Truckee runs on the seasons. Winter brings deep snow and ski traffic, summer brings hikers and full patios, and the window for yard work is short. Many homes here also sit empty for parts of the year, which changes what a landscape needs to do.
Adams Pool & Landscape Specialties designs and builds mountain landscapes that take care of themselves as much as possible. Our team brings over 500 years of combined experience to every project. You’ll get honest guidance and a crew that shows up when it says it will.
If your Truckee home is a getaway, you need a landscape that can handle long stretches on its own. Plants have to survive without daily attention, and irrigation needs to run reliably and shut down safely before the first hard freeze. Small problems can turn into big ones when no one’s around to catch them.
Our services cover native and cold-hardy plantings, drip irrigation with timers, irrigation designed for easy winterizing, drainage work, and hardscapes like stone patios, paths, and retaining walls. We build with durable materials that hold up to snow and freeze. The goal is a yard that looks good every time you arrive.
Granite boulders, tall pines, and open meadows give Truckee its look, and the best designs here borrow from that. We use natural stone, native grasses, and wildflowers to make your yard feel like it belongs in the landscape. The result is natural, not overdone.
Fire safety is built right in. We create defensible space close to the house with rock and hardscape, then space plantings further out. If you have a pool or hot tub area, we design the surroundings with durable surfaces that handle snow and summer sun.
Spring in Truckee often reveals what winter did to a yard. Plowed snow piles crush shrubs, freeze and thaw heave paths, and snowmelt cuts small channels through bare soil. A professionally planned landscape is built to come through all of that in good shape.
We plan snow storage areas, choose plants that bounce back, and set hardscape on a proper base so it stays level. Good drainage moves snowmelt away from your foundation. That means less spring cleanup and more time enjoying the summer.
Chris owns a getaway home in Tahoe Donner and only makes it up a few weekends a month. His yard was mostly bare dirt and pine needles, and the old sprinkler system had cracked over the winter. He wanted something that looked nice when he arrived and didn’t need him to babysit it.
We cleared the area near the house for defensible space and laid a stone patio with gravel borders. Native grasses and wildflowers went in further out, watered by a new drip system on a timer designed to drain easily for winter. A few granite boulders tied it to the forest around it.
Chris told us the yard now looks good every time he pulls in. The only chore left is enjoying it.
Mountain properties deserve a team that understands mountain conditions. Here’s why Truckee homeowners work with us.
We stand behind every project we build. Reach out to plan your Truckee yard.
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