Rolling Lawns provides landscape architectural design services to assist our clients in visualizing a design before it is built. As a full service design-build landscape company, the Rolling Lawns team can seamlessly move any project from the initial design concept to the finished landscape efficiently and cost effectively.

 

We coordinate with surveyors, engineers, and architects, depending on the needs of the design. Since we are both designers and contractors, we have full control of all aspects of any project we work on in an effort to meet your schedule and budget.

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Our typical design process is outlined below:

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1. Client Consultation
A member of the Rolling Lawns team will meet with you at your property to discuss your goals and ideas for the project at hand, after-which we explain the design process. Immediately following our initial meeting, we will follow up with a proposal outlining the tasks to be completed, fees and our schedule.

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2. Preliminary Design Concept
Following our initial meeting, we prepare a color rendered site plan along with sketches that illustrate the proposed work. The concept plan is annotated to describe our design ideas and intent. We also have the ability to prepare a 3D modeling of the site to help you more easily visualize the design. Along with the concept plan, we prepare an itemized budget for construction.

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3. Permits and Approvals
Prior to starting work on any project, we meet with the town building department, zoning, architectural review board and inland wetlands to determine if any approvals are necessary before we can begin construction. We then prepare drawings and applications for permit approval. For simple landscape designs, a permit is usually not required.

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4. Construction Drawings and Specifications
Construction drawings and specifications to be used by contractors are prepared in order to accurately price and construct the project. Construction drawings typically include a dimensioned layout plan, grading and drainage plan, planting plan, site details and specifications for materials and finishes.

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5. Construction
Finally, we manage each project to insure that it is built according to the plans and specifications previously outlined. We track the progress of each project so that it is completed on schedule and on budget. During the course of construction we coordinate our work with subcontractors, surveyors, architects and engineers so that everything comes together exactly as envisioned.