A BROAD RANGE OF LANDSCAPE DESIGN SERVICES
Custom Design for Refined Residential Properties in Coastal & Southern Maine
OUR DESIGN SERVICES
Birch Landscapes offers design services for homeowners looking to transform, simplify, or elevate their outdoor spaces. Whether the project is a front entry, a backyard retreat, or a complete property plan, our work begins with the existing architecture and natural character of the site.
We proudly provide custom landscape design for projects large and small throughout Greater Portland and surrounding coastal communities, including Cape Elizabeth, South Portland, Falmouth, Cumberland, Yarmouth, Scarborough, Freeport, and neighboring towns.
Complete Property Design
For larger properties, we create complete conceptual landscape plans that organize arrival, circulation, outdoor living, planting, lawn, privacy, lighting, and future phases into one cohesive vision.
A master plan gives homeowners a clear framework for improving the property over time.
Entry & Foundation Design
A home’s arrival should feel composed, welcoming, and effortless. We design property landscapes that frame the architecture, improve curb appeal, and create a clear sense of entry without overwhelming the home.
Typical elements include sweeping bed lines, evergreen structure, ornamental grasses, natural stone, refined foundation plantings, and seasonal accents used with restraint.
Planting Design
Our planting designs emphasize structure, texture, repetition, and seasonal interest. We favor evergreen massing, sculptural grasses, low junipers, boxwood, carefully placed flowering shrubs, and limited perennial accents.
The goal is not a busy garden, but a landscape with rhythm, clarity, and year-round presence.
Outdoor Living Spaces
We design terraces, fire features, seating areas, garden walks, and outdoor rooms that feel naturally connected to the home and surrounding landscape.
Materials such as bluestone, granite, gravel, natural boulders, and dark mulch help create spaces that feel timeless and grounded.
Pool Gardens
A pool should feel integrated into the property, not separate from it. We design pool landscapes with clean lines, generous lawn, restrained planting, elegant hardscape, and carefully composed views to the surrounding garden or woodland.
Woodland Edge & Privacy Planting
Many Maine properties are defined by their relationship to trees and woodland. We design transitions that soften property edges, add privacy, and make the surrounding landscape feel intentional rather than separate.
Evergreen structure, grasses, low shrubs, and selective understory planting create depth without visual clutter.
Landscape Lighting
Thoughtful lighting extends the experience of the landscape into the evening. Our approach is subtle, warm, and restrained—highlighting paths, trees, architecture, and gathering spaces without over-lighting the property.
OUR PROCESS
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An initial meeting to understand the client’s needs and desires, scope of work, and property possibilities and limitations.
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Rough plans and sketch(s) to begin collaborative discussion and define the scope and style of the design.
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Construction quality site plans and and 3D rendered spaces allow clients to accurately preview the property prior to construction.
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Collaboration with homeowners to make any desired revisions or additions to design(s).
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Selection and delivery of high-quality plants and materials from our nursery partners.
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Assistance finding the right contractor(s) for the job and/or management of the installations.
