Backyard Oasis Design in Southeastern Pennsylvania

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.

What Sets Blue Tree's Backyard Oasis Design Apart

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 Justin Ryen, Production Manager and ICPI-certified hardscape installer.

Established
One
Designer, One Team
70 to 90
Employees

Our Backyard Oasis Process, Step by Step

From the first site visit to the final walkthrough, one designer and one team build your entire backyard. Here is how it comes together.
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Step 1: Free On-Site Consultation

A Blue Tree designer walks your property and listens to the big picture: how you want the backyard to feel and function, from swimming and entertaining to quiet evenings. We read grade, drainage, sun, and access, and talk budget and phasing. The visit is free with no same-day pressure. Timing: scheduled with the assigned designer.
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Step 2: Custom Design and 3D Renderings

Your designer plans the entire oasis, pool, hardscape, kitchen, fire, planting, and lighting, as one layout, then you review 3D renderings of the finished backyard with your house in frame and refine everything on screen before construction. Timing: confirmed after the site visit and depends on design scope and revisions.
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Step 3: Materials, Proposal, and Permitting

Blue Tree specifies the approved materials and features, prepares the project proposal, and coordinates applicable permit submissions and third-party engineering. You see the plan, scope, and pricing before construction. Scheduling is confirmed after the site, municipality, and required reviews are known.
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Step 4: Professional Installation

One team builds the entire oasis in a coordinated sequence: pool, hardscape on a proper base, kitchen and fire, drainage, planting, and lighting. Because the same company does it all, the trades line up and the grades match. Timing: confirmed before construction and depends on the approved scope, site conditions, material availability, and weather.
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Step 5: Aftercare & Warranty

Blue Tree starts up the pool, tests every feature, and walks the finished backyard with you. You leave with all warranty terms in writing, including the lifetime structural warranty on the pool shell, and ongoing care is available through Premier Outdoor Services. Timing: scheduled at project completion.

What a Backyard Oasis Brings Together

A true backyard oasis layers several outdoor living elements into one space. These are the pieces Blue Tree designs and builds as a single project. For planning that balances constructed and planted elements, see Blue Tree's hardscape and softscape comparison.
A narrow rectangular pool surrounded by stone tiles, lounge chairs, lush landscaping, and a grassy area with stepping stones. Trees line the background, and the sun is setting, casting a warm glow.

Custom Pool and Spa

A custom concrete pool, often with an integrated spa, designed as the centerpiece of the yard.
A stylish stone patio with outdoor seating, lush green landscaping, a pergola, and decorative pathways beside a stone house on a sunny day.

Patios and Pool Decks

Paver and stone patios and pool decking that connect the spaces and handle drainage as one.
A spacious outdoor patio features a built-in stone grill, bar seating, a dining table, wicker chairs, and a stone fireplace. The area is warmly lit and surrounded by lush green trees at sunset.

Outdoor Kitchen and Bar

A built-in kitchen and bar so the cooking and gathering happen in the backyard, not inside.
Luxury backyard with a stone patio, swimming pool, lounge chairs, a pool house with fireplace and TV, outdoor dining area, landscaped gardens, and glowing lanterns at dusk.

Fire and Water Features

Fireplaces, fire pits, waterfalls, and grottos that give the oasis its drama and its evening use.
A rectangular backyard swimming pool with clear water, surrounded by beige pavers and lush green trees and bushes in the background, on a sunny day.

Landscape and Privacy

Planting and screening that frame the space, add privacy, and soften the hardscape.
A house at night with exterior lights illuminating a stone walkway, manicured bushes, and garden beds along the side of the building.

Lighting and Ambiance

Layered LED lighting that keeps the whole backyard usable and beautiful after dark.

Built for Southeastern Pennsylvania's Land and Seasons

A complete backyard has to work with the property as it exists. Blue Tree evaluates soil, drainage, grade, access, utilities, existing structures, and the applicable municipal requirements before the pool, patio, walkways, structures, and planting are finalized as one plan. Southeastern Pennsylvania's freeze-thaw cycles make drainage, base preparation, and material selection important. Stormwater, impervious-surface, erosion-control, floodplain, or water-resource review may apply depending on the site and approved scope. Blue Tree confirms those requirements with the applicable authority before construction. Pool startup, planting, lighting, and hardscape care are matched to the installed systems, manufacturer guidance, and site conditions. Blue Tree has planned and built integrated outdoor spaces across Montgomery, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Berks, and Philadelphia Counties since 1983.
A curved stone walkway bordered by dark bricks winds through landscaped gardens with green shrubs, ornamental grasses, mulch, and solar path lights, leading to a patio area in a spacious yard.

Every Piece, One Team

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.

A landscaped area with green shrubs, large stone boulders, and a curved concrete pathway beside a beige stucco house with a window and decorative wall art. Blue sky with clouds is visible in the background.

Curated Transformations

The Blue Tree backyard oasis portfolio includes coordinated pools, patios, outdoor kitchens, fire features, planting, drainage, and lighting built across Montgomery, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Berks, and Philadelphia Counties. Each project shows how a single plan aligns grades, materials, sight lines, and year-round use on a real property.

Everything Your Outdoor
Space Needs. One Team.

A complete backyard oasis includes the pool, patio, planting, drainage, lighting, and gathering areas in one coordinated outdoor plan. One Blue Tree designer and one build team carry that plan from the first property visit through final walkthrough, keeping elevations, materials, and construction sequencing aligned.
A luxurious backyard pool features stone walls with multiple cascading waterfalls, built-in lights, fire bowls, and surrounding lush greenery and flowers, creating an elegant and relaxing outdoor space.

Custom Pools & Water Features

Resort-style pools, spas, waterfalls, and grottos, designed for your property, not from a catalog
Stone outdoor kitchen with built-in grill built by Blue Tree

Patios, Walls & Outdoor Kitchens

Structures built to last generations by craftsmen who take pride in the details
A well-maintained front yard features neatly trimmed grass, vibrant flower beds, shrubs, and small trees in front of a stone house, all bathed in warm sunlight.

Landscape Design & Planting

Native plants, seasonal color, and designs that thrive in Southeastern PA's climate
A green fertilizer spreader sits on a neatly mowed lawn in front of a suburban house, surrounded by well-kept bushes and colorful flowers on a sunny day.

Lawn Programs

Science-backed fertilization, weed control, and aeration for the lawn your neighbors will notice
A large backyard with a lit swimming pool, lounge chairs, and landscaping at dusk. Trees and a house with glowing windows are visible under a darkening sky.

Landscape Lighting

Professionally designed LED systems that add safety, security, and ambiance after dark
A large, well-manicured green lawn in front of a stone house with landscaped flower beds, bushes, and small trees, surrounded by tall trees with autumn foliage.

Year-Round Care

Seasonal cleanups, pool service, and ongoing care that keeps everything looking its best

Common Questions

Blue Tree Outdoor Living's 2026 planning range is $75,000 to $200,000 or more for the inground pool project. A complete backyard scope that includes patios, planting, lighting, fencing, or outdoor structures may reach $150,000 to $400,000 or more. Final pricing depends on pool type, access, soil, permits, finishes, materials, and the approved scope.

Blue Tree coordinates the pool, hardscape, planting, lighting, fencing, grading, and outdoor features as one approved plan with one accountable project team. The team sequences the work around site access, drainage, utilities, inspections, and material lead times, then keeps the homeowner informed from design through the final walkthrough.

Permit and review requirements vary by municipality, property, and scope. A pool, outdoor structure, gas line, electrical work, grading, stormwater work, or work near regulated water resources may require separate reviews. Blue Tree identifies the applicable requirements during site evaluation and coordinates with the relevant authority before construction.

HOA rules vary by community and property. They may address placement, setbacks, fencing, structures, materials, colors, screening, or plan-submission requirements. Blue Tree reviews the homeowner-provided governing documents early so the design and application package can reflect the rules that apply to that property.

Maintenance depends on the pool system, materials, planting plan, site conditions, and manufacturer guidance. Blue Tree provides the applicable care plan at handoff and can coordinate pool service, landscape maintenance, and other ongoing care through Premier Outdoor Services.

Excavation should not begin until required utility-locate notices and site reviews are complete. Blue Tree coordinates the applicable Pennsylvania One Call process before digging and uses the confirmed markings, approved plans, and site conditions to sequence excavation safely.

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