Garden design and maintenance · Alexandria, VA

Heath
Gardensfine gardening
for small spaces

Stair-step garden bed
Plant detail

Your back patio called; it wants to be a garden.

Let us give your neglected spaces a higher calling. Through our 1:1 design process, we'll create a garden that’s a pleasure, not a chore.

§ 02 — Services

Five things, done well.

01

Small-space garden
design & install

Measured drawings, planting plans, and full install for garden beds and container gardens. All design & install projects include an initial maintenance plan to ensure success beyond the first season.

02

Fine garden maintenance

Ongoing visits for selective hand pruning, bed editing, divisions, and quiet upkeep. We do not mow lawns.

03

Edible gardening

For cooking enthusiasts willing to tend their own crops, we design and install raised beds, kitchen borders, or edible containers. We help with variety selection, soil building, and a season-by-season plan you can follow yourself.

04

Containers

Entryway urns, window boxes, and porch pots designed seasonally.

05

Private workshops

Let us inspire your next event. We offer workshops suited for birthday parties, bridal or baby showers, small corporate gatherings, or just because.

§ 03 — Process

How we work together.

01 — Introduction

Free exploratory phone call

Tell us what you’re looking for or enlist our help brainstorming. If there’s a mutual fit, we’ll follow up with a proposal.

02 — Design

Hand-drawn design

We find a time to visit, make in-person measurements, and better understand your space. Following the walk-through, we put together a planting design, budget, and install plan for your feedback and approval.

03 — Plant

Install

We aim to source plants from regional growers and incorporate native plants when suitable. Installation includes creating new garden beds, amending the soil, planting, and mulching.

04 — Tend

Maintenance

In addition to first-year maintenance for newly installed gardens, we offer bed preparation and planting in the fall and spring, winter pruning, and summer watering and weeding for established gardens.

§ 01 — About

About.

Claudia tending a plant in the garden

My background reflects an evolving love affair with plants, animals and the earth. In my twenties I found awe in far-flung places—mountaineering in Nepal or camping in Wyoming’s remote backcountry. Along the way, I was a farmhand and a fly-fishing guide, worked for a small oyster grower and a large chicken producer. And of course, I gardened! As a gardener, I find equal awe and delight encountering wild and beautiful things in the quotidian corners of everyday life. At Heath Gardens, I seek to bring that delight to your front door by creating approachable, personal outdoor spaces for busy people. I hold an MBA from the University of Virginia and am a Master Gardener in Northern Virginia.

Claudia Heath  ·  owner & gardener
§ 05 — Our Work

Before & after.

Side yard garden — Before Before
Side yard garden — 1 week after 1 week after
Side yard garden — 2 months after 2 months after

Side yard garden

Front patio garden — Before Before
Front patio garden — After After

Front patio garden

§ 04 — Contact

Tell us about your goals.

A few lines is enough to start.

Studio
Alexandria, Virginia
Serving Old Town, Del Ray, Rosemont & nearby
Email
contactheathgardens@gmail.com
Phone
(703) 672-0165
Instagram
@heathgardensdesign