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Paver patio at dusk with built-in seat walls, cap lighting, and a glowing fire table

Your yard should feel like part of your home.

MC Landscaping & Hardscape designs and builds thoughtful outdoor spaces across the Raleigh-Durham Triangle — from complete backyard transformations to hardscapes, landscaping, drainage, and outdoor living.

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Featured Transformation

Backyard Transformation

Fuquay-Varina, NC

A sloped, underused backyard rebuilt as a lit patio and fire lounge for year-round evenings.

  • Patios
  • 3D Design
  • Drainage
  • Lighting
  • Landscaping
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Paver patio at dusk with built-in seat walls, cap lighting, and a glowing fire table
Evening view of a stone seating area with lit seat walls around a fire table
Lit seat wall and fire feature on a backyard patio at night

What We Build

One team for the whole outdoor space.

Landscape, hardscape, and outdoor living planned together — so the patio, the planting, and the drainage all work as one design.
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Design Before You Build

See it before we build it.

We turn your walkthrough and early sketches into a 3D design, so you can understand the layout, materials, planting, and lighting — and make changes while they're still easy — before construction begins.

  • 01Layout & flow
  • 02Materials & color
  • 03Planting
  • 04Lighting
  • 05Outdoor features
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Round fire pit centered in a paver patio surrounded by stone seat walls
02 · Built
A 2D design plan of a fire pit courtyard alongside a 3D view of the same courtyard.

From plan to finished space — every detail decided before the first paver goes down.

Selected Work

Outdoor spaces, built to be lived in.

Every project starts with how a family wants to use their yard. A few recent transformations from across the Triangle.
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Our Process

A clear path from idea to evening on the patio.

No guesswork and no hand-offs. You'll know what's happening, what it costs, and who's responsible at every step.
  1. 01

    Discover

    Property walkthrough and consultation.

  2. 02

    Design

    Concept, materials, planning, and optional 3D visualization.

  3. 03

    Plan

    Clear proposal, scope, schedule, and expectations.

  4. 04

    Build

    Professional installation with owner oversight.

  5. 05

    Enjoy

    Final walkthrough and completed outdoor space.

How we work, in detail

Personal Service

Local people. Personally invested.

You won't be passed between anonymous salespeople and subcontractors. MC is a family business — the people you meet at your walkthrough are the people responsible for your project.

Oscar

Owner · Oversees every project

Oscar personally oversees every project — from the first walkthrough to the final paver — so the person who designed your space is the one making sure it's built right.

Alexis

Client communication & planning

Alexis is your point of contact — offering honest recommendations, practical options, and transparent pricing, and keeping you updated from proposal to completion.

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In Our Clients' Words

They completed a custom grill island and sod replacement for us. Communication and craftsmanship were phenomenal from start to finish.
Michelle Williard
  • “Oscar has serviced my yard for more than 5 years. His knowledge and solutions are reliable, cost-effective, and he never tries to oversell.”
    Julius Allmann
  • “From start to finish they were responsive, hardworking, and detail-oriented. The final result turned out even better than we expected.”
    Misty Mason
  • “High quality work and trustworthy service. We met Oscar through a neighbor and plan to use him for many years.”
    Steve Mathias
  • “Fairly priced, communicative, and very thorough. They leave no detail untouched when working on my yard.”
    Sara Jenkins
  • “Oscar and his whole team are fantastic. They came in to save our yard and landscaping needs. Great work, communication, and quality all around.”
    Paul O'Sullivan
  • “Oscar is always on time, pays attention to details, and delivers a top-notch job at a reasonable cost.”
    Scott Cooley

Local Expertise

Built for North Carolina.

Based in Fuquay-Varina, we build across the Raleigh-Durham Triangle — and we design for what this ground actually does.

Red clay soil
Dense Piedmont clay drains slowly and shifts with moisture. It shapes how we prepare base, amend beds, and plan grade.
Drainage & storms
Summer downpours and tropical systems can drop a lot of water fast. We design every surface with somewhere for it to go.
Seasonal swings
Humid summers, occasional hard freezes. Materials and joint sand are chosen to handle both.
Plant selection
We favor plants proven in the Triangle's heat, humidity, and soil — so your landscape matures instead of struggling.
Slopes & wooded lots
Many Triangle lots are sloped or wooded. Walls, terracing, and erosion control turn them into usable space.
Local construction realities
HOA guidelines, utility locates, and access on tight new-construction lots are part of planning from day one.

Where we work

Plus Pittsboro, Hillsborough, Angier, Willow Springs, Benson, and surrounding Triangle communities. See all service areas

Let's build something worth coming home to.

Tell us what you're imagining. We'll help you understand what's possible.

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