Landscapes drawn for this ground

Shade, slope and deer, planned for from the first line.

We hand-draw plans that work with Chattanooga's hills, so your landscape feels rooted from day one. Then our in-house crew builds it with care.

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Natural sandstone steps through a lush wooded gardenrunoff
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⌁   Signal Mountain · planted 2024
Hand-drawn plans•In-house install crew•Arborist on staff

We read the yard before we draw it.

A hand-drawn colored pencil landscape plan on a table
“Most yards around here are shady, steep and full of deer. I would rather plan for all three on paper than replace your plants every spring.”- Nell
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Site visit

Ninety minutes in your yard, measuring light, soil, water, deer paths, and the views that matter to you.

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Plan drawing

A scaled colored-pencil plan with plants, quantities, drainage notes, paths, steps, and a practical budget.

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Install quote

A line-by-line price within a week of your final plan, with half the design fee credited back when you build with us.

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Our crew builds it

The same people who know the plan bring it to life. No subcontracted planting and no handoffs.

Project story

Rooted on Signal Mountain

From bare red clay washing toward the driveway to a rooted woodland yard with a way down to the creek.

Finished wooded hillside with stone steps and layered plantingSee the five stages →

Plant intelligence

Plants that hold their ground.

Shade under oaks, steep red clay, thin mountain soil, hungry deer. We make the plant list fit the yard you actually have.

Meet the plant palette →
Layered shade planting beneath mature treesSlope planted through coir erosion mattingDeer-resistant front-yard planting

“Nell walked the yard with a soil probe and asked which window I drink my coffee at. The whole plan was built around that view.”

Ruth A. · Signal Mountain

Start with the ground

Let's walk your yard.

A $150 site visit gives us 90 minutes to see what your land is already saying. It is credited toward your plan.

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