Design-build landscaping | Thornbury Landscape Co., Franklin TN

Hire a patio guy, then a wall guy, then an electrician, and you end up with three opinions about where the water should go. With design-build, one plan covers the terrace, walls, kitchen, planting, lights and drainage, and one company answers for all of it.

The first step is a free design walk. A designer probes the soil, shoots grades and sketches a layout to scale at your table. If you want the full plan and material board, we quote that design work before you leave, and the build comes with one fixed price.

Sample-site photos, for illustration.

One yard, start to finish

BeforeAfter

Slide to compare

Terrace and fire ringBrentwood · brick ranch, built 1994

Old concrete pad broken out and hauled off. New paver terrace with a contrasting edge, a round stone fire ring, low path lights and fresh beds.

On site: Ten working days
Photo: Early evening

Four steps, start to finish

Step 1 of 4

01

Walk the yard

A designer spends about an hour on site with you, checking grades, soil, sun and where the water runs, and hearing how you want to use the space. The first visit is free.

About an hourNo charge

02

Plan at your table

Right there at your table, the designer sketches the layout to scale, then comes back with a material board of real stone, brick and plant picks you can hold.

Drawn to scaleReal samples

03

Fixed price

We adjust the plan until it fits how you live and what you want to spend, then send one fixed price that lists every material and quantity.

Changes welcomeEvery quantity listed

04

Build and hand-over

One crew lead runs the job from first stake to last plant, and a photo update lands in your inbox every Friday. Hardscape is covered for 5 years, plants for 1.

One crew lead5-year hardscape warranty

Dining table under a cedar pergola on a stone terrace — Rated 4.9 on Google

Our back lawn used to drain like a bathtub. Thornbury fixed the grade first, then laid the terrace and new sod, and it matches the plan we signed off on at our own table. Same crew every morning, and they swept up before they left.
Marisol T.Terrace and sod · Google review

Nobody could use our hillside. Graham sketched a terrace and a low wall right there on the patio, Luis ran the job, and the photos came every Friday. Three weeks later we were sitting around the fire.
Dev and Hannah R.Terrace, wall and fire pit · Google review

01 / 02

Whole-yard questions

Can we build it in stages?

Yes, and plenty of clients do. With the full plan on paper, this year’s terrace leaves the right pipe sleeves and grades for next year’s kitchen.

Do I keep the plan?

Yes. Once the design work is paid for, the scaled plan and material list are yours, whether we build every stage or not.

Other work we do

All services

Patios & hardscapeTerraces, paths and steps in paver, flagstone or bluestone

Outdoor kitchensGrill stations, counters and bar seating for a crowd

Fire pits & fireplacesWood or gas, from a simple ring to a full chimney

Pergolas & shade structuresCedar and steel shade over the places you sit

Stone steps and planted terraces lit at dusk in front of a stone house — Steps, walls and path lights, planned on a design walk

The design walk

Start with the yard you have.

Choose what is on your list. A designer walks the property with you, sketches it to scale and gives you one fixed price. The first visit is free.

Plan my design walk

Prefer the phone?(615) 555-0172

Have your yard planned on site.