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A real design package

This is what $49 gets you.

One real yard, start to finish: a bare dirt backyard turned into a warm modern pool yard. Everything below is exactly what came out of the design package, not a mockup.

  • 11-page contractor brief
  • Night renders
  • 3 site plans
  • Counts toward Pro
A bare dirt backyard redesigned with a pool, patio, pergola and planting, beforeA bare dirt backyard redesigned with a pool, patio, pergola and planting, afterTodayDesigned

The homeowner's photo, then the design. Drag to compare.

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40 more looks on your photo

Not sure about the style? Try them all on your own yard. Here are a few from this one.

The same yard as Japanese garden
Japanese garden
The same yard as Luxury retreat
Luxury retreat
The same yard as Mediterranean
Mediterranean
The same yard as Entertainer's patio
Entertainer's patio
The same yard as Modern cottage
Modern cottage
The same yard as Hill Country
Hill Country

Plus 10 revisions in your own words: “make the pool longer”, “swap the lawn for turf”, “add a hot tub”.

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Night renders, lights on

See the landscape lighting, string lights and fire pit after dark, at dusk and at night.

The design at dusk with the lights coming on
Dusk
The design at night, pool and path lights on
Night
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Your design as a short video

The water moves, the fire flickers, the grasses sway. Download it and send it to anyone.

Video from another package, made the same way. About a minute to make, 8 seconds long.

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Sketched from above, with site plans

The design drawn from above, then the planting, lighting and watering plans on top of it. Artist's sketch, not to scale: the measured version is Pro.

The design sketched from above

The design from above.

Planting plan
Planting planEvery bed outlined and numbered, every plant placed and keyed to the plant list.
Plant list, bed by bed
Plant list, bed by bed74 plants for this zone: quantities, pot sizes, mature size and where each one goes.
Lighting plan
Lighting planEach fixture numbered to its row, the transformer and a suggested cable run.
Watering plan
Watering planDrip zones on the beds, spray heads on the lawn, the valve box and the main line.
What it costs, two ways
What it costs, two waysInstalled and do-it-yourself, line by line, so you know what bids should look like.
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The contractor brief

All of it in one 11-page PDF: the design, the night view, the budget, the three plans, the plant list, a shopping list, the build order and what to ask before you hire. Send the same brief to every builder so the bids compare.

Full-size downloads of every picture come with the package too.

Cover of the sample contractor briefYour backyard, designed.Design package · 11 pages

Your turn

Start with your own yard, free.

Snap one photo and see your first looks in about 30 seconds. Like them? The full package is $49, one time. A landscape designer charges $1,500–5,000 for a concept like this.

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Want it built? Pro adds a real designer.

Everything above, plus a landscape designer who models your actual home in 3D and draws the measured plans your contractor builds from. Delivered in 5–7 days.

  • A 3D model of your actual home and yardYour real house, not a stock one, so you see exactly how the design fits.
  • A video walkthrough of the finished yardWalk it from the back door before anyone digs.
  • Photoreal renders, by day and at nightLighting placed and shown after dark. Share them, or hand them to your builder.
  • Measured planting planEvery plant for your zone, with counts and pot sizes.
  • Measured materials planSquare footage for pavers, gravel and decking, so every bid prices the same yard.
  • One revision round with your designerChange anything you don't love.

$995 $795 with code PRO200. Your $49 package counts toward it. Love it, or your money back.