Landscape Design Services

When embarking on a landscape design-build project, a question often arises: Why should we pay for a design when we have several other contractors offering to do one for free?

The Value of our Design and Development Agreement

Our Design and Development Agreement aims to provide a professionally developed landscape design. We invest the time to genuinely understand your property, style preferences, and functional needs. Our thorough process results in more accurate budgeting and material selection, which can save money and avoid expensive mistakes or changes mid-project. When you invest in our comprehensive process you achieve a beautiful, functional, and enduring outdoor space—tailored to your unique goals

Here’s how it works: clients pay a planning fee, proportional to the project’s estimated budget. This fee isn’t an added expense—it’s applied toward the final project cost.

With this agreement, you gain more than just a number. You’re securing a thoughtful and well-defined process tailored to your specific needs.

What’s Included in our Design and Development Agreement?

Our well-structured agreement ensures every detail is addressed before construction begins. Key elements include:

• Comprehensive Needs Analysis: We dive deep into understanding your vision and how the project will seamlessly integrate with your home.

• Precise Site Measurements and Photos: Capturing every detail ensures accuracy.

• Collaboration with Experts: Meeting with tradesmen and vendors ensures feasibility and precision.

• Preliminary Plans and Conceptual Drawings: Visualizing your ideas early in the process.

• Material Allowances: Allocating budgets for items like flagstone, cabinetry, countertops, fixtures, and lighting.

• Detailed Renderings: We bring your vision to life through 3D models.

• Architectural Coordination: Managing required stamps from architects or structural engineers.

The final step is presenting a Construction Agreement that outlines every detail—work descriptions, material allowances, payment schedules, start and completion dates, and more. This ensures total transparency, leaving no room for surprises.

Why This Agreement Matters

A Design and Development Agreement isn’t just about numbers—it’s about commitment, clarity, and confidence. By partnering with professionals, you’re investing in a process that ensures your project is executed with precision and care. This approach minimizes risk, eliminates guesswork, and transforms your vision into reality.

When you choose this route, you’re not only prioritizing the quality of your project but also safeguarding your peace of mind. And isn’t that the ultimate goal when creating a space that will bring you joy for years to come?

Client Collaboration: Central to our methodology is a firm commitment to engaging with clients throughout the design process. This ensures that each project accurately reflects the client's vision, requirements, and lifestyle, resulting in highly personalized and bespoke outdoor environments.

Client Satisfaction: A core tenet of our practice is the focus on the client's needs above the firm's preferences. This approach is aimed at delivering complete client satisfaction, with designs that not only meet but surpass client expectations, realizing their ideal outdoor living spaces.

Integration with Nature: We prioritize the seamless integration of designed spaces with the natural environment. This involves careful plant selection, conservation of natural features, and the creation of spaces that complement the outdoor setting, thereby enhancing its beauty and serenity.

Use of Natural Materials: The selection of natural materials such as stone is a hallmark of our commitment to authenticity, longevity, and aesthetic appeal. These materials are chosen for their ability to harmonize with the landscape and age gracefully, adding depth and warmth to the outdoor living areas.

Versatile Spaces: Acknowledging the diverse functions of outdoor spaces, we endeavor to create spaces for relaxation, entertainment, and various activities. This ensures that all aspects of the outdoor environment are both functional and enjoyable.

Functional Spaces: Reflecting the demand for outdoor areas that offer indoor conveniences, we incorporate functional elements like outdoor kitchens and fireplaces. These features are designed to enhance the outdoor living experience, facilitating cooking, dining, and socializing.

Strategically Placed Shade: To improve comfort and usability in outdoor living areas, we integrate shade structures such as pergolas, roofs, and stratigcally placed vegetation. This not only provides necessary shade but also contributes to the aesthetic and architectural appeal of the space.

Enduring Design: Our focus is on creating timeless spaces that transcend fleeting trends. This approach ensures that outdoor living areas remain relevant and appealing over time, providing sustained enjoyment and value.

We can design any kind of outdoor space!

• Plantings

• Patios

• Outdoor kitchens

• Custom fireplaces

• Decks

• Pergolas

• Pavilions

• Covered porches and patios

• Screened-in porches

• Retaining Walls

• Water features

• And much more!

Our planning fee is 3% of project’s estimated budget. This fee isn’t an added expense—it’s applied toward the final project cost.

We handle the initial permit research during the design phase, just to make sure what you want to do is allowable in your township. If it's not, we will help you apply for the proper variance needed. It also allows us to prepare for any stormwater management or engineering that will be needed for your project.