1. What we plan, and what we do not
What we do: walk the site, read the light and drainage, work out what each area needs to do, then specify species, quantities, sizes, spacing and planting sequence. Then supply and install it.
What we do not: hardscape, paving, decking, pergolas, lighting design, irrigation engineering or formal construction drawings. Those are separate trades and pretending otherwise would not serve you.
Being clear about that boundary means the part we do handle gets done properly.
2. How a planting scheme is put together
Good planting is mostly sequencing rather than inspiration.
- Structure first. Where does the eye need to stop? Boundaries, screens, focal points. Usually the largest and slowest plants, and they get sited before anything else.
- Layers next. Mid-height mass that connects structure to ground. Where most of the plant count sits.
- Ground last. Cover that stops soil showing and suppresses weeds. Cheapest per square foot, and the layer people cut first and regret.
- Colour as accent, not as scheme. Continuous foliage colour carries a bed year-round; flower is seasonal and should be a bonus.
- Repeat, do not collect. Three species repeated in drifts reads as intentional. One of everything reads as a nursery clearance.
3. Designing for how Miami actually behaves
A scheme drawn without reference to local conditions fails on schedule.
The wet season floods things. Roughly May to October brings near-daily rain. Anything sited in a low spot will show it, and no amount of species quality compensates for standing water.
The dry season tests irrigation. Winter goes weeks without meaningful rain. Group plants by water need so one zone is not always wrong.
Hurricanes edit gardens. Species choice and root depth matter — see our hurricane guide. Grouped planting shelters itself; isolated specimens take the full force.
Sandy alkaline soil locks out iron. Some plants will never look right here without constant correction. Choosing adapted species is easier than managing chlorosis forever.
4. A plan you can actually plant
A planting plan is only as good as the plants you can get. Schemes drawn without regard to availability tend to unravel at the buying stage, when a specified species turns out to be unavailable at the right size and gets swapped for whatever is in stock — quietly changing the design.
Designing around a grower closes that gap. We plan with species we actually raise, at sizes we can confirm, so the scheme on paper is the scheme that gets planted. Nothing is specified that cannot be supplied.
It also keeps design and execution under one roof. The same people who set the plan grow, deliver and can install it — see installation — so intent is not lost in a handoff between a designer and a separate supplier.
Photographs and rough measurements are enough to start. Send what the space looks like now and what you want from it. Get in touch.