Full garden design
A measured plan for the whole garden — layout, planting and materials, drawn so the build follows the drawing.
Demo — illustrative · Fictional business · Not a real landscape studio
Heron Creek
Landscape Design · Raleigh, NC
Design–build studio · Est. concept
Outdoor rooms,
drawn for the way
you live outside.
Heron Creek is a fictional Raleigh landscape studio in this demo. In the story of this site, they design and build gardens as rooms — a shaded place to sit, a path that earns its keep, planting that belongs to North Carolina.
Demo — illustrative. Phone number is fictional (555-01xx).
Licensed & insured
Demo — illustrative: licence and insurance claims are invented for this demo.
Design fee credited
Demo — illustrative: in the demo story, the design fee is credited against the build.
Two-year planting care
Demo — illustrative: a fictional two-year establishment care note, not a real offer.
Selected work
Four gardens, four briefs.
Demo — illustrative: these projects are invented for this demo. No real properties, photos or results are shown.
- W—01Courtyard
A shaded courtyard, Oakwood
A walled courtyard that was too hot to use: a small canopy tree, a stone seat wall and planting for deep shade.
- W—02Terracing
A sloping garden, Five Points
A steep side yard turned into terraced beds and a gravel stair — the slope, kept, instead of fought.
- W—03Front garden
A front garden that welcomes, North Hills
A wide, straight walk replaced with a gentle curve, a low stone edge and planting that frames the door.
- W—04Native planting
A woodland edge, Brier Creek
Where the lawn met the trees: native shrubs, a mulch path and a bench placed where the evening light lands.
Services
What the studio does.
Six services, from first sketch to first season. Demo — illustrative: no prices, timelines or results on this page are real.
Outdoor rooms & patios
Stone and timber patios, pergolas and seat walls that make the garden a place to be, not just to look at.
Native & adapted planting
Planting palettes built from species that suit Raleigh summers and winters — less water, less fuss, more life.
Stonework & paths
Steps, walls and paths in stone and gravel, laid to last and to drain — the quiet structure under the planting.
Water & rain gardens
Rain gardens and small water features that slow runoff and give the garden a sound of its own.
Establishment care
The first two seasons of watering, pruning and adjustment, in the demo story — new gardens need looking after.
In their words
Clients, on the finished garden.
Demo — illustrative: every quote below is invented for this demo. No real reviews, ratings or customers are shown.
“The drawing was so clear that the build felt calm. We knew what was coming, and it came.”— Demo testimonial, illustrative. Fictional homeowner, Oakwood, Raleigh.
“They talked us out of the thing we asked for and into the thing we actually wanted. The garden proves them right every evening.”— Demo testimonial, illustrative. Fictional homeowner, Five Points, Raleigh.
Process
From first walk to first season.
- 01
The walk & the brief
A walk through the garden together, and a conversation about how you live outside — not a form, a talk.
- 02
Concept & estimate
A concept sketch and a written estimate, so the design and its cost are agreed before anything is drawn in detail.
- 03
Detailed design
Planting plan, materials and levels, drawn to build from — the document the crew works to.
- 04
Build & first season
The build, then the first season of establishment care — watering, settling and small adjustments.
FAQ
Before the consultation.
Do you only take on full garden redesigns?
Demo — illustrative: no, in this demo story. A single space — a courtyard, a front walk, a shady corner — is a complete brief on its own.
What does the design fee cover?
Demo — illustrative: in the fictional story, the fee covers the measured survey, concept and detailed planting plan, and is credited against the build if it goes ahead.
How long does a project take?
Demo — illustrative: this demo gives no real timeline. In the demo story, a design takes weeks and a build takes weeks to months, depending on scale and season.
Do you maintain the garden afterwards?
Demo — illustrative: in this fictional story, the studio covers the first two seasons of establishment care, then hands over with a care plan.
Where do you work?
Demo — illustrative: Raleigh and nearby Wake County in this fictional story — Oakwood, Five Points, North Hills and Brier Creek are named as examples only.
Request a consultation
Begin with a conversation.
A few lines about the garden and what you would like it to become. Demo — illustrative: this form does not send anywhere and no real consultation will be booked.