Every yard starts with a visit. Mark walks the space with you, listens to how you want to use it, and sketches what’s possible. Most projects combine two or three of these.
Miniature escarpments
The Niagara Escarpment is Milton’s backdrop: layered limestone cliffs, cedars hanging on at the edges, water finding its way down. Mark has always wanted to build small versions of it in people’s backyards, and it’s the work he’s proudest of.
A miniature escarpment can be a few stacked outcrops in a corner bed or a whole hillside with a waterfall running into a pond. On a flat lot we build the grade; on a sloped one we use it.
Can include
- Armour stone and natural limestone outcrops
- Waterfalls, streams and ponds
- Dry creek beds
- Ferns, mosses and native plants in the rock
- Lighting that picks out the stone at night
Gardens & planting
Mark has been planting since he was fifteen. On a small lot, gardens do the heavy lifting: they screen the neighbours, frame a view and make the space feel deeper than it is.
He loves calm, Japanese-inspired yards (shaped evergreens, stone, gravel and a few well-placed trees) as much as lush perennial borders and low-water native planting.
Can include
- Garden design and planting plans
- Privacy trees and hedges
- Japanese-inspired gardens
- Native and low-water planting
- Bed edging, mulch and river rock
Garden railways
A garden railway is a whole miniature world: track running through rock cuts and tunnels, over bridges and streams, past tiny towns and planted hills. G-scale trains are built for outdoors and big enough to see from the patio.
New for 2026. Mark spent the winter building up track and equipment, and he pairs railways with the rock and water work he already does, so the landscape around the trains looks real.
Can include
- G-scale track layouts
- Rock cuts, tunnels and bridges
- Miniature-scale planting
- Lighting for night running
Outdoor lighting
Mark trained with In-Lite over the winter, and lighting is now a full part of the business. Low-voltage LED fixtures uplight trees, wash stone walls, mark steps and paths, and turn a patio into somewhere you’ll sit after dark.
The easiest way to decide is to see it. Mark brings In-Lite’s sample kit to your yard at dusk and lights it up so you can choose before anything is installed.
Can include
- Evening demos with the In-Lite sample kit
- Tree and garden uplighting
- Path, step and patio lighting
- Lighting for stone and water features
- In-Lite Smart control from your phone
Patios & stonework
A patio is where a yard gets used. Mark builds with natural stone, pavers and large-format slabs, sized for how you live: a dining table for the whole family, a fire pit with room for chairs, or a walkway and steps that make the front of the house look right.
Can include
- Patios and terraces
- Walkways and front steps
- Stone stairs and landings
- Fire pit areas
- Armour stone walls
- Paver driveways
Artificial turf & putting greens
Artificial turf stays green all year without watering, mowing or fertilizer. It’s ideal where grass struggles (narrow side yards, shady corners, dog runs and play areas), and it makes a real backyard putting green possible.
Can include
- Play areas
- Dog runs
- Side yards
- Putting greens with cups and flags
- Full lawn replacement
Tell Mark about your yard
Choose what you have in mind. A few quick questions, then Mark will get in touch to set up a visit.