Coastal home at night with uplit palms, path lights and a herringbone paver drive

Lombardo Landscaping & Water Features

Luxury landscape designfor Fort Myers & Naples

Landscapes, hardscapes, water features and lighting for Southwest Florida homes, from Fort Myers and Estero to Bonita Springs and Naples. Drawn in CAD and 3D before a single paver is set, then built by our own team.

A Lombardo lighting design: path lights, uplit palms and a lit entry

  • Licensed CRC1331625
  • 20+ years in Southwest Florida

What we design and build

One team for the whole outdoor space

Planting, stone, water, light and sound, designed as one composition and built by the people who drew it. With Lombardo Pools and Lombardo Luxury Build Group, that extends to the pool, the kitchen and the roof over it.

  1. 01Landscape Design

    2D CAD plans and 3D imaging before anything is built.

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  2. 02Landscape & Hardscape
  3. 03Water Features

    Koi ponds, waterfalls, water walls, grottos and fountains.

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  4. 04Lighting & Audio

    Landscape lighting and outdoor sound, built for salt air.

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  5. 05Pools & Outdoor Living

    Pools, lanais, kitchens and pergolas with our sister companies.

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Start your project

Talk to a Lombardo designer about your property

Tell us what you have in mind and where. We will set up a consultation at your home or in our Fort Myers showroom, and your design starts as a dimensioned plan you can see before anything is built.

Prefer to talk it through?

(239) 634-5477

Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
7200 Bucks Ln, Ste 1, Fort Myers

Florida Certified Residential Contractor CRC1331625

Signature projects

Work that speaks for itself

  1. 01

    Casa Ybel, Sanibel Island

    Resort grounds: a palm-lined arrival and a boulder waterfall garden planted for island conditions.

    Commercial · Water · Planting

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  2. 02

    A fire terrace on the canal

    A circular paver terrace and fire pit framed by a Canary Island date palm, set where the view opens to the water.

    Hardscape · Fire

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  3. 03

    Modern coastal arrival

    Large-format pavers in a grid with turf joints and a sculptural island bed, drawn to the lines of the house.

    Driveway · Landscape

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  4. 04

    Waterfront koi stream

    A koi stream and falls running past a tiki hut toward the water, built as a balanced ecosystem.

    Koi pond · Water

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  5. 05

    Lanai extension and pool

    More screened living space around the pool, with a deck sized for loungers and a lake view kept wide open.

    Lanai · Pool

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  6. 06

    A curving arrival

    A long paver drive that bends around a palm island, with borders that hold the line and planting that frames the house.

    Driveway · Landscape

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  7. 07

    Estate entry, Medjool palms

    Medjool date palms and sweeping color beds that turn a long frontage into an arrival.

    Landscape · Planting

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  8. Your property next

    Every project here started with one conversation.

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Landscape design

See exactly what you are buying before we break ground

This is a real Lombardo concept plan. Zoom in on the numbered notes to see how a pool, a fire feature, a pavilion kitchen and hundreds of plants are drawn, counted and priced before construction.

How our design process works
Lombardo Landscaping concept plan for a one-story residence: freeform pool with sloped beach entry, fire feature, spa, pavilion outdoor kitchen, pool deck, planting beds and material legend

Want a plan like this for your property?

Every Lombardo project starts with a consultation at your home or in our Fort Myers showroom.

Landscape style finder · 20‑second quiz

Three questions. Your style.

Answer three quick questions and we will match your home to one of five Southwest Florida landscape styles, shown with real Lombardo projects.

Question 1 of 3

What best describes your home?

Choose one

Question 2 of 3

How should the landscape feel?

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Question 3 of 3

What matters most to you outside?

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Modern Coastal

Clean lines, quiet luxury, nothing extra.

Large-format pavers with turf or stone joints, sculptural planting in sweeping drifts, linear fire and water that read as architecture. The landscape follows the lines of the house and leaves room for the view.

Materials and features

  • Large-format pavers
  • Turf and stone inlays
  • Fire and water bowls
  • Louvered pergolas

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Mediterranean Estate

Formal, generous and built to impress on arrival.

Circular motor courts in brick and tumbled pavers, tiered fountains, Italian cypress columns and date palms in pairs. Symmetry at the entry, softness in the garden rooms behind it.

Materials and features

  • Brick and tumbled pavers
  • Cast stone fountains
  • Travertine
  • Formal hedging

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Tropical Resort

Lush, layered and alive with water.

Boulder waterfalls, koi streams and dense layers of palms, bromeliads and bold foliage. The garden feels like a private resort, with paths that wind through it and water you hear before you see.

Materials and features

  • Natural boulders
  • Koi ponds and streams
  • Flagstone paths
  • Underwater lighting

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Key West Coastal

Relaxed, bright and made for life by the water.

Elevated coastal homes framed by coconut and date palms, brick or light pavers, pool decks sized for real lounging and lighting that makes evenings the best part of the day.

Materials and features

  • Brick and light pavers
  • Pool decks
  • Landscape lighting
  • Waterfront walks

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Native Island

Natural, resilient and at home on the coast.

Salt-tolerant Florida natives, gravel and natural stone, and outdoor rooms that open to the water. Easier on irrigation, kinder to wildlife, and built to come back after a storm.

Materials and features

  • Gravel and natural stone
  • Fire pit terraces
  • Native planting
  • Low-water irrigation
Tropical garden room with a Bismarck palm, statue and lawn

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Matthew Lombardo, founder of Lombardo Landscaping

Meet the founder

Matt Lombardo designs it himself

Matt started his first landscaping venture as a teenager, then made the move from Buffalo, New York to Southwest Florida. Here he worked through construction, site development and architectural design roles, the years that laid the groundwork for Lombardo Landscaping and, later, Lombardo Pools and Lombardo Luxury Build Group.

He is a Florida Gulf Coast University business graduate who holds Florida's Certified Building Contractor and Commercial Pool Contractor licenses, and he still sets the design direction for the team. His view is simple: you can teach concepts and techniques, but a designer needs an artist's eye and a real passion for the work.

  • Will M., Landscape ManagerWill M.Landscape Manager
  • Colin S., Project ManagerColin S.Project Manager
  • Antonia S., Project CoordinatorAntonia S.Project Coordinator
  • Ryan Y., Project ManagerRyan Y.Project Manager
  • Aileen L., BookkeeperAileen L.Bookkeeper
Our story and team

Google reviews

Rated 4.7 by the homeowners we build for

4.7average across 82 Google reviewsRead them on Google

Lombardo Landscape (and Will McCroskery, our Project Manager) totally transformed our property in Naples. They worked closely with us to plan and install an entire new landscape plan, including working with our HOA on irrigation and drainage matters.

Robert S.NaplesJanuary 2025

Lighting studio

Half the year, you live outside after sunset

Press Watch the sunset or drag the clock, then switch each layer of lighting on and off. It is one real Lombardo installation, photographed by day and after dark, timed to tonight's sunset in Fort Myers.

The same coastal home at night with uplit palms, path lights and glowing garage lanterns

Interactive demo built from one real Lombardo installation, photographed by day and after dark from the same spot.

Tonight's sunset in Fort Myers at dusk

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Lighting zones

Service areas

Lee and Collier, end to end

We design and build across all of Lee and Collier counties, from Pine Island to Marco Island. Each town asks something different of a landscape: island conservation rules on Sanibel, canal lots in Cape Coral, club review boards in Naples. Seven have their own pages; choose yours.

Map of Lombardo Landscaping's service area: all of Lee and Collier counties, Southwest FloridaLehigh AcresPine IslandFort Myers BeachGolden GateGulf of MexicoLee CountyCollier CountyNaplesMarco IslandSanibel IslandBonita SpringsEsteroCape CoralFort MyersShowroom

Building in Naples, Fort Myers or on the islands? We are already there.

The Lombardo process

Six steps from first walk to final walkthrough

A design-build firm owns the whole result. One team draws it, prices it from the drawing, and builds it, so nothing gets lost between an architect, a contractor and a crew.

  1. 01

    Consultation and design agreement

    We meet at the property or in the Fort Myers showroom to talk through how you want to live outside, what the site needs, and the scope of the design. You leave with a clear design agreement before any drawing begins.

  2. 02

    Preliminary design

    Our drafters produce a dimensioned CAD plan and realistic 3D imagery of the landscape, day and night, then walk you through it for feedback.

  3. 03

    Refinements and proposal

    We revise the design until it is right, then price it from the plan's own quantities. The construction proposal lays out cost and timeline line by line.

  4. 04

    Contract and coordination

    Once you approve, we sign, schedule the build and take on the coordination behind it, so the build starts on a set date with everyone working from the same drawings.

  5. 05

    Construction

    Our crews build to the drawings. A project manager runs the job and our project coordinator keeps you updated as each phase finishes.

  6. 06

    Final walkthrough and warranty

    We walk the finished project with you, make sure every detail is right, and back the work with a warranty for peace of mind.

Design-build in Southwest Florida

Great outdoor spaces are not planted. They are planned. For more than twenty years Matthew Lombardo has designed landscapes for the Southwest Florida climate, and his team still draws every project before it is built.

FAQ

Questions we hear most

What areas of Southwest Florida do you serve?

We design and build throughout Lee and Collier counties, most often in Fort Myers, Naples, Bonita Springs, Estero, Sanibel Island, Marco Island and Cape Coral. Our showroom is at 7200 Bucks Ln, Ste 1, in Fort Myers.

Are you a landscape designer or a landscape architect?

We are a licensed design-build contractor (Florida Certified Residential Contractor CRC1331625) with an in-house design team that produces CAD plans and 3D imagery. In Florida, the title "landscape architect" is reserved for professionals licensed under Chapter 481, so we describe our work as landscape design. For most residential projects, a design-build team is the faster, more accountable route. Here is how to decide which you need.

Will I see the design before construction starts?

Yes. Every project begins with a dimensioned 2D plan, and most include realistic 3D imagery so you can judge materials, scale and lighting, day and night, before anything is built. You can explore a real Lombardo concept plan on this page.

Do you handle pools, outdoor kitchens and structures too?

Yes, through our sister companies. Lombardo Pools holds the pool license and Lombardo Luxury Build Group handles outdoor kitchens, covered structures and larger builds, so one design vision carries across landscape, pool and build.

How long does a landscape design take?

Most designs take a few weeks, depending on the size and complexity of the property. Installation timelines vary with scope and are set out in your proposal before you sign.

Can I visit your showroom?

Yes. Our showroom at 7200 Bucks Ln, Ste 1, Fort Myers is open for consultations, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. It is the easiest way to see materials and finishes in person.

Mediterranean two-story home with a circular paver drive and a planted palm island

Request a consultation

Start with a design brief, not a sales pitch.

Four short steps. Tell us what you are dreaming about and where, and a designer will call to set up your consultation at the property or in our Fort Myers showroom.

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