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Landscape Design + Consulting Services

I offer comprehensive design and consulting services for residential homeowners and contractors.  As a consulting arborist, I can answer your tree questions and help you plan the evolution of your property to promote and preserve tree health.  As a designer, I'll help you navigate exterior home facades, fixtures, and improve landscape form and function. I also provide maintenance consultations and seasonal decor services to ensure that your home always looks its best.

Plan view showing plantings and pathways in a backyard landscape plan

LANDSCAPE DESIGN

Custom tailored to meet your needs. Packages can range from a simple sketch over a satellite image to a full plan set with 3D model for you to DIY or work with one of my trusted contractors. I will help you work through budgets and available to source material and check on key parts of your installation.

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  • Home Exterior Design

    • Paint color selection​

    • Columns/Pilasters

    • Stone Accents

    • Conceptual shutter, eyebrow pergola, and other ornaments

    • Mailbox selection

    • Exterior Fixtures

  • Hardscape Design

    • Driveways​

    • Carpentry (Pergolas/Arbors/Trellises/Built-In Furniture/Fences)

    • Patios

    • Fire Pits

    • Pools + Spas

    • Walkways

    • Retaining Walls

    • Water Features

    • Shed Placement

  • Planting Design​

    • Xeriscape​

    • Native Gardens

    • Pollinator Gardens

    • Cut Flowers

    • Bulbs

    • Vegetable Gardens + Fruit Trees

    • Permaculture

  • Seasonal Displays​

    • Planter selection​

    • Annual flower + accessory installation

Aspen trees in the foreground with ornamental grasses open to a grass field and a backdrop of more trees at Steamboat Botanic Gardens

CONSULTING SERVICES

In addition to landscape and home exterior design I also offer consultation services. These are typically offered at an hourly rate and pricing depends on scope of work and drive time.  After any consultation you'll received a detailed follow-up with all of the information we discussed.

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  • Arborist Consultation​

    • Since I'm not tied to any specific tree crew, I don't have a sales quota motivating me to sell you trimming or removals​

    • Tree health analysis

    • Hazard identification

    • Suggestions for trees to remove or add

    • Tree selection at nurseries

  • New Landscape Consultation

    • Just moved in and completely lost on what your plants are and what to do? I can help!​

    • Plan showing existing plants and their care specifications

    • Recommendations on which plants are worth keeping 

    • Maintenance recommendations

    • Irrigation zone map 

    • Recommended irrigation settings

  • ​Maintenance Consultation​

    • Maybe you used to pay for a gardener and want to take it on yourself, or you want to see if there are things you can do differently​

    • Customized seasonal guide to follow

    • Common pests/diseases to watch for in your garden

    • Irrigation zone map

    • Recommended irrigation settings

  • Specialty Garden Recommendation​

    • Already have a space in mind for a cut flower, pollinator, vegetable, or other specialty garden but don't know where to start? Call me!​

    • Detailed recommended plant lists customized to your area

    • Planting guides

    • Maintenance guides

    • Recommended irrigation settings or watering schedule

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