ATX Native

Landscape Design

by

Megan Sanger

A woman owned design practice, offering full scope sustainable landscape design and installation services. Creates digital scale site plan designs in Adobe Illustrator, produces hand sketches, ai mockups, and 3d renderings. Costs estimates will be provided upon an approved final design.

From the first meeting to the finished project, ATX Native Landscape Design curates a detail oriented project management approach with customer service excellence. We are reliable, efficient, and steadfastly committed to making your vision a reality!

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Megan Sanger is a professional landscape designer and project manager serving the Austin area. Her practice is based off integrity to the client and to the land. She has a passion for native landscapes.

She creates a full range of innovative design concepts. She produces site plans for residential landscapes, larger scale plans for permacultural systems, and aesthetic drainage solutions. She utilizes engaging and communicative design processes with each unique client.

ABOUT ME:

Expert native and adapted Texas plant knowledge and 5 years of Industry experience.
Previous work included 3 major residential landscaping companies in Austin.
Mentored with The Austin Permaculture Guild and became the lead designer and project manager for their installs.
Bachelor's Degree in Landscape Architecture from The University of New Mexico.
User Experience Design Certification at The University of Texas at Austin
Permaculture Design Certification from The Austin Permaculture Guild
Advanced Digital Design Certification in Adobe Illustrator

Industry Connections with exclusive subcontractors for:

Licensed, insured, warrantied, and guaranteed!

Landscaping installation.
Irrigation for new systems, drip conversion, adjustments, modifications, estimates, and repair work.
Artificial Turf installation.
Lighting for pathways, spot lighting, accent lighting, and inset stair lighting.
Carpentry for decks, pergolas, arbors, trellis's, custom planter boxes, and fencing.
Stone masonry and concrete work.
Grading and drainage solutions.
Electrical.
Machine work.
Welding for edging, new bed containers, trellis's, and raised planters.
Water features for naturalized ponds, streams, waterfalls, and swimming holes.
Art installations.

Project Work

Canonero Stream

This Westlake property had a nice front yard that we added native deer resistant plantings to in the spring. That summer the clients asked for a from scratch backyard makeover!

This large estate was transformed in 2021 with limestone retaining walls, walkways, and a patio space with bench seating. The flagstone patio sits at the base of a 25' naturalized stream feature . The above gutters were tied into and routed under the earth to carry rainwater into the self recycling water feature.

A diversity of native ornamental trees, fruiting trees, flowering perennials, bunch grasses, succulents, and zoysia pallisades were used to create an ecosystem around the yard and stream feature. Which serves as clean drinking and bathing water for many nearby animal visitors.

Highlight

This stream feature was installed by Focal Point Features and won best pondless water feature artisan of the year in 2022. The location of this water feature was designed by simply observing the natural environment. The drainage path in this very sloped backyard, which was nothing but dirt, all gravitated toward a central crevice. This natural path led us to cascading between two large live oak trees!

Westlake Hillside

This gorgeous rolling property was enhanced with drainage aesthetics, native perennial and evergreen plantings, custom limestone steps, a custom trellis, a/c privacy fencing. A multi-color flagstone walkway that ties into the existing patioscape, with a pathway connection to the fenced in veggie beds. The backyard plant selections were shade and deer tolerant with an integrated dry creek bed. The front yard plant selections were full sun and deer resistant. This beautiful pond feature is also serviced and maintained by Focal Point Features.

Northwest Hills Medicine Wheel

This edible medicinal garden was designed for the Austin Permaculture Guild and installed by Austin Greenscapes. A chopped limestone medicine wheel garden was installed for strolling around the garden and as a functional flow path for accessing the plants. Two areas received new pathways with gravel for functional drainage and access. A combination of herbs, flowering perennials, fruiting shrubs and trees, and native evergreens were used to create this bio-diverse pollinator haven.

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Get in touch to begin the process of creating your dream space. It all starts with a brief phone call and introductions. From there we can find the right time to meet in person and walk your property together. My consultations are carried out with the intention of deeply listening to the clients needs and desires, while observing the natural environment and flow processes.

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Design Examples

Lago Vista Design

Timeline: 2 months from the initial consultation until the design installation was complete.
Installation Cost: $68,000
Key Features: Dry creek bed, bouldered staircase, custom firepit, privacy fencing, and a cedar deck.

Naturalized Poolside Estate

Timeline: 1 month from the initial consultation until the design installation was complete.
Installation Cost: $32,000
Key Features: Drip conversion, stonework, dry creek planting area, native plantings.

Onion Creek Patio

Timeline: 3 months from the initial consultation until the design installation was complete.
Installation Cost: $28,000
Key Features: Custom pour concrete patio with dark grey chopped block edging, drip irrigation, flagstone connection paths, raised planter beds for veggies and herbs, a cedar pergola, and native perennial plantings.

Edible and Native Design

Timeline: Not installed
Installation Cost: $57,000
Key Features: Retaining walls, pathways, an integrated leaf shape garden feature that serves as bed space and gravel drainage channels, an herb garden, a veggie bed, fruiting trees, and shrubs.

Food Forest Map

This edible food forest map was designed for Helping Hands Home of Austin. Helping Hands Home of Austin serves young adults who have aged out of foster care. The students and residents there participate in the garden maintenance and planting for the exisiting areas. They planned to implement the design on their own by phasing it over time.

Retaining Walls, Deck, Pergola, and Rain Garden

This design was centered around the client's challenges with drainage and a deep desire to cultivate a native perennial garden that she could work in and enjoy. After investigating the topography of the area, I found that their house sat at the bottom of a ridge in their neighborhood. Water was first captured in the front yard rain garden that collects water at two key points. Retaining walls were built in the back of the house to buttress and support the home. While providing a beautfiul bench seating area, terraced walkways, and cedar deck that is covered by a cedar pergola.

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