Our Services

At Pope Ozio & Associates we work in many areas of landscape architecture, but creating private gardens for homeowners is our passion, regardless of the scope of the job. From simple planting designs to full site master planning and construction design development, we specialize in helping our clients realize the full potential of their properties. We often team with homeowners and their architects as they integrate additions and new structures into  their gardens. Our work often integrates new buildings, including houses, garages and accessory structures, as well as driveways, retaining walls, parking courts, entryways, walkways, terraces, pools, fences, gates, arbors, garden ornaments and, increasingly, utilitarian gardens for vegetables or chickens.

Some clients need a planting design to guide them as they work to enhance their home’s curb appeal. Others are embarking on a design and construction process for which a series of documents are required.  We enjoy providing different levels of service. We determine the level of service required at our initial consultation and provide prospective clients with an estimate for design fees.

Our services include:

  • Conceptual master plans
  • Construction documents
  • Project Management and Consultation
  • Planting Design
  • Site Amenity Selections
  • Maintenance Management Services

 

Conceptual Master Plan

Conceptual master plans are the basis for phasing in work on properties into the future.  Some of our clients have worked toward overall designs conceived years ago.  With each phase of work, necessary construction documents are prepared and implemented.

  • Pope-Ozio works closely with our clients to identify their aesthetic preferences, lifestyle needs, and utilitarian services needed for each project.
  • Our office compiles information about each site’s unique characteristics and guides clients in determining their need for topographical survey information.
  • We present design alternatives for the development of your property which incorporate your identified goals with the unique features of the site.
  • The final conceptual master plan indicates all construction elements, including the suggested materials and approximate elevations of the proposed elements. It also indicates the proposed conceptual planting and lawn bed lines and identifies planting buffer areas, as well as trees scheduled for removal and a possible construction route.
  • Concept plans are often used to obtain very preliminary cost estimates for construction elements, before proceeding with construction and permit documents.


Construction Documents and Specifications

Construction documents are an essential part of the design process. They ensure that ideas formulated during the conceptual master plan are integrated into the natural environment, and specify how a project is built.  Pope Ozio & Associates guides our clients through material options and cost saving measures. During this phase we work out the details that set our work apart from others in our field.

Construction documents provide a level of quality control, resolving questions up front rather than leaving them to a contractor's discretion in the field.  The details that create a quality project are fully specified in these documents, including:

  • Proposed elevations, sizes, locations and finishes of all construction elements, such as retaining walls, steps and terraces, and swimming pools
  • Drain locations, underground piping and how the land is sloped in order to drain the site properly.  
  • Detailed sections and elevations of construction elements
  • Critical detail information describing construction finishes and construction techniques which personalize the desired garden design

Construction permit documents contain the information necessary for contractors to accurately bid on projects, and allow clients to compare contractor bids and determine actual construction costs.  The documents are also used to get permit approvals from governing authorities.  Current Metro Atlanta government building permit requirements typically include:

  • Tree protection, recompense and replacement plans
  • Zoning compliance
  • Existing conditions and demolition plan
  • Grading and drainage plans, including earthwork calculations and establishment of all construction elevations and drainage patterns
  • Impervious surface calculations
  • Erosion control and water quality standards

In addition to the government requirements, our construction plans include the following documents as needed:

  • Staking and materials plan
  • Construction details
  • Specifications and photographs of construction finish techniques
  • Coordination of design details requiring structural, civil or architectural design services



Project Management and Consultation

In addition to the design stage, Pope Ozio & Associates provides guidance throughout a garden’s implementation, working closely with clients during bidding, construction, planting supervision and site furnishings selection for each project. Our office acts as the client’s representative and advocate during review of proposals, construction implementation and plant installation.   

Through the years we have developed relationships with contractors of many trades who are capable of bringing our designs to fruition. We share these important resources with our clients when needed. Sometimes clients come to us with long standing contractor preferences, and we enjoy building new working relationships with these contractors.

Planting Design

We integrate plantings that complement the overall garden design and architectural style of clients’ homes, and whenever feasible select plant materials that will be allowed to mature into natural form, thus lessening the need for pruning through the years. We choose carefully from the varied plant palette which thrives in the southeast to provide seasonal interest throughout the year.

At Pope Ozio & Associates we offer planting design services to suit a wide variety of needs. A planting plan will include plant locations, sizes, quantities, spacing, forms and planting specifications.

  • For small areas the final product may be an on-site consultation and a rough sketch recommending landscape ideas.  
  • We provide landscape master plans for clients who would like a document that can be implemented in phases.   
  • With larger projects, planning for the final planting design began during the conceptual master plan and tree recompense process.  The master plan has already specified the locations of buffer plantings, specialty gardens and accent plants.  Tree recompense can be very involved on some sites, and municipalities require final tree placements on the building permit documents.


Site Amenity Selections

Pope Ozio Associates often includes garden rooms for outdoor living as part of our landscape designs. We can also assist in selecting garden furniture, ornamental pots and sculpture for gardens.

Maintenance Management  Services

The best gardens evolve.  Pope Ozio Associates can meet periodically with homeowners and maintenance companies to make sure gardens mature as their designs intended. This service is available year round, but may be most helpful just before and during the growing season. Scheduling for these meetings takes place in January and August. Consultations can include designs for color beds, seasonal garden elements and coordination of upcoming planting phases.

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Decatur, Georgia 30030
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