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LANDSCAPE DESIGN

Vision. Experience. Creativity. Altered Grounds Landcare has all the tools needed to prepare solutions that will compliment your property’s architecture and setting. We carefully analyze your property, from the inside out, and ensure that our design reflects your home’s style, as well as natural surroundings.

Communication. Trust. Consistency. Recognizing that each client has a unique set of needs fueled by lifestyle, budget, taste and/or location, Altered Grounds strives to exceed customer expectations by developing comprehensive, creative, custom-tailored solutions. Our team maintains constant communication with the client throughout the project, updating our progress and ensuring we meet our deadlines. Here’s our process:

The Design Process

1. Initial Consultation

• We will set up an appointment with you to review the scope and complexity of your project. Discuss the goals, budget and concerns for your property in order to establish a design that fits your needs and compliments your property.

2. Site Analysis & Preliminary Research

• We will then conduct a site analysis and obtain measurements and other key features as they relate to the project. The site analysis is a very important step in the design process which will help identify sun and wind patterns, topography, problem areas and existing site conditions.

3. Schematic/Conceptual Plans

• We involve our clients, listen to their wants, and discuss possible options for the project. This helps us develop a plan that is streamlined for our client and tailored to their budget.

4. Final Landscape Plan

• We provide a very detailed landscape drawing including to scale blueprints, color renditions, softscape/hardscape keys, plant descriptions and pictures. Our drawings will bring the visions of the design to life and give our client something to look forward to.

SOFTSCAPES

“Gardening is civil and social, but it wants the vigor and freedom of the forest and the outlaw.”

–Henry David Thoreau

Altered Grounds believes that it is our responsibility to preserve the natural elements of the grounds that we work among. We take pride in our work and do our best to ensure that we have minimal disruption to the natural surroundings. This helps us achieve our goal of providing sustainable landscapes that reflect the soul of the land.

We only use plants, trees, shrubs, and perennials that have a developed root structure and are grown by professional licensed growers. We always try to maintain a balance between native plants and plants chosen for specific growth, habit, and flowering. The majority of our plants and trees are also proven successful growers for the North Texas climate.

The annuals we use are also direct from a local grower. They are grown to the highest quality and are root established prior to our use. We have years of experience in designing color beds that will complement your existing landscape and give you the “punch” and “pop” that will make your landscape stand out from the rest. With Altered Grounds, you have options, we can also provide you with annuals grown specific to your choosing. Ask us for our list of various annuals in advance, and we can come up with a design that best fits your property.

Our Softscape Services offer:

• Tree Planting and Tree Transplanting

• Shrub Planting

• Perennial and Annual Flower Bed Design and Maintenance

• Mulching

Creating an aura, ambience, and reflect the sensibilities of the inhabitants.

HARDSCAPES

“To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves.”

–Mohandis K. Gandhi

Hardscaping is an Art. It requires the proper blend of natural materials, as well as creating distinct lines within the design. Hardscapes will complement your home’s exterior and provide an appealing design aspect to your property. Hardscaping can be formal or informal, depending on the style of your home and surrounding landscape.

We at Altered Grounds do an in-depth review of each property to assess what textures and styles will fit best for your project. Balancing the proper textures, color, and types of material is crucial to a successful hardscape. Our team of experienced craftsmen have invested countless hours in their trade to ensure that we provide the best product to our customers. We are commited to your investment.ed Grounds, you have options, we can also provide you with annuals grown specific to your choosing. Ask us for our list of various annuals in advance, and we can come up with a design that best fits your property.

Our Hardscapes offered:

• Patios

• Driveways

• Walkways

• Paths

• Retaining walls

• Edging

• Water features

• synthetic putting greens/turf

MAINTENANCE

“Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time”

–Voltaire

Our maintenance team knows that our future success depends upon our daily effort to maintain our properties to the highest standard. We have assembled an experienced team with many years in the industry. We have a strong core belief in training and continuing education of our employees. We invest in our team, which helps ensure that we are prepared to meet and exceed our customers needs.

We are timely, consistent, and prepared. We understand that the difference is in the details. We maintain communication with our clients. An experience with Altered Grounds will develop into a lasting relationship.

Our Maintenance Service offers:

• Residential Properties and Estates

• Commercial Properties

• Communities and Residential Common Grounds

• Color Programs

• Irrigation Maintenance

• Fertilizer and Pesticide Programs

IRRIGATION

“Every human should have the idea of taking care of the environment, of nature, of water. So using too much or wasting water should have some kind of feeling or sense of concern. Some sort of responsibility and with that, a sense of discipline.”

–The 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso
quoted in Peter Swanson's Water: The Drop of Life, 2001

Our maintenance team knows that our future success depends upon our daily effort to maintain our properties to the highest standard. We have assembled an experienced team with many years in the industry. We have a strong core belief in training and continuing education of our employees. We invest in our team, which helps ensure that we are prepared to meet and exceed our customers needs.

We are timely, consistent, and prepared. We understand that the difference is in the details. We maintain communication with our clients. An experience with Altered Grounds will develop into a lasting relationship.

Our Maintenance Service offers:

• Residential Properties and Estates

• Commercial Properties

• Communities and Residential Common Grounds

• Color Programs

• Irrigation Maintenance

• Fertilizer and Pesticide Programs