Our work

We built every project here, with our own crew and the trades we manage, and designed all but one. Each one shows what wasn’t working, what we decided and how we built it.

Small city patio at dusk with concrete squares, pergola and fire feature

Toronto, 2014–2015

Nothing to Dig

No lawn on purpose: concrete squares with artificial turf strips, a timber pergola and built-in benches on a tight Toronto lot.

Douglas fir pavilion with lounge furniture at the edge of a pool

Oakville, 2022–2023

The Back Bar

A yard built for hosting: a reclaimed barnboard bar under the wisteria, a Douglas fir pavilion by the pool, and an outdoor kitchen.

Curved brown deck reaching out over a terraced, planted slope

Waterdown, 2014–2015

Into the Trees

One step out from the sliding doors: a curved PVC deck pushed out over a steep Waterdown slope, with armour stone terraces and paths to a lower patio.

White colonial house with new stone walk, planting and edged driveway

Burlington, 2020–2021

New Classic

Designed by Rooted Landscape Design, built by NLG: stone entry, a driveway shaped around a protected tree, and a natural stone patio. Burlington, 2021.

Design: Rooted Landscape Design. Built by Natural Landscape Group.

Finished timber pavilion with stone veneer and cedar ceiling

Flamborough, 2015–2018

Escape Plan

The cottage, brought home: a 25-by-50-foot concrete pool, a timber pavilion and a pool cabana, 200 feet from the house on an open field in rural Flamborough.

Natural stone pool deck with waterfall and covered lounge

Georgetown, 2016–2017

Solid Ground

A repair to the coping (the stone edge of the pool) turned out to be a floating pool. We took it out, drained the ground and rebuilt the yard in natural stone.

Rectangular pool with pale concrete deck, looking back to the house through tall trees

Scarborough, 2018–2020

Ravine’s Edge

A pool on sandy, sloping, conservation-authority land with three feet of side access. Geotechnical assessment, shoring, an engineered wall.