Garden design & build · Hudson Valley
Gardens that grow better every year.
We design, build and care for naturalistic gardens — native perennials, stone paths and outdoor rooms that feel like they've always been there.
4.9 from 380 local reviews
1,100+
gardens designed and planted since 2009
What we do
Design, build and care
One team from first sketch to the tenth spring — so your garden matures the way it was intended.
From $1,800
Garden design
Site survey, planting plans and 3D concepts shaped around how you'll use the space.
Patios · Paths · Walls
Hardscape & outdoor rooms
Bluestone terraces, dry-stone walls, pergolas and pool surrounds built to last.
90% native species
Planting & meadows
Native perennials, trees and pollinator meadows grown in our own nursery.
Our roots
Gardeners first, designers second
Fernhill began with Clara Bennett, a wheelbarrow and a stubborn belief that gardens should work with the land rather than against it. Fifteen years on, we're a team of 32 horticulturists, designers and stone masons.
We grow most of our plants ourselves, skip the synthetic chemicals and design for less mowing, less watering and far more birdsong.
32
Gardeners & designers
0
Synthetic pesticides used
How it works
From bare yard to first bloom
01
Garden visit
We walk the site with you, test the soil and talk through how you want to live outside.
02
Design
A planting plan, materials board and fixed quote — revised until it's right.
03
Build & plant
Our own crews handle stonework, irrigation and planting. Most builds take 2–6 weeks.
04
Seasonal care
Optional care visits keep everything thriving as the garden fills in.
Gallery
Terraces, pools & outdoor rooms
Pool surrounds, lawns, courtyards and meadows we've designed, built and planted over the last few seasons.
Kind words
Gardens our clients can't stay out of
“Two summers in and the meadow is humming with bees. We spend every evening out there now.”
Eleanor Grant
Meadow garden, Rhinebeck
“The stone terrace looks like it's been there for a century. Craftsmanship you rarely see anymore.”
Tom Hayward
Hardscape & planting, Hudson
“Their monthly crew treats our garden like it's their own. Honest, punctual and genuinely talented.”
Priya Nair
Garden Plus client
Garden visit
Let's walk your garden
Garden visits are $150, credited in full against your design. We book 2–3 weeks out in spring.
Studio & nursery
311 Orchard Hill Road, Rhinebeck
Call
+1 (845) 555-0172
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