Heritage garden design for historic homes
We design heirloom gardens for old Maine homes, guided by history, craft, and the rhythm of the seasons.
Our gardens are perennial-rich and rooted in history, shaped with heirloom and period-appropriate plants chosen for the age and character of the homes they surround. Guided by Maine’s seasons and a practiced eye for texture, color, proportion, and restraint, each garden is composed much like the houses themselves, formed by the human hand and finished slowly by nature. The result is heritage landscapes that feel settled and enduring: gardens that feel inherited rather than installed, as though they have always been there.
Around these houses, gardens wait.
Around these houses, gardens wait.
In Maine and New England, old homes stand weathered and rich with story: timber frames raised by hand, silvered clapboards that lean against years of wind, stone steps that hold memories of frost and footfall.
Around these houses, gardens wait.
Our work
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Virtual or In-Person | 60 minutes
A focused conversation for those seeking clarity, confidence, and direction in their garden.
This hour is dedicated to your questions and your land. Whether we’re standing in the soil together or meeting virtually with photographs or a guided walk-through, we’ll observe patterns, discuss possibilities, and bring long-earned garden wisdom to your specific conditions.
Includes:
Thoughtful guidance tailored to your site, light, soil, and goals
Plant suggestions suited to your home, micro climate, and aesthetic
Seasonal advice and long-term thinking
Open Q&A for design, maintenance, or troubleshooting
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A complete design, ready for implementation.
Designed to be handed directly to an installation team, this is a clear, cohesive vision for your landscape that serves as both map and manuscript.
Includes:
A sketched site map illustrating layout, paths, beds, and focal points
A historic plant list with species selected for beauty, historical relevance, resilience, and longevity
Spacing, placement, and design notes for proper implementation
Everything needed for a seamless handoff to your chosen landscaper
Best for clients who want a historically-informed design but prefer to manage installation separately.
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For those who wish to entrust the whole process.
We guide your garden from first sketch to final planting, overseeing every detail. This is a collaborative, hands-on approach that results in a garden that feels settled, historically-informed, and deeply of its time and place.
Includes:
Complete garden plan and detailed plant list
Plant sourcing and selection
Full site implementation and installation
Design oversight to ensure the original vision is faithfully realized
A turn-key experience for clients who value craftsmanship and continuity.
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A living document for the life of a garden.
Gardens outlast their caretakers. Without intention, they also drift.
An Estate Garden Stewardship Plan is a written record of your garden’s structure, philosophy, and future, created to guide its care across seasons, years, and generations. It captures not only what is planted, but why, and how the garden is meant to be kept, edited, and allowed to mature.
This plan serves as both reference and inheritance; a document that can be handed to groundskeepers, family members, or future stewards, ensuring the garden remains coherent, rooted, and true to its original intent.
Includes:
A written statement of garden philosophy and design intent
Documentation of major plantings, structures, and spatial relationships
Seasonal care and maintenance principles grounded in traditional garden rhythms
Guidance for plant succession, replacement, and thoughtful editing over time
Notes for caretakers and future owners to preserve continuity and restraint
Ideal for historic properties, long-held family homes, or any garden intended to endure beyond the present moment.
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Ongoing Guidance | Monthly or Quarterly | Virtual or In-Person
A living garden benefits from an ongoing relationship.
This retainer provides steady, seasonal support as your garden evolves. Through regular visits or virtual check-ins, we help you respond to what the garden is asking for: pruning, adjusting, and re-imagining, always with the long view in mind.
Includes:
Scheduled consultations (monthly or quarterly)
Seasonal guidance and next-step recommendations
Plant care, editing, and design refinement advice
Open Q&A as your garden matures and changes
Ideal for stewards of established gardens or new designs settling into their rhythm.
Rooted in Maine
Rebecka is a historic garden designer living in Kittery Point, Maine, and wife of a timber framer and historic home, barn, and church preservationist. Together, they are drawn to Maine’s early architecture and the traditional crafts that honor it.
Rebecka specializes in historically-informed landscapes, native plants, and ecological horticulture. She is pursuing Maine Master Gardener certification and advanced studies in horticulture, botany, and conservation with Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens and Native Plant Trust. Her formative work includes private gardening and design in Maine, formal garden stewardship and management of Delphi Agrarian Arts Foundation, and nonprofit work with Maine organizations including Veggies to Table and ReTreeUS.










