Process

Four stages, from first walk-through to lifetime care.

A Longleaf project is a relationship, not a one-off transaction. Here's how the stages actually unfold. And what each one asks of you.

01

Consultation

$250 on-site walk-through, credited toward your design.

We meet on your property. You show me the site; I ask the questions that actually matter. Sun hour by hour, soil, drainage, HOA stuff, how you actually use the space, what you want it to look like in ten years. You get real horticultural feedback right there, standing in the yard. If we're the right fit, we scope a design. The $250 credits back.

02

Design

Starting at $750, depending on scope. Includes revisions.

I put together a real plan: a scaled site drawing, a plant list with the reason for every species, a phasing recommendation if the project's big, and a written narrative that walks you through why I chose what I chose. It takes real time. I'm piecing plants together so the whole thing flows. You can hand it to any competent installer, but most people want me to install it too.

03

Installation

Priced from your design, not per square foot.

Real horticulture in the ground. Every yard is different, so there's no honest per-square-foot number: the consultation and design tell us exactly what your installation will cost, before a single plant goes in the ground. From there, root balls set so they can drain, real soil amendment based on what's actually there (not a template), healthy stock we've already looked at, mulch installed to spec and never touching the trunk, and irrigation zoned so young trees survive their first year. We stay on after install to make sure the plants take.

04

Ongoing Care

Garden Care and Fruit-Tree Care programs, priced to your landscape.

A garden keeps working when somebody who knows the plants keeps working it. Twice-monthly hand-managed care for vegetable gardens. Quarterly-plus visits for larger native landscapes. Monthly rhythm for fruit-tree feeding, foliar sprays, and pruning. No broadcast spraying. Ever. Garden Care starts hourly while I learn your specific landscape, then converts to a fair monthly flat rate. Fruit-Tree Care is a monthly program priced by how many trees you have and what they need. Both are scoped from the garden itself, not from a chart.

Tell me about your yard.

Book a consultation and we'll walk your property together. Let's see what it could become.

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