in-house landscape & pool design

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concept design

San Jose

*3D design not included in concept design

Don Vivatson & Alderland listens to you and your families needs to create landscape and pool concept designs. Capturing your ideas in a concept design is the first step in bringing your yard to life!

Dublin

Martinez

Pleasanton

Walnut Creek

Alderland’s Concept designs bring scope to your project, allows for accurate estimates, streamlines the permit process, and eliminates any “head scratching” during the construction phase.


swimming pool design

Pleasanton

Dublin

Alderland’s philosophy on swimming pools and spas- create a sense of balance between swimming pool/spa features and landscape elements. This creates a more appealing landscape environment and increases resale value.

Martinez

Dublin

Martinez

San Rafael

In this project, we maximized our clients outdoor living space by utilizing existing elevation changes to create outdoor rooms. Steps connect the main “rooms” from swimming pool to corn hole to fire pit to outdoor kitchen to pergola to garden boxes to bistro table.

San Jose


landscape design

Tracy

Bringing the feeling of indoor “rooms” to your outdoor living space is the driving force for our landscape designs. We also create areas for lawn and planting areas to enhance the hardscaped spaces. Using this technique, Alderland is able to create a sense of nature and beauty in your space.

Walnut Creek

Walnut Creek

Moraga

Danville

Danville

Dublin

Walnut Creek


designing for permits

Danville

The permit process can be an arduous and intricate process. That is why Alderland works directly with cities and counties on behalf of our clients who have signed up for construction after the design phase to acquire permits as quickly and seamlessly as possible.

Walnut Creek

Walnut Creek


planting & lighting plans

Walnut Creek

Don Vivatson of Alderland has been designing plant landscapes for over 40 years. His work has been featured in Sunset Magazine, Diablo Magazine, and the Home Magazine. Plants are selected for hardiness and longevity, so your garden packs a colorful punch for years to come.

Walnut Creek

Danville

Alderland’s lighting plans include transformer locations, wiring, light location and types, as well as localized hub locations - allowing for pinpoint troubleshooting if something goes wrong.

Walnut Creek

Diagram of a HUB wiring system displaying underground wires and fixtures above ground, labeled 'HUB,' 'Fixtures,' and showing 'Homerun Wire' and 'Fixture Wire Leads - 25’ Standard.'

irrigation & drainage plans

Architectural site plan of a residence showing layout including a trellis, spa, pool, patio, fence, and entryway on Barton Drive.

Gilroy

WELO (water efficient landscape ordinance) is an important factor Alderland considers while designing irrigation plans. Some cities and counties require WELO calculations depending on the scope of project work. We also consider impervious hardscape in drainage plans.

Sunnyvale

WELO Calculations:

Site plan for drainage improvements of a residential lot, showing existing and new grades, property lines, drainage features, and utilities. Includes labels for elevation points, house location, and landscaping details. The right side details improvements like area drains and spa location.

Sunnyvale

Let’s Work Together!

Interested in our design services or just want to connect? We’d love to hear from you!