Site + planting design
Circulation, bed structure, plant rhythm, shade, drainage observations, and a phased plan.
How design worksResidential landscape design + outdoor services
Make the yard useful first.
Fernwell plans and builds outdoor spaces around how people actually move, gather, garden, and maintain them—not around a showroom checklist.
Design + plantingPlans that account for light, circulation, maintenance, and season.
Patios + pathsHardscape that connects doors, gathering zones, beds, and drainage.
Seasonal stewardshipTargeted resets and planting care—not a generic lawn route.
A more useful first conversation
Start with the way the space needs to work.
Maybe the back door lands in mud. Maybe the patio overheats. Maybe the planting looks good for three weeks and disappears for the rest of the year. We start with those practical failures, then shape the materials and planting around them.
Paths + outdoor rooms
Patios, stepping routes, edging, gravel, small walls, and transitions that feel intentional.
See build scopeSeasonal resets
Pruning, bed edits, mulch strategy, replacement planting, and focused refreshes.
See stewardship
Finished outdoor room · stone + shade planting
Planting + path detail
Installation detail
Selected directions
Three ways a yard can earn its keep.
Garden + terrace
Courtyard Garden
A warmer route from kitchen door to evening seating, with layered planting that reads across seasons.
View project storyPath + planting
Long Border Walk
A narrow side yard turned into a useful, planted passage instead of leftover space.
See project notesPatio + shade
Understory Patio
A simple hardscape room positioned around existing canopy and comfortable late-day shade.
See project notesProject fit