What Landscaping Services Do We Provide in Northwest Indiana?

Is your backyard in need of a facelift? Maybe you’re considering installing a beautiful inground pool and are looking for some supplemental landscape additions to complement the pool. If this describes you, Royal Pools G2 Landscaping is here to help.

RPG2 specializes in bringing your dream backyard to life, blending hardscape, lighting, water features, and more to create an outdoor living space perfect for you and your backyard needs.

Whether you’re looking for professional landscaping services in Northwest Indiana or need help finding ideas and designing your yard, here is a closer look at the landscaping features we provide, and how they can enhance your backyard. Let’s dive in.

Outdoor Privacy Plantings

Landscape photo taken of a portion of a concrete pool patio in a backyard. The patio extends at an angle from the bottom left corner of the image to the upper right quarter of the image before extending right to the end of the image. At the bottom of the image is a thin rock bed against the edge of concrete that drops down to the pool patio via retaining wall on the left. A blue, rectangular inground pool can be seen on the left side of the image cut off by the edge. Small evergreen trees line the length side of the patio behind the retaining wall. The background is comprised of grass and tall, thick trees.

One of the best ways to enhance your backyard retreat is by adding privacy trees.

Privacy trees are a simple addition that adds dimension to your backyard while creating a private, peaceful retreat away from neighboring houses and visible streets.

While there are dozens of privacy trees to choose from, some popular ones RPG2 recommends are:

  • Emerald Green Arborvitaes
  • Norway Spruce
  • Columnar Junipers
  • Decorative shrubs and layered landscape beds

Fencing is great for privacy, but it does not add the year-round texture and natural beauty you get from privacy trees. Privacy trees are one of the simplest backyard landscaping ideas for anyone looking for a private outdoor retreat.

Concrete Patios: Stamped or Broom-Finish

Landscape photo of a concrete pool patio. A person is dropping down a square stamped pattern atop the concrete.

When it comes to hosting parties and gatherings, nothing serves as a backyard centerpiece quite like a patio. RPG2 can pour and install both traditional broomed concrete and premium stamped concrete patios for homeowners across Northwest Indiana and South Chicagoland.

Broom-finish concrete provides a clean, timeless look that is slip-resistant, making it perfect for inground pool decks.

If you’re looking for a more luxurious, high-end appearance, consider stamped concrete. A stamped concrete patio can replicate the look of wood, bricks, and even natural stone, all while conserving the durability that comes with concrete. You will end up spending more on stamped concrete, however.

A professionally designed and installed concrete patio can serve as the foundation for even more backyard additions, providing a home for things like fire pits, outdoor kitchens, seating, and more.

Brick Paver Patios and Retaining Walls

Landscape photo of a gray retaining wall propped up against a gray stamped concrete patio. The wall features three pillars, two on both ends and one in the middle. The retaining wall extends upward at an angle from the left side of the image to the right side. Trees can be seen in the background with the sky visible in the upper middle and right corner of the image.

Brick pavers are a highly versatile product that we love here at RPG2. You have hundreds of paver options, all offering world-class beauty and long-term durability.

Paver patios can fit in just about any backyard design, offering an open space perfect for hosting parties. Like a concrete patio, this space can be outfitted with seating, outdoor kitchens, and more.

Additionally, brick pavers can be used to build beautiful retaining walls, which may be required depending on your yard’s elevation.

Retaining walls can:

  • Manage elevation and yard slopes
  • Prevent soil erosion
  • Prevent pool shifting
  • Create privacy
  • Create terraced landscaping
  • Add built-in seating
  • Improve drainage

Custom Fire Pits

Landscape photo taken from a seated position in front of a lit-up square fire pit sitting atop a concrete patio. The fire pit sits in the bottom right-corner of the image and two cushioned-chairs sit at both corners. In the background is a glowing purple inground pool with four laminars shooting water into the pool and two black lounge chairs sitting outside it several feet behind the fire pit. A house can be seen behind the pool in the top third of the image. A dim sunset sky is visible in the top right corner of the image next to the house.

Few things bring together family and friends quite like a fire pit.

The functionality of a fire pit is surprisingly versatile. In addition to providing a gathering space, fire pits can be used to extend your outdoor time into the fall and winter, and can serve as a perfect relaxation area after a day spent in the pool.

Several homeowners incorporate seating walls and landscape lighting around their fire pits to create an enhanced outdoor gathering space.

Custom Rock Formations and Waterfalls

Landscape photo of a light blue, freeform inground pool surrounded by a tan stamped concrete patio. On the right side of the pool/image are two black-and-white lounge chairs. Next to the chairs, connected to the pool, is a rock formation waterfall. Lining the horizon and top quarter of the image are small evergreen trees in front of an empty field in the background. The sky can be seen above.

Looking for your own personal backyard oasis?

Our custom rock formation installations and cascading waterfalls add movement, texture, and natural beauty to your outdoor environment. These are especially lucrative to pool owners, as a pool rock waterfall creates a beautiful backyard focal point and the natural ambiance of water flowing into your pool.

We carefully design these features to appear as if they naturally belong in your existing landscaping, even if we have to tear up and rebuild your yard to do so ;).

Decorative Water Features

Portrait photo of a glowing purple inground pool featuring three glowing laminars arcing water into the pool from the left side of the image.

Not every water feature has to be part of a swimming pool.

We also design standalone water features that enhance your landscape throughout the year.

A custom water fountain creates soothing background sound while serving as an elegant focal point for patios, entryways, or garden spaces. A water fountain is a great choice for homeowners who want to introduce movement and tranquility without adding a pool or pond.

For new pool installations, we provide decorative water features such as:

Landscape Lighting

Landscape photo of a portion of a brick paver retaining wall featuring integrated ledge lights. The tops of trees and houses can be seen in the background in the top half of the image.

We love hanging out in our backyards after dark, don’t we folks? Okay, maybe not everyone, but for those who do, adding landscape lighting can make nighttime backyard relaxation much more aesthetically pleasing.

Landscape lighting can highlight:

  • Trees
  • Privacy plants
  • Retaining walls
  • Walkways
  • Patios
  • Waterfalls
  • Water fountains
  • Pools
  • Fire pits
  • Outdoor kitchens

Landscape lighting is best paired with other landscape features. Lighting can transform the look and nighttime appearance of your property, creating an environment perfect for evening entertainment.

Outdoor Kitchens

Landscape photo of an outdoor kitchen counter and sink area next to a descending staircase. A small potted plant sits on the counter, and a garbage can sits next to it on the left-side edge of the image. Chairs sit on the outside edge of the counter, and grass and the bottoms of houses can be seen in the background at the top of the image.

While on the topic of hosting backyard parties, nothing says “Come have a great time with us” quite like an outdoor kitchen.

If you love hosting pool parties, you know how annoying it can be dealing with folks tracking dirt and water in and out of the house to get food. An outdoor kitchen eliminates this, streamlining your hosting responsibilities.

Our custom outdoor kitchens can include:

  • Built-in grills
  • Refrigerators
  • Sinks
  • Storage cabinets
  • Stone countertops
  • Bar seating
  • Prep space

Whether you’re hosting graduation parties, neighborhood cookouts, or relaxing weekends with family, an outdoor kitchen adds a level of convenience and long-term property value that few other features can.

Ready to Transform Your Backyard?

There you have it, folks: a complete list of the landscaping services we provide at Royal Pools G2 Landscaping

Our team has served Northwest Indiana and South Chicagoland homeowners for over two decades now. We’re committed to helping bring your dream backyard to life.

Instead of hiring multiple contractors for concrete, landscaping, lighting, and water features, our design and construction teams work together to create a cohesive backyard design specifically tailored to your backyard goals, budget, and lifestyle.

If you’re just looking for a pool and have already hired a local landscape company to take care of the rest, that is fine too! We have no problem working with other landscape companies.

Do you have more landscaping questions? Check out the articles below. For more educational content on all things pools, concrete, and landscaping, dive into our learning hub at the top of the page. Thanks for reading. Have a great day!

Top 3 Most Popular Poolside Evergreen Trees in Northwest Indiana

How to Maintain a Stamped Concrete Pool Patio in Northwest Indiana

How To Maintain a Brick Paver Pool Patio in Northwest Indiana?

Written by Logan Edgemon