From dream to daily life—serene retreats, lively gathering spaces, and sustainable gardens tailored to you.

What I Do

Start With a Site Walk

Every project begins with a conversation in your garden. I study light, soil, drainage, and how you hope to live outside—quiet mornings, weekend gatherings, kid play, privacy. From that, we shape a direction that feels natural and achievable.

What Happens During Your Visit

Site read: light, soil, drainage, views, and circulation.
Your goals: relaxation, entertaining, maintenance comfort.
Next steps: a phased plan that fits budget and timing.

Custom Landscape Plans

I create scaled designs that balance beauty and function—barefoot-friendly paths, layered planting for year-round interest, durable materials, and lighting that makes evenings glow. The plan reads clearly for both homeowners and installers.

How the Design Comes Together

Master plan: connects retreats, entertaining zones, and movement.
Planting strategy: native/adapted, water-wise, pollinator-friendly.
Documentation: labeled drawings, plant lists, materials and referrals.

Design-to-Build Oversight

I remain involved through installation to protect design intent. That means coordinating with trusted installers, answering questions in real time, and checking details—so what’s built matches what we envisioned.

Where I Step In

Coordination: vetted contractors, scheduling, and clear handoffs.
Quality checks: layout, stone placement, plant spacing, finish.
Integrity: field tweaks without losing the big picture.

Why Homeowners Choose Kelli

This is boutique, one-on-one design. No templates, no handoffs—just a process that reflects your taste and the realities of your site, with sustainability baked in from the start.

Direct access: you work with the designer start to finish.
Truly custom: plans shaped by how you live, not trends.
Sustainable: water-wise, pollinator-friendly, easy to care for.

From Plan to Planting

Installation follows a clean sequence—hardscape first, then planting and lighting—so the garden settles in quickly and ages gracefully. We end with a walkthrough and simple care notes.

Pre-build walkthrough: stake lines, confirm scope and access.
Hardscape & grading: the structure and drainage that make it last.
Planting & irrigation: right plant/right place, efficient water use.

Your landscape becomes part of daily life—evolving with season and use, not fighting them.

Maintenance Coaching & Garden Care

Design is the start; care keeps it beautiful. I offer seasonal coaching—watering strategy, soil health, pruning and dividing, simple checklists—so your garden thrives with less stress.

Benefits You'll Feel

Clear plans, steady communication, creative solutions that work on weekdays and shine on weekends—and support that continues after planting.

Readable drawings: labeled details installers can follow.
Trusted partners: trades who respect the details.
Ongoing support: I’m available for seasonal guidance.

Customer Testimonials

Read what some of our highly satisfied clients have to say about Kelli's Garden Design. Slide each client testimonial, left or right, to proceed to the next review.

Kelli really knows her stuff.🧠 She thinks creatively and listened attentively to what I wanted to achieve in my garden, and advised from there. She introduced many new 🌷plants and smart pairing for a dynamic and pollinator friendly space. 🐝🐞 Thank you Kelli! I will definitely be recommending you! 👍👍🎉

Heather Rauh

I needed someone to listen to all my ideas about my backyard and put them on paper. Kelli really listened and was able to translate my ramblings into a plan. Her suggestions were on point and showed that she understood what I was going for. She was patient, friendly and very easy to work with. I highly recommend her service.

Sarah Searles

We met with Kelli several times, communicated via text, shared ideas, all leading to a wonderful garden design for the front of our home. We appreciate that she presented options along the way, which forced us to consider how people view our home. She made this process very easy, resulting in a design, materials and landscaping lists, as well as a list of contractors to contact for bids. And very reasonably priced. Thank you, Kelli!

Amy McCoy

Kelli was a mastermind with her landscape design that we hired her for. She exceeded our expectations and gave us exactly what we were asking for. We will definately hire her again when we re-design our rear landscaping as well. She uses state of the art technology to produce a detailed 3-D layout. Thank you Kelli we are thrilled to refer you to all of our friends and family in need of landscape expertise!

Teresa Owings

Kelli helped us come up with a design when all we knew was we didn't want to keep a grass lawn. We told her our priorities (native plants, pollinator/butterfly support, low maintenance) and she knocked it out of the park! We aren't even local to her area, but she found plants native to us that got compliments from the local landscapers we worked with on installation. We absolutely love the new layout of our space, and are looking forward to how the plants grow and thrive as time passes!

Brad Greer

Kelli was wonderful to work with. She took all my ideas and was able to create a garden plan that not only hit on all the elements I wanted, but she also took the time to explain what to expect from how the plants would mature, care and maintenance they would need. I wanted something that focused on native plants, attracting birds, bees, butterflies, and hummingbird to my yard. She suggested so many plants not just that would attract these wonderful creatures but would offer habitat for them to thrive in. I have already reached out to her recommended landscape company to get a quote for next steps in transforming my yard. Kelli was communicative with me and was just a pleasure to work with. I would highly recommend her if you need someone to help you put your ideas into a workable and wonderful garden design.

Cheryl Parkinson

Kelli has designed and maintained my food and decorative gardens for 3 years. Excellent results and process.

Brian Sierk

Kelli is kind and understanding. Her garden design is on point! I love her work!