Consultation, Design, Build + Maintenance.
Ecological Landscaping
Ecological landscaping
We believe that all the world is our home and that the best way to design for our own well being is to design for the well being of all living things.
Our relationship with nature and our landscapes is one of the most accessible and important tools to help us adapt to a changing climate. Designing holistically and sustainably can help reduce green house gases, increase biodiversity and create healthy spaces for both ourselves and other species. Ecological Landscaping can create pride and pique environmental interest in students, residents and employees.
we believe in hand drawing.
Some may call it old fashioned or inefficient, we consider hand drawing to be an integral component of the design process..
Drawing allows for the quick expression of ideas and concepts, ideal for the early stages of the design process when the goal is to explore many possibilities.
Design detail for a pond naturalization project.
we believe in biodiversity.
All of our work focuses on recognizing and increasing biodiversity within the built environment.
Renaturalizing the edges of man-made water features is an effective and sustainable way to bring back biodiversity.
Our Projects
Kind Words from customers
Thanks to Cynthia my side garden has gone from grass, one tree, and a dying hedge to a beautifully balanced open garden with different levels and a wealth of plant species: tall, mid and low in height, a wide range of colours, some native and many non-native, and as well a rock ‘river’. I love my garden and so do my neighbours.
The planning, design, and construction took more than one season. Planning began with sharing ideas on what I would like, what Cynthia would suggest and what would be possible. With the design phase sketches and drawings (Cynthia really is an artist) it became easier to see what the outcome could be.
If during these two stages I came up with an idea/suggestion that differed from what we had Cynthia would look at what I was suggesting and say “yes, we could do that,” or “hmmm, how about that?” We would toss ideas around and come up with the final ‘where’ to put a particular plant, or stone. With the planning and design phases it was a collaborative effort, not so with the construction phase. That was all Cynthia and her assistant working by hand.
When we had a second project for my other garden, I knew exactly who to call.
Let’s Talk about your project.
Let’s have a consultation to help you plan your ecological landscape project. We can help you assess your current ecosystem with a site visit.