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Landscape design and build · west Toronto庭院设计与施工 · 多伦多西区

A back garden
you will actually use
后院,
是用来住的

Stone patios, planting and cedar structures for homes in Etobicoke, Mississauga and Oakville. It starts with a walk around your yard, in English or Mandarin.天然石铺地、花木种植、雪松木花架,服务 Etobicoke、密西沙加和奥克维尔的住宅。第一步,我们上门陪您走一圈院子,普通话、英语都行。

You see the whole garden drawn on paper before anyone digs.动工之前,整个院子先画在图纸上给您看。

01 · Lift it out01 · 整块抬起

Every garden starts below the lawn好院子,从草坪下面开始

To show you how we build, we lift a finished garden out of the ground and take it apart.我们把一个建好的院子整块抬出地面,拆开给您看,每一层是怎么做的。

02 · Pergola and plants02 · 花架和植物

What you see comes off first先拿走看得见的部分

The cedar pergola is built as one frame. Every plant goes in with its full root ball, so it settles in fast.雪松木花架是一整个框架。每棵植物都带着完整的土球种下去,扎根更快。

03 · Under the stone03 · 石头下面

The part nobody sees看不见的,才最要紧

Under the stone sits bedding sand, and under that a compacted gravel base. It is what keeps a patio level through freeze and thaw.石板下面是找平砂层,再下面是压实的碎石基层。冬天冻、春天化,石地还能平平整整,靠的就是这两层。

04 · Every layer04 · 全部六层

Six layers, in order六层,按顺序

  1. Compacted subsoil压实底土subsoil
  2. Landscape fabric园艺土工布landscape fabric
  3. Crushed gravel base碎石基层gravel base
  4. Bedding sand找平砂层bedding sand
  5. Natural stone天然石板natural stone
  6. Cedar pergola雪松木花架cedar pergola

05 · Built back up05 · 再装回去

Then it all goes back, lights on一层层装回去,灯亮了

Base, stone, lawn, plants and pergola, in that order. You see the garden. The layers are why it lasts.基层、石板、草坪、植物、花架,按这个顺序。您看到的是院子,让它用得久的是这几层。

A garden is built in a few weeks. It is lived in for decades. We plan for the decades.院子几周就建好,却要住上几十年。我们按几十年来规划。

Services服务

Everything between the back door and the fence从后门到围栏,都交给我们

Stone patios and walkways石材平台与步道

Natural stone laid on a proper base, with steps and edges that stay level through freeze and thaw.天然石铺在扎实的基层上,台阶和边缘经得起冬冻春化,不翘不陷。

Design and planting plans设计图与种植方案

A drawn plan of the whole yard, with every plant named, so you can build it in one go or in stages.整个院子画成一张图,每棵植物都写明名字。可以一次建完,也可以分几年慢慢做。

Planting beds花境种植

Layered beds of native perennials and grasses that look full in the first summer and fill in from there.本地多年生花卉和观赏草分层种植,第一个夏天就有样子,之后一年比一年满。

Cedar pergolas and structures雪松木花架与构筑

Pergolas, privacy screens and planters built from cedar, sized to the plan and finished to weather well.花架、隐私屏风和种植箱,用雪松木按图纸尺寸打造,表面处理耐风耐雨。

Landscape lighting庭院照明

Low voltage path, step and tree lights, so the garden is still yours after the sun goes down.低压步道灯、台阶灯和树灯,太阳下山后,院子照样能用。

Seasonal care季节养护

Spring clean up and fall cut back for the gardens we build, so the plan keeps looking like the plan.我们建的院子,春季清理、秋季修剪都可以接着做,让院子一直是图纸上的样子。

In your language用您习惯的语言

Plans and quotes you can read at home图纸和报价,回家能看懂

Yard walk上门看院子

English or Mandarin普通话或英语

Tell us which language suits your family. Cantonese on request.告诉我们家里人习惯哪种语言。需要粤语也可以提前说。

Plan and quote图纸和报价

Both languages, side by side中英对照

Every item on the quote is named in English and Chinese, so the whole family and the crew use the same words.报价单每一项都中英对照写明,家里人和施工队说的是同一件东西。

How it works流程

Three steps, one person to call三步,全程一位负责人

  1. Step 1第一步

    Book a yard walk预约上门

    Pick a time. We come to you, measure, take photos and listen.您定时间。我们上门量尺寸、拍照片,先听您想怎么用这个院子。

  2. Step 2第二步

    Approve the plan确认图纸

    You get a drawn plan and a written quote. Ask for changes until it feels right.您会收到设计图和书面报价。哪里不满意就改,改到满意为止。

  3. Step 3第三步

    We build, you move outside施工交付

    The crew builds to the plan and hands it over clean, with care notes for the first season.施工队照图施工,收拾干净再交给您,附上第一年的养护说明。

Grow in慢慢长成

Good gardens get better every year好院子,一年比一年好看

We choose plants for where they will be in five summers, not just on handover day. Tap to watch one grow.选植物,我们看的是五年后的样子,不只是交付那天。点一下,看一棵树长起来。

Reviews客户评价

Your Google reviews appear here这里显示您的 Google 评价

On a real client's site this block shows their own Google reviews, in the language each customer wrote them. This concept is for a fictional business, so it shows none.真实客户的网站上,这里会显示他们自己的 Google 评价,保留客人原本写的语言。这是虚构商家的设计概念,所以这里没有评价。

Questions常见问题

What people ask before the yard walk上门之前,大家常问的

I don't really know what I want. Is that a problem?
No. Most people start with a feeling, not a plan. The yard walk and the drawn plan exist to turn "somewhere to sit in the evening" into stone, plants and light you can see before you commit.
Who will be on site during the build?
The project lead who walked your yard runs the build. You get their number and a written schedule before work starts.
Will the plants survive our winters?
We plant natives and hardy grasses chosen for Ontario, and come back after the first season to check how everything settled in.
Can the yard walk be in Mandarin?
Yes. Pick the language when you book. The plan and quote come in English and Chinese side by side.
Can you work around the trees we already have?
Yes. Mature trees are the hardest thing to replace, so the plan is drawn around them and their roots.
Can we build the plan in stages?
Yes. The plan shows the whole garden, so a patio this year and planting next spring still end up as one design.
我还没想好院子要做成什么样,可以吗?
可以。大多数人一开始只有个感觉,比如“傍晚想在外面坐坐”。上门看院子和画设计图,就是把这个感觉变成看得见的石头、植物和灯光,您看过再决定。
上门和施工,能用中文沟通吗?
能。预约时选普通话或英语,需要粤语请在留言里写明。设计图和报价单都是中英对照。
施工期间谁在现场?
上门看院子的那位项目负责人,从头管到尾。开工前您会拿到他的电话和一份书面工期安排。
报价是怎么写的?
按项目逐项列出:石材、基层、植物、花架、灯光分开写,每一项中英对照。改了设计,报价跟着改,您看得清楚钱花在哪里。
多伦多冬天这么冷,植物能活吗?
我们选的是适合安大略气候的本地植物和耐寒观赏草。第一个冬天过后,我们会回来看看长得怎么样。
院子里原来的大树能保留吗?
能。大树最难替代,设计图会绕着树和树根来画。
可以分几年慢慢做吗?
可以。设计图画的是整个院子,今年先做石地,明年春天再种植,最后还是一个完整的设计。

Book a yard walk预约上门看院子

Let's walk your yard约个时间,
来看看您的院子

Tell us a little about the space. We reply to set a time that suits you.简单说说您的院子,我们回复您约一个方便的时间。

No commitment: you decide after you have seen the plan.不用先做决定:看过设计图再说。

What are you thinking about?想做哪些?

This is a concept. Nothing was sent: on a real site this request would go straight to the business.这是设计概念,没有发送任何信息。真实网站上,这份预约会直接发给商家。