About
Sixteen years in the soil, a lifetime in the craft.
IpsoTerra was born from the ground up — quite literally — in a family landscape company, and grew into a studio devoted to considered outdoor living.
Our story
From my father's company to your backyard.
Growing up in my father's landscape company, I learned every part of the trade: grading, planting, hardscape, and the quiet art of reading a piece of land. Sixteen years later, that hands-on foundation still shapes everything we draw.
Paired with a business education and a lifelong passion for design, it became a studio devoted to one thing: outdoor spaces that feel as considered as the homes they surround — beautiful, buildable, and built to last.
Chad Ploof
Founder & Lead Designer
16+
Years in the field
200+
Spaces designed
4
Signature services
What guides us
Craft, creativity, and respect for the land.
Learned from the ground up
Grading, planting, hardscape — the trade learned by doing, in every season and every soil.
Design-led thinking
A business education and design obsession, applied to spaces that live as well as they look.
Respect for the land
Every site has a character. Good design listens to it before it changes anything.
Credentials & Training
Certified expertise behind every design.
Our work is grounded in accredited training and continuing education — from water features and landscape lighting to horticulture and sustainable rain gardens.
Pond and Water Feature Design
Aquascape Academy
South Carolina Master Gardener
Clemson Extension
Master Rain Gardener
Clemson Extension
Landscape Lighting Design
Hunter University
Landscape Design Certification
Emory University
Start Your Design
Find your outdoor living style.
Every remarkable space begins with a conversation. Tell us how you want to live outdoors, and we will design the rest.
Begin Your Discovery