- Landscape architecture and site planning
- Planting design
- Water management and features
- Structures in the landscape (including solar)
- Landform design
- Landscape sculpture and stonework
- Garden design
A diverse dynamic and healthy landscape cannot be constructed or installed, It evolves over time. Paving is installed. A house is constructed. A living landscape is an ongoing biological process.
We can get your landscape started through the following services
- Planting trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants
- Modifying land forms
- Water utilization and management, (drainage, ponds, fountains)
- Improving soil
- Building structures in the landscape, from offices and homes, to decks and garden gates
- Installing paving, walkways, and landscape lighting
- Placing art and stone in the landscape
- Removals of plants and demolition of structures
Talks and lectures on a very wide spectrum of topics for professional, garden, church,civic,convention, school, and environmental groups
Topics include but are not limited to:
- Landscape design
- Garden design
- Understanding ecology and the landcommunity
- Energy and resource conservation in thelandscape
- Increasing biodiversity in your landscape
- Permaculture
- The Gardenfarm
- Transitions to a sustainable future at home
- Using ornamental grasses
- Soil health and making new soil
- Herb gardening
- Ancient sunlight in the garden
- The learning garden
- Tools and their uses
- Perennial gardening
- Landscape detoxification
- Basics of the organic vegetable garden
- Improving the health of your land and your life
- Wild edible plants in the home garden
- Homeland security at home
- Storing solar energy in your garden
- Toxic chemicals in your landscape, their price and their hidden costs
- Garden art
- Industrial agriculture
- Genetic engineering
- Sustainable agriculture
- Gardening with native plants
- Free shade trees and their benefits
- Cooking from the garden
- and many other interrelated subjects
For the projects we design that are larger than our crews can accommodate, we offer construction supervision.
Dear Ron,
I want to take this opportunity to express my appreciation of your magnificent landscaping contribution at my previous home. As you know, I recently moved to Wisconsin, and one of my biggest losses was leaving the beautiful and natural haven of my surroundings. This haven was the direct result of the work you did to totally transform my property. From the first time we met I knew I'd be pleased with the outcome because your focus was on discovering what was important to me as opposed to what you thought needed to occur. I loved this "front end" approach and it really paid off! I ended up with a yard that brought me so much joy and pleasure, in addition to the admiration of neighbors, friends, and family. And I loved how I was able to continue creating within the foundation of what we created together. When it was time to sell my home, literally almost every person who called or came by commented on the fabulous landscaping. It was such a major draw and no doubt contributed to people's interest in the home. I was extremely pleased that the person who bought the property also has an appreciation for what this unique and inviting space offers.
Your expertise, creativity, professionalism, a deep love of our environment....these are some of the gifts and talents I see you bringing forth through your work. I feel extremely fortunate to have been on the receiving end of all this. Thank you so much for all that you brought to my home and continue to bring to others, hopefully for many years to come! Please feel free to pass along my accolades of your work if you like. I'd love to know that I helped someone else get as much out of a landscaping investment as I did!
With much gratitude,
Debbie Waterstone, Lisle