Colorful wildflowers including purple, orange, and yellow blooms in a grassy field.
Branches of a tree with white blossoms and small green leaves against a bright blue sky.
A mountain stream flowing through a rocky, green landscape with trees and distant mountains in the background.
Colorful butterfly perched on yellow flowers with bokeh background.

Hunstville’s Best Landscape Design

See your home in harmony

Foraging Ahead is a natural landscape design company that creates beautiful, unique green spaces. We are passionate about utilizing plants that are native to North Alabama, from Beautyberry to Black Tupelo. Designing a landscape with native plants allows for both biodiversity and stunning visual results that are sure to inspire your neighbors.

We provide landscape design services via CAD and 3D rendering so that you can view your ideas before breaking ground. We keep the design process fluid so that modifications can be made at any point during the design process. If you can dream it, we can draft it! Harmony is our goal for you.

We are a locally owned, natural landscape design company with the mission of making native landscapes accessible to all in the Huntsville community. We prioritize your goals so that, at the end of the process, you have your own personal, habitat-friendly haven. As professional landscape designers, we take pride in the quality of our work. No cookie cutter designs, no shortcuts. We bring your unique design to life, to see your home in harmony.

Lead Landscape Designer - Aaron Stiles

Aaron is a seasoned landscape designer and consultant with 4 years in the industry. He’s an expert in native plants for landscape design in and around Huntsville. After working years of study and working with some of the best in Huntsville, he noticed a growing trend in the need for landscaping with native plants.

Alabamians are more invested than ever in creating and maintaining beautiful, sustainable landscapes. He founded Foraging Ahead in 2023 with a mission to provide all homeowners with quality natural landscape designs at a great price.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Natural Landscape Design is the practice of using natural and native plants to design the exterior landscapes of commercial or residential properties. Typically, plants are selected based on the region and environment where the property is located. 3D renderings are created to give the client an idea of what the final product might look like.

  • The cost of landscape design in Huntsville, AL can vary based on several factors. Typically, designs are priced at an hourly or flat rate. Typical hourly price averages at $75/hr., while a flat rate can range between $600-3000 for a moderately complex design. Foraging Ahead aims to be competitive in our pricing. Please contact us for a quote tailored to your needs.

  • At Foraging Ahead, we use several native plants for landscape design in and around the Tennessee Valley area. Here’s a brief list of some of the most beautiful and versatile:

    • Azaleas (Piedmont and Alabama varieties)

    • Southern Magnolia

    • Beautyberry

    • Oakleaf Hydrangea

    • Fothergilla / Witch Alder

    • Virginia Sweetspire

    • Blazing Star

Wondering what your home could look like?

rustic wood house showcasing excellent natural landscape design

We work to ensure your space is something that you’re happy to see everyday. As we’re all about Harmony, we prioritize your satisfaction, and do anything we can to help you make the best decisions possible. In support of this, we offer 3d renderings at a significantly reduced price as part of our projects. Whereas many landscape designers charge upward of thousands of dollars, we believe in the importance of our work - so we roll it into the project to make the renders significantly cheaper.

See our renders for your home!

A detailed landscape design plan of a garden with plant names and features, including pathways, seating areas, and labeled plant species.
A house with gray siding, a front porch with wooden posts, a silver car parked on the driveway, and a landscaped garden with colorful flowering bushes and plants.
A garden with a well designed landscape with a curved gravel pathway, surrounded by colorful flowers, shrubs, and two red-leaved trees, with a white fence and forest in the background.
A detailed garden landscape design with plant labels, a curved pathway, a water reservoir, and various decorative elements, designed by Aaron Stiles for Foraging Ahead.
Landscape design of a modern suburban house with a brick exterior, gabled roof, and landscaped front yard featuring shrubs, flowers, and grass.
A detailed landscape design of a garden with labeled sections of various plants and flowers, including trees, shrubs, and ground cover, arranged along winding paths and designated areas.
A digitally rendered backyard landscape design with a brick house, paved pathway, and colorful flowering plants and shrubs. Green lawn surrounds the garden bed. The sky is partly cloudy.
Landscape design of a garden with labeled plants and trees, including dogwood, evergreen, azalea, and maple, alongside a driveway and lawn area.
A landscape design of a house with a brick foundation and yellow siding, featuring multiple white balconies, surrounded by lush green garden with shrubs, trees, and flowering plants under a blue sky.
Landscape design of a garden with green grass, purple and white flowers, a vine on a wooden trellis, and a black metal fence in the background, next to a house with brick and siding exterior.
A detailed garden landscape design with various plants, trees, and features labeled, including cherry, inkberry, sweetspire, purple beautyberry, and a seating area.
A landscape design of a garden path alongside a wooden house with white-framed windows, surrounded by green shrubs, flowering plants, and trees, with a grassy field and forest in the background.
A landscape design of a front yard with a curved flower bed containing two small trees, yellow, white, purple, and green plants, and decorative ornaments, with a house and a clear blue sky in the background.
A large modern house represented as a landscape design with a front yard featuring colorful flowers, shrubs, and a green lawn, set against a background of trees and a partly cloudy sky.
Landscape design showing garden layout with labeled trees, shrubs, and flowering plants, including house, driveway, sidewalk, and garden beds.
A landscape design representing a colorful garden with various flowering plants, shrubs, and neatly arranged pathways, including a wooden bench and a small railing in the background, with a forested area beyond.
A landscape design of a blue single-story house with a dark shingled roof surrounded by a landscaped garden with various plants, flowers, and bushes. A curved pathway leads to the front door, and a small wooden bridge crosses a flower bed.
A landscape design of a garden with a circular gravel seating area, three wooden Adirondack chairs, and various flowering bushes, with a green forest backdrop.
A landscape design of a two-story brick home.
Landscape design of a front yard garden with a brick house, a white concrete walkway, flowering plants, large rocks, a wooden swing, and a small fountain with a spherical top.
Digital landscape design of a house with a gray exterior, white trim, and a dark gray roof, surrounded by lush landscaping including a large green weeping willow tree, colorful flower beds, small bushes, and a curved pathway in the front yard.