Estimate-first landscaping
Plan the whole yard before you spend on any of it
Terrastudio reads your property first, then draws a phased plan you can build season by season. Every service below starts with a real number — no vague quotes, no surprises when the crew arrives.
A typical starting point
- Half-day on-site survey
- Soil, drainage & light findings
- Credited toward your master plan
Assessment fee is applied to your design if you move ahead within 60 days.
What we do
Six services, three project phases
From the first walk-through to the season-by-season tending of a finished garden, each service carries its own transparent estimate and timeline. Start anywhere — most owners begin with an assessment.
- 01Discover the site
- 02Design the plan
- 03Build in phases
- 04Tend each season
- Phase 01 · Designfrom$2,400
Landscape Design & Master Plan
A scaled plan for the whole property, phased to your budget.
We measure the site, study how you actually use it, and draw a master plan you can build in stages — so every future dollar lands in the right place.
3–4 weeksView details - Phase 01 · Discoverfrom$480
Property Assessment & Site Survey
Know your soil, drainage, and light before you spend.
A half-day on your property to read the soil, water movement, sun exposure, and existing plantings — the groundwork that keeps an estimate honest.
1 weekView details - Phase 02 · Buildfrom$1,200
Planting Design & Plant Palettes
Layered, regional palettes that read well in every season.
Curated plant palettes built for your soil and light — structured for four-season interest and grouped so installation and maintenance stay simple.
2–3 weeksView details - Phase 02 · Buildfrom$6,500
Hardscape & Stonework
Patios, paths, and walls that set the bones of the garden.
Natural stone terraces, walkways, and retaining walls — engineered for drainage and built to sit right for decades, not seasons.
3–6 weeksView details - Phase 02 · Buildfrom$3,200
Irrigation & Drainage Systems
Water where the garden needs it — and away from where it doesn't.
Zoned irrigation and quiet sub-surface drainage designed around your planting plan, so young gardens establish fast and mature ones stay dry underfoot.
1–2 weeksView details - Phase 03 · Tendfrom$320
Seasonal Care & Maintenance Plans
A tended garden, visit by visit, on a plan you can read.
Scheduled seasonal visits — pruning, feeding, mulching, and bed edits — that keep an established landscape looking intentional all year.
RecurringView details
Property assessment
How estimate-first planning actually works
We never quote a yard we haven't read. Here's the sequence every project follows before you see a number — walk through it phase by phase.
We spend a half-day on-site, learning how you live outdoors — where the sun lands, where water sits, and which corners never get used.
- Full walk-through and photo survey
- Conversation about how you use the yard
- Notes on drainage, access, and privacy
Simple field tests tell us what the ground can actually support, so the plan is built on conditions rather than guesswork.
- Soil texture and drainage tests
- Sun and shade mapped across the day
- Health check of existing plants and trees
A scaled drawing sets the bones of the garden and breaks the work into stages, so you can build at the pace your budget allows.
- Scaled base plan of existing conditions
- Two concept directions to choose from
- Phasing schedule tied to a working budget
Every line references the same plan and the real site conditions, so the number holds up when the crew arrives.
- Fixed-scope pricing per phase
- Clear allowances for materials and plants
- No change orders without your sign-off
- 240+
- Properties assessed
- 4
- Seasons planned
- 92%
- Move to build
- 15 yrs
- In the field
Across the region since 2011
Every plan reads year-round
Assessments that become projects
Design and installation crews
Seasonal care plans
Once a garden is in, we keep it looking intentional. Choose the cadence that fits your property — every plan is a starting estimate we tune to your site.
Spring Reset
$320/ season
- Bed cleanup and re-edging
- Structural pruning and feeding
- Fresh mulch across planting beds
- Written notes after the visit
Four-Season Care
$1,150/ year
- Scheduled spring, summer, fall & winter visits
- Pruning, feeding, and bed editing
- Plant replacement recommendations
- Annual care calendar you can read
- Priority scheduling for extra work
Estate & Grounds
Custom
- Tailored visit frequency
- Dedicated lead gardener
- Irrigation and drainage checks
- Seasonal color and refresh planting
Recent property transformations
A closer look at gardens we planned, built, and now tend — from wide yard rebuilds to the material details that hold them together.
Ready for a real number on your yard?
Book a property assessment and we'll turn a walk-through into a phased plan and a transparent estimate — the fee credits toward your design.
Prefer email? Reach the studio at studio@terrastudio.pt.