Stephan Barnard

We prepare designs, plans, elevations, 3D renderings and take-offs on any type of landscape or hardscape project, big or small, exclusively for landscape & exterior professionals throughout the United States, and beyond. Our clients are landscape contractors, hardscape contractors, landscape architects, landscape designers and landscape design-build firms. We do not do work directly for the general public, property owners or developers.

1. You’d do a site visit and see your client as usual. 2. When back in the office send us a rough design sketch or instructions, site survey and your site photos. 2. We prepare all the designs, drawings, plans, 3D’s and take-offs you need to impress your client, land the job and complete the installation. 3. You save a huge amount of time and can concentrate on the fun stuff instead of spending hours on drawings or design. 4. You only pay afterwards when you're happy, no payment needed before we start.

We need the site data, photos and your instructions. This typically includes: > A site survey, site plan or a measured sketch of the site. > The address, street number, zip code etc. > Site photos. > Your notes and instructions. > A sketch of your design (optional). We get a lot of info from GIS systems, aerial photos and / or satellite images, but still prefer to use a survey as base to improve accuracy and efficiency. To minimize the possibility of miscommunication and eliminate ambiguity, best practice is to provide your notes, instructions or design sketch directly on the survey or on satellite images.

No. All we need is the site plan, survey or site measurements, some site photos and a sketch or instructions for what you have in mind, then we are set to go.

Best practice is to provide your notes, instructions or design sketch directly on the survey or on satellite image. Here's a great example:

We work on a queuing system and all deadlines are booked in advance. Lead time on most new projects are 4-6 working days from when you've provided all required info and given the go-ahead. Revisions are usually done in a day or two, depending on what it involves. We do many projects in parallel, so even with more than one of your projects simultaneously, you could still expect the same lead times.

Drawings and/or model views will be supplied in standard PDF and/or JPG format. Additionally, depending on circumstances: AutoCAD drawings could be supplied in DWG format. Land F/X drawings could be supplied in LandF/X DWG format. VIP3D models could be supplied in VIP3D original editable format. Take-offs are provided as drawing schedules or in Excel format. Cloud folders are shared with each of our clients where you'd be able to access and print your material from anywhere.

You certainly do. We work closely with our clients to ensure the end product is exactly what you need.

We provide our services digitally and remotely. Our clients mostly engage with us over email, but we also use Skype, Teams, Zoom, WhatsApp, etc., for calls. In addition to email, a cloud folder is shared with each of our clients for easy access to their drawings, from anywhere. You can share large files with us using popular cloud services like Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive etc.

Our headquarters is in Estonia (in the European Union) and our team is spread across multiple countries. We operate in a range of time zones, primarily South Africa Standard Time and Eastern European Time (UTC+02:00 depending on daylight saving). Our working hours align well with clients in the U.S. and other regions.

No. We work with you as a subcontractor. We use your logo and contact details on all your material. This means your client would be under the impression that you have your own team of designers or landscape architects in your office.

We use a combination of software applications. We've found the following allows us compatibility, speed & accuracy while leaving plenty of room for visual appeal: These include: > AutoCAD > LandF/X > VIP3D (Pool Studio & VizTerra) > SketchUp > Realtime Landscaping Pro & Photo > Adobe Photoshop

Drawings we produce for you will remain your property. We use your logo and details on all the drawings. Your clients won’t know we exist. Any information that you or your company submit to Seas of Green is deemed confidential. We use this information purely for the purpose of preparing designs, drawings, graphics, take-offs and documentation as required by you. If you need an additional level of confidentiality when dealing with sensitive information, we can guarantee absolute confidentiality.

We charge per hour, in 6 minute intervals. This allows billing flexibility & accuracy in a creative industry where every project and deliverable is unique in terms of scope, size, complexity and number of revisions your client needs. Two hourly rates are used depending on the nature of the work. A lower rate for basic services like drafting, renderings, take-offs etc. and a higher rate for advanced services like design and quality control. You only pay afterwards when you're happy, no payment needed before we start. Please contact us for our rates.

Payments can be made online with any major Debit or Credit card (securely processed by Stripe). Clients who bank in the US or bank with Wise Business can opt for ACH (electronic money transfer) or wire transfer to Seas of Green's US bank account. NO checks will be accepted for payment.