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Services

Every project starts with a conversation about your space—how you use it, what's working, and where you'd like to go from here.

Design & Build

A start-to-finish process for larger or more complex projects, from planning and design through installation and construction.

Ecological Maintenance

Full-season garden and landscape care grounded in practical ecological thinking.

Work Sessions

Collaborative work time in your space for problem-solving, exploring ideas, and making tangible progress.

Yard Reset

High-impact cleanup, reorganization, and repair for landscapes that have gotten off track.

The work typically takes one of the following forms:

Areas of Expertise

Ecological Design & Management

  • Formal gardens and naturalized landscapes

  • Native plantings and resilient plant communities

  • Ecological lawn and garden conversions

  • Site assessment and diagnostics

  • Long-term planning and care

  • Input and maintenance reduction strategies

ferns and other native, natural plants. ecological garden

Horticulture & Fine Gardening

  • Skilled plant care and seasonal maintenance

  • Planting, transplanting, dividing, and propagation

  • Tree and shrub pruning

  • Expert weed and invasive plant control

  • Holistic disease and pest management

formal pond with an ornate statue, flowers, and beautiful tropical plants

Hardscaping & Natural Construction

  • Custom design, build, restoration, and repair

  • Paths, patios, stone walls, and garden edging

  • Decks, arbors, tree houses, and other structures

  • Cob construction and other natural techniques

a large, hand crafted dry-stack natural stone retaining wall

Edible Landscapes & Permaculture

  • Organic vegetable, fruit, and herb gardens

  • Perennial edibles, food forests, cut flower gardens, and mixed-use plantings

  • Composting and low-input resource cycling

permaculture design, with a brick and flagstone path, various mixed plantings with flowers and vegetables

Erich Enns  |  Garden Design and Build  |  Philadelphia, PA
215-487-8921  |  info@erichenns.com

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