Scrapping a large remodel of our backyard, and deciding just to do a good amount of landscape upgrading. Want to do privacy bushes along the fence as I am surrounded by houses, a couple of flowerbeds, maybe run an electrical line for outdoor lighting and overhead string lights, and may be a few other things such as more crushed rock laid down. Also need a spot to hold a RecTec smoker.

Besides getting the electrical done, is this some thing that is worth getting a landscape designer to do? Or just get our ideas and have our yard guy do it (as he has offered)? We want to ensure we have a very nice finished product, but I don't think we are doing anything over the top. And since there really is no structural build, just curious as to everyone's thoughts about the best way to accomplish this backyard improvement.

Also, any cool ideas to consider are welcome, as well as recommendations for the Katy area.

ALWAYS
Your ideas and investment will prosper more with education/experience that will save you from energy/money wasted in this area.
It's fun to play genius but as Garden Success KAMU-FM always says, so many deaths vs so few monuments to such efforts.

You might be OK with a design-build - e.g. Pete Lockett
Always OK with a licensed land.arch but treed carefully here, as many are like building architects that only do commercial, so give you a beginner if it's "only" residential

We are looking into Yardzen, they appear to be doing pretty solid out there and we have a consultation with them next week some time.

Might be a good option for you?

Thanks for the suggestions! Let me know how Yardzen goes.