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Shade Landscape Company, LLC

A boutique landscape company focused on high-end residential landscape design and installation. Based in Hattiesburg, Ms.
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We prioritize project quality over client volume, allowing for an individualized, detail-focused experience for each client.

06/05/2026

Before.
After.
4 Months After. (Not Years)

05/27/2026

From awkward “Back-to-school” photos to GQ editorial.

Two weeks ago, this backyard was dominated by boring shrubs that had been repeatedly sheared into tight form with no real purpose beyond taking up space — not just in the landscape, but on someone’s pruning schedule.

So, the question becomes… “Why?”

“Why is this task on a company’s task list?”

“Why obligation without composition?”

“Why maintain something year after year that gives so little back aesthetically?”

Not as criticism toward homeowners. Most people inherit these situations slowly over time. Budgets matter. Time matters. Life gets busy. This isn’t about shaming people for doing the best they can with what they have.

But when money is changing hands — when landscaping becomes a professional service — we have to ask harder questions.

Somewhere along the way, the industry normalized maintenance without intention. Endless shearing. Endless repetition. Plants reduced to chores instead of contributors to a space.

With most renovations, my first step is to identify the underlying bones, and build a new vision around those. But honestly, other than the structure itself, there really weren’t any for this particular space.

So, we removed the heavy “green blobs,” introduced structure with Sky Pencil hollies, softened the foundation with Carex, and added a Japanese maple to create movement, contrast, and seasonal interest.

A new brick border, using leftover bricks from the original construction in the 90’s, helped compartmentalize the planting bed and visually connect the renovation back to the architecture and future pool updates.

One of the best parts of the project was rediscovering old garden ornaments hidden under pine straw and leaves — birdbaths, rabbits, frogs — pieces that still carried personality and memory. Instead of throwing them away, we worked them back into the landscape with intention.

Sometimes the difference between ordinary and meaningful is simply being present enough to notice what already matters.

What a great privilege it is to be chosen to put inspiration back into this space.

To help a space stop feeling maintained… and start feeling alive again.

05/08/2026

Before. During. After.

04/23/2026

Video of finished product in the comments.

A few weeks ago, I convinced a new client to not throw away an old busted fountain due to freezing at some point in time.

I wasn’t exactly sure of the details, but I felt strongly about it becoming a bog garden. I knew the pieces could come apart, and could likely be repurposed in a new configuration. Maybe I would use all of the parts. Maybe I wouldn’t.

I love the work I do. That me and my team do together. No matter how big, or how small—taking the time to make the difference is necessary.

On this project, we salvaged a would-be throwaway, by purchasing two bales of peat moss and a dozen Sarracenia (pitcher plants). The rest of the materials we sourced by taking a stroll around their property in Timberton.

Hope you enjoy it as much as our client did.

03/18/2026

What most landscapes become over time isn’t intentional design… it’s maintenance.

Before we were brought in, in 2017, this space had been managed into tight, sheared form. Large growing Loropetalums, attempted to be kept “clean” and controlled. But that kind of maintenance creates its own problems. You get dense outer growth, stressed interiors, and constant flushes of erratic shoots trying to break back out.

What starts as control turns into a cycle—more cutting, more correction, more effort… and less beauty.

It becomes a chore instead of an investment.

Unfortunately, most landscapes drift into this cycle over time. Sometimes through poor design. Sometimes through poor maintenance. And sometimes… Both.

In 2017, we removed the existing material and regrouped with a clear vision for the space.

On paper, the move was simple: Formosa azaleas along a long, linear building. Nothing flashy. Nothing complicated.

And most importantly…

NO MACHINE PRUNING ALLOWED.

The intention wasn’t in the plant selection—it was in how they would be allowed to exist.

Good landscape design isn’t always about control—it’s about balance.

These azaleas are intentionally left in their natural form, allowed to gather and settle beneath a very structured building. They soften the right angles, push gently against the linear rhythm, and create a quiet tension between order and looseness.

They spill slightly into the concrete, reach toward the walls, and hint at movement beyond their boundaries—without ever losing their discipline.

Composition, where rigid structure protrudes from a puddling of texture and movement.

Sometimes the work isn’t about what you add…
it’s about what you allow.

Simple on paper. Powerful in ex*****on.

***Last 3 photos are from this morning, on my way to work***

02/22/2026

A few teasers, from our progress, on a project in Meridian, Ms.

01/31/2026

What a difference in only 10 months.

Before footage from January 2025 merged with footage from October 2025.

— Ornamental Grasses, used in abundance, to soften hard edges and lines, while providing a bullet proof texture. —

01/16/2026

Looking forward to watching this design develop over the coming months, even years.

Stay Tuned!

There are some perennial surprises tucked away, waiting their turn…

Thank you Jamie & Misty.

12/30/2025

Photos: Before. Before. During.

Unfortunately, most landscape designs get “chopped up” in just a few short years. This typically results in a disconnected aesthetic, and lacks any sort of composition. Without composition, there’s little curb appeal.

Our goal here is to establish layers that will stand the test of time, using plant communities that compelement the space through contrast and texture, that are less likely to be misshapen through terrible pruning habits in the future.

The number one killer of curb appeal? Pruning that lacks vision and awareness.

If you’re ready to ditch the yard full of “back to school haircuts,” and ready to pursue a landscape containing vision, with design resilience in mind, I’d be happy to hear from you.

Enjoy!

12/18/2025

A little “during and before” of the progress on one of our design/install projects in Midtown.

Updates to come…

Address

PO Box 17048
Hattiesburg, MS
39404

Website

http://www.shadelandscapecompany.com/

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