Landscape Design in New Braunfels — Built for the Hill Country

If your outdoor space isn’t working as hard as your home deserves, landscape design done right can change that completely. Flora & Gardens Design brings full-service landscape architecture to New Braunfels and the greater Hill Country — handling everything from the initial concept through construction and long-term care. Whether you’re starting with raw land or reimagining an existing property, this is design built around how you actually live outdoors in Texas.

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What to Expect from a Landscape Design Project in New Braunfels

Landscape design in New Braunfels isn’t a weekend project or a single-trade job. Done well, it’s a layered process that starts with understanding your property — its topography, drainage, sun exposure, soil composition, and how it connects to the architecture of your home.

At Flora & Gardens Design, every project begins with a design consultation to get clear on what you want the space to do, what constraints exist, and what’s realistic within your timeline. From there, Fernanda Vuilleumier and the in-house team develop a master plan that can include any combination of the following:

Garden design structured plantings, native and adapted species, seasonal interest
Hardscape construction stone patios, pathways, retaining walls, and outdoor living areas
Pool design and construction
Outdoor kitchens and entertainment structures
Custom water features natural-looking or architectural, depending on the aesthetic
Culinary raised bed gardens productive, designed, and integrated into the overall plan
Irrigation and lighting systems designed and installed in-house
Ongoing maintenance and garden management

Because every phase is handled by a fully integrated in-house team — landscape architects, masons, an arborist, irrigation specialists, and lighting designers — you’re not managing a rotating cast of subcontractors. One firm, one point of contact, from concept to completion.

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Who Is a Good Candidate for This Work?

Flora & Gardens Design focuses on luxury residential properties where the outdoor environment is treated as a serious extension of the home — not an afterthought. If you’re building a new home in the Hill Country, renovating an existing property, or finally addressing an outdoor space that’s never lived up to the rest of the house, this firm is built for that kind of project.

The firm has particular depth working with properties in communities like The Dominion, Cordillera Ranch, Boerne, Wimberley, and greater San Antonio — places where the land has character worth preserving and where the design needs to respond to both the natural landscape and the architecture of the home.

You’re a good fit if:

You want a cohesive design that covers the full property, not just a patio or a planting bed
The Hill Country environment matters to you — you want plant selection and materials that belong here
You value sustainable practices and don't want to fight the climate to keep a landscape alive
You're looking for a firm that can handle design, build, and ongoing management under one roof

If you’re not sure whether your project scope fits, the consultation is the right place to find out.

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Why Flora & Gardens Design?

Most landscape firms in this region are either designers who hand off to contractors, or contractors who add “design” to their service list. Flora & Gardens Design operates differently: it’s a firm led by an architect and designer — Fernanda Vuilleumier — with the full in-house capability to execute what’s designed.

That integration matters. When the same team that designs the hardscape also installs the irrigation and lighting, decisions get made in real time, details get resolved before they become problems, and the finished result reflects the original vision rather than a series of compromises between disconnected trades.

The firm’s work is specifically calibrated to the Hill Country environment — native and adapted plant palettes, materials that hold up in Central Texas heat, and design approaches that work with the land’s natural drainage and topography rather than fighting it. For New Braunfels properties especially, where properties often back up to limestone outcroppings, the Guadalupe River corridor, or open Hill Country views, that site-specific approach makes a visible difference.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Find answers to common inquiries below. Reach out for more information.

What makes landscape design in New Braunfels different from other Texas regions?

New Braunfels sits in the Texas Hill Country, which means you’re working with limestone-heavy soil, caliche, unpredictable rainfall, and summer heat that can be brutal on plants not suited to the environment. Good landscape design here leans on species and materials that are adapted to these conditions — not transplanted from wetter climates and kept alive with heavy irrigation. The Guadalupe River and surrounding terrain also give many New Braunfels properties distinctive topography that becomes an asset when the design works with it.

How much does landscape design and installation typically cost in New Braunfels?

Flora & Gardens Design has not provided specific pricing figures, and costs vary significantly depending on scope, site conditions, and project complexity. The design consultation is the right starting point for understanding what a project of your scope typically involves.

Do you offer drought-tolerant landscaping options suitable for the Hill Country climate?

Yes. Sustainable design practices and plant selection suited to the Hill Country environment are central to how Flora & Gardens Design approaches every project. That includes native and adapted species that require less supplemental water once established, along with irrigation systems designed to support the plantings efficiently rather than compensate for the wrong plant choices.

What is included in your free design consultation?

The consultation is a conversation about your property, your goals, and what’s realistic. It’s an opportunity for the team to understand the site conditions, discuss design direction, and give you a clearer picture of what a project would involve — before any commitments are made.

How long does a typical landscape project take from design to completion?

Timeline depends heavily on the scope of the project. A master plan for a full property with hardscape, planting, irrigation, and lighting takes considerably longer than a focused garden installation. The consultation and design phase typically precedes construction, and larger projects are often phased over time. Flora & Gardens Design will give you realistic timeline expectations based on your specific scope during the design process.

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If you have a New Braunfels property that deserves a landscape designed to match it, Flora & Gardens Design is ready to talk through what that looks like.