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Gulfside Landscaping has evolved into the preeminent garden design provider along the Gulf Coast. Combining James Martin's unique custom designs with an experienced and knowledgeable installation team, Gulfside creates Northwest Florida's most timeless and beautiful outdoor spaces. We listen closely to your requests and discuss the possibilities presented by the layout of your property.

With an understanding of what you want from your outdoor spaces, James Martin and the Gulfside Landscaping team begin the process of transforming your yard into an unforgettable experience.
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As a garden designer, it is my job to take the empty canvas and turn it into a priceless piece of art. Exceptional detail means precise symmetry, vibrant colors and evoking emotion in every design. Gulfside Landscaping creates incredible gardens for discerning clientele on the Gulf Coast of Northwest Florida and beyond.
Stone provides a tangible sense of the enduring to garden designs. Just as the warmth of day is balanced by the cool of night, growth and change need the permanency of rock and stone. Stone plays an indispensable role in garden design. Where plant materials are soft and transient, stone is stable and abiding.
Living in Northwest Florida, light shapes our days and defines our seasons. When designing a garden, considering how light plays across the site is one of my primary considerations. Light plays an integral role in garden design. Its power manifests in the nurturing rays of the sun, breathing life into plants and flowers.
Controlling water in gardens is prioritized in my design considerations. Providing adequate irrigation in times of scarcity - as well as drainage in times of overabundance - are equally important aspects of thoughtful water management. Water is an essential component in the planning, creation and ongoing maintenance of James Martin's artistic garden designs.
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Kyle Watson
Dec 27, 2019
I highly recommend James Martin and his Gulfside Landscaping crew. As a custom homebuilder in the Pensacola market, it's extremely important for our team to align with companies like Gulfside Landscaping. James Martin designs unbelievable gardens with excellent selections of plant materials and placement. James and his team offer high level of jobsite management, installing very high-quality plants, trees and materials.
Carrie Talbott
Dec 22, 2018
Working with Gulf Side Landscaping has been an amazing experience and I am glad we put our faith into them and chose them. James and his entire team have been great to work with and are nothing but friendly and professional. Our gardens are vibrant and bring life to our beautiful building and we have had a staggering amount of people contact us from social media to calling our office complimenting us on our luscious landscaping. It has really been so much fun with the attention it has garnered! Thank you all so much and cannot wait to start on the new house.
Brian Crisher
Nov 26, 2018
We had flooding issues during Tropical Storm Gordon and Gulfside Landscaping saved the day. We ended up having a fairly substantial french drainage system installed around Thanksgiving. My wife and I were blown away by the quality and professionalism of the crew's work. We received probably over 7 inches of rain immediately after installation and the system handled it beautifully.

The rest of the record breaking amount of rain we received in December proved little trouble for the system as well. The pride the Gulfside's crew takes in their work is abundantly clear in the final product. We know this wasn't one of their bigger projects, but they never made us feel like our project was unimportant. Truly, thank you.
Gary Edgar
Mar 11, 2018
Gulfside Landscaping is a team of professionals. I hired them to take care of a major drainage issue where I had over 10 of water flowing alongside my house whenever there was a major rain. I had already flooded once, and didn't want to have that happen again. I had to wait a while for Gulfside Landscaping to start my project, but even before the project was started, if we had a major rain Mr. Martin (the president/owner) called me personally to make sure the house was OK or if he needed to try and schedule the project sooner.

In the middle of the project we had a major rain storm and Mr. David (the team lead for my project) came over to my house at 6:30 am (during the down pour) to check on the drainage system they were putting in place and make sure I wasn't going to flood out. That's something I've never seen in the customer service industry before. It just shows how committed Gulfside Landscaping is to their customers, and the employees to their company.

Throughout the whole project, the entire team was very courteous, hard working, and thorough. If you are looking for somebody you can rely on to get the job done, and done well, Gulfside Landscaping should be your first choice. Thanks for all the hard work you did to resolve my drainage issue. Regards, Gary Edgar
Michael Atwood
Feb 01, 2018
We have used Gulfside Landscaping on projects at home at our businesses. Not only did the work exceed our expectations but so did the courteous and professional attitude of the entire staff! Inviting a stranger to your home or business can be a daunting decision. After getting to know James Martin and a number of his employees I feel 100% comfortable recommending Gulfside Landscaping to anyone.
Erika Woolley
Dec 24, 2017
Gulfside Landscaping turned our yard into something we will enjoy for years to come. From the design process to final install, everything went smoothly and exceeded our expectations. We were impressed with the professionalism and hard work of each member of the Gulfside team who worked on the project. Everyone on the Gulfside Team was great to work with and we couldn't be happier with the results. Our yard looks beautiful.
Diane Hill
Feb 27, 2017
Gulfside Landscaping created a beautiful woodlands garden that is the "last room" of our house. James and Vince have a strong sense of what landscape design means in relation to architecture so that the house falls into the landscape and is not overwhelming. They created compositions within the landscape with varied and layered textures with a design specific to our needs (one of a kind) as well as to the setting and context.

The three month project was not intrusive which is incredible considering the scope of the project which included tons of boulders used throughout the landscape as well as a parking area. Everyone was courteous, knowledgeable and worked hard. Thank you!
Kathie Sparks
Dec 25, 2016
We feel so lucking to have Vince Champion design our landscaping for our new home. He is very artistic, professional, and a man of his word. The crew at Gulfside Landscaping were great to work with as they were on time each and everyday, cleaned up after they finished the days work, and they became friends after three weeks of working on our project. Vince did a total original design which we loved on paper but is better in real life.

The landscaping now is a simple yard to maintain and looks beautiful. In fact, again today, two months after completion someone drove by and took pictures of the front yard from their car. It has happened before. I can't say enough about Gulfside and that Vince Champion is a true southern gentlemen.
Jacob Fischer
Jun 13, 2016
James and his crew at Gulfside are the only landscaping company that I trust with my lawn, and with the safety of my family. The design and execution of our property renovation could not have gone any more beautifully. However, what I was most appreciative of was that each of Gulfside's crew members was just as respectful, knowledgeable, and courteous as the next one.

It is nice to work with a business that you feel so comfortable with that you could leave a key to your house with them and feel no anxiety about doing that. If you want work done right by people you can trust, then there is really only one option. I only wish I would have found out about Gulfside sooner!