and talented, these are the people you want.”
Gwyneth Trevino
Local Guide · Google review
Walkway landscaping · Landscape design & construction
★★★★★G
“This is the only landscaping place to use in the Valley. They are reliable, reasonable and work hard to get the job completed even in this hot weather. The job was done exactly how I wanted. A very trustworthy place.”
Karen Roy
Local Guide · Google review
★★★★★G
“6 stars for Southern Gardens. Our project was artificial turf and they went above and way beyond. Communication was top notch. Don’t waste your time waiting for another contractor — just call Southern Gardens.”
William Staehely
Local Guide · Google review
Artificial turf
★★★★★G
“Absolutely remarkable work. My property is beautified and looking like me and my fiancée envisioned it — in fact even better. I was shocked how quick and efficient the work was done. I would highly recommend these landscapers.”
modesto caro
Google review
Landscape design, installation & stone masonry
★★★★★G
“The results exceeded our expectations. Southern Gardens took the time to understand exactly what we wanted, offered thoughtful suggestions and maintained clear communication throughout the entire process. We definitely recommend them.”
Tommy Martz
Google review
★★★★★G
“I am beyond thrilled with the exceptional work done on our new home. The attention to detail from everyone involved, ensuring our little ones have the perfect backyard, truly made it all worthwhile.”
Andrea Torres
Local Guide · Google review
★★★★★G
“Great people to work with. The process was clear and straightforward from the beginning. We are very happy with the quality of the work done for the expansion and redo of our outdoor patio and pergola.”
Jessica G
Local Guide · Google review
Patio & pergola
★★★★★G
“We have used Southern Gardens for tree trimming twice and more recently permanent lights on our house. With every project they’ve always provided reliable, high quality work. Will always recommend their services!”
Monette Valdivia
Google review
Tree trimming · Landscape lighting
★★★★★G
“Southern Gardens did a great job with our front yard landscaping! They were easy to work with and extremely responsive and helpful with any questions or concerns we had. We thoroughly enjoyed working with them!”
Crystal Villarreal
Google review
★★★★★G
“This company is amazing! So friendly, good communication, FAST work and beautiful work too! My kids are obsessed with the pool. 10/10 recommend.”
rebecca schwartz
Google review
Pool
★★★★★G
“I would give this business 100 stars if I could! They came out right away, I received a quote almost immediately and 2 days later they were here. If you’re looking for a business who is honest, clear and talented, these are the people you want.”
Gwyneth Trevino
Local Guide · Google review
Walkway landscaping · Landscape design & construction
★★★★★G
“This is the only landscaping place to use in the Valley. They are reliable, reasonable and work hard to get the job completed even in this hot weather. The job was done exactly how I wanted. A very trustworthy place.”
Karen Roy
Local Guide · Google review
★★★★★G
“6 stars for Southern Gardens. Our project was artificial turf and they went above and way beyond. Communication was top notch. Don’t waste your time waiting for another contractor — just call Southern Gardens.”
William Staehely
Local Guide · Google review
Artificial turf
★★★★★G
“Absolutely remarkable work. My property is beautified and looking like me and my fiancée envisioned it — in fact even better. I was shocked how quick and efficient the work was done. I would highly recommend these landscapers.”
modesto caro
Google review
Landscape design, installation & stone masonry
★★★★★G
“The results exceeded our expectations. Southern Gardens took the time to understand exactly what we wanted, offered thoughtful suggestions and maintained clear communication throughout the entire process. We definitely recommend them.”
Tommy Martz
Google review
★★★★★G
“I am beyond thrilled with the exceptional work done on our new home. The attention to detail from everyone involved, ensuring our little ones have the perfect backyard, truly made it all worthwhile.”
Andrea Torres
Local Guide · Google review
★★★★★G
“Great people to work with. The process was clear and straightforward from the beginning. We are very happy with the quality of the work done for the expansion and redo of our outdoor patio and pergola.”
Jessica G
Local Guide · Google review
Patio & pergola
★★★★★G
“We have used Southern Gardens for tree trimming twice and more recently permanent lights on our house. With every project they’ve always provided reliable, high quality work. Will always recommend their services!”
Monette Valdivia
Google review
Tree trimming · Landscape lighting
★★★★★G
“Southern Gardens did a great job with our front yard landscaping! They were easy to work with and extremely responsive and helpful with any questions or concerns we had. We thoroughly enjoyed working with them!”
Crystal Villarreal
Google review
★★★★★G
“This company is amazing! So friendly, good communication, FAST work and beautiful work too! My kids are obsessed with the pool. 10/10 recommend.”
rebecca schwartz
Google review
Pool
Reviews above are from homeowners. Commercial, general-contractor and developer references are provided with our qualifications package and will be published here as clients approve them.
Read our reviews on GoogleWhere we work
Built in South Texas. Built for South Texas.
Based in Mission, TX. Serving the Rio Grande Valley.
- McAllen
- Mission
- Edinburg
- Pharr
- San Juan
- Alamo
- Donna
- Weslaco
- Mercedes
- Harlingen
- San Benito
- Brownsville
- South Padre Island
- Port Isabel
- Los Fresnos
- Palmview
- Hidalgo
- Rio Grande City
