DIY can be very satisfying but also frustrating if not done right. Who wants to spend some back-breaking hours doing a project only to find they needed to run some underground system first or they didn’t put in the right base for a wall or pavers. I’ve installed the majority of two ambitious landscapes for my own homes including stone work, walls, irrigation, lighting, decks, fences and trellises, arbors, and of course hundreds of plants so I know the ins and outs of good DIY projects.

Ready to start that project? Great! PlanIt Forward can help. In addition to working with you to provide the design and specifications for your dream landscape, here are some special services I offer to DIYers:

• A detailed, ordered construction schedule. Unclear what work needs to be done first and how to complete it in logical steps? No problem. I will create a customized installation schedule for you. This can allow you to also work with contractors for the more complex items like hardscapes and ensure that you don’t have to end up ripping anything out because something was forgotten. Can’t get it all done in one season, I can also incorporate phasing into the plan.
• Detailed construction drawings. These include things like deck and pergola framing, footings, retaining walls and seat walls for example that can pass HOA and local permitting requirements. See my online portfolio for examples of these drawings.
• Discount materials order and delivery. I can save you a lot over retail prices for most landscape materials including decking, hardscape materials, rock, and mulch.
• Discount plants order and delivery. Want commercial quality plants for way less than retail? I can get just what you need from a vast selection not available at retail establishments. Also, you can accompany me to wholesale-only nurseries to hand pick the trees and shrubs you want or leave it to me.
• Planting specifications: detailed instructions for planting trees, shrubs, vines, and ground covers.
• Show you how. I can work with you onsite to show you how to do virtually anything in your landscape system: irrigation, planting in clay, pavers, stacked block or stone walls, etc.

Contact PlanIt Forward to get started with a free consultation.