An Intentional Approach to Outdoor Design
Clear phases, creative direction, and oversight from concept to completion.
DGD Landscape Designs works with homeowners seeking thoughtful outdoor spaces that feel connected to the architecture, the property, and the way they want to live outside. Projects may include planting design, patios and walkways, stonework, grading and drainage planning, and outdoor living areas.
The process is structured to move from site evaluation and concept development through project review and installation oversight.
A Thoughtful, Collaborative Approach to Landscape Design Projects
Initial Design Consultation
The process begins with an on-site consultation where David visits your property to evaluate existing conditions and discuss your goals for the landscape.
He assesses the property’s layout, planting areas, grading, drainage, circulation, and relationship to the home. The design responds to both the site and the way you want to live outdoors.
This consultation helps define style preferences, functional needs, priorities, and overall direction for the project.
It is the foundation for a landscape design plan that's both visually stunning and practical for the property.
Landscape Design Development
Once the direction is established, David develops scaled landscape design concepts tailored to your property and its specific opportunities and constraints.
This phase may include layout planning, spatial relationships, planting direction, hardscape ideas, and material selections, along with visual references that help communicate the overall look and feel of the design.
The goal is to create a thoughtful plan that reflects the character of the home, works with the site, and gives you a clear understanding of how the finished landscape can come together.
Design work is billed hourly, with a design cost estimate provided.
Project Presentation & Cost Estimates
Design concepts are presented in a clear, collaborative format, along with preliminary project cost estimates shaped by your budget and project priorities.
This phase gives you the opportunity to review the proposed landscape design, materials, layout, and overall direction before installation begins.
It is also where decisions can be refined so the final plan reflects both the vision for the property and the practical realities of construction.
The goal is to move into installation with clarity, confidence, and a shared understanding of scope.
Project Oversight
Once the design is approved, David remains involved as Creative Director throughout the installation process, providing oversight from groundbreaking through final completion.
This phase helps ensure that the landscape design is executed with consistency, strong craftsmanship, and close attention to the original vision.
By staying engaged through each stage of the work, DGD helps maintain cohesion between the design plan, the materials, the planting, and the finished outdoor space. The result feels intentional, well built, and true to the character of the property.
What This Process May Include
Each landscape design process is shaped by the property itself and the goals of the project. Depending on the scope of work, the design process may include:
Custom landscape design
Planting design
Patios and walkways
Stonework
Grading and drainage solutions
Outdoor living spaces
Terraces
Entryways
Courtyards
Retaining walls
Steps
Privacy features
Landscape lighting
Irrigation coordination
FAQs
The process begins with an on site visit to evaluate the existing conditions of the property and discuss the goals for the project.
This includes looking at the layout of the site, architectural context, planting areas, circulation, grading, drainage considerations, and how the outdoor spaces are intended to function.
The consultation helps establish the design direction and identify both opportunities and constraints before concept development begins.