Services and Fees

Welcome to Eco-Terra Landscape Design Consultants! As the name implies, we are a unique landscape design consulting company emphasizing environmentally friendly landscape designs that are also functional as well as beautiful. As an ISA Certified Arborist, Theresa also offers tree assessment consultations.

Services Available:

Labeled design drawings to scale with a separate report and plant list
Tree Health Assessments
Plant identification for natural and cultivated areas
Drought Consultation Services
Trouble-shooting for problem areas (i.e. hard to plant slopes, erosion, etc.)
On-site project installation consulting
Serving Metro Atlanta and areas beyond

Our goal is to provide you with an enjoyable, easily managed landscape that will enhance the beauty and value of your home while also protecting the natural environment. To accomplish this, we emphasize the use of native plants, strive to minimize the use of high-maintenance plants and eliminate the use of non-native invasive plants so destructive to natural areas.

Because of our dedication to you, we offer unique quality designs and not the “cookie-cutter” landscapes so commonly seen. Our vast knowledge of design, horticulture and environmental issues allows us to provide you with the most current information available. Our continued dedication to you means that you can access our web site for the latest resources on gardening and landscaping. And we are always available for assistance, either on-site or online.

Our Design Services fee schedule is as follows:

$110.00 first hour; $90.00 each hour thereafter
We charge a minimum of two hours
Additional fee for sites greater than 50 miles driving distance from Suwanee in Gwinnett County
10% discount for current Georgia Native Plant Society members

For this fee, you will get:

Scaled drawing of your site in your choice of color or black & white
Two copies of the drawing
Detailed report explaining drawing
Plant shopping lists
Timeline for implementing the plan
Description of plants used within the plan
Detailed notes on special issues with your site
General plant and care suggestions
A list of local nurseries
Installation recommendations

If you are looking for a landscape design drawing, we usually walk the property with you to discuss what you are looking for or to change in your landscape. We then take measurements, decide on plant material, and create your drawing either on site or at the office. For more detailed designs, we will schedule a follow-up visit. At this time we present you with your detailed hand-drawn, landscape design (to scale), complete with detailed footnotes and a shopping list, a timeline & sequence for installation, and general design and care guidelines. The designs are easy to follow and to read by you or your landscaper for installation...And we are always happy to answer your questions by phone or email to help assist you during your landscape installation.

The cost of your design will depend on the number of hours spent on creating it. The size of your property, amount of pre-existing plant material, level of detail you desire, time walking the property and consulting with you, will all affect the cost. It can take as little as a few hours for a small bed/pine-island up to several hours for a full plan. A typical 1/4 acre lot front yard plan usually runs about $300. A complete plan (front & back) for a typical 1/4 acre lot usually runs about $350-$400. If you have a budget to meet, please let us know in advance and we will try to work with your budget.

Our Tree Assessment fee schedule is as follows:

Assessment of 1-3 trees: $100.00
Each additional tree: $25.00
Additional fee for sites greater than 50 miles driving distance from Suwanee in Gwinnett County

For this fee, you will get:

An assessment form for each tree with recommendations

Other Services Fees:

For other serivces: plant identification, trouble-shooting, drought and on-site installation consultations are charged at a flate rate of $75.00 per hour with a two hour minimum. Additional fees for sites over 50 miles from Suwanee may apply.

If you wish to schedule an appointment, simply click and fill out the Client Profile below. If you have any questions, you can call or email. For landscape design services, please have a copy of your plat map ready for us to use, it will reduce the amount of time taking site measurements and thus reducing your costs.

Client Profile Form

We look forward to working with you.

Eco-Terra Landscape Consultants

Theresa C. Schrum
770-814-2071
770-497-8691 FAX
etlc@ecoterralandscape.com

Eco-Terra Landscape Consultants
1365 Taramore Drive
Suwanee, GA 30024

Please Note: We do not design structures or hardscaping. However, we can help assist you to determine the size, shape, and placement of these hard-scape features from an artistic design perspective (such as the placement and shape of a pond or waterfall). We'd recommend that you then contract out the work to a licensed firm (structural engineer, landscape architect, builder, etc.) and they could create a detailed structural design drawing.