Trained landscape architect
Landscape design in Kernersville, NC
Landscape design for your Kernersville yard, designed by a trained landscape architect and built by the same crew.
Free written estimate before work starts
- Trained landscape architect.
- Since 2000 in business.
- Licensed and insured.
- Certified arborist on staff.
Yards we designed and built
Photos from our own design and build jobs around the Triad.
The estimate was done promptly. Communication kept throughout the process. They showed up to work when they said they would and worked efficiently. Did a nice job overall. The team was very easy to work with and very friendly. I will use them again for our next project.
What a landscape design plan includes
A plan heads off the mistakes that show up two or three seasons after planting.
- A site visit and analysisSun and shade, where rain runs and pools, the slope against the foundation and the soil, noted on the first walk.
- Grading and drainageWhere the ground slopes and where the water goes, because red clay holds water and rain has to be led away from the house.
- Hardscape layoutPatios, walks and walls placed and sized first, since stone is the hardest part to move later.
- A planting plan for the PiedmontNatives such as serviceberry, inkberry holly and Virginia sweetspire, placed for your sun and soil and spaced for their size in ten years.
- Phasing, if you want itWhat to build now and what can wait, laid out so a later phase never tears up an earlier one.
- Installation by the same crewThe crew that helped draw the plan puts it in the ground.
- Landscape maintenance afterward, if you want itBeds weeded, edged and mulched on a schedule once the planting settles.
From the first yard walk to the finished planting
Consultation and site analysis
We walk the yard with you and note the soil, the drainage, the sun and shade, the slope and how you want to use the space.
The design plan
A layout with grading, hardscape and plant choices, drawn to your budget, that you can mark up before anything is built.
Installation
Grading goes first, then walls, then plants set a little high in soil that has been worked.
Final walkthrough
We walk the finished yard with you and leave watering notes for the first summer.
What a design plan is priced on
A plan for one front bed and a plan for a whole backyard with a patio take different amounts of site work and drawing.
- Size of the area
- A front bed takes a smaller plan than a whole backyard with a patio and lawn.
- Grading and drainage
- A slope toward the house or a low wet spot adds design and earthwork.
- Hardscape
- Walls, walks and patios add materials and labor beyond plants.
- Plant sizes
- Larger trees and shrubs cost more than young ones but fill in sooner.
- Design only, or design and install
- A plan you build yourself is a smaller job than a plan our crew builds in full.
When to plan and when to plant
Late summer and winter are good times to draw a plan. The yard's problems are easy to see: soggy spots after winter rain, bare ground under the trees, beds that baked in August.
Fall is the best time to plant trees and shrubs in the Piedmont. The soil is still warm, the air is cooler and the rain is steadier, so roots grow all winter. Spring is the second choice. Hardscape can be built in most months.
Plan in summer
Baked beds and thin spots are easy to read in July and August.
Plant in fall
Warm soil and cool air root trees and shrubs before winter.
Spring for some perennials
Late spring suits a few heat lovers and summer bloomers.
A plan that fits the site before it fits a photo
Most yard projects start with a picture someone liked. The trouble starts when that picture meets a Kernersville lot: red clay that holds water, a slope toward the house, a corner that gets three hours of sun. A design plan sorts those things out on paper, where a change is a quick redraw instead of a torn-out bed.
Every landscape we plan is designed by a trained landscape architect. That means we read the site first: where rain runs and pools, how the grade sits against the foundation, where the shade falls in July, and how you actually use the yard. Then we lay out beds, paths and plants around what we found.
We are design-build. The crew that installs the plan is the crew that helped draw it, so nothing gets lost between the drawing and the ground. Design is where most Kernersville landscaping projects start.
Small yards, drainage and design vs. landscape architecture
How much does landscape design cost?
Yard size, drainage work and whether we build it too make up most of the cost. We don't publish flat rates; you get a free written estimate before any work begins.
What is the difference between landscape design and landscape architecture?
Design centers on the look: plant choices, beds and how the yard feels. Architecture adds the technical side: grading, drainage, structure, and how the whole space works and lasts. Every plan is designed by a trained landscape architect and takes in grading and drainage as well as planting.
Do I need a full design for a small yard?
A plan helps even on a small lot. It stops the trial-and-error spending that adds up when plants go in the wrong spot or a bed has to be redone.
Do you build what you design?
Yes. We are design-build, so the same team that plans your landscape installs it.
Do you handle drainage and grading?
Yes. On Piedmont clay lots it is often the most important part of the plan, so water goes away from the house instead of toward it.
Book a design visit
Tell us about the job. We come out, look at it with you and put a price in writing. Nothing starts until you approve it.
Rather talk, or send a photo?
Request a free written estimate
Your name and phone, so we can reach you. Everything else helps.