YardzenReviews of yardzen.com

Top to bottom amazing communication, timely design turn arounds, and most importantly they listened to all of our requests and inspiration to put together a truly astounding yard design. We will likely do it in phases, but we feel so confident now that we have a long term plan. And the price point is so much more competitive for our needs as we try to do this on a budget, and don't mind getting our own hands dirty as much as possible!

We have enjoyed our design process so far with Yardzen! They took all of our wants into account and got our design drawings to us right away. We are looking forward to finalizing the process and putting their designs into action either later this fall or early next year!

Great way to get detailed feedback on projects. The iterative process is really beneficial. We matched cost with the iterative design, so we could make sure that the plan was executable. My project manager was super and very engaged (thanks Mackenzie!).

It was seamless, expectations were managed well, and the ideas for our yard were beautiful and creative!

Yardzen was amazing to work with. The designs were innovative and complete, going beyond my initial requirements. I was able to make minor adjustments to fit my design aesthetic so that my design was a reflection of my style and needs.

Yardzen did a full landscape of our property and we were very impressed with the level of detail and overall designs. We worked with Kevin the Design Director who was excellent at capturing all our requests and delivering on our vision. We have had so many compliments on the space they designed and were very happy overall with the process and customer service.

I had a great experience with Yardzen. After speaking with a few landscape designers in my area in person, I was not happy with the results. Many designers struggled with my yard design because it is both large and pie shaped. Most designers can easily design a yard that is small and rectangle or even square. It was clear to me after a few meetings with local designers that I needed to find another solution. So, I reached out to Yardzen. There was some work involved in setting up my account and my project. I had to take multiple photos from different angles of the spaces and also upload a short video fore each space to talk through my vision. Additionally, I had to upload the plot plan from my builder. Once that was complete and uploaded, I waited a couple of weeks and received my design and was thrilled. It was absolutely beautiful, especially when compared to the 3d renderings I was given by local designers in my area. They were clearly outclassed by Yardzen. I docked a single star because there were some things missed. At my initial call, I provided HOA design guidelines that referenced plants that were not allowed. Although the design was beautiful, the designer used plants that were on the HOA prohibited list. So, I had to send the design back to Yardzen to replace the prohibited plants with appoved ones. I added some additional critique like removing spikey cacti from the design as well. When I received the revision, however, it seemed as if the designer was different from the original designer. So, trees and plants that I did not request to be removed from the design were, leading to the revised design to be not as beautiful as the first. I did raise the concern to my assigned Project Manager, Hank. He was able to bring the concern to the design team and revise it to my satisfaction. He was accessible and accountable during the whole process, easily reached by either phone, text or email. So, although the design process was not perfect, I am still plenty happy with my experience and backyard design. I would absolutely use Yardzen again at my next house. It was such a struggle before Yardzen to find a designer that could bring my vision to life. Once I was working with them, it was such a relief to trust in knowing they were designing a dream backyard for me. They even provided the list of materials and CAD model so I could share with the HOA for approval and landscape contractor to do the install. An added benefit is that they can provide a budgetary quote for the cost of the yard they designed. So, I was able to use this as a baseline when budgeting. I wasted months and months with landscape contractors that said they were also designers and were not able to show me a design that is both functional and beautiful. I wished I would have just started with Yardzen in the first place. I was once overwhelmed with having to figure out what to do with my backyard, but with Yardzen, I now feel truly "zen" about how my yard will turn out when it is finished and installed.

Yardzen has turned my ideas into a clear detailed rendering that portrays exactly what I have been trying to communicate to contractors. Their process has allowed my ideas to be understood clearly which has led to an amazing outcome! Im much more excited to start working with contractors now that my vision is clear!