Naturescapes & Ecology

PLANNING & VISION

DESIGN & EXECUTION

landscaping design

Property Analysis & Site Design

The first step is to engage us for a Property Analysis. An onsite consultation that delivers a full report with our recommendations for creating the best use of your space through understanding your goals and the ecology of your site. The “Property Analysis” saves you time, and money, creating the most efficient whole site plan that can be implemented short and/or long term.

Unlike traditional landscaping, we take a whole systems/site approach. We start with providing you with a broad view site plan, reviewing that with you to determine which specific property improvements/projects you’d like to move into the design/build phase.

Our design consultations includes a comprehensive site visit that result in a site concept, design recommendations, with a full report of your site’s unique features, and a phased implementation process recommendation.  

  • Property Analysis and whole site design/mapping

  • Water Systems, Flood & Erosion Mitigation

  • Permaculture Landscape Designs

  • Gardens, Food Scapes, Food Forests & Orchards

  • Natural Building Plans & Hempcrete Homes

  • Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Modifications

  • Homestead Masterplanning & Ecological Restoration 

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Naturescapes & Ecology

Let us revitalize your property with an environmentally-conscious approach. We combine expertise in ecology, permaculture, landscaping, and design to deliver innovative solutions. By integrating ecological considerations throughout the planning and design process, we help clients reduce costs, minimize environmental impacts, and create sustainable projects that provide lasting benefits.

  • Gardens and Foodscapes:   Our designs expertly craft beauty with functionality. Regenerative landscapes will yield bountiful harvests while reviving your property through ecological wisdom.  Our approach prioritizes practicality without sacrificing aesthetics, ensuring a harmonious, thriving and useful outdoor space.

  • Water Features, Ponds & Water Management Systems: Water is vital to your landscape, but balance is imperative. We design to conserve water, with careful consideration of zone, microclimate, watershed, and vegetation needs. Our thoughtful designs include beautiful yet functional water features such as spring fed ponds, rain gardens, floating gardens, and aquatic landscape integrations.

  • Meadowscapes and Arbor Care: We will convert your lawn to a a low maintenance meadow as well as consult on existing trees and their maintenance care. We also will design full orchard and erosion control tree planting plans.

  • Maintenance & Harvesting: We offer annual garden maintenance that includes season vegetable plantings as well as harvesting and winterizing your gardens.

  • Natural Building: We use locally grown and milled wood with the best artisans in the Hudson Valley to build sheds, barns, pergolas, patios, summer kitchens and tiny homes.