YARD FARMS
LANDSCAPE DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
ABOUT YARD FARMS
YARD FARMS LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION IS A SIMPLE ORGANIZATION WITH A GOAL TO HELP HOMEOWNERS AND BUSINESSES IN THE GREATER KINGSTON AREA DESIGN AND INSTALL OUTDOOR SPACES THAT BLEND AESTHETICS WITH FUNCTIONALITY. YARD FARMS USES A VARIETY OF DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND BUILDING TECHNIQUES TO CREATE LANDSCAPES THAT BENEFIT THE PEOPLE THAT USE THEM AND THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT.
OUR PROCESS
IT CAN'T GET ANY SIMPLER THAN THIS. GET IN TOUCH WITH YARD FARMS LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION AND WE'LL GET AQUAINTED WITH A NO COST, NO OBLIGATION CONSULTATION. WE KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF BIG DECISIONS AND POTENTIAL STRESSORS INVOLVED IN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, BUT WE DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO ENSURE THAT YOU GET THE MOST OUT OF THE PROCESS FROM START TO FINISH. YOUR HAPINESS AND SATISFACTION ARE OUR HIGHEST PRIORITIES.
REQUEST A FREE ESTIMATE
SUBMIT AN ONLINE FORM OR CALL US DIRECTLY TO START THE CONSULTATION PROCESS.
DEVELOP A UNIQUE PLAN
LET'S WORK TOGETHER TO COME UP WITH DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PLAN THAT YOU LOVE.
SHOVELS IN THE GROUND
WATCH AS YOUR DREAM SPACE BECOMES A REALITY BEFORE YOUR EYES.
SIT BACK AND INDULGE
SAVOUR THE SATISFACTION THAT COMES FROM MAKING GOOD DECISIONS.
OUR PEOPLE
ALEX IS THE FOUNDER AND OPERATOR OF YARD FARMS LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.
HE HOLDS A BACHELORS OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES FROM THE ENVIRONMENT AND BUSINESS PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO, AND A CERTIFICATE IN LANDSCAPE HORTICULTURE FROM OKANAGAN COLLEGE.
HIS INTERESTS IN SUSTAINABILITY AND AGRICULTURE ARE DERIVED FROM CO-OP PLACEMENTS WITH SUSTAINABLE WATERLOO REGION AND AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOODS CANADA. HIS OUTLOOK ON LAND-USE ISSUES AND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES IS THE RESULT OF AN 8-MONTH THESIS PROJECT WITH ALTERNATIVE LAND USE SERVICES (ALUS).
ALEX IS PASSIONATE ABOUT LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, HAVING WORKED IN THE INDUSTRY FOR MANY YEARS, AND HAS SPENT MULTIPLE SEASONS OPERATING A 1/4 ACRE MARKET GARDEN WITH HIS PARTNER, DANIELLE.
MOST RECENTLY, ALEX MANAGED AN AGRI-TOURISM OPERATION THAT INCLUDED MARKET GARDENS, ORCHARD, AND VINEYARD ELEMENTS IN ADDITION TO HARDSCAPE AND SOFTSCAPE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.