![A sidewalk raingarden, three years post-planting. This does an extraordinary job filtering and reducing runoff.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589b97ac197aea9dc0135c0f/1708633551891-28E4X68JDVFYE1ZO6Y8B/PXL_20210728_002855374.jpg)
![Shade perennials upon planting. Plugs are the best and most economical means to establish a healthy perennial bed.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589b97ac197aea9dc0135c0f/1708633552850-F55Z4WIVR2YU5BU0LR91/PXL_20211103_150906304.jpg)
![This installation on Maple Grove Rd. is only one year post-planting. Great soil and regular watering the first year made all the difference.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589b97ac197aea9dc0135c0f/1708634257132-XYSJOKXPDT0QYMQ3LGW2/image-asset.jpeg)
![A dry creek bed channeling rainwater from roof to meadow, terminating in a beautiful raingarden of rose milkweed, native spirea, Culver's root, Grey's sedge, and more. One year post-planting.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589b97ac197aea9dc0135c0f/1708633554323-6GJSGWFX68EZRAG5YN6O/PXL_20220901_161307012.jpg)
![This showy native garden is only one year post-planting. We replaced the ragged lawn in front with a variety of native grasses, simulating (sort of) different hairstyles.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589b97ac197aea9dc0135c0f/1708633555364-3XMUV8QNLMLFP16MRGKB/PXL_20220913_150935739.jpg)
![Our top-of-the-line permanent steel edging maintains the lines of our elegant edging and keeps grass from creeping into the beds.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589b97ac197aea9dc0135c0f/1708633556312-AL39F85P13WKXUITJUFJ/PXL_20230608_134509667.jpg)
![A most unusual formal semi-native planting (lots of lavender and peony) and one that we are particularly proud of. This is 4 months post-planting.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589b97ac197aea9dc0135c0f/1708633557155-7YIK857NJ1LNJBX605JH/PXL_20230723_161613361.jpg)
![One of our first creations, a lengthy meadow with a mulch walkway terminating in a shady sitting area. 3 years post-planting.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589b97ac197aea9dc0135c0f/1708633558259-3QSHV35M5JYYNR1FHKDF/PXL_20230723_165615901.jpg)
![Another unusual planting: the client grew up in the Adirondacks and missed her evergreens, so we created a mixed native/non-native landscape with elegant evergreens and flowering native groundcover.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589b97ac197aea9dc0135c0f/1708633558567-9VB5BNZHFQRED0UI9VM8/PXL_20230912_210916922.jpg)
![A dry creek bed to channel rainwater from roof to woods. Later we added blue mistflower, rudbeckia, and buttonbush to add structure.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589b97ac197aea9dc0135c0f/1708633845645-MUPNVQI1JHIC8S90AGTU/image-asset.jpeg)
"natives, edibles and more..."
A sidewalk raingarden, three years post-planting. This does an extraordinary job filtering and reducing runoff.
Shade perennials upon planting. Plugs are the best and most economical means to establish a healthy perennial bed.
This installation on Maple Grove Rd. is only one year post-planting. Great soil and regular watering the first year made all the difference.
A dry creek bed channeling rainwater from roof to meadow, terminating in a beautiful raingarden of rose milkweed, native spirea, Culver's root, Grey's sedge, and more. One year post-planting.
This showy native garden is only one year post-planting. We replaced the ragged lawn in front with a variety of native grasses, simulating (sort of) different hairstyles.
Our top-of-the-line permanent steel edging maintains the lines of our elegant edging and keeps grass from creeping into the beds.
A most unusual formal semi-native planting (lots of lavender and peony) and one that we are particularly proud of. This is 4 months post-planting.
One of our first creations, a lengthy meadow with a mulch walkway terminating in a shady sitting area. 3 years post-planting.
Another unusual planting: the client grew up in the Adirondacks and missed her evergreens, so we created a mixed native/non-native landscape with elegant evergreens and flowering native groundcover.
A dry creek bed to channel rainwater from roof to woods. Later we added blue mistflower, rudbeckia, and buttonbush to add structure.