Why we plant trees in fall
Cooler air, warm soil and autumn rain give new roots a full season to settle in before summer heat arrives.
Landscape design · Build · Care
Gardens with
a sense of place.
Thoughtful outdoor spaces, planted for your light, your soil and the way you live. Serving the North Shore since 2014.
What we do
One crew, from first sketch to first frost.
01
Design
Site plans and planting schemes drawn around how you use the yard.
- Site survey and soil test
- Scaled plan and planting list
- 3D view before we dig
02
Build
Patios, paths, beds and lighting, installed by our own crew.
- Stone and paver patios
- Beds, edging and mulch
- Low-voltage lighting
03
Care
Seasonal pruning, mulch and cleanups that keep it looking new.
- Spring and fall cleanups
- Pruning and feeding
- Seasonal color
Why Oakline
Planted to look better in year three than on day one.
We choose plants for your exposure and soil, not for the catalog. Fewer replacements, less watering, and a garden that fills in the way it was drawn.
12years on the North Shore
400+gardens planted
1crew, start to finish
How it works
Four steps to a finished garden
01
Consult
A free hour on site. We walk the yard, talk budget and take measurements.
02
Plan
A scaled plan, planting list and fixed quote within two weeks.
03
Build
Our own crew installs, usually in one to three weeks.
04
Care
Optional seasonal visits keep it growing the way it was drawn.
The studio
Small crew,
long view.
About Oakline
Designers who also dig.
Oakline started in 2014 with one truck and a sketchbook. Today we are a small studio of designers and installers who still draw every plan by hand before it goes to the computer.
The person who designs your garden walks it with the crew on install day. That is how the plan on paper becomes the garden in the ground.
The team
People you will meet
Tony Michaels
Principal · Landscape design
Install crew
Hardscape, planting and lighting, in-house
Care team
Seasonal visits, pruning and color
What we believe
Right plant, right place.
Native and adapted plants first. Soil before mulch. Paths wide enough for two. Lighting that shows the garden, not the fixture.
Projects
Recent
gardens.
Cedar Hollow garden walk
A curving path through drifts of grasses and clipped boxwood.
DesignBuild
Willow Lane curb appeal
New lawn, staked street trees and a mulched shrub border.
BuildCare
Maple Court entry walk
Flagstone stepping path and layered foundation planting.
DesignBuild
Brookside lawn and hedges
A sculpted lawn edge with low hedging and a timber bench.
DesignCare
Journal
Notes from
the field.
Grasses that look good in January
Five ornamental grasses that hold their shape and color through winter, so the garden never looks empty.
Mulch: how much is too much
Two to three inches, never against the bark. A simple rule that saves more shrubs than any fertilizer.
Book a consult
Let's walk
your yard.
Call
555 014 2290
Email
hello@oakline.studio
Studio
Mon–Fri 8–5 · Sat by appointment
Service area
The North Shore and surrounding towns
