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Planning & Design

Start with how you want to live outside. Explore layouts, site questions and design reviews before choosing the finishes.

Organize your backyard ideas

Guides for your next decision.

Jeremy reviewing a backyard plan and itemized estimates with two trade partners at a worktable.

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Budget & Phasing

How LANDOVA Estimates Your Outdoor Project

Local trade-partner pricing helps you budget, choose what to build now or later, and prepare a Project Estimate & Phasing Plan for financing review.

8 minute read

Illustrative scene of Jeremy developing a backyard design at his LANDOVA office workstation.

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Planning & Design

From Approved Layout to Detailed Backyard Design

With your layout approved, explore colors, materials, and 3D views. Learn how LANDOVA combines Structure Studios, proprietary AI workflows, and thoughtful feedback to develop the details.

6 minute read

A tablet showing a backyard concept beside a site plan and measuring tools, with the existing house and lawn behind it.

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Planning & Design

Why AI Images Are Not Buildable Outdoor Living Designs

A beautiful AI backyard image can hide altered house geometry, guessed elevations, and plants that will not thrive. Learn why a buildable plan starts with verified site conditions and professional judgment.

8 minute read

Jeremy measuring an exterior house wall with a Moasure LX1 and holding a phone.

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Planning & Design

Why Your House Footprint Matters to Outdoor Design: Moasure LX1

A thoughtful outdoor plan starts with the house. Learn how LANDOVA uses Moasure LX1 to document wall geometry and relevant openings, creating a clearer starting point for patios, paths, and outdoor living.

6 minute read

Jeremy walking along a curved lawn edge with a Moasure 2 PRO measuring stick.

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Planning & Design

Measuring Curves and Slopes with Moasure 2 PRO

Curved beds, sloping lawns, and irregular spaces all influence your design. See how LANDOVA uses Moasure 2 PRO to connect measurements taken on site with the plan for your yard.

6 minute read

Illustrative poolside planting with a broad clear deck between the water and ornamental grasses.

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Landscaping + hardscapes

Poolside Planting: Leave Room for the Pool to Work

Plan planting around access, mature size, visibility and maintenance before choosing the plants that frame your pool.

3 minute read

Illustrative overhead planning workspace with a backyard sketch, calculator and material samples.

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Pricing + planning

How Planning Can Save Time and Reduce Outdoor Project Costs

Your contractor’s price covers more than construction. See how a prepared project can reduce repeated sales work, improve trade coordination and help avoid costly mistakes.

5 minute read

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