SERVICES
Garden Design
We work with clients through a design process that includes site visits, inspirational planting palettes, and hand-drawn garden renderings that are completely unique to your patch of Earth.
Each garden is an evolutionary process, incorporating layers of trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals and bulbs to create a vibrant ecosystem with four-season interest.
From small pocket meadows to entire landscapes, we delight in transforming tired, vacant land into colorful, eco-beneficial sanctuaries that soothe the soul and delight the senses.
.jpg)
InstallatioN
Amsonia Design does full garden installations including:
​
-
site clearing & debris removal
-
site preparation
-
soil remediation
-
plant installation
-
container design & patio gardens
-
vegetable & raised bed garden construction
-
plant propagation upon request
-
"softscaping" garden paths with natural materials, ie. mulch, stone, gravel
-
holiday displays & decor
​
We are happy to recommend arborists, hardscape and turf/lawn professionals
We are happy to work with clients on developing a garden maintenance package that works for their budget and specific site needs.
​
Maintenance includes fertilizing, soil amendments, plant additions, pruning, plant health care, weeding, seed-saving, cutbacks and winterization.
​
We also offer four-season container designs so that your entryways and pots are always looking fresh and festive.
Maintenance
Education
If you are like us and see every backyard as an opportunity to protect pollinators, save butterfly species and create beautiful, healthy habitats, chances are you'd like to spread that message.
My lecture "Backyard Ecology: Simple Ways to Protect Nature at Home," is an hour long presentation that gathers and synthesizes best practices and advice I have garnered from garden designers, environmentalists and NYBG faculty: Doug Tallamy, Edwina von Gal, Michael Ruggiero, Steven Conaway and Marta McDowell.
​
The simple steps outlined in this talk prove that it doesn't take much to make an ecological impact in your own backyard.
​
