Where we work · Black Mountain, NC
Landscaping in Black Mountain that belongs to these mountains.
Twenty minutes east and a couple hundred feet higher, Black Mountain gardens run colder than Asheville's — frost lingers in the Swannanoa Valley, and plant choices that coast through West Asheville can sulk here.
We've built everything from cottage borders off Cherry Street to whole-property plans up toward Montreat, where the grade gets serious and stone steps stop being decorative and start being how you get to the door.
Local notes
What we know about Black Mountain ground.
Montreat-side slopes are true mountain building: dry-laid steps, cribbed walls, and handrails that meet code without looking municipal.
The valley floor near Lake Tomahawk holds cold air — we shift bloom schedules later and lean on natives that shrug off a 26°F April night.
Bears are neighbors here: we design plantings that don't put a buffet (or a bird feeder bed) against the back door.
Rhododendron and mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) grow wild on these ridges — the best Black Mountain gardens borrow from what's already on the hill.
We're in Black Mountain most weeks. Consults often pair with a walk of the wild edges of your lot — that's usually where the design wants to start.
Services in Black Mountain
The full catalog travels.
Black Mountain, let's walk your land.
$150 on-site consult, credited in full to any project. Wren brings the soil probe; you bring the questions.