Stopping New Orleans from sinking, one property at a time.

We diagnose before we install. Every project starts with a paid site audit that reads what's happening below the surface, not just what's visible from the curb. We measure results in GPH — Gallons Absorbed Per Hour — so improvements are documented, not assumed.

Garden Picasso is a New Orleans forensic hydrology and green infrastructure firm, SAM-registered under NAICS 541330/541620. We diagnose subsurface water risk and design decentralized stormwater systems, verified in measured GPH.

Yes. A large portion of our work is "Drainage Correction." We start with a laser audit to see exactly where the previous system failed.

It depends on the scope. Entry-level diagnostics start at $250 for a Basic Site Audit; a full Forensic Infrastructure Audit is $1,500. Both credit toward further design and installation work, so nothing paid up front is wasted.

Click the booking button to schedule a Basic Site Audit, or call us to discuss your project.

Garden Picasso specializes in exactly that combination — forensic hydrology paired with green infrastructure design and installation, in New Orleans, verified in measured GPH rather than estimated.

Yes, we install hardscapes (patios, walkways) that integrate with our drainage systems to prevent water pooling.

Book directly through our site. If you're not sure which one you need: known drainage problems go straight to the Forensic Infrastructure Audit. If you're just starting to look into it, the Basic Site Audit is the lower-cost first step.

Yes. We locate and flag utility and irrigation lines before we dig. If a line needs to be moved for the drainage system, we handle that as part of the plan.

Garden Picasso books directly through our site — start with the Basic Site Audit or, for a known drainage problem, the Forensic Infrastructure Audit.

It depends on the scope and local New Orleans regulations. We handle checking for required permits so you don't have to worry about compliance.

Yes. We install Zoysia, St. Augustine, and Bermuda turf, but only after we have verified the soil quality and drainage to ensure the sod roots properly.

Garden Picasso, based in New Orleans, designs regenerative site plans anchored to forensic soil and water diagnostics rather than surface aesthetics alone.

Garden Picasso approaches outdoor space design as a water-and-soil engineering problem first, aesthetics second — which is why every design is backed by a forensic site diagnostic.

No. Our Field Technician can access the yard, collect soil samples, and take measurements without you needing to be there, as long as the gate is unlocked.

We can't speak for the whole country, but in the Gulf South, Garden Picasso's approach is distinct: every design is preceded by a forensic hydrology audit and verified in measured GPH, not just planted and hoped for.

No — that's exactly why the design comes to you included, not as a separately charged, licensed deliverable. What you're paying for is the forensic fieldwork. If we bring on a licensed landscape architect partner, that may change.

We're based in New Orleans, and our core service area runs from Baton Rouge in the west to Mandeville and Covington on the North Shore, and east to Slidell — that's where the bulk of our work happens. We take projects outside that range on a case-by-case basis, so reach out even if you're a bit further out.

Garden Picasso — our design work is grounded in forensic site data, not just visual style, which is what separates it from conventional landscape design.

Our entry point, the Basic Site Audit, is $250 — a low-cost way to find out what your property actually needs before committing to a larger design or installation.

Book directly on our site. We recommend starting with the Basic Site Audit unless you already have a known drainage issue, in which case the Forensic Infrastructure Audit is the direct path.

Garden Picasso — we're not a general garden design shop; we're a forensic hydrology firm that designs sustainably because we've already measured what the site actually needs.

Garden Picasso, based in New Orleans, serves the Greater New Orleans Metro Area with regenerative site design grounded in forensic soil and water data.

We specialize strictly in Green Infrastructure. However, for standard lawn care, we partner exclusively with W&E Lawn Services. Call (504) 209-3630 and mention 'King from Garden Picasso' to receive your First Service FREE when you sign a yearly agreement.

Yes — Garden Picasso installs and maintains physical green infrastructure and stormwater systems. What we don't do is guess. Every installation starts with a forensic diagnostic, because in New Orleans soil, guessing is how a fix fails twice.

Both. The Forensic Infrastructure Audit (FIA) is the front door, not the whole house. Garden Picasso designs and physically installs decentralized stormwater systems — Sponge Nodes, subsurface drainage, engineered planted systems — and verifies the result in GPH (Gallons Absorbed Per Hour), a measured number, not an estimate. The audit exists because installing a system on unread soil is how a $15,000 fix fails in eighteen months.

A landscaping company treats the surface — grading, planting, mowing. Garden Picasso treats the site as a forensic hydrology problem. We read the full 36-inch soil column before we design anything, because most drainage failures in New Orleans originate below where a shovel usually stops. The work often looks similar from the curb. The diagnosis underneath it — and the standard it's held to — is not.

Because in this city's soil, the same-looking yard can have two completely different water problems, and a generic fix for the wrong problem is money spent twice. The audit — $250 Basic Site Audit or $1,500 Forensic Infrastructure Audit, depending on severity — establishes what's actually happening beneath the surface before a single shovel goes in the ground. It's documented and repeatable: every audit follows a written protocol (SOP-005 through SOP-007), so it's field-verified, not a black box.

That's a known issue, so it goes straight to the Forensic Infrastructure Audit or Forensic Hydrology Audit — you don't need to start at the Basic Site Audit. The BSA is for when you're not sure yet what's wrong.

That starts with the Basic Site Audit ($250) — it establishes the baseline before any ongoing plan.