Whether you are looking to update an existing landscape or want to create an entirely new outdoor space, engaging A Peaceable Garden LLC to produce a design will ensure that your new landscape or garden is not only beautiful but also is specifically tailored to you: your home, your lifestyle and your local environment.
Although every design project is unique, the collaborative process we use to design a new landscape or garden typically involves the following steps:
The first step is to meet at your home or business to get a feel for your landscape and how it relates to the building and the neighborhood.
We’ll also discuss your thoughts and ideas about your landscape and how you would like to see it improved.
After this preliminary meeting, we’ll send you a written proposal outlining the services we propose to provide.
Getting Together
After the proposal has been accepted but before moving forward with any design work, we’ll inspect and document your landscape, taking photographs and noting existing conditions.
We’ll also review a copy of the plat for your property and, if necessary, recommend that a topographical survey be prepared to accurately measure changes in grade.
The information we collect will be used to create an accurate base map that reflects your landscape as it currently exists, noting key challenges and opportunities.
The Lay of the Land
Armed with a clear understanding of your needs and desires for the landscape as well as its current state, we’ll develop one or more conceptual plans that begin to give shape to our design ideas.
We typically use CAD drawings, hand-drawn sketches and/or photographic images to help explain those ideas to you. We can also use modeling software to produce 3D images of the proposed design concepts if desired.
We’ll go over the concept(s) face-to-face to get your feedback before moving into more detailed design development.
Design Ideas
When a final design has been agreed upon, we’ll capture it in one or more drawings that provide a detailed overview of the design, including plant selections and locations and the different design elements envisioned (such as new paths and walkways, patios, terraces, water features, arbors, trellises and fences, etc.).
The number of final computer-generated drawings we prepare will vary, depending on the scope and complexity of the project.
Finalization & Approval
About Installation & Maintenance
A Peaceable Garden LLC is a design-only firm, meaning that we do not build or install landscapes and gardens ourselves.
However, after we prepare a design for you, we will work with you to find the best way to get your new landscape installed, and can assist with the selection of contractors and oversight of the installation process.
If you don’t intend to go forward with the entire project immediately, we can advise you on how you might phase the construction over time in a way that suits your lifestyle and your budget.
We’ll also discuss ongoing maintenance and how to ensure that your new landscape evolves to its full potential.
Fees for our involvement in the installation process are negotiated separately from our design service fees.
If your property is located in Loudoun or Fairfax Counties, APG often works closely with award-winning K&H Landscaping to provide installation and maintenance services.
Whether you are looking to update an existing landscape or want to create an entirely new outdoor space, engaging A Peaceable Garden LLC to produce a design will ensure that your new landscape or garden is not only beautiful but also is specifically tailored to you: your home, your lifestyle and your local environment.
Although every design project is unique, the collaborative process we use to design a new landscape or garden typically involves the following steps:
Getting Together
The first step is to meet at your home or business to get a feel for your landscape and how it relates to the building and the neighborhood.
We’ll also discuss your thoughts and ideas about your landscape and how you would like to see it improved.
After this preliminary meeting, we’ll send you a written proposal outlining the services we propose to provide.
The Lay of the Land
After the proposal has been accepted but before moving forward with any design work, we’ll inspect and document your landscape, taking photographs and noting existing conditions.
We’ll also review a copy of the plat for your property and, if necessary, recommend that a topographical survey be prepared to accurately measure changes in grade.
The information we collect will be used to create an accurate base map that reflects your landscape as it currently exists, noting key challenges and opportunities.
Design Ideas
Armed with a clear understanding of your needs and desires for the landscape as well as its current state, we’ll develop one or more conceptual plans that begin to give shape to our design ideas.
We typically use CAD drawings, hand-drawn sketches and/or photographic images to help explain those ideas to you. We can also use modeling software to produce 3D images of the proposed design concepts if desired.
We’ll go over the concept(s) face-to-face to get your feedback before moving into more detailed design development.
Finalization & Approval
When a final design has been agreed upon, we’ll capture it in one or more drawings that provide a detailed overview of the design, including plant selections and locations and the different design elements envisioned (such as new paths and walkways, patios, terraces, water features, arbors, trellises and fences, etc.).
The number of final computer-generated drawings we prepare will vary, depending on the scope and complexity of the project.
About Installation & Maintenance
A Peaceable Garden LLC is a design-only firm, meaning that we do not build or install landscapes and gardens ourselves.
However, after we prepare a design for you, we will work with you to find the best way to get your new landscape installed, and can assist with the selection of contractors and oversight of the installation process.
If you don’t intend to go forward with the entire project immediately, we can advise you on how you might phase the construction over time in a way that suits your lifestyle and your budget.
We’ll also discuss ongoing maintenance and how to ensure that your new landscape evolves to its full potential.
Fees for our involvement in the installation process are negotiated separately from our design service fees.
If your property is located in Loudoun or Fairfax Counties, APG often works closely with award-winning K&H Landscaping to provide installation and maintenance services.
