Austin gardens
Austin gardens deal with hot, dry summers and, in many neighborhoods, shallow soil over limestone. Many yards lean toward drought-tolerant and native planting: grasses, agaves and other succulents, flowering natives, and gravel or decomposed granite in place of some lawn. Limestone walls, steps and paths are a common hardscape material in the area.
A low-water garden can look bare in a plan and full in real life, or the other way round. Renders help clients understand the texture and color of native planting before they give up their lawn, and a mature-size view shows how much the beds will fill in.
How a Austin job runs
- You send a site plan or photos and your design, or describe what you want.
- We send a written quote with the views, revision rounds and a delivery date.
- You approve a rough layout and camera views before planting and materials go on.
- We deliver finished plans and renders sized for print, screen or a client presentation.
Everything happens by email and shared folders, and we book calls in Central time. We don't have an office in Austin and don't visit sites; good photos and a rough measurement of the yard are enough.
What you can order
Backyard renders
Eye-level and overhead views of a whole yard design.
Planting plans
Colored plans that show what goes where and how big it gets.
Hardscape views
Patios, paths, pergolas, outdoor kitchens and pool decks.
Questions
Can you show a lawn-to-native-planting conversion?
Yes. A before-and-after pair works well: a photo of the current lawn next to the render of the new planting from the same spot.
Do you work in Central time?
Yes. Calls for Austin projects are booked in Central time.
Ask for a quote
Price depends on the number of views, the size of the yard and how much of the design we draw from scratch, so every job gets its own written quote.