Projects we're proud of.

A 900 sq ft front lawn replaced with a layered native planting — little bluestem, wild bergamot, and rattlesnake master anchoring the back, black-eyed Susans and prairie dropseed filling the middle, and creeping thyme along the path edge. The homeowners wanted something that looked intentional from the street and required no irrigation after establishment.

We'd been mowing this strip for 12 years and hating it.  Lydia walked the yard for 45 minutes before she came up with a plan & we were impressed how she catered to our needs while educating us."

This backyard had a persistent drainage problem — water pooled against the foundation after every rain. We graded a shallow rain garden basin, lined it with native sedges and blue wild indigo, and built a flagstone path that directs runoff into the basin instead of toward the house. No more standing water, and the basin is full of fireflies by June.

Dana figured out the drainage solution in about ten minutes. We'd had three other contractors look at it and none of them suggested anything like this. The path looks like it's always been there.

A 60-foot border along an existing limestone retaining wall, planted specifically for pollinators across a long bloom season — from early wild columbine in April through late-season asters in October. The homeowner wanted to see monarchs. By the second summer, they were counting them.

I told Marcus I wanted monarchs. He didn't promise anything — he just said 'plant the right things and they'll find you.' He was right. We counted eleven on one afternoon last August.