Design

Time spent in nature is time well spent. Root 1 renovates and designs gardens that are sensory experiences. We firmly believe optimal design occurs where beauty, function and resilience coalesce. We strive to balance your garden goals and maintenance needs while incorporating your desired aesthetic. Need to reclaim a garden that has gotten away from you? Interested in replacing some high-maintenance lawn with a pollinator patch? Overwhelmed at your local garden center and just don’t know where to start? We can help. Let Root 1 reimagine your beds & borders to create a garden that reflects your style and reconnects you with nature.

  • Before new garden installation. A white multi-story house with a covered porch, stairs, and a black driveway, next to a small littered area of dirt and a black mailbox in the foreground. The lawn is green with blooming trees under a clear blue sky.

    Before

  • After new garden installation. A white house with a large front porch, multiple stories, and a turret, surrounded by a garden with purple, pink, and green flowering plants, a gravel driveway, and a small tree.

    After

  • A two-story house with beige siding, dark brown shutters, and a light blue front door. In front, there is a landscaped yard with a stone retaining wall, stairs, small bushes, and tall trees in the background.

    Before

  • A beige two-story house with brown shutters and a light blue front door, surrounded by a well-maintained garden with purple and pink flowers, green bushes, and a stone retaining wall with steps, under a clear blue sky.

    After

  • An overgrown garden with large rocks, green grass, and various plants and trees under a clear blue sky.

    Before

  • A reclaimed garden with rocks, various plants, and trees on a gentle slope, with a house and additional trees in the background.

    After

  • A two-story house with blue trim and gray shingles, set on a hill with stone steps leading up to the front door. The house has multiple windows and is surrounded by green vegetation and trees, with a stone pathway in the foreground.

    Before

  • A two-story house with grey shingles, white trim, and multiple windows, situated on a hillside. The yard has a stone retaining wall, an array of green plants, and a stone patio with four white Adirondack chairs, and a wooden staircase leading to a deck on the upper level. Tall trees surround the house.

    After

  • A white metal building with a small rectangular light on its wall, surrounded by a garden with green plants and rocks, on an asphalt parking lot with shadows of trees.

    Before

  • flower bed with colorful flowers and large rocks along a paved pathway next to a white metal building wall.

    After

  • An overrun garden of weeds with various flowers and plants near a waterfront, with a birdhouse on a tall pole, and water with boats and buildings in the background.

    Before

  • Flowers blooming near a waterfront with purple and pink blossoms, a birdhouse on a pole, a small dock, water, trees, and buildings in the distance under a cloudy sky.

    After

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