Services
Garden Design & Installation
Our design and installation process is straightforward and collaborative, guiding the client from first ideas to a finished garden. Our goal is to create gardens that are both meaningful and manageable, spaces that grow more beautiful with time and provide a lasting sense of peace and connection to the landscape.
The Process
1) Beginning with a consultation, we will walk the property, listen to the client's goals, and discuss the many options for the space. Budget and level of maintenance/aftercare are important considerations at this stage.
2) During the design phase, we develop a thoughtful and fluid plan that considers layout, plant selection, stone placement, and key features such as pathways or water elements.
3) Installation begins with careful preparation of the site and ongoing communication with the client. As we bring the design to life, we create a garden that is balanced and intentional, providing year-round structure and seasonal beauty to the property.
Garden Care
Whether a garden is one we have built or an existing Japanese-style landscape, we provide thoughtful, ongoing care for spaces that require and deserve exceptional attention to detail.
The maintenance of a Japanese garden differs from that of a traditional Western landscape. Trees are intentionally maintained at a refined scale and pruned with greater frequency to preserve their form and distinctive character. Gravel beds, moss, and groundcovers are tended to maintain the clean lines and quiet balance that define the garden’s simple yet powerful aesthetic.
For gardens that include koi ponds, we collaborate with Central Ohio’s leading koi breeder to ensure the continued beauty, health, and vitality of both the water feature and its living elements.
Ornamental Pruning
In a Japanese garden or any style of landscape, ornamental trees can be focal points in the landscape that are best maintained with an elevated attention to detail. Their ongoing care often requires a finer level of pruning that combines a thorough understanding of proper technique, tree science and artistic expression. We provide ornamental pruning within the context of garden maintenance or as a stand-alone offering for any landscape. Smaller specimen-type trees and trees that require a ladder (but not climbing) often fall into this category of pruning:
- Dwarf conifers -
- Japanese maples -
- Weeping cultivars -
- Small to medium flowering trees -
Professional Consultation
For property owners looking to implement an existing Japanese garden design, perform their own installation, or who need advice on how to personally maintain their existing garden, we offer professional consultation services. In a consultation, we'll discuss not only the layout and aesthetics of a garden space, but also elements such as proper drainage, long term planning, impact to and from existing trees, light and water requirements, cost considerations, site restrictions, and more.
For installations that we perform that began as a paid consultation, the fee is credited towards the final cost of the project.