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Seasonal Garden Design
Seasonal garden design starts with two hours in your yard and a notebook. We record sun angles through the day, the direction water drains after a storm, the depth and texture of the existing soil, and which parts of the bed are walked over by dogs or children. From that survey we draw a planting plan that places iris, perennials, and low evergreen structure so the bed carries color in every month that matters in Central Florida. The plan includes a planting calendar, spacing notes, a soil amendment list, and a realistic note on which plants will need help after a hard summer.
Design work usually takes three visits: the survey, a plan review at the shed, and a planting day. If you prefer to plant on your own schedule, we hand over the plan with marked plant quantities so you can source stock locally. Clients who continue into weekly bloom maintenance get a plan that is revised each fall, because the bed will have changed and the plan should change with it.
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Iris and Perennial Care
Bearded iris are the heart of the shed, and they reward exact work. Crowded clumps bloom less, sit higher out of the soil, and rot faster in our wet summers. Our care visits lift, divide, and reset clumps on a schedule recorded in the shed log, face the fans into the light, and set the rhizome so the top sits just above the soil line. We clean dead leaves, remove borer damage, and check the crown for soft spots before we reset a rhizome into the bed.
Perennials receive the same discipline. We prune to the correct point rather than simply cutting back, mulch to a measured depth that protects moisture without smothering crowns, and stake anything that will flop in heavy rain. Each visit ends with a count of divisions lifted and replanted, so you can see how the bed is being rebuilt over time instead of guessed at.
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Weekly Bloom Maintenance
Weekly bloom maintenance is the service that keeps a yard looking deliberate rather than abandoned. Each week we deadhead spent blooms, cut back tired stems, check water at the roots, stake anything leaning, and swap out any container that has passed its peak. In warm months this is the difference between a bed that looks tended and a bed that looks forgotten by Thursday. Visits are booked on the same day each week so the rhythm is predictable for you and for the plants.
After every visit you receive a short written note and a fresh count of stems cut. The note records what was removed, what was fed, and what we noticed coming on for the next week. This is also where we flag early pest pressure, so a small problem is caught before it becomes a replanting job. Weekly clients receive first access to the spring bloom calendar and to any spare divisions lifted during the year.
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Container Garden Styling
Container styling follows the same logic we use when filling a row of bud vases at the bench: one tall line for structure, one round fill for mass, and one trailing edge for softness. We build porch pots, patio troughs, and entry planters with a soil mix that drains quickly enough for Florida rain, a hidden gravel reservoir, and plants chosen for the exact light on your step. Containers are restyled on a seasonal swap schedule so the pot is never bare between bloom cycles.
Each container is measured and photographed at install so it can be rebuilt exactly in the next season. If a pot is out of reach for weekly watering, we can set it up with a moisture-holding blend and a note on the honest care interval. Refills, repairs, and seasonal swaps are available to clients who want the pots tended but not the beds.
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Yard Tidy-Ups
Yard tidy-ups are the reset visit. We clear spent growth, edge the beds back to a clean line, cut back the stragglers that survived the season, rake out debris, and carry everything off site. Tidy-ups are usually booked before a season change, before guests arrive, or after a storm has scattered leaves and branches across the beds. The work is physical and thorough, and we leave the property with a clean walkway and beds that read well from the street.
A tidy-up is not a substitute for design or weekly care, but it pairs well with both. Many clients start with a tidy-up so we can see the yard at its cleanest before planning, and others book one at the end of the warm season to close the year properly. We will always say plainly if a yard needs more than a tidy-up to recover.
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Event Blooms
Event blooms are cut fresh for a dinner, a small ceremony, or a family gathering, conditioned in the shed, and delivered in bud vases or tied bundles. We work from the bed first and only bring in outside stock when the count requires it, so the flowers carry the character of the season rather than a catalog. Each order is counted twice, once at the bench and once at the door, and the count is written on the delivery note.
We ask for two weeks of notice where possible, and we will tell you honestly which stems the bed can give at your date. If a bloom cycle runs late, we suggest close substitutes from the same bed rather than promising something the plants cannot deliver. For repeat hosts, we keep a note of vase shapes and color preferences so the next order feels familiar on arrival.