Landscaping in Montgomery, TX
Landscaping in Montgomery, TX is mostly a lakefront problem: a lot that drops to the water in two or three terraces, a bank that wake and rain are taking, and sand near the shore over clay further up. Walls, terraces and complete lake properties. Call to schedule a visit.
The ground here
Sand at the shore, clay up the slope, and a bank in between
Our office is in Bentwater, so this is the ground we drive over every day. A typical Lake Conroe lot falls fifteen to thirty feet from the street to the water. The top is Beaumont clay, the bottom is sand the lake has been sorting for decades, and the bank between them is where every failed retaining wall and washed-out shoreline in Walden and Del Lago comes from.
So the sequence is fixed: levels down the slope, walls engineered to the retained height, an interception drain above the bank, then terraces and planting between the courses. The design-build method is the same across the county; on a lake lot the drawing starts at the water line and works up.
The work
What a Montgomery lot usually needs, as separate jobs
On a lake lot the first three are usually one build.
Retaining walls and steps
Engineered to the retained height, drained behind, stepping the slope down in courses you can use. a wall.
Terraces and paver patios
Set between the walls on a compacted base, sized to the view rather than to the leftover space.
Interception drains
Above the bank, catching what runs down the slope before it saturates the shoreline. Priced per foot after the fall is shot.
Landscape design
A scaled plan with contour levels on it, drawn for the Bentwater or Walden review committee.
Outdoor kitchens on the water side
Built into the lowest terrace with gas and drainage run before backfill, facing the lake.
Landscape lighting
Low-voltage on every step and wall face; on a terraced lot it is the safety item, not the decoration.
Low-water planting
Gravel and stone with moisture-tolerant planting between courses on the bank, low-water above it.
What fails
What fails on a Lake Conroe lot
The four we are called about most, and what we do instead.
A wall built to a guess, not the retained height
CauseSegmental block stacked past its rated height with no geogrid and no drain. The face bows after the second wet season.
FixEngineered to the actual height, geogrid where it needs it, perforated pipe behind it to daylight.
A bank held by one row of stone
CauseWake and rain take the sand from behind it a little each year until the row is in the lake.
FixTerraced stone in courses with moisture-tolerant planting between them.
Runoff sent straight down the slope
CauseEvery downspout and terrace edge drains toward the water. The bank never dries and the lowest wall carries the load.
FixInterception drain above the bank, downspouts piped, terraces graded to the drain rather than to the lake.
One plant list for sand and clay
CauseShrubs specified for the top of the lot planted at the bottom. Half thrive, half fail.
FixTwo soil tests, two lists: clay-tolerant above, moisture-and-sand tolerant on the bank.
Where
Communities we already know
Montgomery is 77316 and 77356, and most of the work is on the west shore of Lake Conroe.
Bentwater
Our own address. Estate lots with strict architectural review; packets in the committee format, builds from for full lakefront work.
Walden and Del Lago
Steep lots to the water and older bulkheads. Terraces stepped down in engineered walls, banks stabilized in stone courses.
Lake Conroe Hills and April Sound edge
Rolling lots with clay on top and sand below. Drainage above the slope, planting assigned to each soil.
Inland Montgomery
Flatter clay properties off SH 105. Drainage corrected first, then a terrace and planting scheme that holds through August.
Cost
What decides the number
The written quote follows the visit and the levels.
Retaining walls
Engineered to the height they hold, drained before backfill.
Mid-range with hardscaping
Terrace, drainage, planting and lighting on an inland or upper-slope lot.
Lake Conroe community properties
Terraces, walls, shoreline and lighting on a typical waterfront lot.
Lakefront estates
Site-wide work from the street to the water, phased around the review calendar.
Slope and how the wood and stone reach the water side matter more than square footage.
On site
Recent Montgomery work
Contour levels down a sloped Lake Conroe lot
Shoreline held in terraced stone with planted margins
Lakefront estate terrace with kitchen and site-wide lighting
Waterfront garden at dusk, lit terraces and a stabilized bank
From Google
What clients say about the work
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We had quite a bit of landscaping done with Boones landscaping. Each and every portion of the work was fantastically done with great attention to detail and quality. All of the folks that we dealt with were incredibly professional to be around.
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Reviews sourced from Google · last checked 2026-08-25
Questions
Montgomery questions with numbers in the answers
What does lakefront work cost on Lake Conroe?
A single engineered wall; a typical waterfront property with terraces, shoreline and lighting; estate lots in Bentwater. Written after the levels are shot.
Can you stop the bank washing away?
Yes: terraced stone courses with moisture-tolerant planting between them, and an interception drain above so the bank is not carrying the whole lot’s runoff. A single row of stone does not do it.
How high can a retaining wall go?
As high as it is engineered for. Past the block manufacturer’s rated height it needs geogrid and often an engineer’s drawing; we design to that rather than stacking and hoping.
Why does the soil change down the lot?
Clay at the street, sand the lake has sorted at the shore, and both on most lots. We test at two points and give the bank its own plant list.
Do Bentwater and Walden need approval first?
Yes. A scaled plan with materials and levels in the committee’s format, submitted before stone is ordered. Allow two to four weeks.
Nearby
Where we work around Montgomery
Same crews, different ground around the lake and inland.
We work in Bentwater, Del Lago and April Sound, and across the rest of Montgomery.
One crew covers all of them, under landscaping. Since 2010, own crews, workmanship guarantee.
Have Boone walk the slope to the water
Pictures of the property help us prepare. The written price is given after we walk the property. Call (936) 236-4400 to schedule a visit.