Xeriscape Landscape Design
Envisioning a new landscape and outdoor living space can be overwhelming when all you see is bare ground or brown grass. It’s difficult to imagine how all the elements you want and need can come together, let alone determine which plants will thrive or where to place them for the best results.
It can be frustrating when plants do not survive or when a landscaping project turns into a weedy nightmare due to a lack of expertise. With over a decade of experience using endemic (native) plants and practicing in the field of xeriscape landscaping, and nearly 20 years of experience in edible gardening, I know which plants will thrive in the extreme Okanagan climate.
If you are ready to come home to a sustainable, beautiful outdoor sanctuary that connects you with nature, you are in the right place.
I can help refine your vision and develop a comprehensive, manageable plan tailored to your lifestyle and aesthetics. The design can be implemented immediately or serve as a guide for phased landscape changes over time. From the outset, we adopt a holistic approach to ensure the new landscape works for you, benefiting both you and the environment, rather than becoming an energy or financial burden.
Work with me if you like to:
- A professional who takes the time to listen, understand, and aims to address the problem rather than offering a quick fix
- A landscape design that enhances your outdoor living space, adds beauty, and provides habitat for pollinators, butterflies and birds
- A low-maintenance, drought-tolerant landscape that is resilient to climate change
- An easy approach to design that respects your time – we pre-schedule our design meetings and can meet either online or in person
- To replace lawn with an alternative that requires less maintenance and conserves water resources
- An achievable plan that allows you to move forward with clarity, inspiration, and confidence
- A landscape that fits within your resources, including time, physical ability, and budget
Xeriscape Custom Concept Design
THIS IS FOR YOU IF:
- You are looking for a custom, yet affordable landscape plan
- You have a smaller property, flat to gently sloping land, or have existing retaining walls
- You wish to have a comprehensive and manageable plan that allows you to move forward with inspiration and confidence
* This service can also be provided virtually, at a reduced cost, for clients willing to take specified measurements.
WHAT IS INCLUDED:
- A scaled 2D or 3D design with enough detail to communicate the design to your chosen installer
- Initial design meeting
- Measurement of the home exterior and all relevant landscape areas
- Creation of the base plan and conceptual design plan
- A 1-to-2-hour meeting to review the design plan
- Material specifications and area square footage to allow easier calculation of cubic yards of material
- Precise planting locations along with common and botanical plant names
- Emailed or downloadable copies of the design
- Clearly illustrated size and locations of any structures such as walkways, driveways, patios, fences, walls, water features, pergolas and fire pits
FEES:
2D Custom Concept Plans:
- A front or back yard design: starting at $1,850
- A full property (front, back and side yards) for an average city lot: starting at $2,600
After finding out more about your project, I will confirm these costs with you and present a formal design proposal and contract before proceeding with any work.
Recommended Add-On:
- 3D Modelling (15% project surcharge)
The best way to visualize your landscape that leaves no doubt about how elevation changes, plant textures and hardscape materials will work together; it is also best for seeing how landscape lighting will appear at night.
Xeriscape Schematic Design
THIS IS FOR YOU IF:
- You are building the landscape yourself or are looking for an accurate estimate from a landscaper (the square footage and quantities of materials are provided)
- You require steps or retaining walls
- You wish to reduce your dependence on City water and make your property both sustainable in the long-term and more resilient to drought or flooding
WHAT IS INCLUDED:
The schematic design includes all the relevant information to build and plant the landscape, including everything in the Concept design package,
Plus:
- A separate construction plan with dimensions and construction details
- A separate planting plan showing precise planting locations and botanical names
- Additional time for surveying slopes/measuring the grade for steps, retaining walls or contour swales
- A plant list based on the current season’s plant availability at local nurseries
- Help sourcing unique plants from local nurseries to achieve the custom look and functionality created in the design
- FireSmart layout and plant design, on request
- Design of rainwater harvesting methods (if desired) including dry creek beds, wicking raised beds, and capturing downspout water in tanks or totes up to 1000L
- Mapping and surveying for a single contour swale (contour swales are often used in regenerative designs and are generally placed beneath pathways. They work to passively rehydrate your landscape, making it more resilient in just a few years to drought and floods (suitable for gently sloping landscapes)
FEES:
2D Schematic Design:
- Starting at $2,300.
- Example: A 0.15-acre lot, for example, would be $4,200.
After finding out more about your project, I will confirm these costs with you and present a formal design proposal and contract before proceeding with any work.
Recommended Option:
3D Schematic Design
starting at $2,640
The best way to visualize your landscape that leaves no doubt about how elevation changes, plant textures and hardscape materials will work together; it is also best for seeing how landscape lighting will appear at night.
Xeriscape Custom Concept Design
This is for you if:
- You are looking for a custom, yet affordable landscape plan
- You have a smaller property, flat to gently sloping land, or have existing retaining walls
- You wish to have a comprehensive and manageable plan that allows you to move forward with inspiration and confidence
* This service can also be provided virtually, at a reduced cost, for clients willing to take specified measurements.
What is included:
- A scaled 2D or 3D design with enough detail to communicate the design to your chosen installer
- Initial design meeting
- Measurement of the home exterior and all relevant landscape areas
- Creation of the base plan and conceptual design plan
- A 1-to-2-hour meeting to review the design plan
- Material specifications and area square footage to allow easier calculation of cubic yards of material
- Precise planting locations along with common and botanical plant names
- Emailed or downloadable copies of the design
- Clearly illustrated size and locations of any structures such as walkways, driveways, patios, fences, walls, water features, pergolas and fire pits
Fees:
2D Custom Concept Plans:
- A front or back yard design: starting at $1,850
- A full property (front, back and side yards) for an average city lot: starting at $2,600
After finding out more about your project, I will confirm these costs with you and present a formal design proposal and contract before proceeding with any work.
Recommended Add-On:
- 3D Modelling (15% project surcharge)
The best way to visualize your landscape that leaves no doubt about how elevation changes, plant textures and hardscape materials will work together; it is also best for seeing how landscape lighting will appear at night.
Xeriscape Schematic Design
This is for you if:
- You are building the landscape yourself or are looking for an accurate estimate from a landscaper (the square footage and quantities of materials are provided)
- You require steps or retaining walls
- You wish to reduce your dependence on City water and make your property both sustainable in the long-term and more resilient to drought or flooding
The schematic design includes all the relevant information to build and plant the landscape, including everything in the Concept design package,
Plus:
- A separate construction plan with dimensions and construction details
- A separate planting plan showing precise planting locations and botanical names
- Additional time for surveying slopes/measuring the grade for steps, retaining walls or contour swales
- A plant list based on the current season’s plant availability at local nurseries
- Help sourcing unique plants from local nurseries to achieve the custom look and functionality created in the design
- FireSmart layout and plant design, on request
- Design of rainwater harvesting methods (if desired) including dry creek beds, wicking raised beds, and capturing downspout water in tanks or totes up to 1000L
- Mapping and surveying for a single contour swale (contour swales are often used in regenerative designs and are generally placed beneath pathways. They work to passively rehydrate your landscape, making it more resilient in just a few years to drought and floods (suitable for gently sloping landscapes)
Fees:
2D Schematic Design:
- Starting at $2,300.
- Example: A 0.15-acre lot, for example, would be $4,200.
After finding out more about your project, I will confirm these costs with you and present a formal design proposal and contract before proceeding with any work.
Recommended Option:
3D Schematic Design
starting at $2,640
The best way to visualize your landscape that leaves no doubt about how elevation changes, plant textures and hardscape materials will work together; it is also best for seeing how landscape lighting will appear at night.
System design for Harvesting Rainwater
The design of larger rainwater harvesting systems is available at an hourly rate
Includes: mulch basins; rain gardens; multiple contour swales; more than 2- 1000L totes/tanks
Kelowna Xeriscape Project Examples
Schematic 2D Landscape Design Plans
Before Photos & 3D Landscape Designs
