How it works
Three steps from the yard you have to a plan for the yard you want.
- Start with
- Your photos or a site visit
- You get
- 2–3 concept renders and a planting plan
- Revisions
- One round included
- Timeline
- Confirmed in your written quote
The three steps
Show us your yard
Illustration Send a few photos, or ask for a site visit anywhere we serve. Tell us what you'd like to change and what's not working now.
See it in concept renders
Illustration We design your yard and show it to you in 2–3 concept renders of your own space. Tell us what you'd change, and we'll update the design in your revision round.
Get your planting plan
Illustration of a sample planting plan You get a planting plan that shows which plants go where, chosen for your sun, space, and water use. Build it with our licensed partner contractor and your $750 is credited toward installation.
Make the big decisions before the first shovel
A yard is a big decision. Make it on paper first, with your own yard in front of you.
See it first.
Look at your own yard, redesigned, before you commit to an install.
Choose plants that fit.
Know which plants go where, picked for your conditions, not for the nursery display.
Start the build with a clear picture.
Walk into the install conversation knowing what you want, instead of describing it from scratch.
What a concept render is, and isn’t
A concept render is a picture of your own yard showing one possible design: the layout, plants, materials, and overall feel. It helps you decide what you want.
- A picture of your own yard, redesigned
- One possible design: layout, plants, materials, and overall feel
- A way to decide what you want before you build
- A construction drawing
- Something to build from directly
- A grading or drainage plan. Those are prepared by licensed professionals.
The notes on this sample show how a render reads: plants and materials you can point to and talk about.
What a planting plan is
You get a planting plan that shows which plants go where, chosen for your sun, space, and water use.
It’s a drawing of your yard from above. Each plant is drawn at about the size it grows to, with a short code, and the codes match a plant schedule with names, water use, and quantities, so it’s ready to take to the build.
| Symbol | Code | Plant | Water |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARM | Marina strawberry tree Arbutus 'Marina' | Low | |
| PEM | Foothill penstemon Penstemon heterophyllus 'Margarita BOP' | Low | |
| ESC | California poppy Eschscholzia californica | Very low |
Plant schedule · excerpt
- FSFlagstone patio
- DGDecomposed granite surface
- RBCorten raised beds
Build it with our partner, or with anyone you choose
Ponte Design creates the design. Installation is performed by our licensed partner contractor, under a separate agreement with them.
Build with our licensed partner contractor
Your $750 is credited toward installation if you build with our licensed partner contractor. The terms, including how long the credit is available, are set out in your written quote.
Or build with anyone you choose
The planting plan is yours to use for your own home, whether you build with our partner, another licensed contractor, or in stages on your own. The install credit applies only when you build with our licensed partner contractor.
How long does it take?
It depends on your yard and the current schedule, so we confirm your timeline in writing in your quote, before you commit to anything.
The bridge to the yard you want.
Tell us about your yard and share a few photos if you have them. We'll reply by email with a written quote and next steps.
Requesting a quote is free. Prefer to talk it through? Call (206) 949-3519.