Sam Artz, president and principal designer of Artz Landscape Designs, uses team and sports metaphors a lot when he speaks. As such, you might hear him talk about having “the right team” or “when each player knows his position.” But the origin story of Artz Landscape Designs is more like a rock and roll band member who breaks out and goes solo with wild success. Now, Artz has built his own team and company from the ground up, and the results are visible.
Family Footsteps
A native Texan, Artz is the son of a landscape architect. He grew up in the business, watching his father’s work and deciding that he wanted to be in the family business. He studied landscape architecture at the University of Arkansas and returned to his home state to do what he loves to do.
Artz launched Artz Landscape Designs to continue his pursuit of creating exquisite exterior spaces across North Texas. It’s an opportunity he says he is both honored and excited to pursue.
“I’m fortunate enough to work with people that are like family,” Artz said.
What They Do Best
With numerous national awards under his belt, Artz leads a team of experienced landscaping designers whose specialty is creating beautiful, functional outdoor spaces for residential and commercial properties. Artz and his team of experienced landscape designers work closely with their clients to understand their needs and vision, and use a combination of creative design and horticultural expertise to bring those ideas to life.
A hands-on landscape architect, Artz estimates he’s installed around 400 individual projects in both North Texas and the Houston area. And that’s no easy feat. His 15 years of experience have taught him how to work with wide temperature fluctuations, soil variety, and other factors that make landscaping especially tough.
“It’s pretty challenging,” Artz said. “You have to be knowledgeable in every area to do what we do. My staff has decades of combined experience, and we need all their knowledge because you can’t read everything in a book.”
Artz’ creative approach has translated into creative, custom, and unique outdoor projects. His Artz Landscape Designs team is not afraid to work on anything from outdoor kitchens to custom dog walks to swimming pool installations to putting greens.
“I get excited about it,” he said, “and I care if my clients are happy.”
Passion Projects
“We go all in on it, and I get excited about the work,” Artz said. “I always wanted to work with homeowners. That’s my passion — working with individuals and tailoring their space for their own needs.”
One point of pride is his customer service, something Artz said he learned from his father. He likes to get to know his customers, design an outdoor space that looks like an extension of the home, and then come up with a plan for the work. Besides satisfying his customers, he is happy when he gets a call for another project from a previous customer. It’s happened many times with customers who have family members they’ve referred to him or families with multiple houses that need his expertise.
“That’s a big win.”
Reach out to Artz Landscape Designs for a free estimate or consultation, or visit ArtzLandscape.com to view galleries of their most impressive projects.
