We use a combination of your photo and video, plant science, data science, and our proprietary style quiz to create a fully custom design without ever stepping foot on your property.

At the outset of the design process, we ask you for your all-in budget for your project. Your designer will create your design with that number in mind. However, it’s important to keep in mind that there are always variables — like the materials and plant sizes you ultimately choose — that can bring down cost or ratchet it up. Our Build Team, composed of former landscape contractors with over 50 years of combined experience, will consult with you and your design team throughout the process to help ensure that you stay on budget.

At the beginning of the process, we’ll ask for inspiration photos and guide you through a style quiz to get a very good sense of your style and how you want to use your yard. Across our team of world-class designers, we have specialists in every aesthetic, from very traditional to ultra-modern, and everywhere in between.

We’ve built a database of plants, trees, and groundcovers that match to planting zones, sun/shade/water requirements, aesthetic, and essential features like “native,” “deer-proof,” “non-toxic for pets” and “year-round blooms.” Additionally, we use satellite and aerial imagery, coupled with your photo, video, and responses to our questions, to assess sun and shade patterns at your property throughout the day. We rely heavily on this database, but we always have a horticulturist make the final calls when choosing your design’s plant palette. After you show us your style and tell us how and who uses your outdoor space, we’re well-equipped to choose your plants.

In many ways, our deep contractor relationships are our secret sauce. The contractors in the Yardzen Pro Network are top-rated professionals. We partner only with the best, most responsive, and diligent contractors for our clients’ projects. So why are they thrilled to work on Yardzen projects when you regularly find it hard to get an exceptional contractor to return a call? Because with Yardzen, every project starts with a design. They appreciate that we’ve already invested the work to help you arrive at a plan. So when they enter the picture, they can get to work. Win-win.

Our favorite topic! Our core ethos is that anyone who controls a patch of Earth has the potential to effect positive change. We’re a team of landscape designers & LEED-certified architects, environmental consultants, conservationists, even beekeepers. We’re here to empower people to make good decisions, which is why we’ll lead you toward a low-water yard and educate you about rain catchment systems and why there are better choices than traditional sod. As a general rule, every Yardzen design includes pollinator-loving, climate-adapted plants that lay the groundwork for wildlife corridors. We believe that if we all do a little we can do a lot. Learn more about our sustainability commitment here: American Rewilding Project.