Yellow RoseLandscaping · Knoxville
Yellow Rose Landscaping designs and builds backyards across Knoxville, from a single paver patio to a full transformation with walls, fire, a kitchen and lighting. Every project starts with a free on-site consult and a design you approve before we break ground.
The short answer
Need a patio, retaining wall, outdoor kitchen, fire pit or a whole new backyard in Knoxville? Yellow Rose designs it first with 3D renderings, then builds it with its own crew. Call (865) 696-1620 or book a free on-site consult.
Concept renderQuick answers
Yellow Rose Landscaping is a design-build landscaping company based in Powell, Tennessee, serving Knoxville and surrounding communities. We design and build hardscapes and full backyard transformations, including paver patios, retaining and seating walls, outdoor kitchens, fire pits, pool decks and landscape lighting, and we also handle planting, lawn care, tree care and commercial grounds.
Owner Scott Black, a native Texan who named the company for his late grandfather, Dr. Paul F. Mackey, Jr.. The 12-person team has completed 200+ projects for 150+ clients and holds a 5.0 rating across 39 Google reviews.
Most full transformations run $30k–$150k+, depending on size, slope and features. Single features cost less: paver patios typically run $18–$30 per sq ft, and a built-in stone fire pit $3.5k–$8k. Every quote follows a free on-site consult and a design.
Changes are cheap on paper and expensive in the dirt. Every project starts with a concept plan and 3D renderings, so you approve the finished yard, materials and budget before we break ground. That’s how we avoid costly change orders mid-build.
Everything we do
Draft ranges. Prices are starting points calibrated to published Knoxville market data for this proposal. Scott sets final ranges before launch, and every real quote follows a consult.
A backyard transformation is a complete redesign and rebuild of your yard: grading and drainage, patios and walls, fire and cooking areas, lighting and plantings, planned together and built by one crew.
Best for: Bare builder yards, muddy slopes, and dated yards that need one plan instead of piecemeal fixes.
Concept renderA paver patio is an outdoor floor of interlocking concrete or natural stone set on a compacted gravel base. Built right, it drains, stays level and lasts for decades.
Best for: Replacing a cracked slab, expanding a small builder patio, or creating a level pad on a sloped yard.
Real Yellow Rose projectRetaining walls hold back soil to turn a slope into usable, level ground; seating walls are bench-height walls built around patios and fire pits. Both depend on drainage and base work more than the block you see.
Best for: Sloped lots, eroding banks, failing timber walls, and patios that need built-in seating.
Real Yellow Rose projectAn outdoor kitchen is a built-in cooking and gathering station: usually a stone-clad island with a grill, counters, storage and bar seating, often under a pergola and connected to gas, water and power.
Best for: Families who cook out every week and want the party outside instead of crowded in the kitchen.
Concept renderA built-in fire pit is a permanent stone or block fire feature, wood-burning or gas, set into a patio and often ringed by a seating wall. It’s the feature families use most.
Best for: Getting everyone outside after dark, most months of the year.
Concept renderA pool deck is the hardscape around a pool: coping, decking and lounge space, built to stay cool underfoot, shed water away from the pool and resist slipping.
Best for: New pools, cracked concrete decks, and pools that need a real place to lounge.
Concept renderLandscape lighting is a low-voltage LED system of path lights, uplights and step and wall lights that makes your yard safe, usable and beautiful after dark.
Best for: Anyone who loves their yard but mostly sees it after work.
Concept renderEvery Yellow Rose project starts on paper: a concept plan and realistic 3D renderings, so you can see the finished yard, approve materials and avoid costly change orders before anyone breaks ground.
Best for: Anyone planning more than one feature, or anyone who has been burned by a contractor’s guesswork.
Concept renderLandscape planting is the design and installation of trees, shrubs, perennials and beds matched to your soil, sun and style, with the soil prep that helps them establish.
Best for: Tired foundation beds, bare new-build yards, and entrances that need a better first impression.
Real Yellow Rose projectLawn care covers routine mowing, edging, fertilization and weed control; lawn renovation rebuilds a thin or weedy lawn with aeration, overseeding or new sod.
Best for: Homeowners who want a sharp lawn without giving up their Saturdays.
Real Yellow Rose projectPruning, trimming, removal, stump grinding and new tree planting to keep your yard healthy and safe.
Spring and fall cleanups, leaf removal, bed edging and fresh mulch that reset the whole yard.
Seasonal plans for HOAs, retail centers and offices, executed on a reliable schedule, with every visit documented.
*Typical investment ranges are installed prices for common project sizes in the Knoxville area. Your quote depends on size, slope, access and materials.
How it works
Scott meets you on site, walks the property and listens to how you want to use it. Free, no obligation.
A concept plan and 3D renderings, with materials and plants chosen, so you see the finished yard before we dig.
A clear scope, schedule and estimate built from the approved design. That’s how we avoid costly change orders mid-build.
Grading, drainage, base, stone and plantings, installed by the same team that designed it with you.
A final walkthrough together, plus care notes for lighting, plants and pavers.
Service areas
Each dot is a page written for that neighborhood: local terrain, permitting, typical costs and answers to the questions people there actually ask. 10 services × 12 areas = 120 local pages.
Home base · Knox County
North Knox County · Knox County
North Knoxville · Knox County
Northwest Knox County · Knox County
West Knox County · Knox County
Kingston Pike, Cedar Bluff, Rocky Hill · Knox County
Kingston Pike corridor · Knox County
Along the Tennessee River · Knox County
Fort Loudoun Lake · Knox County
Town of Farragut · Knox County
Anderson & Roane Counties · Anderson County
Anderson County, toward Norris Lake · Anderson County
Reviews
39 Google reviews
Read on GoogleA complete backyard renovation, including a new retaining wall and a fully regraded yard.
Charlie K. · Full backyard renovation
Scott worked inside their budget to design a concept the whole family was happy with.
Jim B. · Design + build
Designed a very large project and brought ideas the owners ended up using almost entirely.
Roger N. · Large landscape design
Hires the crew again and again for being dependable, on schedule and free of surprises.
Liz H. · Repeat client
Stone steps and river rock out front, placed with careful, precise attention.
Paul S. · Stone steps & river rock
A trustworthy crew that brings real care and precision to every job.
Will · Multiple projects
FAQ
Yes. Scott walks your property with you at no cost and with no obligation.
Because the expensive surprises happen mid-build. Designing first means you approve the layout, materials and budget on paper, and that’s how we avoid costly change orders halfway through.
Design takes a few weeks and builds are scheduled by season. Fall and early spring book up first, so the sooner you consult, the sooner you’re in the ground.
Yes. Yellow Rose Landscaping, LLC is licensed and insured.
Yes. Most drainage problems here come from clay soil and poor grading. We fix them with regrading, drain pipe, dry creek beds and proper base work under every hardscape.
Yes. We prepare plans, material specs and renderings for HOA design review.
Yes. We build seasonal plans for HOAs, retail centers and offices, run them on a reliable schedule, and document every visit.
We’re based in Powell and serve Knoxville and surrounding communities, including Halls, Fountain City, Karns, Hardin Valley, West Knoxville, Bearden, Sequoyah Hills, Northshore, Farragut, Oak Ridge and Clinton.
Free on-site design consult with Scott. No cost, no obligation.
