Services

Full-service ecological design and care

Rooted in place,
built for the long haul

We offer a suite of landscape services that span the full life of a project—from early visioning to installation support and long-term stewardship. Whether you’re designing your dream backyard, reimagining a schoolyard, finding that perfect spot for the patio, or tending a changing landscape, we meet you where you’re at with clear thinking, creative process, and ecological insight.

We act as your design partners—offering coordination, interpretation, and referrals to trusted contractors and vendors. Whether you're working with someone you already know or looking for a new collaborator, we help keep communication clear and the design on track.

You can hire us for one service or all four.
The strongest outcomes often come when we work across the arc of a project: planning with care, designing with integrity, and staying in relationship with the land over time.

Not sure where to start?
Most clients begin with a Site Planning phase, then build from there. We’re happy to help chart a path that fits your timeline, goals, and budget.

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Full-Scale
Site Planning

A big-picture
roadmap for the land.

We assess the site, align with your goals, and develop an ecological and sustainable concept plan that sets everything else up for success.

Design & Implementation Guidance

Detailed plans and sourcing support to bring your vision to life—plants, materials, hardscape, and layout.

We keep things coherent, buildable, and ecologically sound.

Stewardship & Long-Term Care

Ongoing guidance to help your landscape thrive.

From seasonal edits to plant care coaching, we support your site’s long-term health and evolution.

Workshops & Community Practice

Custom workshops and public programming that connect people to place.

For schools, organizations, or anyone exploring land through learning.

Full-Scale
Site Planning

Start with what the land is already telling you.

Every landscape has its own logic—sunlight patterns, soil shifts, hidden history, emerging needs. Our Site Planning process begins with listening: to the land, to your goals, and to the layers beneath the surface.

We walk the site, gather ecological observations, and map key conditions. From there, we create a high-level concept plan that reflects how your site can evolve—with room for change, care, and creativity over time.

Whether you're designing a dream garden, thinking about future hardscape placement, or just looking to understand the land more deeply, this phase gives you a solid, site-specific foundation to build on. It’s a way to move forward with clarity—and fewer costly missteps down the road.

What you get:

  • A clear, illustrated plan for your land’s potential

  • Ecological overlays and programmatic ideas tailored to you

  • A foundation for planting, building, and future decision-making

  • Site-specific insights you won’t get from a contractor alone

This is a great fit for:

  • Families creating safe, flexible spaces for kids or pets

  • Property owners planning patios, pools, or future structures

  • Larger or multi-acre sites needing a long-term vision

  • Anyone facing drainage issues, soggy spots, or pest trouble

  • Folks who want less lawn, fewer chemicals—and a better way forward

FAQs

  • Absolutely. Site Planning works as a standalone service or as the first step in a longer journey. Some clients stop here, others use it as a foundation for design, permitting, or future implementation phases.

  • Not quite—but we can work with your existing survey or help you get one if needed. Our work adds ecological and programmatic layers that most surveys don’t capture.

  • Because rushing ahead without a clear, grounded plan often leads to costly changes later. By taking the time to understand the land, we help you make smarter choices—from planting to patios to where the rain actually goes.

  • We typically offer this phase as a flat-fee package, based on your site’s size and complexity. After an initial call, we’ll send you a tailored proposal outlining scope, pricing, and timeline—no surprises.

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Design & Implementation Guidance

From vision to reality without losing the soul of the design.

This is the phase where ideas take shape and decisions start to matter. We turn schematic plans into detailed layouts, source local materials and labor, and develop planting designs that build resilience and beauty over time. Whether we’re finalizing a patio layout, coordinating grading and drainage, or curating a resilient planting palette, this is where your values become visible.

We don’t install directly, but we work closely with you and your contractors to make sure every element is ecologically grounded, visually coherent, and practically buildable. From zoning questions to last-minute plant swaps, we stay involved so the process feels smooth, supportive, and aligned with the original vision.

This might include:

  • Refined layout plans and hardscape siting

  • Native planting design with rich, layered systems

  • Material palettes and sustainable sourcing guidance

  • Irrigation, drainage, or grading coordination

  • Support with permitting and HOA documentation

  • Plant lists with sourcing and substitutions

  • Contractor coordination and build support

This is a great fit for:

  • Clients ready to build but unsure how to take the next step

  • Projects that need help navigating permitting, HOAs, or site constraints

  • Homeowners looking for resilient planting plans that do more than look pretty

  • Contractors who want clear guidance and flexible collaboration

  • Anyone seeking an install that reflects their ecological values and their lifestyle

FAQs

  • No—we don’t act as general contractors. But we do stay involved throughout the build to answer questions, coordinate details, and help your team deliver the landscape as intended.

  • Yes. We tailor each plant palette to your site conditions, aesthetic, and budget, and can connect you with nurseries or suppliers we trust. We also prioritize local and sustainable materials whenever possible.

  • We typically charge hourly for this phase, based on scope and complexity. Some clients engage us for targeted support; others ask us to stay closely involved throughout construction. We’re happy to provide a custom estimate once we understand your goals.

  • Installations rarely go 100% to plan. Weather shifts, materials run out, and real-time choices have to be made. Our involvement helps preserve the intent behind the design—and often saves time, money, and stress along the way.

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Stewardship &
Long-Term Care

Care is part of the design.

A thriving landscape changes with the seasons, settles in over time, and sometimes surprises you. Our stewardship services are here to help you meet the land where it is, year by year, with guidance, edits, and care strategies that support long-term health and beauty.

Whether you’re managing a complex site, tending your first native garden, or helping a young landscape establish itself, we offer seasonal support that builds your confidence and deepens your connection to the land. We can work with you directly or alongside your maintenance team to make sure the design continues to adapt and succeed.

Stewardship isn’t about perfection—it’s about relationship, observation, and thoughtful response. Over time, you’ll learn how your landscape functions, what it needs, and how to care for it with less guesswork and more joy.

This might include:

  • Seasonal walkthroughs and feedback visits

  • Year-by-year planting edits and care guidance

  • Coaching for homeowners, families, or maintenance teams

  • Help addressing deer pressure, soil issues, or plant performance

  • Optional 3-year plan for deeper, site-specific care

This is a great fit for:

  • Homeowners learning to care for a native or layered garden

  • Families hoping to connect more with their landscape over time

  • Schools or institutions with rotating staff or student stewards

  • Anyone who wants guidance (not a to-do list) for long-term success

  • We don’t offer routine labor or mowing. But we do provide targeted feedback, site visits, and coaching so your team—whether it’s you, a partner, a crew, or a neighbor—feels confident in supporting a dynamic planting system.

  • No problem. We can provide contacts for trusted partners, but this service works just as well for DIY caretakers or families looking to get more hands-on. We adjust the level of detail and support based on your goals and experience.

  • Perfect. We’ll walk you through it—no pressure, no jargon. You’ll learn the basics over time, and we’re here to answer questions as they come up.

  • It typically takes native landscapes around three seasons to root deeply, fill in, and stabilize. That’s when plant communities reveal their long-term patterns and when our support can make the biggest difference.

  • We offer flat-rate seasonal visits, or you can sign up for a multi-year care plan based on site size and complexity. We’ll help you find the right level of engagement.

FAQs

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Workshops & Community Practice

Landscape is a learning space for everyone.

This branch of our work focuses on shared learning, public storytelling, and community engagement. We collaborate with schools, cultural institutions, and mission-driven organizations to design custom workshops, planting days, and creative education experiences that deepen people’s relationship to land and place.

Whether we’re planning a pollinator garden with students, hosting a hands-on design charrette, or giving a talk on native planting systems, these offerings are about building ecological literacy and sparking imagination.

We also publish essays, audio stories, and field notes to make landscape design part of public discourse, not just private projects.

This might include:

  • Custom workshops for schools, community groups, your family, or yourself  

  • Public talks, panels, and storytelling events

  • Participatory design sessions or planting days

  • Writing, publishing, and media collaboration

This is a great fit for:

  • Educators or nonprofits looking to connect land and learning

  • Schools reimagining outdoor classrooms or garden spaces

  • Institutions or municipalities seeking community input

  • Media producers, writers, or orgs exploring design storytelling

  • Anyone wanting to do something about the climate crisis

FAQs

  • Yes—many of our workshops are co-designed with educators or nonprofit partners. We can tailor sessions to your curriculum, space, timeline, budget, and age group.

  • When capacity allows, yes. We’re always open to collaborations with community-led efforts or grant-supported initiatives.

  • Absolutely. We love partnering on writing, interviews, media projects, and exhibits that explore place, planting, and design thinking.

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“Dean and Tom demonstrated exceptional knowledge and a genuine passion for creating a space that truly supports and attracts pollinators.

The garden not only looks great, with its vibrant colors and varying textures, but it also functions as a small haven for local wildlife.

Client Testimony

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We look forward to talking about how we can realize your landscape dreams.