🪨 Retaining Walls & Masonry
Block and stone retaining walls, front steps, cement landings and masonry repair, built to hold Westchester's slopes and stand up to freeze-thaw.
Learn more →Southern Westchester · Yonkers, NY
Yonkers Landscaping for Hills, Steps and Slopes
Yonkers climbs steeply up from the Hudson, and plenty of yards here are more slope than flat ground, which is exactly where walls, steps and good drainage pay off.
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Our crews in Yonkers
Westchester's largest city covers a wide range of terrain. Park Hill's winding streets rise sharply above the river, northwest Yonkers rolls toward Hastings, and neighborhoods like Crestwood, Colonial Heights and Bryn Mawr Park sit on hills cut by the Bronx River and Sprain Brook valleys. Many houses were built into the grade decades ago, with old stone or block walls, steep driveways and front steps that have shifted over time.
When a Yonkers yard slopes, the problems tend to be connected: a leaning wall, water running toward the basement, a lawn washing out every spring. We look at them together. Our crews rebuild and install retaining walls and steps, regrade and add drainage where water collects, then keep the lawn and beds in shape with regular maintenance. From Ludlow and Dunwoodie to the Crestwood station area, we're a short drive from our White Plains base.
Most-requested services in Yonkers
🚧 Drainage & Grading
Standing water, soggy lawns and runoff toward the house usually come down to grade and soil. We find where the water is going and give it a better path.
Learn more →🌱 Lawn Care & Mowing
Regular mowing, clean edges and the seasonal work that keeps a Westchester lawn thick: aeration, overseeding, seeding and sod. Our own crews, on a set route, from spring through fall.
Learn more →Yonkers Terrain, and How We Handle It
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Failing walls on steep lots
Older dry-laid stone and timber walls eventually bulge, lean or rot. We assess whether a wall can be repaired or needs rebuilding, then construct it with a compacted base and drainage stone and pipe behind it so water pressure doesn't push it out again. Taller walls may need engineering or a permit, and we help you check before work starts.
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Runoff from uphill neighbors
On a hillside, your yard collects water from the streets and properties above it. We redirect it with regrading, swales, channel drains across driveways and dry wells where the soil allows, so storm water moves around the house instead of toward it and the lawn stops eroding.
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Lawns on slopes
Mowing a steep bank is hard on grass and on people. Where turf makes sense, we mow it and overseed with erosion-resistant mixes. Where it doesn't, we replace it with terraced beds or with groundcovers and shrubs whose roots hold the soil and that need far less upkeep.
Yonkers landscaping questions
How do I know if my retaining wall needs to be rebuilt?
Warning signs include bulging or leaning sections, cracks that widen over time, soil or water seeping through the joints, and fences or walks above the wall that have started to tilt. If you see any of these, have it looked at before the next heavy rain season. We'll inspect it at a free visit and explain whether repair or rebuilding makes sense.
Water pours down my Park Hill driveway into the garage. Can that be fixed?
Usually. A channel drain across the bottom of the driveway can catch the water and carry it to a dry well or another safe outlet, and regrading along the sides can turn some of it away before it reaches the garage. We'll trace where the water comes from and where it can properly be sent.
Do you mow lawns in Yonkers, or only build walls?
We do both. A property can be on a weekly mowing route, get a wall or drainage project, or both. Maintenance routes usually start within one to two weeks of signing up, and the same crew looks after your property through the season, including spring and fall cleanups.
Recent work by our crews
Photos from Roman Design & Landscaping projects in Westchester County.
What clients say
“We recently had Roman and his team work on our yard, and they did an absolutely fantastic job! Our garden beds were completely overgrown, and the whole yard was in desperate need of attention. The team came in and worked efficiently to clear everything out, clean up the beds, and leave the space looking fresh and well-maintained.”
Get a free estimate in Yonkers
Call, text or WhatsApp — the owner walks the property with you and you get a written estimate. Most visits are scheduled within 1–3 days.