Architecture and interiors

Brand design for landscape and garden construction

The best garden is the one that still looks good after several seasons.

Landscape sells something that grows over time, which makes it very hard to capture in a day. Sinh Vũ helps a landscape firm tell that story, so it isn't seen as just someone who plants trees.

A sample print set for a landscape firm: garden drawings, plant samples, seasonal garden photos and plant tags on a cream ground
Quick answer01

What does a landscape and garden brand need?

A positioning that shows the firm designs spaces and doesn't only plant, a photo set that follows a garden through the seasons, and a profile that tells each garden as a problem solved.

  1. A designer's positioning

    State clearly whether the firm takes design, construction or both, and which kinds of space it works on.

  2. Seasonal garden photos

    Shot when the work is new, then a few months later, then a year on, so clients see the garden grow.

  3. A profile that tells each garden

    Each garden states its area, sun and wind conditions, the plants chosen and why.

Business types02

Three kinds of landscape firm, three problems

Designing, building and selling plants are three different jobs, so clients arrive with three different worries.

Landscape design

Their customersHomeowners and investors who want a green space with intent, often built together with the architecture.

Brand challengeShow clients the designer understands soil, sun, wind and plants, and doesn't just draw pretty pictures.

Garden construction

Their customersHomeowners who already have an idea and need a crew that builds to the drawings and knows how to care for plants after handover.

Brand challengeKeep the garden thriving after handover, and prove it with photos of gardens built many seasons ago.

Plants and garden supplies

Their customersRetail buyers and builders, choosing by healthy plants, clearly sourced stock and good advice.

Brand challengeHave a name and a way of displaying so clients remember where they buy plants, not just the price.

Pain points03

Four pain points specific to landscape and garden

These are the places landscape firms tend to be undervalued even when the work is careful.

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Photos taken only when the work is new

Plants still small, soil still bare, and the photo doesn't show what the garden will become once it fills in.

Schedule a reshoot of the same garden after a few seasons, from the same angle, to assemble a time series.

Start from this problem
Customer journey04

At which stage do landscape firms lose the most clients?

At the shortlist stage. Clients look at project photos to decide who is worth meeting. If the photos show only newly planted trees, it is hard to believe the garden will be beautiful.

Where customers are most often lostBuilding a shortlist
Do this now
  1. Put one garden at the top of the profile and website, with photos from when it was new to a year on.
  2. For each garden, note the sun and wind conditions and the plants chosen, so clients see the reasoning.
  3. State clearly whether the firm looks after the garden after handover, and for how long.
Touchpoints05

Five touchpoints to do first

Touchpoints are the places where clients see, touch or hear about the landscape firm. You don't need to do everything at once. These five decide most of the first impression.

  1. Seasonal project photos

    They show the hardest thing to prove: the garden still looks good over time.

  2. Company profile

    Homeowners and investors use it to compare design firms with one another.

  3. Website

    Where clients see gardens by type of space: rooftop, front yard, villa garden.

  4. Social media

    Where you post seasonal garden photos and plant care tips, and keep in touch with past clients.

  5. Plant tags and care guides

    Small, but sitting right in the client's garden and seen every day.

Roadmap06

Where Sinh Vũ suggests you start

Listed in the order to do them. A small firm can stop at step three; a firm taking on many projects goes all the way.

  1. Brand Identity Design

    Name, mark, color and type, distinct enough not to blur into every greenery company.

  2. Product and brand photography

    A garden photo set and a seasonal reshoot plan, building up over many years.

  3. Corporate capability profile design

    A company profile that tells each garden as a problem solved.

  4. Brand website design

    A website that groups gardens by type of space and leads to a site survey.

  5. Sales and marketing collateral design

    Plant care guides and a plant and supplies catalog for retailers.

Projects07

Projects closest to landscape and garden

Sinh Vũ has not published a landscape or garden project. The two below sit close in building a profile for a construction company and in branding a service done in the field.

FAQ09

Frequently asked questions

Avoid leaves and the simple tree, because almost every firm uses them. Sinh Vũ looks for a detail of your own in how the firm looks at a garden, and tests the logo at small size before settling.

Shoot in early morning or late afternoon when the light is soft, and reshoot the same angle by season. Close shots show plant detail, wide shots show the layout of the whole garden.

A few signature gardens by type of space, each stating conditions, the plants chosen and photos over time; the working process; the care policy after handover.

A small but consistent one: name, logo, plant tags, bags and the way goods are displayed. Clients remember where they buy plants when all of that speaks in one voice.

Show clients the design and the plant selection before talking about the build. A profile that tells the process and seasonal garden photos help clients see where the value lies.

Tell Sinh Vũ about your gardens

A few lines about the firm, the kinds of gardens you have done and what is holding you back is enough. Sinh Vũ reads and replies within one working day.