Opening

I design and build landscapes on private acreage. Each project runs several years, from the first walk of the site to the moment the work is complete.

The practice

The practice is slow by choice. One project at a time, sometimes two, present on site through every stage. Design and construction are not separate phases — they inform each other. Designs change as ground is opened, as water finds its level, as planting reveals what the soil wants. The client is part of this throughout — not consulted at the start and presented with a finished result, but in dialogue across the years.

The thinking

Diversity and connection provide the framework. A landscape built this way is more resilient, more alive, and more interesting to be in. Native habitat is woven through the design and the fauna return. Productive ground sits alongside the ornamental — vegetables, fruit, herbs grown without chemicals, close to where they’ll be eaten. Fire has a place too: an open hearth, a built oven, somewhere to cook outside and gather. The finished landscape draws people back to the things that matter. They notice the seasons, learn the names of birds, eat what grew where they’re standing.

The work

The work is for clients who want a landscape that belongs to its time and place, made by someone who knows the site as well as they do. The result is not styled or curated. The design sits in the landscape, as if it could not have been otherwise.

Acknowledgement

The land I work on has been cared for by Aboriginal peoples for tens of thousands of years before my projects begin. I acknowledge that prior care and seek to honour it in the work I do.