Landscape Architects Fort Worth
Fort Worth Landscape Architecture for Developers, Engineers, and Architects
Evergreen Design Group is a licensed landscape architecture firm serving land developers, civil engineers, architects, and design-build contractors on projects across Fort Worth and the western DFW Metroplex. Since 2005, we have delivered land planning, planting design, hardscape design, and irrigation design on residential communities, mixed-use developments, commercial projects, and industrial sites throughout Tarrant County and the surrounding growth markets.
Fort Worth and Tarrant County represent one of the most active development environments in Texas — a market shaped by the city’s position as the western anchor of the DFW Metroplex, by the Alliance Texas development corridor in the north, by the explosive growth of Johnson County’s suburban markets to the south, and by the transition from Blackland Prairie geology to
Landscape Architecture in Fort Worth's Development Environment
Fort Worth's Geological Transition: Blackland Prairie to Cross Timbers
Fort Worth straddles one of Texas's most significant geological transitions — from the deep expansive Blackland Prairie clays east of the city to the Cross Timbers formation to the west, characterized by alternating sandstone and shale ridges, shallower soils, greater topographic relief, and a different plant community. This geological boundary has direct implications for hardscape design, planting selection, drainage strategy, and the tree context landscape architects encounter on development sites.
Eastern Tarrant County (Arlington, Grand Prairie, Mansfield, Burleson) sits on Blackland Prairie clay — the same shrink-swell clay environment that characterizes Dallas. Western Tarrant County and Parker County (Weatherford, Aledo, Hudson Oaks) transitions to the Cross Timbers with shallower soils, post oak and blackjack oak woodland, and the rocky terrain that requires different grading and hardscape strategies than the deep clay plains to the east. Landscape architects designing in Fort Worth's market must understand which geological context applies to each project site.
City of Fort Worth Landscape Regulations
The City of Fort Worth administers landscape regulations through the Unified Development Code (UDC) that establish minimum landscape area requirements, street tree planting standards, parking lot tree requirements, and buffer yard standards for new development. Fort Worth's tree preservation ordinance requires documentation and mitigation for protected trees removed during development. The city's rapid physical growth — Fort Worth is one of the fastest-growing large cities in the country — means that development code requirements are periodically updated, and landscape architects must stay current on the applicable standards.
Alliance Texas and the North Tarrant County Industrial Corridor
Alliance Texas — the 26,000-acre mixed-use development anchored by Fort Worth Alliance Airport in north Tarrant County — is one of the largest master-planned industrial, commercial, and logistics communities in the country. The Alliance corridor and the adjacent Hillwood development generate significant landscape architecture demand for industrial and logistics facilities, commercial developments, and the residential communities that support the workforce in this corridor. We are experienced in the landscape requirements of Alliance-area development and the specific standards applicable within the Alliance development framework.
Johnson County and Southwest DFW Growth Markets
Johnson County — immediately south of Tarrant County — is one of Texas's fastest-growing counties, driven by residential development extending south from Fort Worth and Burleson along the US-67 and I-35W corridors. Cleburne, Burleson, Crowley, and Joshua are active development markets with their own municipal landscape requirements. Parker County to the west (Weatherford, Aledo) is also experiencing rapid residential growth driven by DFW metro expansion. We serve projects throughout the southwest DFW growth market and maintain working familiarity with the landscape requirements of these rapidly growing jurisdictions.
Landscape Architecture Services We Deliver in Fort Worth
Every service is performed in-house by our licensed professionals with no subcontracting of scope.
Our land planning service works with developers and civil engineers at the pre-application stage to establish open space, tree preservation, floodplain buffer, amenity siting, and land use frameworks before the civil plan is set. In Fort Worth’s fast-growth environment — particularly in north Tarrant County’s master-planned community and industrial development markets — early land planning engagement reduces entitlement risk and costly redesign cycles.
Planting design in Fort Worth spans two distinct geological and ecological contexts — the Blackland Prairie east of the city and the Cross Timbers west and northwest. Native plant palettes appropriate to each context, soil amendment strategies for clay or shallow rocky soils, and drought-tolerant species appropriate to North Texas’s extended summer dry period are the core design parameters. We document planting plans to the standard required for Fort Worth plan review.
Fort Worth’s UDC tree preservation ordinance and the distinct requirements of Tarrant County municipalities — Arlington, Mansfield, Burleson, Keller, Southlake, and others — each require tree documentation calibrated to the specific local standard. We produce tree disposition plans to the applicable local requirements, with early engagement on tree preservation strategy to minimize mitigation costs and entitlement delays.
Tarrant County’s master-planned community and subdivision market — in Burleson, Mansfield, Keller, Southlake, Haslet, and the Alliance corridor — demands competitive amenity packages. Pools, clubhouses, fitness areas, trail systems, dog parks, and multi-use lawns are market necessities. We design amenity packages that reflect Tarrant County market expectations and perform in the North Texas climate over the long operational life of the community.
Hardscape design in Fort Worth must account for Blackland Prairie clay movement on eastern sites and shallow rocky soils on Cross Timbers sites to the west — two very different design environments requiring different pavement section specifications, subbase preparation, and joint design strategies. We produce fully documented hardscape construction drawings calibrated to the geological conditions of each project site.
Irrigation in Fort Worth is driven by North Texas’s extended summer drought, high evapotranspiration demand, and TCEQ licensing requirements. Many Tarrant County municipalities have adopted outdoor watering restrictions during drought conditions. We produce hydraulically engineered irrigation designs specified for efficient water use in the Fort Worth climate, coordinated with TCEQ requirements, and documented for competitive bidding.
Frequently Asked Questions — Landscape Architects Fort Worth
Fort Worth straddles the boundary between two distinct geological formations. Eastern Tarrant County sits on deep Blackland Prairie clay — the same expansive shrink-swell clay that characterizes Dallas, creating chronic hardscape movement and planting challenges if not explicitly accounted for in design. Western Tarrant County and Parker County transition to the Cross Timbers formation, with shallower, sandier soils, more topographic relief, and a post oak woodland plant community that differs entirely from the Blackland Prairie. Landscape architects in Fort Worth must identify which geological context applies to a given project site and design accordingly — the hardscape specifications, soil amendment strategies, and plant palettes that work on a Cross Timbers site in Aledo are different from what works on a Blackland Prairie site in Arlington.
Fort Worth’s Unified Development Code (UDC) establishes landscape area requirements, parking lot tree coverage standards, street tree planting standards, and buffer yard requirements for new development within city limits. The UDC also includes tree preservation provisions requiring documentation and mitigation for protected trees removed during development. Fort Worth’s development code requirements are periodically updated as the city’s planning framework evolves — we stay current on the applicable standards and produce plans documented to meet UDC requirements on the first submission.
Yes. Johnson County and Parker County are among the fastest-growing markets in the Fort Worth metro, with active residential and commercial development in Burleson, Crowley, Cleburne, Joshua, Weatherford, and Aledo. Each jurisdiction has its own landscape requirements. We maintain working familiarity with the landscape standards of the major Fort Worth suburban municipalities and the county frameworks that govern unincorporated development.
Contact us through our website or call our office. We will schedule a brief discovery call to understand your project type, location, geological context, and schedule, and follow up with a proposal.
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Whether your project is a master-planned community in Burleson or Haslet, an industrial development in the Alliance corridor, a commercial campus in Southwest Fort Worth, or a residential subdivision in Parker County — Evergreen Design Group brings the geological knowledge, municipal regulatory expertise, and documentation standards that Tarrant County development requires.
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