Landscape Design
Every Petrus landscape begins as an architectural drawing — not a plant list. We compose grade, sightlines, materials, and horticulture as one continuous work.
A landscape is not what surrounds the house — it is a room the house sits inside. We design outward from the architecture, holding every axis, every threshold, every material change to the same standard the interiors are held to.
The long view.
The most enduring estates were designed as unified works of land and building. When the two are conceived together, the property compounds in beauty over decades rather than requiring constant reinvention.
What you receive when Petrus takes on the work.
01
Master site plan aligned to your home's architecture
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Custom material palette drawn from centuries of estate precedent
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Sightlines, thresholds, and outdoor rooms composed as one
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Documentation to Ward's studio standard — every stone specified
How Petrus approaches this discipline.
Step 01
Initial reading
We walk the property together — noting the light, the wind, the way the house meets the ground.
Step 02
Site plan
A single master drawing establishes the bones: rooms, paths, focal points, and grade.
Step 03
Material studies
Stone, gravel, hedging, and specimen trees are chosen for the specific site and specific home.
Step 04
Documentation
Every line is drawn and specified — the landscape is buildable to Ward's precision.
Step 05
Build oversight
The studio remains present through construction so the drawings become the landscape.
Frequently asked questions
From first walk to complete drawings, typically four to nine months depending on the scope. We do not shortcut this — design is the moment where value is created
Continue exploring the studio.
Garden Design
Horticulture composed with the eye of a painter and the hand of a botanist.
Hardscaping
Stone, paving, and structure detailed to the standard of the
Sustainable Landscaping
Estate-scale beauty built on ecological intelligence.
Garden Design
Horticulture composed with the eye of a painter and the hand of a botanist.
Hardscaping
Stone, paving, and structure detailed to the standard of the
Sustainable Landscaping
Estate-scale beauty built on ecological intelligence.
Reserve your private
consultation with Ward
Every Petrus commission begins with a private conversation — no fee, no obligation. Ward and the studio use it to understand the property, the family, and what a landscape here could become.