It’s just as important to share what we don’t do as it is to share what we do. Our designs are the “master plan” for your outdoor renovation and provide recommended materials, layout, and everything else a landscaping contractor should need to create a bid and begin work. That said, (and because we get this question a lot) the cost for our design packages doesn’t include the actual of materials and installation of the design—that cost will be determined by the contractors who bid your project after design is complete.
The local, vetted contractors in our Pro Network, who we’ll happily connect you to, can properly implement drainage solutions and irrigation when it is time to break ground. Though at this time our designs don’t include drainage and irrigation plans.
Our designers have knowledge around basic codes like setback rules, easements, and fence heights (these don’t tend to vary much) but unique city-specific codes should be reported to us during the onboarding process, we won’t independently pull these to inform your design.
If your design includes elements that are complex, custom, or not pre-fab, there’s a chance you’ll need to engage with a structural engineer or architect when it comes time to build because our designs don’t include construction-level details for elements like swimming pools, ADUs, second-story decks, gas-lines and electrical lines.
Lawnz designs can include essentially anything you might want in your outdoor space. This list is not exhaustive so if there’s something you don’t see here, but want, please reach out. We almost certainly can design it.
Patios, Decks, Swimming Pools, Pergolas, Pet Spaces, Kids’ Play Spaces, Trampolines, Hot Tubs and Spas, Fences, Saunas, Outdoor Kitchens, Firepits, Plunge Pools, Edible Gardens, Social Front Yards, Driveways, Front Entries, Garage Doors, Exterior Siding. (And more! Just ask.)
Lawnz designs can include essentially anything you might want in your outdoor space. This list is not exhaustive so if there’s something you don’t see here, but want, please reach out. We almost certainly can design it.
Patios, Decks, Swimming Pools, Pergolas, Pet Spaces, Kids’ Play Spaces, Trampolines, Hot Tubs and Spas, Fences, Saunas, Outdoor Kitchens, Firepits, Plunge Pools, Edible Gardens, Social Front Yards, Driveways, Front Entries, Garage Doors, Exterior Siding. (And more! Just ask.)
After purchasing a lawnz design package, we’ll take you to our online onboarding, where you’ll share photos and videos, inspiration images, answer a couple of questions about your preferences, how you want to use your outdoor space, and take a style quiz!
After you submit your onboarding materials, if your package includes photorealistic 3D renders, we’ll get to work on creating a model of your home and property, which will serve as the canvas on which we create your design. You’ll receive your House Model about a week after submitting your materials.
Three to four weeks following delivery of your House Model (or following submitting onboarding materials, if your package doesn’t include 3D renders), you’ll receive the first draft of your design renders. One reason we love using renders throughout the design process is this allows our clients to envision their future outdoor space and provide detailed feedback in our Feedback Studio. This part of the journey is interactive and iterative. We’ll respond to all of your questions and feedback and then get to work implementing revisions to perfect your final design.
At the end of our process, you’ll receive your final design, which includes photorealistic 3D renders or illustrative 2D renders, a thorough plant, material, and furniture list, and a few other deliverables based on your purchased package.
Next, we’ll shift toward bringing your new outdoor space to life. Our Build Support team will connect you to a vetted contractor in your area to get your design installed. If we don’t yet have a vetted pro in your area, we’ll work to research, vet and identify a contractor we expect to be a good fit for your project.
Lawnz designers are industry stars, with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in design and landscape architecture. We’ve created a unique platform for talented professionals to work on projects like yours. Think of Lawnz as an opportunity to have exceptional talent work on your outdoor space in a way that’s also incredibly efficient for you.
As a lawnz client, you’ll have a talented team of professionals working behind the scenes on your design, including a designer or architect, a horticulturist, a build expert, and our fantastic Customer Support (CS) team. Our CS team is at the ready to answer any questions and relay any pertinent information to your design team. After completing tens of thousands of landscape designs and experimenting with many approaches, we’ve settled on this process as the most delightful and efficient experience for all involved.
If you end up wanting to talk through your ideas or feedback with our team instead of leaving written feedback in the design studio, you are able to book a call with our team for a fee.
We’ve built a world-class database of plants, trees, and groundcovers that match up to planting zones, sun, shade, and water requirements, styles, and special features, like “deer-proof,” “non-toxic for pets,” and “year-round blooms”.
After you purchase a package, you’ll have the opportunity to take a plant preferences quiz during your onboarding. Additionally, we use satellite imagery coupled with detailed photos and videos of your property to assess sun and shade patterns throughout the day. We also have a horticulturist who makes the final calls when choosing your design’s plant palette in your final design.
At lawnz, “exterior design” or “exterior home design” refers to exterior-of-home design choices, like paint, siding, windows, doors, roofing, lighting, and decor, that when combined with landscape design creates your dream outdoor space.
Packages with exterior design bundle our custom landscape design services with our exterior design offerings for the entirety of your home, helping homeowners envision the full potential of their home’s outdoor spaces.
Exterior design includes:
At lawnz, “exterior design” or “exterior home design” refers to exterior-of-home design choices, like paint, siding, windows, doors, roofing, lighting, and decor, that when combined with landscape design creates your dream outdoor space.
We partner only with the best, most responsive and diligent contractors for our clients’ projects. We are very intentional about who we bring into our network. Here are some of the following criteria that we make sure our contractors have before bringing them on:
