Easy Living Yards
Virtual Ecological Landscaping
Consultation
We help you have a beautiful space
that makes our world a better place.
Easy Living Yards
Virtual Ecological Landscaping
Consultation
We help you have a beautiful space
that makes our world a better place.
How Can I Help You?
Hi, I’m Ben Hale – ecological landscape designer and host of the Easy Living Yards Podcast.
Here at Easy Living Yards, my goal is to help you create a beautiful eco-friendly landscape you love.
I can help guide you through the landscaping process to create a space you love and an ecologically sound landscape that makes a positive impact.
Let’s create your beautiful space that makes our world a better place!

What we do
Land
- Eco friendly landscaping
- Native landscaping
- Rain gardens
- Low maintenance lawns
- Ecological design and restoration
Life
- Pollinator gardens
- Butterfly gardens
- Habitat restoration
- Bird friendly landscaping
Health
- Healthy playscapes for children
- Special needs landscaping
- Healthy food systems
- Rainwater collection
- Permaculture systems
How I can help
- Make you happy with your landscape!
- Discover tension within your landscape
- Provide design input
- Assist in plant selection
- Ecological design coaching
Virtual Landscape Consultation
with Ben Hale
Premium Consult
- Three 1-hr virtual sessions
- Initial survey and follow-up
- Design recommendations
- Basic design sketches
Who this is for:
If you need specific help to work through the design process, or specific challenges that need continued follow-up. Design sketches help visualize the final design but are not full designs.
Thoughts from our clients
We’re getting ready to put our house on the market, so our goal was to find out how to have more curb appeal.
Ben provided solutions for trouble areas in our landscape that had been bothering us for years, and he helped us understand how these changes would require less maintenance.
We recommend working with Ben so you can have a healthy and beautiful landscape.
If you’re sick of wasting time in big-box plant centers trying to figure out what to do for your awkward yard space, talk to Ben.
After working 1:1 with Ben during a consultation call, I now have an actionable, easy-to-implement solution for the dead zone in my yard! In fact, Ben provided three options that would work for the space we have. I never would have thought of these options on my own, and the creative thoughtfulness Ben offered during our session just can’t be found anywhere else.
Premium Consult
- Three 1-hr virtual sessions
- Initial survey and follow-up
- Design recommendations
- Basic design sketches
Who this is for:
If you need specific help to work through the design process, or specific challenges that need continued follow-up. Design sketches help visualize the final design but are not full designs.
What I request before consultation
- Introductory survey assessment to clarify your needs
- Google Maps location
- Any pertinent images
Pre-consultation preparation
- I will review information and determine focus areas
- Prepare any pertinent items before discussion
Consultation focus
- Confirm focus of discussion
- Understand any barriers to success
- Understand scope and limitations
- Provide recommendations for greatest impact
- Suggest any follow-up actions
Post-consultation
- Follow up with any suggested resources or recommendations
What I request before consultation
- Introductory survey assessment to clarify your needs
- Google Maps location
- Any pertinent images
Pre-consultation preparation
- I will review information and determine focus areas
- Prepare any pertinent items before discussion
Session 1 focus
- Confirm focus of discussion
- Understand any barriers to success
- Understand scope and limitations
Post-Session 1
- Follow up with any suggested resources or recommendations
Session 2 Preparation
- Clarify specific needs
- Determine possible design approaches
Session 2 Focus
- Share design ideas
- Provide any relevant examples
- Gather feedback
- Provide recommendations for greatest impact
- Suggest any follow-up actions
Post-consultation
- Share any notes and recommendations
- Provide any suggested resources
What I request before consultation
- Introductory survey assessment to clarify your needs
- Google Maps location
- Any pertinent images
Pre-consultation preparation
- I will review information and determine focus areas
- Prepare any pertinent items before discussion
Session 1 focus
- Confirm focus of discussion
- Understand any barriers to success
- Understand scope and limitations
Post-Session 1
- Follow up with any suggested resources or recommendations
Session 2 Preparation
- Clarify specific needs
- Determine possible design approaches
Session 2 Focus
- Share design ideas
- Provide any relevant examples
- Gather feedback
- Clarify desired design specifics
Session 3 Preparation
- Prepare rough design sketches
- Map rough details for design implementation
Session 3 Focus
- Share design sketches
- Gather feedback
- Test any quick changes
- Discuss implementation options
Post-consultation
- Share design files/images
- Share recommended local resources
- Share any notes and recommendations
- Provide any suggested resources
Custom consultation to fit your needs
- Start with email correspondence to understand need
- Follow with free 30min call
- Rate: $100/hr after initial discussion
Premium Consult
- Three 1-hr virtual sessions
- Initial survey and follow-up
- Design recommendations
- Basic design sketches
Who this is for:
If you need specific help to work through the design process, or specific challenges that need continued follow-up. Design sketches help visualize the final design but are not full designs.