Landscape design & garden care, Toronto

Gardens that looklike they grew here.

Design, stonework and season-long care for backyards across the city, built by one crew who knows how things grow in a Toronto winter.

Rooted in Toronto

We work east to the Beaches and west to the Junction, on gardens from postage-stamp courtyards to full property reworks.

A garden is a slow thing done right. We plant for the light your yard actually gets, build stonework that holds through the freeze, and come back each season so it only gets better.

The way we work

We do not install a garden. We give it a place to grow into.

Everything starts underground. We test the soil, read the light, and choose plants that want to be where we put them. The first season is roots. By the third, the bed has closed over and the garden is doing the work itself.

  • Soil tested before a single plant is chosen
  • Native and hardy stock, grown for our winters
  • One year of establishment, backed in writing
What we do

Four things, done properly.

No subcontractors, no upsell. The same crew designs it, builds it and keeps it living.

A tranquil garden scene showcasing vibrant summer blooms and lush greenery.

Garden design

Planting plans drawn for the way you actually live outside, from a shaded Cabbagetown courtyard to a full backyard reworking. Native perennials that hold their colour past the first frost.

Elegant circular patio with stone steps and lush greenery, Coesfeld, Germany.

Stonework & patios

Flagstone, natural steppers and dry-laid retaining walls that sit level through a Toronto freeze-thaw winter. Built to be walked on for twenty years, not two.

Captivating close-up view of lush green grass blades in a natural setting.

Lawn & soil care

Overseeding, aeration and honest soil work so the grass fills in thick without a chemical program. We test first, then feed only what the ground is short on.

Crop unrecognizable horticulturist standing on knee and holding container while planting.

Seasonal maintenance

Spring cut-backs, summer pruning and a proper fall clean-up on a schedule you can forget about. One crew, the same faces, every visit.

Before & after

The same yard, a season or two later.

A fresh close-up view of vibrant green grass blades in springtime outdoors.Before
Peaceful stone patio surrounded by greenery and a central plant centerpiece in a New York garden.After

Cabbagetown courtyard

Garden redesign + flagstone

A patchy strip of lawn became a level stone courtyard wrapped in shade planting.

Captivating close-up view of lush green grass blades in a natural setting.Before
Elegant circular patio with stone steps and lush greenery, Coesfeld, Germany.After

Riverdale back garden

Patio build + summer border

We set a circular patio off the kitchen and framed it with a border that blooms into October.

Crop unrecognizable horticulturist standing on knee and holding container while planting.Before
Serene garden landscape with various plants, flowers, and decorative logs.After

The Beaches front yard

Native naturalised bed

Bare soil at the first visit, a self-sustaining native bed one full season on.

A tranquil garden scene showcasing vibrant summer blooms and lush greenery.
A garden across the seasons

Planted for the whole year, not just June.

Soft first green in spring, a border in full bloom by July, structure that still reads in October. We plant for the whole arc of the year, so there is always something coming into its own outside your window.

Crop unrecognizable horticulturist standing on knee and holding container while planting.
Our story

Started with one wheelbarrow and a Riverdale front yard.

Verdant began in 2003 when our founder, a horticulturist by training, kept getting asked to fix the gardens his neighbours had given up on. Twenty-two years later we are still a small, hands-in-the-dirt outfit. We keep the crew small on purpose so the person who quotes your garden is the person planting it.

We plant mostly native and hardy species, build with real stone, and stand behind the work through the first winter and beyond. If a plant does not take, we come back.

22
years planting across Toronto
1,900+
gardens designed and cared for
480+
five-star Google reviews
1
crew, start to finish
Recent work

Built to be walked through, not just looked at.

Peaceful stone patio surrounded by greenery and a central plant centerpiece in a New York garden.
Stone courtyard, Cabbagetown
A tranquil garden scene showcasing vibrant summer blooms and lush greenery.
Summer border, Roncesvalles
Elegant circular patio with stone steps and lush greenery, Coesfeld, Germany.
Circular patio and steps, Riverdale
A fresh close-up view of vibrant green grass blades in springtime outdoors.
Serene garden landscape with various plants, flowers, and decorative logs.
Naturalised bed, The Beaches

What Toronto says

Trusted in gardens across the city

4.9 / 5 · 480+ reviews

Verdant reworked our narrow Cabbagetown back garden and somehow made it feel twice the size. The flagstone path is dead level and the shade plants have filled in beautifully.

M

Marguerite D.

Cabbagetown, garden redesign

They tested our soil before quoting anything, which no other company bothered to do. Two seasons later the lawn is thick enough that the kids play on it barefoot.

P

Priya S.

Leslieville, lawn restoration

Our old retaining wall was leaning into the neighbour's yard. Verdant rebuilt it dry-laid and it has not shifted a millimetre through two winters.

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Tom & Elaine W.

High Park, retaining wall

Same crew every visit, always on the day they say. The fall clean-up alone is worth the seasonal plan. No surprises on the invoice.

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Devon A.

The Beaches, seasonal maintenance

We wanted native perennials that would actually survive a Toronto winter and still look good in October. Their planting plan delivered exactly that.

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Hana K.

Roncesvalles, native garden

The circular patio they laid off our kitchen has become the room we use most in summer. Craftsmanship you can see up close.

M

Michael O.

Riverdale, patio build

Honest about what our sloped yard could and could not do. They talked us out of a feature we wanted and were completely right.

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Sandra L.

Forest Hill, full landscape

Quote came with a real drawing, not a number scribbled on a card. Everything was priced the way it was described. Rare these days.

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Ken T.

Danforth, garden design

They pruned our overgrown cedars back into shape without butchering them, then set us up on a maintenance visit twice a season. Effortless since.

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Amara N.

Bloor West Village, pruning

Good to know

Questions we hear before the first visit.

Straight answers on timing, coverage and how we stand behind the work. Anything else, ask on the quote form and we will reply the same day.

How soon can you start on my garden?

After a walkthrough we usually book design work two to four weeks out, and seasonal maintenance can often start the same week. Larger stone builds get scheduled around the freeze, so spring and late summer fill up first.

Do you keep working through the Toronto winter?

Design and planning carry on all winter, and we run snow-safe fall clean-ups into December. Planting and stonework pause once the ground freezes, then pick straight back up as the soil opens in spring.

Are you insured and WSIB covered?

Yes. We carry full liability insurance and every crew member is WSIB covered, so nothing on your property lands on you. We can send proof of coverage before the first shovel goes in.

Do you plant native species, or whatever is in stock?

We lean heavily on native and hardy perennials chosen for the light and soil your yard actually has. It means the garden fills in without a chemical program and still looks alive in October.

What areas of Toronto do you cover?

We work east to the Beaches and Scarborough Bluffs, west to the Junction and Etobicoke, and everything in the core between. If you are just outside that ring, ask and we will tell you honestly.

What happens if a plant does not take?

We stand behind our planting through the first full year. If something we put in the ground does not establish, we come back and replace it, no charge and no argument.

Captivating close-up view of lush green grass blades in a natural setting.
Request a quote

Tell us about your garden.

Send a few details and we will arrange a walkthrough, usually within the week. Quotes come with a real plan, not a number on the back of a card.

Serving Toronto and the inner suburbs
Free on-site consultation
Fully insured, WSIB covered
VerdantLandscaping

Landscape design, stonework and garden care for Toronto homes. Small crew, native planting, work that gets better every season.

hello@verdantlandscaping.ca
(416) 555-0142
Studio in Leslieville, Toronto
Service areas
The Beaches
Leslieville
Riverdale
Cabbagetown
The Danforth
High Park
Roncesvalles
The Junction
Forest Hill
Etobicoke
By season
Spring  Cut-backs, planting, soil work
Summer  Pruning, borders, stone builds
Autumn  Clean-ups, bulbs, structure
Winter  Design, planning, next year
Hours
Mon to Fri, 7 to 5
Sat, 8 to 1
Consults by appointment

Growing gardens across Toronto since 2003.

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