This practice pays attention to:

- local conditions including soil restoration and what
corrective measures are called for
- creating healthy soil with adequate organic matter that holds moisture which allows for the reduction of watering
- creating productive, edible environments such as cutting gardens,vegetable gardens and orchards.

Meeting all client's wishes and needs, the scope of design can include:

- siting the garden in relation to the house and its architectural outdoor meeting spaces
- memorial trees
- sustainable landscape design such as green roofs,
stormwater management and cisterns for capturing
and re-using rainwater