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Landscape Design for Omaha Yards

What a landscape design covers

Large limestone slab steps and wall leading to a lakefront home in Omaha, NE

Grade and drainage

Where water goes decides everything else. We solve this before a single paver is drawn.

Wide limestone steps and curved walk through lawn and plantings in Omaha, NE

Circulation

How you get from door to patio to lawn, sized for people carrying things, not for a drawing.

Curving paver walkway past boulder outcroppings and grasses with path lights in Omaha, NE

Hardscape layout

Surfaces, steps and walls set out at real dimensions against real furniture.

Curving paver walkway bordered by ornamental grasses in Omaha, NE

Planting plan

Species chosen for your light, soil and zone, with mature size accounted for.

Curved stone front porch steps with lit planters and wreath at dusk in Omaha, NE

Lighting layers

Path, wash and uplight positions planned so conduit goes in while the ground is open.

Hand drawn landscape plan with rectangular pool layout in Omaha, NE

A build-ready document

The plan is priced and buildable, not a rendering someone else has to interpret.

Design drawing

Want this in your backyard? Let us walk it with you.

Limestone slab steps and walls with urn planters and boxwoods in Omaha, NE

What a landscape plan includes

  • Site survey with grade and drainage notes
  • Scaled plan view of the whole yard
  • Hardscape layout and material selections
  • Planting plan with species and sizes
  • Lighting positions and conduit routing
  • Structure locations and dimensions
  • Phased build sequence if needed
  • Line-item budget tied to the plan
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Landscape design by the builder

No translation loss

When the designer and the crew work for the same company, nothing gets simplified on site to make the drawing possible.

Priced as drawn

Every element on the plan has a number attached. You can move money between features instead of hoping.

Phase-ready

The plan shows what gets built now and what comes later, with the groundwork for both done in the first dig.

Large island bed of trees, spruce and grasses beside a driveway in Norfolk, NE

Landscape design questions

Large paver stepping stones in river rock beside a timber raised bed in Omaha, NE

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Do you charge for design?

The initial consultation is free. Full design work carries a fee that is credited toward the build.

Can I take the plan elsewhere?

You own it. Most people build with us because the plan is priced by the people who drew it.

How long does design take?

We set that with you at the consultation. You will have a site plan and renderings to react to before anything is priced.

Will you work with my architect?

Happily. We coordinate with builders and architects regularly, especially on new construction.

What if I only want part of it built?

Then we draw all of it and build what you are ready for. That is the point of having a plan.

Landscape designs on paper and finished

Cabana by the lake beyond planted terraces in Omaha, NE
Bocce court with planted terrace walls and roses in Omaha, NE
Boulder and shrub beds lining a curved driveway in Norfolk, NE
Flagstone stepping stones through boulder and shrub beds in Omaha, NE
Backyard patio lounge framed by columnar trees and plantings in Omaha, NE
Flagstone patio with red Adirondack chairs among plantings by a lake in Omaha, NE
Open backyard lawn with stone wall and tree plantings in Omaha, NE
3D design rendering of a covered patio with dining table, TV and stone bar with stools
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Driveway lined with birch and evergreen plantings in Norfolk, NE
Cabana with grasses, evergreens and shrubs in front in Omaha, NE
Bocce court in the lawn below terraced patios in Omaha, NE
Curved driveway through lawn with tree and grass plantings in Norfolk, NE
Concrete sport court with basketball hoop at night in Omaha, NE
Black metal roof cabana with planting beds and steps in Omaha, NE
Panoramic view of curving walks, plantings and a bocce court in Omaha, NE
Island bed with boulders and young trees inside a curved driveway in Norfolk, NE
3D design rendering of a raised deck and stairs framed by layered planting beds
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3D design rendering of a front walk with hedges and flowers lit at night
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3D design rendering of a long retaining wall with central steps below a two story home
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3D design rendering of a modern home garage and wide concrete driveway
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3D design rendering of planting beds and a stone wall at the corner of a home
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3D design rendering of a paver walk with hydrangeas and grasses beside a modern home
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3D design rendering of rear deck stairs surrounded by layered perennial plantings and a metal fence
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3D design rendering of boxwood hedges and lavender along a paver walk
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3D design rendering of a home corner with grasses and a concrete walk
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3D design rendering of a concrete side walkway with ornamental grasses
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3D design rendering of a covered patio lounge facing a stone outdoor kitchen
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3D design rendering of a large covered patio with lounge seating and fire table
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3D design rendering of a hot tub tucked beneath deck stairs with surrounding plantings
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3D design rendering of hydrangeas and an uplit columnar tree at a home front at night
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3D design rendering of foundation plantings along a two story home side
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3D design rendering of a horizontal wood privacy fence along a side yard
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3D design rendering of a stone home entry with lavender and boxwood beds
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3D design rendering of front steps and foundation beds on a brick home
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3D design rendering of a curved planting bed with weeping evergreen beside a home
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3D design rendering of the rear of a two story home with patio seating
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3D design rendering of a curving driveway leading to a modern home under mature trees
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3D design rendering of a covered patio lounge and dining area with built in kitchen
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3D design rendering of a perennial garden with a weeping evergreen and a red maple along a metal fence
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3D design rendering of a curving walkway with boxwood hedges, hydrangeas and lavender
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3D design rendering of a retaining wall and lawn terrace behind a home
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3D design rendering of a paver walkway between modern buildings with ornamental grasses
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3D design rendering of a hot tub beside stacked limestone slab steps and walls
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3D design rendering of planting beds and evergreens around the back of a two story home
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3D design rendering of a front walk with clipped hedges and purple flowers
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3D design rendering of a walkout lower patio with seating under a second story balcony
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3D design rendering of a modern home with a straight front walk and lawn
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Limestone outcropping wall beside stepping pad walkway in lawn in Omaha, NE

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A drawing costs a fraction of a rebuild. It is the least expensive part of any backyard project.