Landscape design for your backyard resort – Should you do it yourself?
Undertaking a backyard landscaping project can be challenging. A full backyard makeover is a big job, made even more complex when planning a resort-style yard with a pool. Be prepared to manage and schedule each contractor – from the landscape architect and pool installation company to the stonework craftsman, landscape crew, lighting company, irrigation company, and more. What happens when bad weather means your pool installation is delayed but the landscape installation is scheduled to start right now? Or the whole project is on hold waiting for permits from the town? Managing these details is NOT what you envisioned when dreaming about resort living!
On the other hand, engaging a landscape design-build firm allows you to step back and let someone else take over the coordination and project management duties.
Completed Back Yard Resort Project By Outside Landscape Group, Alpharetta Ga
Rick Kaldrovics, founder of Outside Landscape Group, walks us through their approach to design-build landscaping:
Our staff works closely with our clients to craft every aspect of the landscape project. After the initial meeting, clients work with a talented landscape architect to design and develop a well thought out plan for the project. Clients will have a scaled drawing with which to envision the new backyard and, having the project fully detailed down to the final sprinkler head, will know the budget before the work begins.
When it comes to budget, experience cannot be understated. Costs can quickly inflate if you don’t understand what is needed to complete a project. Trusts us!
Once the plans are complete, we move into the installation experience. Our staff will keep you up to date each step of the way. From the minute we arrive on site you will experience professionalism – a plan in place for work to be completed, careful attention to detail, clean trucks, and a courteous uniformed crew. As a design-build company, our crews not only provide traditional landscape services such as plants and lawn installation, but we also have skilled masons, experienced outdoor lighting and irrigation teams, carpenters, and more.
This one-stop shop approach is the hallmark of design-build landscaping and a key component of a successful backyard makeover. Hiring a top landscape firm will provide seamless and efficient service that is completed on time and in budget.
Rick Kaldrovics
As we return to the opening question, “Should you manage a backyard makeover yourself?”, the answer is: “It depends.” Consider your available time, construction knowledge, project size, and budget. Meet with individual contractors and with full-service landscape firms. Once you make a decision, either get ready to roll-up your sleeves and dive-in or grab an umbrella-drink and sit back and watch the transformation.
For design ideas and inspiration, view our gallery and before & after photos. If you have questions or need help with your landscape plans or installation, we would love to help! Call Outside Landscape Group at 770-754-1188.
Rick Kaldrovics is the Founder and Owner of Outside Landscape Group, an award-winning residential landscape design-build firm serving the Atlanta metropolitan area and Lake Martin, Alabama. His passion for landscape architecture and construction began during his teenage years while working for a landscape company, where he discovered a unique ability to combine creativity with a love for the outdoors. A graduate of Colorado State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Landscape Architecture and Landscape Construction, Rick has devoted more than three decades to the design-build industry. Prior to founding Outside Landscape Group in 2000 with his wife, Kara, he spent eight years with a leading Atlanta design-build firm and later served as host of the nationally televised HGTV program Landscape Solutions. Today, Rick leads a highly skilled team dedicated to creating exceptional outdoor living environments. Under his leadership, Outside Landscape Group has earned a reputation for innovative design, quality craftsmanship, and delivering luxury residential projects on time and within budget.
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