The Maple Garden
A garden we tend four times a year. In autumn the maples drop their leaves onto the moss and we leave them for a week before clearing.
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Gardens that grow quieter every year.
We design, plant and tend moss gardens, courtyards and terrariums, then care for them through every season.
Spring. New growth. We re-seat any moss the frost lifted.Summer. We mist in the evenings and keep the water clear.Autumn. Fallen leaves stay on the moss for a week before we clear them.Winter. We leave it be. Frost does moss no harm.
A garden that asks very little of you.
Moss is patient. It thrives in shade, holds water through dry weeks and needs no mowing. We design around what your ground already gives, so the garden settles in rather than fights back.
Tell us about your spaceEvery garden begins with
Light
We watch how shade moves across your ground through the day before drawing a single line.
Stone
Local stone, chosen by hand and set so it looks like it was always there.
Moss
Cushion, sheet and haircap mosses matched to your soil, grown at our nursery.
Water
A basin, a runnel or just a damp hollow, so the garden has something to listen to.
What we make
From a single glass vessel to a hillside, the work is the same: stone, moss, water and time.
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Moss gardens
New gardens and quiet renovations of tired ones, from front yards to temple-style hillsides.
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Courtyards and small spaces
Light wells, city courtyards and balconies turned into places you want to sit.
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Terrariums
Living landscapes under glass for desks, lobbies and restaurants, planted to last for years.
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Seasonal care
Four visits a year to feed, trim and re-seat moss, and to keep water clear and stone clean.
How a garden takes root
Four steps, about a year from first walk to settled moss.
Visit
We walk your space with you, listen to how you want to use it and read the light, soil and water.
Design
Drawings and a planting plan in a week or two. You approve every stone before anything moves.
Plant
A small crew builds it by hand over a few days, with little noise and less mess.
Tend
Moss takes a year to settle. We come back each season until it does, and after if you like.
Selected gardens
A few recent gardens, seen the way a temple frames its view. Every project here is a fictional concept made for this demo.
The Lantern Courtyard
A dark timber light well turned into a moss floor with a path of old granite setts and a basin that catches the rain.
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Terraces at Hollow Lane
A steep bank behind a family home, rebuilt as dry-stone terraces with a stream that steps down beside the path.
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Let's plant something slow.
Tell us about your space, its light and how you'd like to use it. We'll reply within a few days.
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