It All Begins Here

Our Work

Selected Projects

From intimate garden spaces to large-scale prairie restorations, each project begins with listening... to the land, the ecology, and the people who live within it.

Residential · ½ Acre / Dubuque County

Prairie Meadow Conversion

A half-acre lawn transformed into a thriving native prairie meadow, replacing turfgrass with over 80 species of native wildflowers and grasses adapted to the site's soil and sunlight conditions.

½ Acre Project Area

80+Species Native Plants

Reduce 65% Mowing Area

Project Scope

Site analysis and soil assessment
Custom seed mix design for mesic prairie restoration
Phased removal of turf grass over two seasons
Installation of pollinator pathways and stone borders
Ongoing vegetation maintenance (invasive control, prescribed fire, reseeding)

½ acre turf lawn conversion

Residential · Small Lot / Dubuque, Iowa

River Bluff Hideaway Retreat

An intimate residential landscape reimagined with native woodland plants, limestone pathways, and layered plantings that create year-round beauty within a compact quarter-acre property.

¼ Acre Project Area

45+Species Native Plants

4 Seasons Visual Interest

Project Scope

Shade garden design with native ferns and ephemerals
Flagstone pathway through woodland plantings
Rain garden integration for stormwater management
Layered canopy, understory, and ground cover design
Seasonal bloom succession planning

Commercial, 8+ Acres / Dubuque, Iowa

Campus Prairie Restoration

A comprehensive ecological assessment and native landscape master plan for an 8-acre institutional campus, converting maintained turf into diverse prairie ecosystems with interpretive walking trails, rain detention area, and sensory gardens.