NEW CONSTRUCTION LANDSCAPE
East Bend Landscape Install
East Bend, OR
PROJECT OVERVIEW
When this client purchased a raw east Bend property, it was nothing but sagebrush, juniper, and volcanic rock — a blank slate with enormous potential and zero infrastructure. They came to Newport Avenue Landscaping with a vision: a fully self-contained outdoor lifestyle property that could host family, animals, and decades of memories.
We cleared the site, engineered the drainage, and built from the ground up — 12,000 square feet of turf, a natural-style pond, a plunge pool, a sandy beach area, a playground, a dedicated goat and chicken enclosure, 50+ maple trees, fruit trees, full irrigation, and a distributed outdoor sound system.
The result is unlike anything else in Central Oregon: a private outdoor compound that feels like a resort, built to last in the high desert climate.
THE CHALLENGE
The property was raw desert — no topsoil, no utilities stubbed to the yard, and a site grade that drained poorly in spring. The client's wish list was ambitious: a natural pond, a plunge pool, a beach area, a playground, a goat pen, 50+ trees, 12,000 sq ft of turf, and a full irrigation and sound system — all on a tight 15-week timeline before the family moved in.
Coordinating all of these features simultaneously, without any one element blocking another, required detailed phasing and a crew that could work multiple zones in parallel.
SCOPE OF WORK
Site clearing and grading (full property)
Excavation and installation of a natural-style pond with liner, pump, and planted edges
Plunge pool installation with coping and decking
Installation of approximately 12,000 sq ft of turf grass with sub-base prep and irrigation
Planting of 50+ maple trees and a variety of fruit trees
Sandy beach area with retained edges
Custom playground area
Goat and chicken enclosure with fencing
Full drip and spray irrigation system with smart controller
Distributed outdoor sound system
Landscape lighting throughout
WHAT MADE IT HARD
The biggest challenge was sequencing. A project this size has dozens of interdependencies — you can't lay turf before irrigation is in, you can't finish the pond before the grading is set, and you can't plant trees until the heavy equipment is done moving soil.
We also had to import significant topsoil to bring the site up to a planting depth that would support the turf and trees long-term — the native volcanic soil on this parcel was too shallow and rocky without amendment.
Finally, the 15-week deadline was non-negotiable. The family had a move-in date. We ran two crews in parallel during peak weeks to hit it.
TIMELINE
Weeks 1–2: Site clearing, grading, and drainage engineering.
Weeks 3–5: Pond and plunge pool excavation and installation.
Weeks 6–9: Irrigation rough-in, turf sub-base prep, and tree planting.
Weeks 10–12: Turf installation, beach area, playground, and animal enclosure.
Weeks 13–15: Lighting, sound system, final planting, and punch list.
PROJECT DETAILS
LOCATION
East Bend, OR
PROJECT TYPE
New Construction Landscape
TIME TO COMPLETION
15 weeks
TURF INSTALLED
~12,000 sq ft
TREES PLANTED
50+ maple trees + fruit trees
CREW SIZE
8–12 crew members on site
SERVICES
Plunge Pool · Natural Pond · Landscape Lighting · Sound System · Beach Area · Playground · Animal Area · Full Irrigation
KEY MATERIALS & SPECS
- —Sod: Kentucky Bluegrass blend, 12,000 sq ft
- —Pond liner: heavy-duty EPDM rubber
- —Pond pump: submersible recirculating system
- —Plunge pool: gunite shell with natural stone coping
- —Irrigation: Hunter Pro-C controller, MP Rotator heads
- —Trees: 50+ October Glory Maple, Honeycrisp & Fuji apple, Bing cherry
- —Lighting: low-voltage LED path and uplighting
- —Sound: outdoor-rated Sonance landscape speakers
- —Beach area: washed river sand with landscape fabric base
PROJECT INVESTMENT
Large-scale residential install — contact for estimate
BEFORE & AFTER
See the transformation from start to finish.
PROJECT GALLERY
