Planning & Design
A thoughtful landscape starts with a thoughtful plan.
Designed Around You
Every landscape is different, and so is every homeowner. Your design begins with your property, your priorities, and what you want to accomplish.
Already have ideas? Bring them. AI generated landscape images, Pinterest inspiration, sketches, photos, plant wish lists, and existing concepts can all help us understand what you love and where you want to go. You don't need to start from scratch just because you didn't create those ideas with us.
From Vision to Installation
We can handle the Professional Installation, giving you the option to work with one team from the first ideas through the finished landscape.
What Your Design Includes
Thoughtful Collaboration
We'll work together to define your goals, style, priorities, and plant preferences before the design takes shape.
Your Custom Design Report
At the end of the process, you'll receive a detailed and comprehensive design report that brings your landscape plan, plant recommendations, visuals, and next steps together in one easy to understand resource.
To Scale Landscape Plan
A detailed 2D plan showing the proposed layout, plant placement, and major landscape elements.
Plant Palette & Visual Guide
Recommended plants, a plant legend, and representative photos so you know exactly what we're envisioning.
3D Visualizations
Renderings and video views help you picture the finished landscape before installation begins.
Installation Proposal
You'll receive a preliminary proposal outlining the investment for Gardens Earth & Water to professionally install your completed design.
Two Rounds of Revisions
We'll refine the design with you, with up to two reasonable rounds of revisions included.
Your Design. Your Choice.
Once your design is complete, you decide what comes next. Have us Professionally Install it, choose Guided DIY Landscaping, or use your plan as a roadmap for future improvements.
If Gardens Earth & Water completes your installation, 15% of your design fee is credited toward the project.
How the Design Process Works
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1. Tell Us About Your Landscape
Share details and current photos of your property, your goals, inspiration, and what you'd like to change.
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2. Collaborate
We'll discuss more about your property, priorities, style, budget, and plant preferences so we're designing in the right direction from the start.
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3. Design
We'll turn everything we've learned into your custom landscape plan, plant selections, and visualizations.
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4. Review Your Design Report
Receive a comprehensive, easy to follow landscape design report that brings your plan, plant recommendations, visualizations, and installation proposal together in one place.
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5. Refine
Review your design and share your feedback. Up to two reasonable rounds of revisions are included.
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6. Choose What's Next
Have us professionally install your landscape, choose Guided DIY Landscaping, or use your completed plan as a roadmap for the future.
Is Landscape Design Right for Me?
Design may be right for you if:
✓ You want to make meaningful changes to your landscape
✓ You have ideas but need help bringing everything together
✓ You're adding or redesigning planting areas
✓ You want to see and understand the plan before investing in installation
✓ You want professional plant selection and placement
A Fresh Start may be enough if:
✓ You like the basic layout of your existing landscape
✓ Your beds mainly need cleanup, pruning, or removal
✓ You want to improve what you already have without redesigning it
✓ You're looking for a simpler, lower investment improvement