Landscaping in Southern Litchfield County, CT

The southern end of the Litchfield Hills is working countryside that never stopped working. Hayfields drop away toward the Shepaug River, which runs down through Washington and Roxbury before meeting the Housatonic at Lake Lillinonah, and stone walls built for pasture now run through second-growth hardwood forest. A good deal of that view is permanent. The [Steep Rock Association](https://steeprockassoc.org/) has been conserving land around Washington since 1925 and holds thousands of acres of preserve and easement, threaded with public trail. A property here sits inside a larger picture, and its grounds should answer to that picture rather than compete with it.

The terrain sets honest conditions. Ledge sits close to the surface, glacial soils drain unevenly from one side of a driveway to the other, winter runs a zone colder than the shoreline, and deer pressure never really lets up. Our [design and build](/services/design-and-build/) work starts there: patios and walkways in stone that sits comfortably beside a hundred-year-old wall, grading and drainage resolved before the first plant goes in, and plant choices that come through a [Washington](/service-area/southern-litchfield-county-ct/washington/) or [Roxbury](/service-area/southern-litchfield-county-ct/roxbury/) winter without a spring of replacements. Where a plan calls for irrigation, lighting, or a full planting crew, that runs through our [installation](/services/installation/) side.

This is also a region with a long gardening memory. Gertrude Jekyll drew a garden for the Glebe House in [Woodbury](/service-area/southern-litchfield-county-ct/woodbury/) in 1926, and it is generally described as her only surviving design in North America. That history sets a standard for planting, and it happens to match how we already work. Native plants, pollinator gardens, organic practice, and water-efficient irrigation mean a mixed border in [Bridgewater](/service-area/southern-litchfield-county-ct/bridgewater/) above Lake Lillinonah, or a meadow edge on a larger [New Milford](/service-area/southern-litchfield-county-ct/new-milford/) property, feeds the same birds and insects the surrounding preserves do.

A fair share of the homes we care for here are weekend places, which changes what upkeep has to be. Our [maintenance](/services/maintenance/) crews handle spring and fall cleanups, mowing, lawn treatment, bed work, and fine gardening on a schedule set in advance, so a garden above Lake Waramaug in [New Preston](/service-area/southern-litchfield-county-ct/new-preston/) is ready when you arrive on a Friday rather than the week after you call. [Tree and plant health care](/services/tree-and-plant-health/) runs alongside that, because on these properties the old sugar maples and orchard remnants carry as much character as anything we put in the ground. Bulb planting, seasonal color, and holiday decor fall under [seasonal enhancements](/services/seasonal-enhancement/) and cover the rest of the calendar.

Deb Brown started Land Art Design in 1989 as a small lawn care operation and grew it into a full design and build firm. It is still family-owned, still run out of Bethel, and BBB A+ rated. Projects run from a single bed to a full estate plan, and every one begins with a walk of the property and a conversation about how you actually use it. Pick your town below to see how we work there, or call (203) 743-4334 for a free consultation with no obligation.