The best backyards are not a pool here and a patio there. They are one space, designed together, that feels like a private resort. Blue Tree designs and builds complete backyard oases, pool, patio, kitchen, fire, planting, and lighting, as a single coordinated project. For 43 years, our team has transformed properties across Southeastern Pennsylvania.
Most backyards get built in pieces by different companies that never talk, and it shows. Blue Tree designs the whole oasis at once, so the pool, hardscape, outdoor kitchen, fire feature, planting, drainage, and lighting all work as one. A single designer owns the vision, one team builds it, and grades, materials, and sight lines line up because they were planned together. This is the work Blue Tree was built for, with pool construction, ICPI-certified hardscape, and landscape design all in-house. Blue Tree has built complete backyards across Montgomery, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Berks, and Philadelphia Counties since 1983.
Written by Chad Ochnich, Blue Tree's co-owner and ICPI-certified hardscape lead, and reviewed by sales manager Jérôme Besnard.
Custom Pools. The centerpiece of most backyard oases. Explore pools.
Hardscape Design. The patios, walls, and kitchen that frame it. Explore hardscape design.
Landscape and Lighting. The planting and light that finish it. Explore landscaping.
Complete backyard projects from Blue Tree that combine a pool, patio, outdoor kitchen, fire, planting, and lighting typically run from about $150,000 to $400,000 or more, as of 2026, depending on the pool, materials, and features. Many homeowners phase the work over time. Every project starts with a free consultation and an itemized proposal, so you see the full plan and cost up front.
Yes, and it is common. Blue Tree designs the entire backyard as one master plan, then builds it in phases that fit your budget and timeline, often starting with the pool and core patio and adding the kitchen, fire, planting, and lighting later. Because the whole thing is designed up front, the phases fit together instead of fighting each other.
Because the alternative is a pool company, a hardscape contractor, and a landscaper who never coordinate, leaving you to manage the gaps and the grades that do not match. Blue Tree designs and builds the pool, hardscape, and landscape in-house, so one designer owns the vision and one team delivers it. That is the single biggest reason the finished backyard looks intentional.
From design to a finished backyard, a complete oasis usually takes several months, including permitting, the pool build, hardscape, and planting. The pool and hardscape are the longest phases. Your designer builds and manages the schedule, sequences the trades, and keeps you updated at every stage.
Yes. A complete backyard often involves pool permits, electrical, impervious-surface calculations, and sometimes engineering for walls. Blue Tree handles all of it in-house, which is a major advantage of using one company, because the approvals are coordinated rather than chased across three contractors.
Blue Tree designs and builds complete backyard oases across Montgomery, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Berks, and Philadelphia Counties in Southeastern Pennsylvania, and has transformed properties across the region since 1983.
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