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A plan drawn for your dirt, sun, and budget — not a Pinterest board.
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BEFOREAFTERFOUR MORE YARDS THAT GAVE UP FIRST.
BEFOREAFTER
BEFOREAFTER
BEFOREAFTER
BEFOREAFTER
THE BUILD PATH
DIRT TO DONE IN FIVE MOVES.
WALK IT
We stand in your yard, not on a call.
~1 VISITTHE PLAN
A drawn plan you own either way.
~2 WKSBREAK GROUND
Machines arrive. Neighbors stare.
~1–4 WKSPLANT
The soft layer goes in last.
~1 WKTHE HOSE
We hand it over and show you the taps.
~1 DAY
RECURRING CARE
KEEP-ALIVE, SOLD BY THE SEASON.
WINTER −20%
THE QUARTERLY CUT
$190/moThe essentials, four visits a season.
- WEEKLY MOW + EDGE
- DRIP TUNING BY ZONE
- PEST + STRESS WATCH
THE FULL SEASON
$340/moWeekly in growth months, dormant-season prep.
- WEEKLY MOW + EDGE
- DRIP TUNING BY ZONE
- PEST + STRESS WATCH
THE ESTATE
$780/moA standing crew day. Your yard, never not perfect.
- WEEKLY MOW + EDGE
- DRIP TUNING BY ZONE
- PEST + STRESS WATCH
FOUNDED ON A PILE OF ROCKS.
Talus started in 2016 with one truck, one rented excavator, and a client who said 'do whatever, it can't get worse.' It got better. 212 yards better.
212YARDS
1,900TONS OF STONE
9SEASONS
THE TWO WHO DIG.
Rowan Petty
Landscape architect who got tired of drawings nobody built. Draws every plan personally.
RLA · 212 PLANS DRAWN
Casey Bloom
15 years of grading, stonework, and irrigation. If it's heavy, Casey placed it.
CREW LEAD · 1,900 TONS PLACED
BUILT FROM THIS.
Over the fence.
THE 20-SECOND SKETCH
SKETCH YOUR YARD IN 20 SECONDS.
SIZE
WANTS
ROUGH RANGE $20K — $32K · 4—8 WKS
FREE PDF — 12 MONTHS, 1 PAGE EACH
KNOW WHAT YOUR YARD WANTS, MONTHLY.
When to prune, feed, aerate, and leave it alone — tuned to this climate, not the internet's.
1,900TONS OF STONE
28,400PLANTS IN THE GROUND
212YARDS TRANSFORMED
71%CLIENTS WHO RE-HIRED
Counted from job sheets, not vibes.
WATER-SMART
HALF THE WATER, TWICE THE YARD.
A typical lawn uses 100% of baseline water; a Talus yard uses about 46%.
FAIR QUESTIONS
Asked at every site walk.
Most fall $12K–$40K. The sketch tool above gets you a range in 20 seconds.
A site walk within two weeks; most builds break ground four to eight weeks after the plan's signed.
Yes — hardscape season. Best pricing of the year.
You, with our calendar — or us, with a seasonal plan. Year two is when it gets good either way.
Ours to pull. Walls over 4 feet, gas lines, and drainage tie-ins all come with paperwork we've filed a hundred times.