A multi-tiered sloped Toronto property

Modern meadow

Backyard with edible gardening

Small urban back yard

Woodland retreat

Mixing native species with non-native species

Who doesn’t love peonies? Sometimes our favorite plants aren’t native to where we live. A designed plant community can incorporate native and adaptive non-native species together so that they provide ecological function AND are aesthetically appealing.

Privacy hedge for narrow urban space

Hybrid columnar trees will grow into each other for form a hedge but the growth is mostly upwards. This hedge will never require trimming to control size. It’s a practical solution when space is limited or access is an issue for pruning.

Sheet mulching for the next Spring planting (2nd phase of a planting project to replace lawn with meadow)

Sheet mulching is one of the most ecological AND economic ways to remove a lawn for naturalistic planting. It adds organic matter to the soil, and suppresses weeds. No machinery, no soil compaction, no removal of soil or sod. Healthy soil structure is intact in this process.

Establishing a meadow in the front yard

A naturalistic garden can look as formal or informal as people want it to be. The key is in the design framework.

Garden for A Gardener Project design & installation

  • retaining wall design

  • all planting

  • seeded a new lawn

  • self-watering raised vegetable bed

A custom designed and built pergola

A pergola not only functions as a shade structure, but can also screen unwanted views, provide the third plane enclosure for an outdoor room, and when designed properly, can be used as recreational or outdoor exercise structure.