Curving front walk lined with layered shrubs, river rock and boulders — INSTALLED

For homeowners

See your new landscape before it's built.

A professional landscape design for your home—drawn by people who have designed hundreds of landscapes and installed them, too. Build it with an installer we trust, or do it yourself with a plan that shows you exactly how.

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Your options

A design that fits how you want to build it.

Every project starts with a design made for your property. From there, you choose how it comes to life.

Site visit & custom design

We walk your property, listen to your ideas, and design a professional plan with plants chosen for your site and our climate. 3D views let you see it—and make changes—before any work begins.

Installed by a contractor we trust

Ready to have it built? We can refer you to landscape contractors we trust to install your design. They receive the same detailed plans, plant lists, and installation information, so what gets built matches what you approved.

DIY-ready plans

Prefer to do it yourself? Your plan can come with plant guides, material lists, sourcing information, and care guides—so you know what to buy, where it goes, and how to take care of it once it's in the ground.

Peace of mind

Your design protects you, too.

A professional plan isn't just a picture of your future yard. It's an objective, written standard that you and your installer both agree to before any work begins.

Because it comes from an independent designer—not the company doing the work—it keeps everyone honest and on the same page.

Know exactly what you're paying for

Your quote is tied to specific plants, sizes, quantities, and materials—not vague line items.

No quiet substitutions

Cheaper plants, smaller sizes, or skipped details are easy to spot when the plan shows what was promised.

A quote that matches the plan

With the scope clearly defined, the price stays tied to the design. Any changes are your choice—and they're documented.

A fair standard for everyone

If the work matches the plan, it was done right. If it doesn't, you have a clear, objective way to say so.

How it works

From first walk-through to finished yard.

1
Request a site visit
Tell us about your property and what you'd like to change. We'll set a time to visit.
2
We design
You get a scaled landscape plan and, when it helps, a 3D view of the finished landscape.
3
Review and refine
See the plan, ask questions, and make changes before anything goes in the ground.
4
Build it your way
Hire an installer we trust, or follow your DIY-ready plan yourself.

Before & after

One home, from tired to transformed.

This project followed the full process: photos of the property as it was, the 3D design the homeowners approved, and the landscape as it was installed.

Back patio

Backyard before: bare bed and worn lawn behind the house

3D design of the new paver patio, seat wall and plantings

Finished paver patio with seat wall and plantings

Driveway entry bed

Driveway bed before: overgrown mound with a single boulder

3D design of the new driveway bed with boulders, river rock and plantings

Finished driveway bed with boulders, river rock and plantings

Side of the house

The scaled landscape plan for the whole property — The plan behind it all.

What your plan can include

Everything you need to understand it, buy it, and build it.

Sample scaled planting plan — **Scaled planting plan**
What goes where, with every plant labeled.

3D rendering of a home with layered foundation plantings and Japanese maples — **3D views**
See the finished landscape before work begins.

Sample plant detail and care guide — **Plant guides & care**
Mature size, benefits, and how to care for each plant.

Night 3D rendering showing landscape lighting — **Hardscape & lighting**
Patios, walks, walls, and lighting, planned together.

~30

years of combined experience

Designed by people who know what it takes to build it.

We've installed landscapes, hardscapes, and water features, worked as certified Aquascape contractors, and designed hundreds of landscape projects. That experience goes into every plan: plants that suit your site, materials you can actually find, and details an installer can follow.

Our work

Installed landscapes from our designs.

Modern farmhouse with Japanese maple, layered beds and paver walk

Curving front walk lined with shrubs, river rock and boulders

Natural stone retaining wall with flowering perennials

Island bed with ornamental grasses and a young tree

Front yard island bed edged with natural stone

Driveway lined with Japanese maples in fall color

Paver patio with seat wall, outdoor dining set and new foundation plantings

Aerial view of a courtyard garden with a stepping-stone path, ornamental grasses and white flowering shrubs

Reviews

What homeowners say.

“Matthew was so attentive to our ideas, and with his extensive knowledge of plant material for our area, he designed a plan with amazing plants that so complement our home [and] lot. Everyone asks us, ‘Who did your landscaping?’ … We get compliments all the time.”

Jim & Debbie D., homeowners
Installed by Adam's Nursery & Landscaping

“[Matthew] spent time with us to understand our desires before even starting, and his extensive knowledge of local plants/shrubbery guided our choices and resulted in a beautiful 3-D rendering of the project, which allowed us to make some minor changes before the work was begun. We highly recommend [Imagine Landscapes].”

Sandy & Steve S., homeowners
Installed by Lorie Designs

Get started

Request a site visit.

Tell us a little about your property and what you'd like to change. We'll follow up to set a time to visit.

(803) 200-1019 matthew@imaginelandscapes.design