Landscape Architects Palm Beach
Licensed Landscape Architecture, Land Planning & Irrigation Design for Palm Beach County Development Projects
Evergreen Design Group is a licensed landscape architecture firm serving Palm Beach County, Florida and the surrounding South Florida region. Since 2005, we have partnered with architects, civil engineers, land developers, and design-build contractors to deliver precise, code-compliant landscape architecture, land planning, and irrigation design for commercial, multifamily, mixed-use, and institutional projects throughout Palm Beach County and its neighboring markets. We hold Florida License #6666711 and bring 21 years of national practice experience to every engagement in this market. We don’t work with homeowners. Our practice is built entirely around the professional development community.
Landscape Architecture Services in Palm Beach County, FL
Our team delivers fully in-house professional services with exceptional depth across every phase of a project — from initial land planning and site analysis through permit-ready construction documents. We provide every service directly through our licensed professionals with no subcontracting of scope. Our firm develops tailored solutions to address each client’s unique landscape architecture and land planning needs.
We develop land use plans, site plans, and conceptual layouts that satisfy Palm Beach County zoning and development standards, as well as the municipal codes of West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Wellington, Jupiter, and other active development communities throughout the county. Our planners understand the regulatory environment for residential subdivisions, master-planned communities, mixed-use, commercial, and industrial development projects throughout the South Florida region.
Comprehensive tree survey and disposition documentation prepared to meet Palm Beach County and municipal tree preservation requirements. Palm Beach County’s landscape code and individual municipal ordinances establish protections for certain specimen and heritage trees that require field survey documentation, critical root zone delineation, mitigation calculations, and replacement planting specifications as part of the development review process. We prepare these plans formatted for county and municipal submittal and coordinate with your civil team throughout the entitlement process.
Our licensed landscape architects produce permit-ready planting plans tailored to South Florida’s subtropical climate. We specify species that perform in Palm Beach County’s heat, humidity, hurricane wind exposure, and salt-influenced coastal environment—selecting from a palette that includes drought-tolerant and Florida-Friendly species consistent with South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) water conservation objectives and Palm Beach County Landscape Code requirements. Species diversity, spacing, and canopy coverage calculations are included to support development review.
Our irrigation designers produce detailed zone layouts, controller specifications, flow and pressure calculations, and backflow prevention documentation that comply with SFWMD consumptive use permit requirements, Palm Beach County irrigation efficiency standards, and applicable municipal water conservation ordinances. We design systems that satisfy Florida’s landscape irrigation efficiency requirements under Florida Statute Chapter 373 and the Florida Water Star program where applicable.
We design pool surrounds, tot lots, sport courts, shaded pavilions, and common open spaces for multifamily residential and master-planned communities throughout Palm Beach County. Amenity designs are developed to HOA standards, Palm Beach County building codes, ADA accessibility requirements, and the operational demands of South Florida’s year-round outdoor use environment—including material durability in the county’s high-humidity, UV-intensive, and salt-air coastal conditions.
From parking lot landscape screening and streetscapes to community courtyards and entry features, our team designs hardscape elements appropriate to the South Florida context—specifying materials that resist UV degradation, salt air exposure, and the thermal expansion and contraction cycles of Palm Beach County’s climate. Impervious surface calculations, drainage direction, and stormwater management integration are all addressed in our hardscape documentation.
Understanding the Landscape Design Environment in Palm Beach County
South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) Regulatory Framework
The SFWMD is the primary water resource management agency for the lower half of the Florida peninsula, and its regulatory framework directly shapes landscape architecture and irrigation design scope on development projects throughout Palm Beach County. SFWMD consumptive use permits govern irrigation water withdrawals, and SFWMD’s Environmental Resource Permit (ERP) program regulates impacts to wetlands and surface water systems—including the design of stormwater management systems and their associated vegetated buffer and littoral planting requirements. We prepare littoral zone planting plans, wetland buffer documentation, and stormwater pond stabilization specifications as standard scope on Palm Beach County development projects that require ERP coverage.
Palm Beach County Landscape Code
Palm Beach County’s Unified Land Development Code (ULDC) establishes detailed landscape requirements for development projects within unincorporated areas of the county—including buffer type and width by zoning district, parking lot canopy coverage requirements, foundation planting standards, and street frontage landscape specifications. Individual municipalities within the county maintain their own landscape ordinances that may differ from county standards. We design to the applicable jurisdiction’s requirements from the initial site planning stage, which keeps submittals clean and avoids revision cycles late in the entitlement process.
Hurricane Wind Exposure and Coastal Conditions
Palm Beach County’s location on Florida’s Atlantic coast subjects development sites to periodic hurricane and tropical storm exposure. Species selection for street trees, parking lot canopy trees, and buffer plantings prioritizes wind-resistant species with demonstrated post-storm recovery. Salt air exposure, particularly in coastal and barrier island locations, further restricts species selection and affects hardscape material specifications.
High Water Table and Stormwater Management
Much of Palm Beach County’s developable land sits at low elevation with seasonally high water tables, which directly affects grading, drainage design, and planting system performance. Stormwater detention and water quality ponds—required on virtually all significant commercial and residential development projects—require littoral zone plantings, upland buffer vegetation, and side slope stabilization that fall within landscape architecture scope. We prepare these planting plans in direct coordination with your civil engineer of record and in compliance with SFWMD ERP and stormwater design standards.
Serving the Greater Palm Beach County Market
Evergreen Design Group provides landscape architecture services throughout Palm Beach County and the broader Southeast Florida market, including:
Palm Beach and Palm Beach Island, West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Lake Worth Beach, Wellington, Jupiter and Jupiter Island, Palm Beach Gardens, Riviera Beach, Greenacres, Royal Palm Beach, Loxahatchee and the Acreage, and Belle Glade.
Our familiarity with Palm Beach County’s Development Review Officer (DRO) process and the municipal development review frameworks throughout the county allows us to move efficiently through entitlements and permit approvals.
Why Architects, Engineers & Land Developers Choose Evergreen Design Group in Palm Beach County
Licensed in Florida. Evergreen Design Group holds Florida License #6666711. All landscape architectural services in Florida are performed under our Florida licensure.
21 years of national and South Florida experience. Founded in 2005, we have completed landscape architecture projects across 43 states. In Palm Beach County, that national breadth is paired with genuine familiarity with SFWMD’s regulatory framework, Palm Beach County’s ULDC landscape standards, and the specific site conditions and climate demands of South Florida development.
Single point of contact, full scope. Land planning, landscape architecture, and irrigation design are all delivered under one contract by our in-house licensed professionals. No coordination gap between a separate irrigation consultant and your landscape architect—we do it all, which reduces errors, saves time, and streamlines your permit submittals.
Built for the B2B development pipeline. We work exclusively with professional clients: architects, civil engineers, land developers, and design-build contractors. Our deliverables are produced for construction use and permit submittal.
Frequently Asked Questions — Palm Beach County Landscape Architecture
No. We work exclusively with commercial clients—architects, civil engineers, land developers, and contractors. We do not take on individual homeowner or residential projects.
Yes. Evergreen Design Group holds Florida License #6666711. All landscape architectural services in Florida are performed under this license.
Yes. Stormwater ponds and surface water management systems on Palm Beach County development projects that require SFWMD ERP coverage typically include littoral zone planting and upland buffer vegetation requirements. We prepare these planting plans as part of our standard stormwater coordination scope, working directly with your civil engineer of record.
Yes. Multifamily residential, build-to-rent, and master-planned community projects are a core part of our practice. We have experience working across large, phased developments and program-scale portfolios throughout Florida and across the Southeast.
Yes. We work throughout Palm Beach County under both county and municipal jurisdiction. Each municipality within the county maintains its own landscape and development review standards, and we are familiar with the requirements in Palm Beach County’s active development markets.
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Evergreen Design Group is ready to support your next development project in Palm Beach County or the broader Southeast Florida market. Contact our team to discuss project scope, schedule, and how we can integrate with your development team from day one.
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