The Landscape Design and Installation Process
Whether you need landscape design or from-the-ground-up landscape installation, Gardens by Gabriel's mission is to work alongside you in transforming your personal nature. We love blending your preferred combination of drought-tolerant, ornamental, or edible plants with striking, architectural hardscaping. Together, we'll craft your outdoor space into a peaceful, personal, extraordinary landscape environment. (If you’re looking to tackle your own project, we offer hourly consultation services.)
1: Develop the Vision
Peruse these pages––explore our ethos and your options; gather inspiration from our collection of garden features, our foundational work with hardscape design, and our portfolio of Mediterranean and succulent plantings––and when you're ready, reach out via our Contact page.
2: Grow the Design
During a design meeting, two designers will visit your site to get a feel for its microclimate, soil type, sun exposure, and grade. We gather from you how you’d like to enjoy your future garden and what features you envision.
Details in tow, we combine the nitty gritty with the fanciful to create a full-color Concept Plan representing the blend of hardscape (patios, walkways, pergolas) and plant species that will create your ideal outdoor living environment. Then you take the time you need to review the Concept Plan before we finalize it.
With your feedback, we make adjustments and create the Final Plan. A garden design is not a rush job––the goal is to ensure you're confident about the feel and layout before we move to installation.
3: Install the Dream
All in a day’s work right? Well… maybe just a bit longer. Designing and installing a garden takes as much coordination as a wedding–one that lasts anywhere from a week to months at a time! Constructing a landscape involves moving volumes of earth, removing unwanted plants, trenching for irrigation, and bringing in mountains of new materials.
But banish those second thoughts and resist the urge to panic. We are well aware of how the process appears on the surface, and are there to help guide you through the uncertain stages. We take pride in treating your home like our own, making great effort to minimize impact to your daily rhythms during construction.
From design to post-project check-ins, your experience is just as important as the completed landscape. We work to keep your residence tidy with minimal impact. Our crew members are trained technicians who are kind, trustworthy, thoughtful communicators, and who reflect our company values. We find this character shines through in a great finished product, but, just as importantly, in an excellent experience during the transformation.
