GROW LUCKLandscape Design Studio
Waukesha, WI(608) 212-8850

Free design consult · Zones 3–10 · Built by a working design-build crew

Most people find out what a yard costs
after they fall in love with the plan.

Patio, planting plan, fence line, or a yard you want cleared and started over — answer twelve questions, add a photo, and this studio issues the same set of drawings a paid consultant would: a site read, a build order, and a budget in three honest versions. Do it yourself, split the work, or hire it out.

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Project brief

1
Where is the property?City and state is all we need. Your hardiness zone, frost dates and plant list come from this automatically.
2
How big is the area, roughly?Pick whichever comparison sounds closest. Nobody expects you to go measure.

Still not sure? Leave it and move on. We ask for your address on the last page — if you give it to us, we'll pull the parcel up on aerial imagery and measure the real area before we call, so you never have to go out there with a tape measure.

3
How much sun does it get?Your best guess on a normal summer day.
4
What kind of project is this?Pick the tab that fits, then tap the card closest to what you want. Illustrations show the idea — your renderings come later.

Only need one thing? Say so here — a single patio or one fence line is a real project and we quote those every week. If your project spans more than one tab, pick The whole property.

5
What do you want this space to do?Pick as many as apply.
6
Who uses the space?Pick all that apply. If children or dogs are here, we'll leave toxic plants out of your list.
7
What's already out there?Open a category and tap what you see. Skip anything that doesn't apply — this tells us what stays, what goes, and what we design around.
8
After a heavy rain, does water pool or run off badly?A yes doesn't mean trouble — it just means we'll ask about it on the call.
9
How much upkeep do you want to sign up for?
10
What budget are you working with?Say it honestly, even if it's small. It doesn't change the numbers we show you — it changes what we recommend doing first.
11
Describe your project in your own words.And if we could guarantee one outcome at the end of it, what would you want that to be? A sentence or two is plenty — this question tells us more than the other ten combined.
12
Add photos — the more angles, the truer the planFour is the cap. Past that the read gets slower without getting sharper.
1
Standing at the house, looking outThis is the view you actually live with. It sets the whole design.
2
From the far end, looking back at the houseShows scale and how the space relates to the building.
3
One wide shot, edge to edgeLets us judge proportions and where the boundaries really are.
4
The problem spot, or something you're keepingOptional. The wet corner, the ugly stump, the tree you love.
Five seconds of prep, much better plan
  • Shoot on an overcast day or mid-morning. Harsh noon sun blows out the detail we need.
  • Hold the phone sideways, at chest height, and stand still for a beat before you tap.
  • Get the ground in the shot — the bottom edge of the frame should be dirt or grass, not sky.
  • Don't zoom, and skip panorama mode. Step back instead.
  • Include the house, fence or driveway somewhere in frame. That's how we judge scale.

Nothing is sent anywhere. The set stays on your device until you choose to email it to us.