Bethlehem is a city shaped by its landscape, architecture and history. Historic Moravian Bethlehem, the Colonial Industrial Quarter and Burnside Plantation reflect the city’s early craftsmanship, while SteelStacks preserves a visible connection to its industrial past. Parks and trails along Monocacy Creek and the Lehigh River give residents even more ways to enjoy the outdoors.

Creative Landscapes helps Bethlehem homeowners create that same sense of connection at home. Since 1986, our Lehigh Valley team has designed and installed customized landscapes that complement each property while making outdoor areas more comfortable, functional and inviting.

Landscape Design That Responds to Your Home

Bethlehem contains a varied collection of properties, from established homes near the historic districts to residences on the West Side, South Side and in surrounding townships. A successful landscape should respond to the architecture, scale and setting of the individual property.

Our designers begin by meeting with you on-site. We evaluate the existing landscape, listen to your ideas and discuss how you want to use the property. From there, we develop a coordinated plan for the appropriate combination of hardscaping, planting, lighting and outdoor features.

Scaled plans help establish project costs and guide construction. Detailed 3D landscape renderings can also help you understand how the proposed elements will look together before installation begins.

Outdoor Living Spaces for Bethlehem Homes

Bethlehem offers many examples of thoughtfully designed public outdoor spaces, including the Rose Garden, Monocacy Park, Sand Island Trail and the South Bethlehem Greenway. At home, a well-planned landscape can provide a more personal place to relax, entertain and spend time outdoors.

Creative Landscapes can combine several features into one unified outdoor living environment.

Patios and Gathering Areas

A patio can serve as the foundation for an outdoor living space. Creative Landscapes designs and installs patios, walkways and driveways using materials such as:

  • Concrete brick pavers
  • Flagstone
  • Stamped concrete
  • Patterned and colored concrete
  • Traditional broom-finished concrete

Patios can be designed for dining, conversation, grilling or relaxing around a fire. Walkways can connect these gathering spaces with the home, driveway, gardens, pool and other areas of the property.

Outdoor Kitchens, Fireplaces and Firepits

A custom outdoor kitchen or fire feature can make a patio more useful throughout the year.

Available options include:

  • Built-in grills
  • Outdoor preparation and counter space
  • Stone fireplaces
  • Gas or wood-burning firepits
  • Fire bowls
  • Sitting walls

These features can be incorporated into a new patio or included within a larger poolside or backyard design.

Stonework and Hardscaping

Bethlehem’s historic buildings and industrial landmarks demonstrate the visual strength of durable materials and careful craftsmanship. Residential hardscaping can provide that same sense of structure while improving how the property functions.

Creative Landscapes installs stone and boulder retaining walls, brick masonry, pavers, concrete, flagstone, steps and stone landscape treads. Materials are selected as part of the complete design so that new features complement the home and surrounding landscape.

Planting for Color and Seasonal Interest

Trees, shrubs, perennials, flowers and ornamental grasses bring a landscape to life. They can frame the home, soften masonry, add privacy and create changing color and texture throughout the growing season.

Our planting team helps determine which plant material is appropriate for each part of the property. Planting plans may include:

  • Trees and specimen plants
  • Evergreen and flowering shrubs
  • Perennials and seasonal flowers
  • Ornamental grasses
  • Ground cover
  • Planting around patios and swimming pools

Creative Landscapes uses its plant knowledge to place the right plant in the right location. The company is also a member of the Pennsylvania Landscape and Nursery Association.

Pool Landscaping and Backyard Retreats

Creative Landscapes specializes in designing the environment around a swimming pool. We coordinate with Lehigh Valley pool builders to bring the pool and surrounding landscape together.

A pool landscape may incorporate:

  • Pool patios and coping
  • Steps and swim-outs
  • Waterfalls
  • Fencing placement
  • Outdoor lighting
  • Planting
  • Pergolas and shade structures
  • Pool houses or cabanas

Planning these elements together can create a more cohesive space for swimming, relaxing and entertaining.

Entrances, Walkways and Fencing

The front landscape creates the transition from the street to the home. Creative Landscapes designs entrance features that coordinate driveways, walkways, planting and masonry.

Options include paver borders, bluestone or flagstone walks, entrance columns, brick or stone walls, gates, steps, fountains, lighting and custom masonry mailboxes.

We also provide custom fencing for privacy, security, decoration and pool-area safety. Materials include cedar, pressure-treated wood, split rail, vinyl, aluminum, PVC, composite, metal and masonry.

Water Features, Lighting and Outdoor Structures

A complete landscape can include special features that give the property more character and extend how it is used.

Creative Landscapes designs and installs:

These elements can be incorporated into the original plan so that they feel connected to the home, hardscaping and planting.

Serving Bethlehem and the Surrounding Area

Bethlehem extends across both Lehigh and Northampton counties. The broader Bethlehem area also includes communities such as Bethlehem Township, Hanover Township, Lower Saucon Township, Salisbury Township, Fountain Hill and Freemansburg.

Creative Landscapes serves Bethlehem and communities throughout the Lehigh Valley. Because service availability may depend on the project location and scope, homeowners in surrounding municipalities can contact our office to confirm availability.

Properties within Bethlehem’s designated historic or conservation districts may be subject to local requirements for certain exterior changes. Homeowners should confirm applicable requirements with the City of Bethlehem before beginning regulated work.

Continued Care for Completed Landscapes

Existing Creative Landscapes clients can choose weekly, biweekly or seasonal landscape maintenance.

Maintenance plans may include:

  • Spring cleanup
  • Edging and mulching
  • Stone dressing
  • Pruning
  • Fall cutbacks
  • General landscape cleanup

Continued care helps the completed landscape remain attractive as plants grow and conditions change throughout the year.

Lehigh Valley Landscape Experience Since 1986

Creative Landscapes has provided landscape design and installation services in Bethlehem and throughout the Lehigh Valley since 1986. Based in Bath, PA, our team includes designers, project managers, landscapers, masons and experienced craftspeople.

We manage projects from the initial design through installation and the final walkthrough. A project may be completed at one time or organized into phases according to the approved plan and budget.

Start Your Bethlehem Landscaping Project

Whether you are planning a patio, improving your home’s entrance, landscaping around a pool or creating a complete outdoor living environment, Creative Landscapes can develop a plan tailored to your property and priorities.

Contact us to schedule a free consultation for your Bethlehem landscape design or hardscaping project.