Patios, walkways and outdoor living
Paver and bluestone patios, front walks, landings, fire pit areas and seat walls, laid out for how the space is actually used and pitched so water runs away from the house instead of pooling at a door.
Design and build
Landscape design across Norwood, Westwood, Walpole, Medfield and Dedham
A drawn plan for your whole property, priced line by line, then built by the same crew that designed it. Patios, walkways, walls, drainage, plantings and lawn - one plan instead of six separate projects that never quite match.
Why a plan first
Most yards fail on the plan, not the labor
A patio poured in the wrong spot, a walkway too narrow for two people, beds that look right the first spring and swallow the windows by the fifth, water still running at the foundation after all of it. None of that is a labor problem. It is what happens when work gets done piece by piece with no plan behind it.
We draw the whole property once, price each piece separately, and then build it. You can do it in one season or over three, but every phase lands on the same plan, so the finished yard reads as one property instead of a stack of unrelated projects.
The process
From site walk to finished yard, in six steps
1
Site walk and measure
We meet you at the property, walk it with you, and get real numbers: bed lines, grade changes, where water sits after a storm, sun and shade through the day, septic and utility locations, and what the town allows. No design starts before we know the site.
2
Plan and layout
You get a scaled plan of the property showing patio and walkway shapes, wall locations, bed lines, plant placement and material choices, plus photos of the actual pavers, stone and plants so nothing is a surprise on install day.
3
Line-item pricing
Every element on the plan gets its own price. That way you can build the whole thing at once or run it in phases, and you can see exactly what the fire pit or the lighting adds before you commit to it.
4
Revisions
Most plans go through a round or two. Push the patio out, swap a hedge for something deer resistant, move the steps. Changes on paper are free; changes after the base is compacted are not.
5
Install by our own crew
The same company that drew it builds it, with our own excavator, skid steer and trucks. No handing your plan to a stranger and hoping the numbers hold.
6
Walkthrough and care plan
We walk the finished job with you and leave a written first-year care plan: watering schedule for new plantings, when to prune, when to reseal pavers, and what to expect the first winter.
What we design
Every element of the property, drawn together
Front entry and curb appeal
The design most people start with: a wider walk, real steps instead of a settling slab, lit edges, and a planting scheme that frames the door rather than swallowing the windows in ten years.
Planting plans
Plant lists built for New England: sun and shade, mature size, bloom sequence so something is going off from April to October, deer pressure, and salt tolerance anywhere near a plowed drive. Layered so beds read full without being crowded.
Grading, drainage and walls
Wet corners, water against the foundation, a yard you cannot mow. We regrade, add drainage, and build retaining or terrace walls with proper base and drainage behind them so they stay straight through frost.
Lawn areas and renovation
Where turf makes sense and where it does not. Sod for an instant lawn, full seed renovation where budget matters, and bed lines drawn so the mowing crew is not fighting the design every week.
Beds, edging and finish detail
Cut edges, stone or steel borders, black or hemlock mulch, and boulder or specimen placement. The finish work is the part that makes a new install look intentional instead of unfinished.
What you get
What comes with a design
Everything you need to make a decision and to build from, including the numbers.
- 01Scaled site plan of the property
- 02Hardscape layout with dimensions and materials
- 03Planting plan with a full plant list and sizes
- 04Grading and drainage notes where they matter
- 05Material samples and product photos
- 06Line-item pricing by element
- 07Phasing options if you want to build over time
- 08Written first-year care plan at handoff
Why us
A design you can actually build
01
Designed by the people who build it
Nothing gets drawn that we cannot install for the number we quoted. Design firms hand off a plan and walk away; we own it from the first sketch to the last shovel of mulch.
02
Built for New England frost
Base depth, compaction and drainage are specified for freeze and thaw here, not copied from a warm-climate detail. That is the difference between a patio that stays flat and one that heaves in year three.
03
Priced honestly, phased if needed
You see what each piece costs. Plenty of clients do the patio and walls one year and plantings and lighting the next, on the same plan so it still lands as one property.
04
We are here after the install
The crew that mows, mulches and plows your property is the same one that built it, so the design keeps looking the way it did on day one.
Build it with us
The services that turn a plan into a yard
Service area
Landscape design in five towns
Questions
Design questions we get asked
- How much does landscape design cost?
- Design work is quoted per property and depends on size and how much of the yard is in play. A front entry and walkway concept is a small fee; a full property plan with hardscape, grading and planting is more. When you move forward with the install, the design fee is credited toward the project.
- Do I have to build everything at once?
- No. Because pricing is broken out by element, most projects run in phases. We design the whole property once so the phases fit together, then build them on your timeline and budget.
- How long does the process take?
- Usually one to two weeks from the site walk to a plan in your hands, plus a round of revisions. Install timing depends on the season and the scope. Spring and fall book up first, so a design done over the winter usually gets the earliest install date.
- When is the best time of year to design a landscape?
- Winter and early spring. The yard is quiet, we have time to draw, permits and materials can be sorted early, and you land at the front of the install schedule instead of waiting behind a full spring calendar.
- Do you handle permits and town requirements?
- We flag anything that needs town review: wetlands buffers, conservation setbacks, retaining wall height thresholds and septic clearances in Norwood, Westwood, Walpole, Medfield and Dedham. If a filing is needed we tell you up front rather than discovering it mid-dig.
- Can you work with a plan an architect already drew?
- Yes. Send it over and we will price and build from it, and tell you honestly if anything in it will not hold up in this soil and climate.
- What size projects do you take?
- Anything from a front walk and entry beds to a full backyard with patio, walls, drainage, plantings and lawn. If a job is too big or too specialized for us, we say so instead of learning on your property.
Ready to see your property drawn out?
Tell us the address and what you have in mind. We'll walk the property and put a plan and a real number in front of you. Or call (508) 254-7334 and talk to the owner.