New lawns with clean, flowing borders
Curved Lawns & Curbing
New lawns shaped into smooth, flowing curves and held by concrete curbing, with rock, boulders and stepping stones around them — from bare new-build lots to tired older yards.
The photos on this page come from several different yards of this kind across the Salt Lake Valley.
The situation
What the owners wanted.
These photos come from several homes — a couple of brand-new builds on bare dirt, and older homes where a patchy lawn was replaced with something smaller and better shaped.
The goal in each was the same: a lawn that looks designed, not just laid down, and less grass to water and mow than a lawn that runs fence to fence.
What we used — and why
Every piece has a reason.
- 1
A new sprinkler system, trenched in first
Sprinkler lines go in before anything else, zoned so the lawn and the beds each get the water they need. Get this right and the lawn is green edge to edge without wasting water on the sidewalk.
- 2
One confident curve instead of lots of small beds
A single flowing lawn shape makes an ordinary rectangle look designed. It's also easier to mow than a lawn full of corners.
- 3
Concrete curbing
Curbing locks in the curve for good. It keeps rock out of the grass, gives the mower a clean edge, and cuts edging time to almost nothing.
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Fresh sod
Sod gives you a finished, usable lawn in days instead of a season of waiting for seed — and it chokes out weeds from the start.
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Stepping stones and boulder beds
Stepping stones set in the grass give a path without a slab of concrete. Boulder beds add height and interest and need no water at all.
Utah weather
A lawn that makes sense in Utah
Most lawns in the Salt Lake Valley are cool-season grasses like Kentucky bluegrass. They love our cool spring and fall nights but get thirsty in July and August. Shrinking the lawn to a well-shaped panel you actually use, and turning the rest into rock and planting beds, keeps the green without paying to water grass nobody walks on.
The sprinkler system is where the savings really come from. We zone lawn and beds separately, use heads that match their coverage, and set a smart controller so watering happens early in the morning, before the afternoon wind and heat.
Every fall, before the first hard freeze, sprinkler lines need to be blown out. Curbing, too, is built for this climate: it holds its line through freeze-thaw where plastic edging heaves out of the ground.
Is this right for you?
A great fit for…
- New-build homes starting from bare dirt.
- Anyone with a big, patchy lawn who wants less grass that looks better.
- Families who still want a real lawn to play on, just shaped and finished properly.
Good to know
The honest details.
New sod needs frequent watering for the first couple of weeks while it roots. We set the timer for you and show you how to adjust it.
If you're in a new build, call before the builder finishes the flatwork — sprinkler sleeves under driveways and walks are cheap now and expensive later.
Every yard is different. We build these across Riverton, Herriman, South Jordan, Draper, Bluffdale and the rest of the Salt Lake Valley, and the best way to know what yours needs — and what it will cost — is to have Jason walk it with you. Call 801-608-7207 for a free estimate.
Photos
The finished work.
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During the build
The part you never see again — and the reason it lasts.
Free estimate
Let’s walk your yard together.
Call and tell us what you have in mind. Jason will come out, walk the property with you, and give you a written estimate — free, with no obligation.
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