How Does the Landscape, Garden, or Outdoor Living Design Process Work?
Creating a garden is more than selecting plants and placing paths—it’s a collaborative journey into beauty, belonging, and lasting transformation. Here’s how we guide you through that journey.
From your initial inquiry to the polishing of the final details of your project, here is what you can expect during The Grass Girl design process.
The Grass Girl Design Process
Step One: Introductory Call & On-Site Consultation
Every project begins with a conversation. After your initial inquiry, we’ll schedule a short introductory phone call to understand the broad strokes of your needs, learn about your goals, and ensure our approach is a good fit for your project.
From there, we’ll schedule your on-site consultation—a one-on-one walk-through of your landscape, where we’ll listen deeply to your hopes, challenges, and dreams for the space.
This is your moment to imagine boldly. Bring your ideas, your questions, your Pinterest boards—we’re here to absorb it all and offer inspired possibilities, practical clarity, and emotional resonance.
We’ll discuss your priorities, aesthetic preferences, long-term vision, timeline, and budget—all with gentle guidance and professional perspective. To help prepare for your consultation, we encourage you to review our consultation guide and get all of your questions and materials together.
Step Two: Concept Design Proposal
After our visit, we begin shaping your vision into something tangible. Depending on your project scope, this phase may include moodboards, site layout ideas, planting palettes, and visual examples to bring the concept to life.
This stage is all about alignment. We’ll also outline a proposed scope of work, phase planning (if applicable), access considerations, and a recommended budget range.
Think of this as your garden’s story beginning to unfold on paper.
Step Three: Full Design Development & Installation Support
With your approval, we move into detailed design development. Whether it’s a targeted plan or a full-property master plan, we’ll refine spatial flow, plant selection, and hardscape details into a plan that reflects your lifestyle and landscape.
If you choose to partner with us for installation, we’ll oversee everything from sourcing materials and coordinating with contractors to placing each planter with intention.
This is where vision becomes form—and where every detail is curated with care.
Step Four: Final Touches & Aftercare
Once the installation is complete, we fine-tune the experience with finishing details like container placement, garden styling, and seasonal accents. You’ll also receive customized aftercare guidance to keep your landscape thriving long after our tools are packed away.
Whether we’re returning with fresh spring pots or simply checking in, we believe in long-term relationships with our gardens—and the people who live in them.
If you’re ready to discover the design possibilities within your space, reach out to us and let’s begin the process of bringing your vision to life.