Maybe you picture morning coffee on a stone patio while the sun rises. Or friends gathering around a fire pit, their laughter mixing with cricket songs. Whatever story you’re dreaming up, we’re here to help you tell it—one stone, one plant, one perfectly placed boulder at a time.
Look, anyone can stick plants in dirt. But creating a landscape that makes you pause every time you glance out your kitchen window? That takes something more.
It takes understanding that your outdoor space is really about:
We get it. And more importantly, we get Montana—its moods, its seasons, its spectacular way of humbling even the best-laid plans.
Here’s our promise: We won’t show up with a cookie-cutter plan and pretend it’s “custom.”
Instead, we start with questions. Good ones. Like:
Then we translate your answers into something real. Something that fits your life, not some magazine’s idea of it.
What you can expect from us:
We’ll walk your property together, probably multiple times. We’ll notice things you’ve stopped seeing—that weird drainage issue, the spot that gets blasted by afternoon sun, the view you’re not taking advantage of.
We’ll sketch. We’ll revise. We’ll show you options you hadn’t considered. (Did you know you can have a water feature that doesn’t sound like a toilet flushing? True story.)
We’ll be honest about what works here and what doesn’t. That tropical paradise you saw on Instagram? Not happening at 5,000 feet. But we can create something even better—something that belongs here.
Montana doesn’t care about your timeline. It’ll snow in June just to keep you humble. It’ll gift you 70-degree days in October as an apology. Your landscape needs to roll with it all.
That’s why we design for reality, not just pretty pictures. We choose plants that laugh at late freezes. We position patios to catch morning sun but dodge afternoon wind. We build with materials that get better looking as Montana weather beats them up.
Not just patios—magnetic spaces that pull you outside. The kind where “just checking the grill” turns into an impromptu two-hour dinner party.
Because nothing says “stay awhile” like a crackling fire and a view of the Spanish Peaks. We design fire elements that feel like they’ve always belonged there.
Every stone has character. Our job is making them sing together. Whether it’s a retaining wall that doubles as seating or steps that flow like water, we speak fluent stone.
No plastic dolphins. No complicated pumps that break every winter. Just the sound of water doing what water does best—making everything else fade away.
Native doesn’t have to mean boring. We mix tough-as-nails locals with adapted beauties that can handle our weather tantrums. Color, texture, four-season interest—your plants will work harder than you do.
We meet at your place. We listen more than we talk. We ask questions that might surprise you. ("What's your favorite vacation memory?" tells us more than "What's your budget?")
We go away and dream on your behalf. Then we come back with ideas—some safe, some that might make you say, "Wait, we could do THAT?"
Together, we land somewhere between practical and magical. We refine until you're doing that excited hand-gesture thing when you describe it to friends.
We nail down every detail. Which exact plants. Which specific stones. Where every light goes. No surprises (except good ones).
We handle everything. Permits, scheduling, coordination. You just watch your yard transform and try not to hug us too often.
Your outdoor space is waiting to become something more. Something that fits your life perfectly. Something that makes you cancel dinner plans because the backyard is calling.
Let’s create something Montana would be proud of.
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