Residential landscape design focuses on the integrated master landscape planning of a house within the specific garden design of landscape elements and plants. Practical, aesthetic, horticultural, and environmental considerations are taken into account by landscape designers when producing both the hardscape design and softscape design plans. Bringing the overall garden design to life is always a collaboration with a number of contractors, especially landscapers.

Other specialists such as outdoor kitchen cabinet makers, pool or tennis court builders, painters, electricians and carpenters are some of the more commonly used trades that may become a part of turning the plan into a Living Picture.