Hill House

This year we’ve been building gardens at our Hill House project located just north of the village of Kimberley, Ontario.

It was this time last year when we we first visited Hill House and began, with our client, to create a vision for the space and become familiar with the light, soil and native plants of the property. During the Autumn of 2024 we excavated the garden beds and amended the soil getting them prepared for a spring installation. Our planting plan was developed over the winter months which included a full list of what was to go into the gardens with plant attributes, successive flowering times, seasonal interest descriptions and relationships to local birds and pollinators, as well as, plant palettes to demonstrate the colours in the garden during the seasons. A layout drawing and garden illustration rounded out the winter while we began to source the plants. Over the last few months we’ve been planting the gardens and have now fully completed the installation. We are so excited to see the garden beginning to fill in and grow.

At approximately 10000 square feet the modern plantings provide seasonal interest throughout the year and include pollinator-friendly perennials, grasses, flowering trees and sedges, harmonizing the garden with the surrounding landscape. Special care was given while choosing plants that promote biodiversity, are non-invasive and respectful of the ecology of the Beaver Valley.

The gardens were designed with resilience, biodiversity and respect for the local ecology in mind. Creating an aesthetically pleasing balance between horticulture and nature, connecting the newly built home to the sunny hillside it sits within.

Kimberley, Ontario

2025