Great question, and a question that hundreds of our clients asked us before signing with us in the over 37 states (and counting) we have currently worked with them in!

Its true, our process is so different from the typical approach to landscape design.

The current standard for exterior design is that you find someone local who can both do both design and build.

But, here are 3 ways we deliver a superior design and build experience without being local.

1. We send someone on site to your house to get detailed measurements and a survey with photos of your location (or use a survey you already have) to recreate your house and surrounding environment in almost every detail using our 3D modeling software.

2. Using that 3D replica of your exterior space, we can now walk through the space virtually, seeing it from every angle possible.

We can show you the yard will look like being inside of your kitchen, living room, bedrooms, inside the pool, from an aerial view. Really all angles.

We superimpose property boundaries and setback to better help you visualize the areas where things can or can’t be done.

We geotag the exact location of your property so we can move the sun into its exact position showing what’s it like say, in June at 2pm and how it changes position in December.

We also draw your neighbor’s property, including where certain features on their home are located, where their windows are, etc. to ensure we find the best ways to create privacy in your yard.

3. We work closely with our Preferred Builder (a contractor near you that has gone through our validation process and/or completed past jobs for us). Our design team and their construction team meet to discuss feasibility of design and cost before showing you a finished design. This way, we present a realistic a design that is buildable by the local contractor, along with their estimate to build out the design.

Whether you use our recommended Preferred Builder (a contractor near you that has gone through our validation process and/or completed past jobs for us) or another contractor you are familiar with, you get the best visibility into the range of  pricing when you have one fully developed design that you can send out to get bids on.

Since our plans have detailed Auto CAD drawings with pages of details beyond just the 3D renderings, contractors will have visibility into all the measurements, elevation drawings, materials, plant species, lighting layout, so that the bids you are receiving are all off the same design.

No more getting wide ranges of pricing with everyone pitching different design concepts with different price points for each design. Being able to compare apples to apples off a fully developed design done by a professional firm is the way you can determine the best contractor fit for you.

We’re not just designers, we also have 15+ years of build experience as licensed contractors.

We design every yard with construction in mind and have spent the last 15 years testing and building out our own designs to ensure that everything we design is possible.

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Great question!

Every design firm’s package is unique.

Here is what’s included when you work with Foxterra Design:

→ Recreation of your existing home’s exterior and property in 3D

→ Revised concepts based on your feedback from the original plan

→ Detailed Auto CAD drawings with materials, plants—plant types, location, species—lighting layout, measurements, and elevation drawings.

→ 3D images of your approved Concept Design

→ A Preferred Builder who will provide pricing to build your project

Budget varies depending on a variety of factors including where you live, what your climate is like, what your existing yard looks like, and more.

While there’s no standard “budget” for a yard transformation, many of our clients invest 10-20% of their home’s value in exterior design.

An exterior designer is someone who designs the entire outdoor experience. From the pool to the spa, water features, fire features, lighting, plants, furniture, and more.

And who takes inspiration from the clients interior aesthetic to create a cohesive experience from the inside – to the outside.