Landscape design
Thoughtful plant selection, layout, lighting and irrigation—composed around how you want to live outdoors.
Raleigh, North Carolina · Since 2005
Landscapes with
a point of view.
Landscape design, installation and garden care in Raleigh, shaped by horticultural knowledge and an artist’s eye.
LicensedNC Landscape Contractor #1901
The garden as a living canvas
We bring structure, color and life into balance.
Every site has its own rhythm. We listen to the land, work with the Carolina climate and compose spaces that feel discovered—not imposed.
Selected landscapes
Made to grow
better with time.
From intimate garden rooms to complete property transformations, our work pairs enduring structure with plantings that evolve through every season.
What we do
From first sketch
to full bloom.
Design, installation and care handled with one horticulturist’s eye from beginning to end.
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Hardscapes
Patios, retaining walls and walkways that give the garden structure and age beautifully.
Drainage & rain gardens
Site-specific ways to manage runoff and standing water while keeping the solution part of the garden.
Outdoor lighting
Subtle, custom lighting that extends the garden into the evening without overpowering it.
Native garden design
Layered, site-right planting for Raleigh clay, shade, seasonal interest and habitat value.
Lawn & bed care
Practical, attentive maintenance for healthy lawns, perennial beds and seasonal color.
Sod installation
Durable, healthy new lawns installed efficiently for everyday foot traffic and play.
Cleanups & mulching
Seasonal clearing, re-edging and mulching that brings order and vitality back to the garden.
Tree work & pruning
Careful pruning that supports the long-term form, health and safety of trees and shrubs.
Latest field notes
Useful answers for
Raleigh gardens.
Practical guidance on planting, drainage, design and care—written for the conditions homeowners face here.
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Project note
A paver patio taking shape: project in progress
A field look at the base preparation, grade transitions, planting edge and careful paver setting behind a new outdoor room.
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Hardscaping
Patio drainage in Raleigh clay soil
How slope, paver base, surface drains and safe outlets work together to keep water away from structures and neighbors.
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Outdoor lighting
Landscape lighting ideas and cost factors
A restrained approach to paths, trees and outdoor rooms, plus the equipment and installation choices that shape an estimate.
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Norman RabinsFounder · Horticulturist · Artist
Cultivated across continents
A gardener’s knowledge.
An artist’s instinct.
Norman Rabins grew up in Johannesburg and studied horticulture in Cape Town. The vivid diversity of the Cape Fynbos and the imagination of African folk art still shape his work today.
Before making North Raleigh home, Norman served as Head Gardener for the daylily, peony and iris collections at the New York Botanical Garden. His path has moved through farms, nurseries, botanical collections and design studios—each adding a layer to how he sees the land.
Experience & certifications +
Selected experience
New York Botanical Garden · Head Gardener
Cape Technikon · Landscape Design Lecturer
Residential project management · Triangle area
Training
National Diploma in Horticulture
NC Ornamental & Turf Pesticide License
Rain Garden & Sustainable Landscape certifications
Beyond the garden
Original art,
rooted in place.
Custom metalwork gives a landscape a focal point that belongs nowhere else.
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Let’s make something
beautiful grow.
Tell us a little about your space and what you imagine for it. We’ll get back to you to talk through the possibilities.
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