3D designs and a line-by-line budget before anyone digs.
Designing since 1996 · 5.0 stars on Google · CSLB #1123222 (C-27)
Example project · 3D design by SoCal LandCrafters
This is a plan set we drew for an example project, the Smith Residence in Temecula. The owners are made up; the drawings are real. Your design comes on the same 24" x 36" sheets: a scaled site and planting plan, 3D views, structure elevations and your material selections.
Every patio, wall, bed and plant drawn to scale, with setbacks and a plant legend.
See the layout, the lighting and the materials before anything is built.
Patio cover, BBQ island, spa and fire bowl drawn with heights, sizes and equipment.
Pavers, coping, pool finish, turf and rock called out, plus the items most HOAs ask for.
Full custom design from $1,000 ($500 to start, $500 at the presentation). Construction plan sets from $1,750 or 3–5% of the build. Your first visit is complimentary.
Example project for illustration. Material swatches are taken from the 3D model; your products and colors are chosen with you from samples.
Tell us where to send 3D views of your own yard, day and night, and a line-by-line budget, at no cost.
Rather text? Text (951) 428-8843 or message on Instagram.
Leave your preferred contact and tell us what you'd like. We reply that way and ask for a few photos of your yard. Justin, our lead designer, shows your own yard by day and night, with a low-water plant list and a line-by-line budget range. Complimentary.
If you like the ideas, Justin comes out to measure, check the site and talk it through with you. Also complimentary.
Your yard drawn to scale in 3D, with views and a video walkthrough, so you see every detail before anything is built. From $1,000.
The same licensed company builds it, and your design fee is credited toward construction. Prefer your own contractor? You own your plans.
Start anywhere, and stop when you have what you need.
A look at your own yard by day and night, a low-water plant list and a line-by-line budget range, designed and priced by Justin. Built from your photos, so it shows direction and cost. Justin measures your yard at the first visit.
Justin walks your property with you, measures, and tells you what the site will allow and what it should cost.
A measured, scaled plan and a 3D design of your yard, with views and a video walkthrough, so you can see every detail before anything is built. You own your plans and can bid them with any contractor.
One point of contact from first sketch to final walkthrough, with pools and spas built by our licensed pool partners. We build your design as your licensed contractor (C-27, CSLB #1123222). It's quoted after design, and your design fee is credited toward construction when SoCal LandCrafters builds the job.
Drawn documents a contractor can bid and build from, coordinated as your project requires.
Already have bids? I put them on the same scope so the numbers compare, and read the payment schedule, allowances and exclusions before you sign. How to compare landscape bids.
If another contractor builds your project, I can stay on as your representative: site visits, change orders checked before you approve them, and a punch list at the end.
Nobody publishes these numbers, so everybody guesses — usually low by half, and the first bid lands like bad news.
Here is the honest range for finished work in this market. Your lot, access and grading move it, which is exactly what the first visit is for.
Construction budgets for finished work in South Riverside County and North County San Diego, 2026. Design fees are listed separately above — they typically land between three and five percent of the construction budget. If your number is under these ranges, tell me and I'll tell you honestly whether it can be phased into something worth building.
Choosing a patio surface? See pavers vs. concrete: real 2026 costs.
Get the 2026 Southern California Landscape & Pool Budget Guide: realistic installed ranges for pools, patio covers and hardscape, plus how to spot a teaser bid before you sign.
Plain-language guides to two things every yard here has to handle: winter storms and fire season. Read them anytime, then send photos when you want a plan for your own yard.
3D designs on top, finished yards below.
A 0.29-acre lot designed in full, with a construction budget attached, before any construction pricing began. See the brief and the 3D views.
See the full projectDesign stage. Construction hasn’t started yet.
I've been designing Southern California yards since 1996: pools and spas, patios, outdoor kitchens, lighting and planting. We design it, then we build it, as a licensed C-27 contractor. You get one point of contact from the first sketch to the final walkthrough, with pools and spas built by our licensed pool partners.
My promise. I take pride in my work, and I always have. I do the right thing, and I finish what I say I’m going to do. That hasn’t always made me the most money, but it’s always kept me going in the right direction.
Justin, Founder
Rated 5.0 on Google. Shown as the clients wrote them.
Our entire experience with SoCal LandCrafters was excellent! From design to completion, everything went very smooth. We had turf and a new patio installed. The design looks fantastic and makes the backyard great for entertaining guests.
Fantastic design for my backyard landscape including pool, pavers, and walls. We love the whole package and how it all came together creating a truly amazing place for entertainment.
Justin was amazing to work with from start to finish with our project! He always made himself available and got back to my wife and I whenever we had any questions or concerns about our build! Highly recommend him, impeccable build quality, professionalism, we absolutely got more then we had expected, project completed on time!
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Views of your own yard by day and night, layout ideas, a low-water plant list and a line-by-line budget range. You send a few photos by email; we take it from there.
Yes. Justin uses AI design tools to make the concept views quickly from your photos, then designs and prices it himself. What we add is a designer who has done this since 1996, plants that do well here, and a budget based on what projects actually cost in this area. When you move forward, your full design is drawn to scale in 3D by Justin.
No. We reach out only the way you choose: email, text or message.
If you like the ideas, a complimentary first visit to measure and talk it through. Then, if you want to go ahead, a full custom design from $1,000: $500 to start and $500 at the presentation.
Yes. We design it, then we build it, as your licensed contractor (CSLB #1123222). Construction is quoted after design, and your design fee is credited toward construction when SoCal LandCrafters builds the job. If another contractor builds it, you own your plans, and I can review the bids or stay on as your representative.
Typically three to four weeks from the measured visit, including your revisions.
South Riverside County and North County San Diego. Design-only projects are available anywhere in Southern California.
The easiest start is the complimentary concept and budget at the top of this page. Ready for a full design, plan set or bid review instead? Tell me about the project here.
