Take climate action by putting your yard to work.
LOW CaRBON
CLIMATE RESILIENT
Custom Designs
About
Carbon Wise is an ecological landscape design company based in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, in the traditional territory of the Michi Saagiig Anishinaabeg, and the area governed by Treaty 20 and the Williams Treaties. Carbon Wise is owned and operated by Hayley Goodchild (she/her), a settler from Toronto who now calls Peterborough home.
Carbon Wise solves the problems of your outdoor space in a creative and sustainable way. My ecologically-informed designs emphasize healthy soil, low carbon materials, and climate resilience, all while addressing your lifestyle, budget, and aesthetics.
I’m currently booking design clients for late 2023/early 2024. See below for more information about my services.
Check out previous Carbon Wise projects here.
Specializations
Re-direct water from your roof or driveway to a beautiful garden that protects your local watershed and reduces flood risk in your neighbourhood.
Conserve water with landscaping that not only withstands, but also thrives, in the more frequent and intense droughts that are expected with climate change.
Grow food for yourself and to share with others. Reduce your dependence on the carbon intensive global food system. I can help you get started.
Support pollinators and other wildlife while regenerating healthy, diverse native ecosystems. My designs emphasize native plants suitable to your site’s conditions.
Reduce waste and costly inputs for sustaining your garden, by harvesting rainwater and building healthy soil through composting.
Integrate functional paths, patios, and other hardscaping into your space, using salvaged and renewable materials as much as possible.
Questions? Fill out my inquiry form —>
Services
However, I do install gardens (softscaping) on a case-by-case basis. Contact me to learn more.
Consultation & Report
$159 + HST, mileage*
*Outside Peterborough County and the Municipality of Kawartha Lakes
• 1.5 hour on-site visit to ‘walk and talk’ your property
• High level design recommendations to improve the resiliency and function of your outdoor space
• A follow-up report that summarizes our conversation, identifies your property’s climate assets and vulnerabilities, and provides further resources – view a sample report here.
• Note: clients who purchase a consultation and later decide to invest in a full design package will have the consultation fee credited in their design quote.
Landscape Design
Starting at $850 + HST*
Based on project size, location, and complexity. *Does not include $50 fee for the initial visit.
• Initial site visit to get acquainted and collect enough information to develop a design estimate
• Detailed site analysis including soil tests, photos, and measurements. (Note: a survey may be required for complex hardscaping designs and sites with significant elevation changes. Surveyor fees are the responsibility of the homeowner.)
• A series of preliminary and refined concept plans that communicate the overall design vision
• A construction drawing package, which may include dimensioned demo and layout plans, planting plans, and construction details, depending on your project
Project Management
Contact for rates
Based on project size, location, and complexity. Typically follows a design contract.
• Support to solicit and choose bids from landscape contractors
• Advocacy for the project throughout construction, to ensure it is built according to the design vision and industry best practices
• Ensure the project remains on time and within budget, while making necessary adjustments that maintain the overall design intent
• Custom maintenance plan
Get in Touch
Contact Hayley
hayley@carbonwiselandscapedesign.ca
Area Served
Carbon Wise operates in the Greater Peterborough region, Durham, Northumberland, and the Kawarthas. I consider projects outside this area on a case-by-case basis.