Design & Build Process

Our Design & Build Process is intended to make the often-intimidating task of landscaping your property, simple and hopefully even enjoyable for you. We'll also work hard to ensure that you get exactly what you ask for, with no surprises. When the work is completed, we want to have equaled or surpassed your expectations.
Our process consists of five basic steps:

Initial Meeting & Consultation
Free Estimate
Detailed Site Measurements & Inspection
Conceptual Drawing & Approval
Implementation

Initial Meeting & Consultation

The first step in our process is meeting with you on the site to get a sense of your wishes and viewpoints and to gather our own initial understanding of the property. The more information you can give us about your goals and preferences, the better. If you have photographs or magazine clippings of preferred landscapes, or nearby addresses with landscaping that you like, that will all help give us a better understanding of your vision. It is also at this initial meeting that we can use our expertise to answer any questions and, as requested, provide design recommendations.
Free Estimate

Based on that initial consultation, our experienced staff can work up a free estimate of the cost of materials and labor needed to complete the project.

Detailed Site Measurements & Inspection

After the initial meeting and estimate, if you would like to go ahead with the project, our team performs a closer inspection of your property and takes detailed site measurements, including the dimensions of the area(s) to be developed, degrees of slope for drainage, proximity to adjacent structures and properties, as well as an examination and inventory of the existing plants and soil type(s).

Conceptual Drawing & Approval

Based on our original consultation and our follow-up inspection, we then draft a schematic drawing showing all the work to be completed. As applicable, this plan can cover drive and walkway layouts, the locations of trees, shrubs, garden beds, ponds, site structures, grading, irrigation, drainage and lighting.
We then make another house call, this time to discuss the prepared plan and any alternatives. Based on these discussions, we make our final revisions to the landscape plan (as necessary), obtain your sign-off for approval, and set our implementation schedule.

Implementation

Now it's time to make your vision a reality. We are committed to completing your landscaping project in a timely and professional manner, with as little disruption to your life as possible. We pledge to be on time and work productively until your project is finished and you are completely satisfied with the outcome.