Design-build
Design and build the yard you actually want
Plain-language help planning your garden, lawn, planting, drainage, and irrigation — and a free way to find the right landscape design-build pro near you, in your language.
Verdorra is a free matching service, not a landscaper. You compare quotes and choose who to hire.
By project type
Start with your project
Tap what you have in mind for a plain-language guide — and a free way to find a landscape pro who does it.
Design-build
What a design-build pro plans for your yard
The kinds of work the landscape pros we match you with design and build.
design
Garden design: planning the whole yard before you plant
What garden design covers, how a landscape designer plans your yard in plain language, what a design package includes, and honest cost ranges — plus a free way to find a designer near you.
Learn more →planting
Planting and garden beds: choosing and placing plants that last
How a design-build pro plans planting and garden beds — soil, sun, plant choice, spacing, and seasonal care — with honest cost ranges and a free way to find a planting pro.
Learn more →lawn
New lawns and turf: seed, sod, and low-water options
Your options for a new or renewed lawn — seed vs. sod, low-water and native alternatives, prep and care — with honest cost ranges and a free way to find a lawn pro.
Learn more →grading
Grading and drainage: fixing slope, runoff, and soggy yards
What grading and drainage work involves, why it comes before the pretty parts, common fixes for soggy or eroding yards, honest cost ranges, and a free way to find a drainage pro.
Learn more →irrigation
Irrigation and sprinklers: watering your yard the smart way
How irrigation systems work — sprinklers, drip lines, smart controllers, and water-wise design — with honest cost ranges and a free way to find an irrigation pro.
Learn more →The process
How a yard goes from idea to built
Good landscaping is designed first, then built — here is the path, and you stay in control the whole way.
Walk the yard & set goals
A pro looks at your space, sun, soil, and drainage, and listens to how you want to use the yard — for kids, food, shade, or quiet.
Get a design and a plan
You get a plan on paper: layout, plants, materials, and phases. A good design is worth paying for first — it prevents costly mistakes later.
Prep the ground
Clearing, grading for drainage, improving soil, and laying irrigation come before anything pretty goes in. This is the part you don't see but always feel.
Plant & build
Beds, lawn, trees, and any built features go in — in the order the plan calls for. You can build in stages as budget allows.
Walk-through & care plan
You and the pro walk the finished work against the plan (a 'punch list'), and you get simple care instructions so your new yard thrives.
Honest pricing
Honest landscape cost ranges
Real numbers depend on yard size, materials, access, and your area. These are typical ranges, not quotes.
Free matching
How Verdorra works
Four clear steps — and you decide who to hire.
Tell us about your yard
Your project, your area, and how to reach you. Contact and project details only — never financial records or immigration status.
Get matched, free
We connect you with local, licensed landscape design-build pros near you, at no cost to you.
Compare plans & prices
Ask for a written design, scope, and price before work starts. The lowest number on the phone isn't always the real bill.
You choose & hire
You decide who to hire. Confirm the work matches the plan before you pay the final amount.
Always hire licensed, insured landscape pros — and verify the license and insurance yourself before any work starts.
Thinking about your yard?
Get matched, free, with a landscape design-build pro near you. You compare and choose who to hire — and you confirm the plan and the price in writing before any work starts.