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Landscape Design
Site-specific master plans drawn by hand and refined in 3D – every plant, path, and view considered.
Landscape design since 1998
Gardens that grow more beautiful every season.
A studio of designers, horticulturists, and stone masons shaping outdoor spaces across the region, with the patience the craft deserves.
Our Studio
We believe a garden is a slow conversation between a place and the people who live with it, one held in soil, stone, water, and light.
Thistlewood is a small team led by principal designer Anna Whitfield. We take on a limited number of projects each year so every garden receives the attention of the people who drew it.
Services
Design, build, and care, all under one roof.
Every project moves through the same considered hands, from first sketch to twentieth season of pruning.
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Garden Installation
From soil preparation to the final specimen tree, our crews plant with the patience of a nursery.
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Hardscape & Stonework
Patios, walls, steps, and water features built from natural stone by a dedicated masonry team.
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Seasonal Care
Year-round maintenance programs that keep gardens looking intentional through every season.
Selected work
Recent gardens.
BeforeAfterCedar Grove Residence
Hardscape · Lighting
BeforeAfterElmwood Estate
Design · Installation
BeforeAfterRosewood Cottage
Perennial Garden
BeforeAfterHighland Farmhouse
Restoration
Approach
Slow work, deep roots.
I.
Listen
A long first walk of the site with you: sun angles, drainage, the view from the kitchen window, the trees worth keeping.
II.
Draw
Hand-sketched concepts, refined into planting plans and construction drawings you can hold.
III.
Build
Our own crews on site, no subcontracted surprises. Stone laid by hand, plants set with room to grow.
IV.
Tend
Optional seasonal care, so year five looks even better than year one.
Reviews
What our clients say.
"They saw possibilities in our lot we'd walked past for a decade. Three years later, the garden looks like it has always been there."
"Meticulous, quiet, unhurried. The crew treated our old stone walls like heirlooms and left the property cleaner than they found it."
Begin a project
Let's walk your garden.
We take on a handful of new residential projects each season. Tell us a little about your place, and we reply to every inquiry personally.