Garden Design & Installation
Design your dream outdoor retreat from the ground up.
Overview
Professional garden design & installation in Orange County
Garden design is where our landscape design work gets personal. A great garden balances structure, color, and seasonal interest, and we design planting schemes that suit your taste, your site, and our coastal climate — then install them with care, creating a living space that matures beautifully over time.
Garden design is the part of our work that gets personal — balancing structure, color, texture, and seasonal interest into a planting scheme that feels like yours. We design for how the garden will look not just on planting day but as it matures over the seasons and years.
A design tailored to your site
We read the sun, soil, exposure, and how you move through the space, then compose layered planting — evergreen structure, flowering accents, and groundcovers — that suits the coastal climate and your style, from clean and contemporary to lush and cottage.
Beautiful and water-wise
Great garden design and water efficiency are not at odds. By choosing climate-appropriate plants, grouping by water need, and pairing them with drip irrigation and mulch, we create gardens that look rich and full while using a fraction of the water of a traditional lawn-and-annuals approach.
What’s included
- Custom planting design
- Seasonal color & texture
- Drought-tolerant & water-wise
- Low-maintenance options
Value & Savings
What could this add to your home?
A thoughtfully designed garden lifts curb appeal and whole-property value.
- Stronger curb appeal — 92% of REALTORS® recommend improving it before selling (NAR).
- Outdoor upgrades recover much of their cost at resale and are enjoyed every day until then.
- Coordinated design, planting, and hardscape compound the value of the whole property.
Estimate the potential added value for your home. Enter your address (or ZIP) — we’ll pull a current value estimate and apply the researched uplift range.
Estimates only — not an appraisal or a guarantee. Home-value data via RentCast; the value-add range for this service (5.5%–12.7% of home value) is based on Virginia Tech Cooperative Extension. Sources: Virginia Tech — landscape value study · NAR Remodeling Impact Report: Outdoor Features · EPA WaterSense — Outdoor Water Use.
FAQ
Garden Design & Installation: common questions
What is the difference between garden design and landscape design?
Garden design focuses on the planting — the palette, layout, and seasonal interest. Landscape design is the broader plan that also includes hardscape, irrigation, drainage, and lighting. We do both, and our garden work fits into a cohesive overall landscape design.
Can you design a low-maintenance garden?
Yes — that is often the goal. Choosing the right plants for the conditions, spacing them for mature size, using mulch, and automating irrigation creates a garden that looks great with minimal ongoing work.
How do I get started on a garden design?
Book a free consultation. We will look at your space, talk through your style and how you want to use it, and develop a planting design with a clear, itemized estimate.
