Ballard Landscape Design & Consulting

A close-up, photographic view of a lush native pollinator habitat bed in an NC Piedmont residential garden. Clumps of coneflower, black-eyed Susan, and native grasses sway on a gentle hill, interplanted with milkweed and groundcovers. Bees and butterflies are suggested by soft motion blur or small, out-of-focus shapes, without becoming the main subject. The background reveals a hint of a tidy, modern home and a permeable gravel path, softly blurred with shallow depth of field. Soft morning light filters across the blooms, creating a serene, dewy atmosphere with delicate highlights on petals and seed heads. The mood is vibrant yet peaceful, emphasizing ecological function and refined, boutique design sensibility.

Landscape Services

Ecological landscape design, installation, and consulting for thoughtful homeowners across Hillsborough, Chapel Hill, and Durham.

Services

A detailed backyard outdoor living space in the NC Piedmont, showcasing a custom stone patio with a low seating wall, integrated planting pockets, and a small native pollinator garden bordering the edges. Raised beds bursting with herbs and vegetables line one side, while a simple gravel path curves toward a distant, tree-lined fence. Golden hour light washes across the patio, emphasizing the warm tones of the stone and the vibrant greens of the edible garden. Photographic realism, slightly elevated angle to capture the full layout, with crisp focus and a calm, inviting atmosphere. Subtle hills in the background root the scene in a gently rolling landscape, expressing thoughtful, sustainable design.

Custom landscape design, planting plans, and full installations that balance beauty, maintenance ease, native plants, and long-term resilience.

A professionally designed residential front yard in the NC Piedmont, featuring a graceful curving stone walkway leading to a modern craftsman-style home. The landscape is composed of layered native plant beds with flowering perennials, ornamental grasses, and small understory trees, arranged on a gentle hill. Mulched beds contrast with a lush, drought-tolerant lawn panel. Soft late-afternoon sunlight creates warm highlights on the stone and foliage, with long, gentle shadows adding depth. Photographic realism, eye-level composition using the rule of thirds, with sharp focus throughout to showcase textures of bark, leaves, and stone. The mood is polished yet welcoming, conveying a boutique, high-end landscape design studio’s finished project.

Edible gardens, pollinator habitats, rainwater-wise planting, and remote consulting tailored to your property, lifestyle, and Central North Carolina climate.

Pricing

Consultation

From $350–$650 for an on-site design consultation and conceptual sketch for typical residential properties within one hour of Hillsborough.

Initial site visit

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Design Plan

Most custom landscape design packages, including scaled plans and plant lists, range from $1,800–$4,500 depending on property size and complexity.

Concept drawings

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Premium Design

Comprehensive design + installation projects with native plantings, edible gardens, and pollinator habitats typically start around $8,000 and often fall in the $12,000–$35,000 range.

Full installation

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