A refined contemporary garden designed for outdoor living

Custom landscape design · Nationwide

See your outdoor space before you build it.

Designscape turns your ideas, property information, and priorities into a clear custom landscape plan—so you can make confident decisions before installation begins.

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The Designscape process

From your first idea to a plan you can build.

Everything stays organized in one private place, with clear milestones and a next step you can see.

01

Choose your design package

Select the $2,500 full-design base package, choose the property area, and add any $250 optional plans you want.

Homeowner choosing a Designscape landscape design package
02

Document the existing property

After checkout, add the address, goals, photographs, surveys, existing hardscape, planting areas, and everything that should remain.

Homeowner documenting an existing property for landscape design
03

Design the hardscape

Explore patios, paths, walls, gathering areas, outdoor kitchens, fire features, shade structures, circulation, and other built elements.

Complete Designscape hardscape concept plan
04

Develop the planting plan

Shape the planting character, colors, maintenance level, screening, shade, lawn, and regional considerations; then review plant locations and selections.

Complete Designscape planting plan
05

Complete the selected add-ons

When purchased, we develop the specialty plans, features, structures, visualizations, and planning services selected for your package.

Complete Designscape landscape lighting plan
06

Receive your plan package

Your approved plans, selections, schedules, and project information are organized for contractor estimating and installation planning.

Complete fanned Designscape landscape plan package
07

Choose your contractor

Use a contractor you trust or request Designscape’s optional free referral assistance. You choose who receives an introduction and who you hire.

Homeowner and contractor preparing to build an approved landscape design
08

Bring the design to life

Construction follows the approved direction, the outdoor space takes shape, and the finished landscape becomes part of how you live at home.

Completed Designscape-inspired outdoor living space
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Good landscapes don’t begin with plants.

They begin with a plan for how you want to live outside.

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See the Designscape vision

Imagine what your property can become.

This Designscape television commercial captures what has always mattered: turning a homeowner’s vision into a clear landscape plan they can move forward with confidently.

Build your design package

Choose your design package

Build the plan your property needs.

Begin with the full Hardscape Design + Planting Plan package for $2,500. Choose every physical feature and technical plan before design begins. Each selection is $250, and your total appears before checkout.

Design-changing selections close when the design interview is submitted. Day & Night Renderings, the 360° Tour, Cost & Phasing Plan, and Expanded Quantity Takeoff may also be added after approval. Pool & Spa Design provides visual design direction only.

Core package

Landscape Design Package

Hardscape Design + Planting Plan

$2,500
  • Existing-property review
  • Hardscape layout and feature planning
  • Coordinated planting plan
  • Concept review and refinements
  • Final digital plan package
Included Designscape deliverablesYour core package brings the essential plans and concepts together.
Complete Plan Set
Included

Complete Plan Set

An organized drawing package that keeps the approved design and project direction together.

Master Concept Plan
Included

Master Concept Plan

The property-wide layout connecting outdoor rooms, circulation, planting, and built features.

Hardscape Design
Included

Hardscape Design

Patios, paths, walls, gathering areas, and other built landscape elements.

Planting Plan
Included

Planting Plan

Plant locations, selections, quantities, and coordinated planting direction.

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Choose the property areaThe full-design base price remains $2,500.
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Choose the complete project scopeSelect every component that could affect the design before work begins. Each is $250.
Decide before design beginsThese choices affect the master concept, space planning, utilities, or technical coordination.
May also be added after design approvalThese products document or visualize the approved design without changing its physical layout.
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Review and continueWe use this information for checkout and your new project.
Landscape Design Package$2,500
Project totalCore package plus 0 selected items
$2,500

Your four payments

1. At checkout$625.00
2. After hardscape approval$625.00
3. After planting approval$625.00
4. At final design sign-off$625.00

The final payment includes any later enhancements you separately approve, less any credits. Each payment requires your authorization. Your complete plan package is released only after completion, final approval, and full payment.

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What you receive

Clarity before construction.

More than a beautiful picture.

Your Designscape package is a practical decision-making guide. It shows how the whole property works together, documents the details included in your scope, and gives you a clear path toward installation.

01The big picture
Complete color Designscape landscape concept plan

Your custom design concept

A property-wide plan that turns your goals into a coherent layout you can see, discuss, and refine before major decisions are made.

  • Outdoor rooms and circulation
  • Planting, hardscape, and feature locations
  • A visual direction for the entire property
02The supporting detail
Complete fanned Designscape landscape plan package

A coordinated plan package

The drawings selected for your project scope organize the information behind the concept and give each future decision a clear place to start.

  • Relevant hardscape and planting plans
  • Irrigation, lighting, or specialty plans when included
  • Selections, schedules, and design notes
03The path forward
Designscape three-dimensional landscape and pool visualization

Direction for planning installation

A final, organized design package you can use to discuss priorities, phasing, estimates, and next steps with the professionals you choose.

  • Clear files gathered in one private place
  • A starting point for contractor conversations
  • Flexibility to build at once or in phases

How your package develops

Each step makes the next decision easier.

  1. 1Ideas & prioritiesWe learn how you want to use the space.
  2. 2Concept planThe complete property begins to take shape.
  3. 3Review & refinementsYou respond before the design is finalized.
  4. 4Final plan packageYour approved direction is organized for next steps.

Your package is tailored to your project. The exact drawing set depends on your property, goals, and selected services. We confirm what is included before design work begins.

Choose the plans that fit your property.Build your package

Your private project space

Your design. Your decisions. All in one place.

Follow progress, see what is waiting for you, review concepts, request revisions, and find the latest project files in your Designscape homeowner portal.

Designscape homeowner portal project journey

When you’re ready to build

Use your contractor—or ask us to help you find one.

Designscape offers an optional, free contractor-referral service. Review privacy-safe matches first and choose whether you want an introduction.

  • No referral fee
  • No contractor contact shared without your approval
  • You contract with and pay the contractor directly
Start with a clear plan

Real Designscape deliverables

From the first concept to the details that make it buildable.

Every project is tailored to its property and scope. Your package may combine concept planning, hardscape, planting, irrigation, lighting, specialty systems, and visualization.

Complete plan package
01

Complete plan package

An organized drawing set that keeps the design, details, and project direction together.

Illustrated design concept
02

Illustrated design concept

A hand-rendered, property-wide view of the proposed layout, planting character, circulation, and outdoor rooms.

Color design concept
03

Color design concept

A polished color plan that makes the complete landscape composition easy to understand at a glance.

Hardscape concept
04

Hardscape concept

Layout and design direction for patios, paths, walls, structures, gathering areas, and other built features.

Planting plan
05

Planting plan

Plant locations, quantities, reference imagery, and a coordinated plant schedule.

Irrigation plan
06

Irrigation plan

A coordinated irrigation layout with equipment, zones, piping, and installation references.

Landscape lighting plan
07

Landscape lighting plan

Fixture locations, wiring direction, specifications, and the intended nighttime atmosphere.

Outdoor acoustics plan
08

Outdoor acoustics plan

A specialty-system plan coordinating outdoor speakers, equipment, coverage, and installation details.

3D design visualization
09

3D design visualization

A dimensional preview that helps homeowners understand the experience before construction.

Representative Designscape work from completed projects. Complete sheets are shown as originally presented.

See what your own plan package can include.Choose your package

Questions, answered

Before we begin.

Do you work outside California?+

Yes. Designscape is a national online landscape-design provider. The process is built to serve homeowners across the United States.

Do I need to have a contractor already?+

No. You can take the finished plan to a contractor you already trust, install in phases, or request our free contractor-referral service where available.

Does Designscape install the project?+

Designscape provides the landscape-design service. Contractors remain independent, and homeowners contract and pay them directly.

How is my project information handled?+

Your project is managed through a private homeowner portal. Precise property and contact details are not shared with contractors without your approval.

What does a design cost?+

Pricing depends on the size and complexity of the property and the deliverables you need. We confirm the scope and design fee before work begins.

Have what you need to begin?Choose your design package