We design first, dig second
The studio started after years of watching installs go wrong in a predictable order: irrigation trenched through a bed that was planted the week before, a patio poured before anyone thought about where the water would go. A plan drawn first, phased on paper before a single stone moves, fixes that.
Hardscape is usually the majority of the budget, and most homeowners are surprised by that. Patios, walls, steps and the base preparation underneath them cost more than plants because they have to survive a decade of freeze and thaw without moving. We say so up front, in the design, before anyone commits.
Three designers and a small install crew. After handover, routine mowing and upkeep goes to a maintenance service we can recommend - our crew builds the yard, it does not mow it.
