Process

Initial Contact 

Reach out to us via phone, email, or the simple form on the Contact Us page. We’ll call you so we can talk about your project, then schedule a complimentary site visit.

Complimentary Site Visit 

We walk your landscape and talk about your ideas, goals, tastes, and the functions the space should serve. If you decide to request a quote, we’ll take site measurements, photos, and if needed, collect a soil sample.

Quote and Budget 

After your site visit, we’ll prepare a proposal for design services (quote). This is a bulleted list of deliverables and products you will receive. If you chose to hire us, we will email you a contract that we both sign. To help with budget planning, consider that you may earn a $2-3/per square foot if you apply for the Waterwise rebate program for removing your lawn (up to $15,000). Replacing lawn with natives will reduce your water bill by 40-50%. A general guideline for landscape renovation is to allow 30% of your total project budget for design, 30% for materials, 30% for labor, and 10% for contingency/overrun expenses.

Material/Plant Choices 

Before we begin your design, we'll discuss colors, materials, and plant options. We offer plants at wholesale (no warranty) to all clients. Post design, we charge $125/hour for purchasing plants, materials and project administration.

Preliminary Design 

Time for the real fun! We design your dream yard while carefully matching plants to site conditions, thinking about how you want to use your space, and of course overall appeal.

Design Review 

We email you 2D and 3D versions of the draft design and schedule an in-person meeting to walk you through the design, take notes, and answer any questions.

Implement Design Changes

We incorporate any changes that you've requested from our review meeting.

Final Products and Construction

We provide you with several 11”x17” full-color sheets, showing all the details needed to build the design. We also provide one master 18”x24” full-color copy of the complete project design concept. We also provide PDF copies of all 2D and 3D renders and project information including parcel boundary, topography, and project materials list. If you need contractor we work with reliable local builders to create your dream design.