Landscaping in La Feria, TX in old citrus country.
Brownsville Signature Landscapes brings landscaping in La Feria to homes in town and out on the edges: sprinkler repair and new systems, yard design, planting, fresh sod, tree and palm trimming, and lawn care on a set schedule.
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Landscapers La Feria homeowners can count on
La Feria sits where US 83 meets FM 506 on the west end of Cameron County, about 24 miles from Brownsville. For most of its history it was a farm and cannery town, and you can still see it in the yards: an old irrigation ditch along the back line, a grapefruit tree or two and soil that grows nearly anything once it gets water.
If you're comparing landscapers La Feria neighbors have hired, here's how we run things. We have 4 crews and more than 650 yards and commercial sites behind us across Cameron County. A design visit happens within 3 business days, and the written estimate is free. Plenty of our La Feria work starts with a sprinkler repair, so the truck carries parts for the common systems.
Farm-town soil and old citrus yards
La Feria grew up on the La Feria land grant of 1777 and became a town in 1909. By 1967 it had fruit and vegetable canneries and three cotton gins. That history is still in the dirt. Around town the soil is deep and fertile, but like most Valley ground it leans alkaline, so a few plants sulk while most native and Valley plants do great. Give a La Feria bed compost, mulch and drip, and it usually outgrows what we planned for it within two summers.
Then there's the citrus. Plenty of older La Feria yards have a grapefruit or orange tree that's been there longer than the current owners. We plan around those trees: no sprinkler heads hitting the trunk, a wide mulch ring instead of grass under the canopy and no deep digging over the roots. Hard freezes, like December 1983 and Winter Storm Uri in February 2021, can set citrus back badly, so we never let one tree be the only shade on the lot.
Honestly, some of our favorite La Feria jobs are the old citrus yards. A 40-year-old grapefruit throws great shade and still fruits. We'd rather design a patio around a tree like that than pull it out for a clean slate. That tree has already proven it can handle the Valley.
Types of landscaping we offer in La Feria
These are the La Feria jobs we take on most, with repairs at the top of the list.
Sprinkler repair in La Feria
Most sprinkler repair La Feria homeowners call about is on a system 15 or 20 years old. Common culprits: a valve that won't close, a line cracked under the driveway, heads swallowed by the grass. We run each zone, repair what's broken and reset the timer. No rain/freeze sensor? We put one in.
Landscape design
For a full yard redo, we start with a drawn landscape plan and a 3D rendering, so you can see it before we dig. Plans start around $450, credited when we build. See how our landscape design process works.
Planting around citrus and old trees
Mature trees and new beds can share a yard if you're careful about it. In the shade go Turk's cap and firebush, in the sun esperanza and plumbago, and over the root zone a 2 to 3 inch layer of mulch instead of turf.
Sod
Floratam St. Augustine for sunny lawns, Palmetto St. Augustine under trees. We remove the old turf, add compost and lay it tight. A 2,000 sq ft yard usually takes one day.
Tree and palm trimming
Trimming in La Feria is mostly two jobs. Trees get their canopies lifted off the roof and their dead wood cut out. Palms lose only the brown fronds and seed stalks, never the green. While we're up there, we look for lethal bronzing, a palm disease that turns fronds brown from the bottom of the crown up.
Lawn care for winter homes
Our maintenance crew mows, edges and trims on a set day, and keeps going while you're up north. We mow St. Augustine at 3 to 4 inches, which keeps weeds and chinch bugs down.
What a La Feria sprinkler checkup covers
A lot of La Feria systems were put in years ago and haven't been looked at since. Our checkup is a single visit, and it covers:
- Running every zone and marking heads that are broken, sunken, tilted or spraying the street.
- Checking each valve for leaks, which shows up as a wet patch that never dries.
- Testing the backflow preventer, the device that keeps lawn water out of your drinking water.
- Resetting the controller for the season, and adding a rain/freeze sensor if there isn't one.
Afterwards you get a list of everything we found, priced line by line, and you choose what gets fixed. Lots of La Feria owners book it in February, ahead of the first hot week, so the system's ready when the lawn needs it.
How much does landscaping cost in La Feria?
Most La Feria landscaping jobs cost between $1,500 and $15,000. A sprinkler repair visit usually runs $150 to $600, a new system $2,800 to $5,500, and sod about $1.40 to $2.60 per sq ft installed. Palm trimming costs $85 to $450 per palm.
Estimates are free, and we offer flexible payment plans on larger jobs. Typical 2026 La Feria prices:
| Project | Typical La Feria cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Sprinkler repair visit | $150 to $600 | Valves, lines, heads, timer |
| New sprinkler system | $2,800 to $5,500 | Drip for beds and citrus rings |
| Sod, 2,000 sq ft | $2,800 to $5,200 | Old lawn removed |
| Landscape plan | From about $450 | Credited on install |
| Palm trimming | $85 to $450 per palm | Price follows height |
Winter homes and RV lots
At the 2020 census about 21% of La Feria's homes were empty, and many of those belong to Winter Texans who come down roughly November through April. A yard that sits alone all summer needs a plan for the heat. We install a smart controller that cuts back in cool or rainy weeks, keep the lawn small and choose plants that get by on very little water. When you're back in the fall, the yard is waiting for you.
Want to see a different side of the Valley? We started this list at Rancho Viejo, just north of Brownsville.
La Feria landscaping FAQ
Do you come out as far as La Feria?
Yes. La Feria is about 40 minutes from our Brownsville base, and we schedule west-county jobs together on the same days, so there's no travel charge. We serve all of Cameron County and parts of Hidalgo County, and design visits are usually within 3 business days of your call.
Can you landscape around my old citrus trees?
Yes, and we try hard to keep them. We leave a wide mulch ring under the canopy, keep sprinkler spray off the trunk and avoid digging deep near the roots. If a tree is in decline, we'll tell you honestly and plan the new beds so the yard still works without it.
How much does a sprinkler repair cost in La Feria?
Most La Feria sprinkler repairs cost $150 to $600. A few broken heads or a clogged nozzle sit at the low end. A failed valve, a cracked main line under a driveway or a new controller pushes it higher. We test every zone first and give you the price before we start any repair.
What's the best month to plant in La Feria?
October and November are our favorite planting months in La Feria. The soil is still warm, so roots grow fast, and the plants have all winter and spring to settle in before the summer heat. February and March work too, once the risk of a hard freeze has mostly passed.