Landscaping Design Overview
Some of the important aspects we always consider when working with our customers to design the best landscape design plan for your backyard include:
Site Analysis: Understanding the characteristics of the site, including its topography, soil conditions, climate, existing vegetation, and any architectural or natural features that may influence the design.
Design Concepts: Developing creative and practical ideas that align with the client's needs, preferences, and the site's potential. This may involve themes, focal points, spatial organization, and overall style.
Plant Selection: Choosing the appropriate plants based on factors such as climate, soil type, sun exposure, water availability, and maintenance requirements. Native plants are often favored for their adaptability and ecological benefits.
Hardscape Elements: Incorporating non-living elements like pathways, patios, decks, pergolas, retaining walls, gazebos, and other structures to enhance functionality and define the outdoor space.
Water Features: Include features like ponds, fountains, waterfalls, or artificial streams to add a calming and visually appealing element to the landscape.
Sustainability and Environmental Considerations: Employing eco-friendly practices, such as water-efficient irrigation systems, rainwater harvesting, and using permeable materials, to minimize environmental impact.
Lighting: Integrating lighting elements to enhance the ambiance, safety, and security of the landscape, allowing it to be enjoyed day and night.
Accessibility: Ensuring that the design is accessible to all individuals and that the space aligns with your lifestyle needs.
Budget and Maintenance: Considering the client's budget and creating a design that is not only visually striking but also practical and manageable in terms of long-term maintenance.
We understand that investing in a landscaping project can be daunting, so we like to make it easy, fun and collaborative. Whether you’re looking to complete the entire project at once or in phases, we will guide you through the process. With your ideas and our expertise we combine the power of our masons, carpenters, landscape technicians, and irrigation/lighting specialist to work together as one single entity. We employ the design-build, single-source responsibility model for all of our projects.
What does this mean for you?
Communication is ensured. Every client is an important part of the team; you will be involved in the entire project, from design to implementation to after care. You will be made aware of any changes during the design or construction process and will be frequently updated with the progress. And last but not least, you will be dealing with one company, one designer and one contractor that can take care of all of your landscaping needs.
Why do we take this approach?
The design-build process produces significant savings in cost and resources. Plus, we fundamentally believe that starting with our design-build process and approach enables the following benefits:
includes the owner as an important member of the team;
provides a single source for quality, cost and schedule management;
eliminates unnecessary redesigning headaches, and eliminates any would’ve, could’ve should’ve moments
mitigates problems due to adversarial relationships;
allows easier, better communication between project participants;
emphasizes teamwork, from conceptualization to the finished project; and
creates a greater degree of cooperation between the design and construction phases of the project.
How does the Design-Build process work?
step 1
The first step in any project is to meet with you on site to discuss your priorities and expectations, and evaluate your property.
step 2
Then, our landscape designer with over 18 years of design-build experience will walk you through your customized process explaining design costs, scheduling, etc.
step 3
After the landscape design proposal is accepted, a preliminary plan – unique to your property – is prepared.
step 4
From there, we create a color rendered master plan, which is presented with a detailed cost analysis.
step 5
Then, we get to work!
What's the end product?
Ultimately, the end product is a landscape design that is ideally given to our team to begin installation. However, we do offer exclusive design services regardless of our installation company.
3D landscape design videos
In addition to the conceptual designs and the master landscape plan that results from our Design-Build process, we can also create state-of-the-art 3D drawings and videos to help you better envision the final landscape design.
Landscape Transformations
From start to finish, the landscape design process followed by the landscaping work and installation yields beautiful results. Check out some of the most stunning video transformations showing the before and after comparison of two recent projects.