Arlington, VA Landscape Design
The Groff Landscape Design Process
After initial contact, we will schedule a phone consultation between you and one of our Landscape Architects, each of whom has experience with landscape design in Arlington. We’ll be asking you a wide range of questions starting with where you are located and what your timeline goals are. Once we get through the basics to ensure we are a great fit for you, we’ll ask you for your goals, priorities, problems, property strengths, property weaknesses and what you are looking for from us. We have a great deal of experience with landscape design in Arlington, and we’ll leverage our knowledge of the area, regulations, and the environment to help you through the entire planning process.
This will typically result in a paid landscape consultation between you and your landscape architect. We will put this consultation on the calendar and we will follow up with you via email with a schedule invite, background information on your landscape architect and our special Dreambuilder Workbook.
Landscape Design Services
Landscape Design Costs
We have a workbook that we send to you and it is meant to paint a picture for you of what the planning process looks like. The workbook ends with a budgeting page to give you an idea of cost so you can start planning your budget and prioritize what is important to you early in the planning process.
Backyard Landscape Design
We extend your living space outdoors with custom projects built for you. Our designers plan for your whole space, understanding that front yards and side yards bring you to the back yard. We also tackle tight spaces, maximizing the beauty and utility of your entire yard. We can build or enhance your backyard patio, pool, or fire feature. We can also offer a variety of styles to best meet your needs.
Landscape Design Ideas
Planning with our Workbook
Site Visit
The next step is for us to follow up our consultation with a design agreement. This agreement will include different design options at certain price points for you to choose from. For example, do you want to have a design in ‘plan view’ or do you want supporting design options to help you make decisions such as 3D design images or possibly even a fly-through of your future landscape so that you can rest assured that the planned outdoor spaces feel exactly how you want them too. Everybody has different visual needs and abilities and we recognize this. There is never any pressure to purchase a certain type of design. These are simply options put in place for those that need them to help make decisions. Once we have executed a design agreement, it’s time to get to work!
Planning your Landscape Design Project
Once we have crafted a plan that you feel you love, it’s time for us to create an itemized proposal so that you can see where your money is going. This can sometimes result in a little sticker shock. If sticker shock occurs, this is where we need to go back into the plan and discuss what is most important to you and/or if we need to redesign the project to be more in line with your budget. This is not an abnormal step in the process and is all a part of molding this plan around your functional, aesthetic and budgetary needs. It’s important to know that many of our clients fall in love with the plan and do not want to change it but cannot pay for it all at once. In this case, we have several solutions (assuming a redesign is not desired). First, we offer financing through Wells Fargo to help you if you desire. Oftentimes this financing comes with a zero percent interest rate. Second, we can install the project in phases over time if you have the patience to do so. This is the route that many of our clients choose to follow.
Finishing the Process
When the planning is completely finished, you will have a customized action plan to install as you please. At this point, when you are ready, we prepare for a smooth transition into the Groff installation process! We love landscape design in Arlington because it lets us be creative and use our design expertise to help homeowners use their sometimes limited space in the most effective way possible. If you’re interested in initiating a design project for your Arlington home, contact us via phone, our contact us page, or email to get started.