Plan
Built
Kenwood, Minneapolis
Walled courtyard garden
A 1920s lot with no usable yard. We took it down to grade, built a limestone wall for privacy, and centered a bluestone terrace between four mirrored beds.
L—100 Landscape design & build · Twin Cities
Ground worth standing on.
We draw the whole property first — grades, drainage, planting, stone — then build it. One plan set, one team, from the first site walk to the last plant watered in.
Property line
Contour, 1 ft
Proposed tree
Planting bed
Plan
Built
Kenwood, Minneapolis — courtyard garden
2009
Building here since
430+
Properties designed & built
16
People on staff, no subs for stone
3 yr
Warranty on hardscape & grading
L—200 Scope of work
Everything that happens between the survey and the first frost.
Most projects use three or four of these. We scope them together so grades, drainage, and planting are solved on one drawing instead of six change orders.
Landscape design
Site analysis, grading and drainage plans, planting plans, and a full construction set your permit office will accept.
Hardscape & masonry
Natural stone walls, bluestone patios, steps, and driveways set on properly compacted base — dry-laid or mortared.
Planting & softscape
Native-forward planting with hardy perennials, shade trees, and lawn alternatives sized for how the bed will look in year five.
Grading & drainage
Regrading, French drains, dry wells, and rain gardens that move water off the foundation and keep it on your property.
Lighting & irrigation
Low-voltage path and accent lighting plus zoned drip irrigation, wired and plumbed during the build, not retrofitted after.
Seasonal maintenance
Spring and fall cleanups, pruning, bed edging, and a two-year grow-in program for every landscape we install.
L—300 Method
Four phases. You approve the drawings before anyone breaks ground.
PHASE 01
Site walk
We spend an hour on the property, note grades and drainage, and talk budget honestly before you spend a dollar on design.
PHASE 02
Design & plan set
Concept, revisions, then a stamped construction set: layout, grading, planting, lighting, and a fixed-price build estimate.
PHASE 03
Build
Our crews do the excavation, stone, and planting. One project lead is on site every working day and answers your texts.
PHASE 04
Grow-in & care
We come back at 30 days, one season, and one year to adjust irrigation, replace anything that struggled, and hand off care notes.
L—400 Selected work
A few plans we drew and then built.
Every thumbnail below is the site-plan diagram for the project — north up, contours at one foot.
Plan
Built
Marine on St. Croix
Bluff-side terrace steps
Four dry-laid stone terraces turn an unwalkable 22% slope into garden rooms, with a switchback path that meets ADA rise on every run.
Plan
Built
Linden Hills, Minneapolis
Front-yard rain garden
Both downspouts and the driveway now drain into a planted basin sized for a 1-inch storm. Nothing reaches the street, and the city rebate covered the plants.
Plan
Built
Summit Avenue, St. Paul
Historic entry restoration
We reset the original 1901 sandstone walk and steps to true grade, matched the missing pieces from a regional quarry, and replaced two failing boulevard lindens.
L—410 From the clients
What people say after a season in the yard.
“They showed up with a grading plan when three other companies showed up with a mower and a guess. The water problem we'd had for nine years is just gone.”
Linden Hills · rain garden, 2024
“The same three people were in our yard for six weeks. By the end they knew the dog's name and exactly where the property pins were.”
Kenwood · courtyard garden, 2023
“The estimate was the price. They came back at 30 days and again in spring to swap two shrubs that didn't take. No invoice.”
Marine on St. Croix · bluff terraces, 2022
L—500 Where we work
We have the Twin Cities covered.
Our office is pinned on the map. The list below shows areas we frequently are visiting.
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- Minneapolis
- St. Paul
- Edina
- St. Louis Park
- Woodbury
- Roseville
- Bloomington
- Woodbury
- Blaine
- Shoreview
L—600 Start a project
Tell us about the property. We’ll set up a site walk.
We book design work about six weeks out and installs one to two seasons out. Reaching out now is the right time for next year.
- Phone
- (555) 555-0148
- Yard & shop
- 5555 Sample Street
Minneapolis, MN 55114 - Office hours
- Mon–Fri, 7:30a–4:30p
Site walks scheduled evenings & Saturdays - Licensing
- MN Residential Building Contractor #BC000000
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