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Your yard plan

Everything you designed, laid out as a plan you can hold — what to build, what to plant, and when.

15 plants · 2 features
Plan date · October 11, 2026

Today & in twenty years

The same painting of your yard — before the plan, and after two decades of growth.

Today before
your yard today
Year 20 fully grown
your yard in 20 years
Painting year 20…

From above

An illustrated bird's-eye site plan of the finished yard.

The plan view

Your design from directly above, drawn to scale: every circle is a plant at its full mature spread. Use it to check spacing before anything goes in the ground.

plan view · circles at true mature spread · you stand at the bottom edge

The aerial view hasn't been painted for this version of your design yet.

The year-by-year plan

Work in small phases — each year below is one weekend-sized project list. Everything in between is patience.

Year 16 items
Build: Garden bed
mulch bed · level with the lawn · cedar-brown mulch · spade-cut edge
×1
Build: Patio
×1
Plant: Green Giant Arborvitae
Thuja standishii × plicata
×7
Plant: Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum
×1
Plant: Maiden Grass
Miscanthus sinensis
×6
Plant: Red Maple
Acer rubrum
×1

Shopping list

Typical US nursery and install price ranges — local stock sizes and rates vary.

ItemQtyTypical price
Red Maple Acer rubrum ×1 $80–$150 each find it →
Japanese Maple Acer palmatum ×1 $100–$250 each find it →
Green Giant Arborvitae Thuja standishii × plicata ×7 $40–$100 each find it →
Maiden Grass Miscanthus sinensis ×6 $15–$35 each find it →
Patio installed ×1 —
Garden bed installed ×1 $150–$500 each
Estimated total$700–$1,810

Your plants, up close

A care card for everything green in the plan.

Red Maple

Acer rubrum
Full sun · Medium water · Zones 3–9 · Matures ~45 ft × 35 ft · Red blooms in early spring
Reliable shade tree with knockout red fall color.

Japanese Maple

Acer palmatum
Part shade · Medium water · Zones 5–8 · Matures ~18 ft × 20 ft
Sculptural focal point; shelter from hot afternoon sun.

Green Giant Arborvitae

Thuja standishii × plicata
Full sun · Medium water · Zones 5–8 · Matures ~40 ft × 12 ft
The classic fast privacy screen — 3 ft a year.

Maiden Grass

Miscanthus sinensis
Full sun · Low water · Zones 5–9 · Matures ~6 ft × 5 ft · Silvery plumes blooms in late summer
Graceful movement and winter interest; big presence fast.
Planned & painted with YardGrow · plant prices are typical retail ranges, not quotes

This plan is an illustrative watercolor design: placement, plant choices, and expected growth over time. It is not an architectural, engineering, or survey document, and nothing here is a construction drawing. Plant sizes and prices are typical estimates; your soil, weather, and nursery will vary. Before building or excavating anything (especially water features), verify measurements, utilities, drainage, and local codes with a qualified professional. © 2026 Painted Acre.