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This property began with an existing pool and paver steps and wall. Below is a photo of some of the changes that we designed and created.
This is what a property in Glastonbury was before we changed it. It had a slope that went straight into the back of the house.
As shown below we cut into the slope to create a meandering walkway that leads to a furnished stone patio and sitting wall harmonized with new plantings, automatic drip irrigation, and low voltage lighting.
Our client lived in Hong Kong for many years and asked if we could design a garden with Asian influences. We took this awkward ledge and wooded area and created a Japanese Tea House and Garden in it’s stead. It is complimented with custom bamboo fence and arbor, fountains, stepping stones, and low voltage lighting in the trees to simulate moonlit evenings.
This Farmington home began with interlocking walls, pavers, pressure treated deck, and ugly front sconce lights on the house.
We transformed it, as shown below, with curving granite walls and steps capped with bluestone, curving black rails, mahogany and glass deck, plants, lights, automatic drip irrigation, and new sconce lights at the new front door. This photo was taken the first spring after we finished the project.
Ian saw this planter in Marc’s front driveway circle in West Hartford and commented how it would make a lovely fountain in the back of his house (above photos).
He then created this wonderful fountain facing the Hartford Golf Club with water spewing from above with a light at night as well as spitting from the three dolphin mouths around the base. Below are summer and winter pics. 
Fall color bursts forth in Unionville
This photo is what Carol’s property looked like before we changed it with a bluestone walkway, gardens, lighting, and automatic drip irrigation.
‘Organized chaos’ perennial garden and more on a deer trail in Deep River, CT.
Our team meticulously sanded down the maple colored cabinets to finish them with Tea Cookie colored paint, repaired some carpentry issues, and painted the kitchen in Westerly, RI. Below is a photo of the changes we made.
This is The English Lady’s healthy organic garden in Old Lyme.
We made many changes to Dave’s property in Farmington. We began with the photo above and created this area below shown in winter.
A summer view of the pool shown above.
This synthetic putting green is to the left of the pool house in the photo above. The photo below shows the new waterfall and cedar fencing the day we finished the project.
We enjoy decorating our clients’ homes for the holidays.
This was Lisa & Dave’s property in Hartford when we met. We created a new stucco walled courtyard within which a bluestone patio, cedar pergola, and garden now sit. The second phase will include more plants, a fountain, and low voltage lighting.
Ian checks on the progress 
A custom silk wreath ‘Holiday by the Seashore’
A Sunny Day in Watch Hill, RI
Earl, our client in West Hartford, joyfully snapped this photo of our team on his new front step.
This is Emily & Joe’s home in Essex. They had a set of wood steps that lead to the smaller left door on the back of the house. As a first phase we built granite steps to both doors, a bluestone patio, and chose eucalyptus furniture. We transplanted existing plants from around the property and will add more elements as budget allows.
This is Bingo, Ian & Jill’s 13 year old Great Dane-Boxer, who died in November 2010. An amazing Buddhist and friend to all who knew him. Below is Bingo at 6 years old.
Pam’s living room gets a makeover with a new gas fireplace between the windows, paint, staging, and decorating in her home. The photo on the left is what we began with.
Our client’s inability to climb stairs well inspired us to create this outdoor ramp to an outside elevator. The plants are chosen to soften the mechanics of their space in Old Saybrook CT.
This is our office garden in Essex, CT.
We planted this perennial Essex Cove garden in the summer of 2009 and took this photo in June 2010.
A Pondless Waterfall With Plantings in Farmington, CT
