Asbjorg Designs Landscapes & Gardens

We engaged the services of Asbjorg Designs Landscapes & Gardens in 2018 to design a new front yard for our home in Old Glenora Edmonton. This involved the use of hard and soft landscape elements i.e plants, shrubs, trees, lawn, concrete walkways, decorative rock. After meeting with us initially Asbjorg then very diligently prepared a number of feasible options for us to consider. She then prepared a detailed drawing showing the placement of all materials and identifying each one on a schedule attached to the drawing. Also she prepared a 3D rendering of the proposal that helped enormously in our understanding of the design. Asbjorg assisted in the selection of a qualified contractor to do the work. The contractor involved had worked with Asbjorg previously. This was a significant advantage to the project. We are extremely happy with the outcome. Asbjorg’s experience and knowledge in her field is second to none. She has provided us with a design that very definitely has the “wow” factor that we were looking for. This coupled with the contractor’s experience patience and built in design flare for this category of work left us feeling completely confident that the outcome would be successful. It was.The work was carefully managed and kept within the budget and schedule. Further, we were the proud recipients of a 2018 City of Edmonton “Gardens in Bloom” nomination award.

We are very happy with the landscape design Asbjorg created for us, it turned out beautifully. We especially like how she incorporated plants and trees that are native to our area; the bees and local birds appreciate it too. Asbejorg took the time to share her vast knowledge with us about all things plants and gardening. Asbejorg is great to work with and we enjoyed getting to know her a bit too. Thanks Asbjorg!

Asbjorg Designs designed two of our yards. The designs incorporated all of our wish lists. The selection of the the plant' locations and colour combinations were perfect for the yard. Dry river beds were incorporated in both yards. The second yard design incorporated an outdoor entertaining area and a dining area. As our home is in an older home and had large trees, Asbjorg was able design a wonderful deck to accommodate for existing locations of the trees. Her work on both our yards resulted in a number of our friends hiring her for designs of their yards. We found Asbjorg to be very professional and consider her to be a perfectionist in her field.

Asbjorg Designs Landscaps & Gardens is an incredible company. Asbjorg has exceptional knowledge and skills. She was able to view our home only 12 inches in the ground, due to the area high water table, sitting on very flat prairie land and make it fit into its location. Her design was fitted to our personalities and incorporated stone, rock, brick and beautiful colours, shapes and styles into the design. Our yard today is a peaceful paradise and we could have never achieved this little bit of "heaven on earth" without her. Our yard was a work in progress and we are most thankful for having Asbjorg come into our lives. We have continued to consult Asbjorg on other projects and are always absolutely impressed with her tremendous knowledge and abilities. In fact a young student who worked with us, was truly impressed by Asbjorg and today is registered in a landscaping school. I am confident this is due to her introduction to Asbjorg and the impression that Asbjorg made ,on this young lady. I consider this a tremendous compliment, as well, to Asborg's genuine professional qualities. We enjoy our yard every month of the year.

As a contractor I have installed dozens of Asbjorg's landscape designs over the years. Of all the designers I have worked with, Asbjorg is the only one that provides what I consider to be a 'complete' design experience. Her full-colour, hand-drawn layouts give clients a sense not only of the space and the shapes within it, but the colour-play between the various shrubs and perennials she has painstakingly selected. Included with her designs are full-colour, detailed plant lists and specifications (including material choices and proper type/depth of soils) that demonstrate an unparalleled attention to detail. She often provides a full-colour perspective rendering with her designs that help to illustrate the space in a much more personal way than a top-down drawing can provide. Every time a landscape is installed I uncover challenges during the build that may not be readily apparent in the planning stages. Asbjorg is the only designer I've worked with that has not only noticed, but solved these hurdles during the design process. Asbjorg's knowledge of plant material, her familiarity with the materials used in construction, and the enormous finesse she demonstrates when incorporating the lifestyle and preferences of her clients consistently produce landscapes that far exceed anything I have encountered in my years in this industry. The artistry inherent in her designs places her in a class of her own, far ahead of her peers. Whether you're thinking of installing a new landscape or renovating an existing yard, in my opinion there is absolutely no other choice. An Asbjorg design will stun you year after year, and will certainly add to your property value. She has a long - very long - list of completely satisfied clients that will attest to that as well.

Asbjorg's depth and breadth of knowledge coupled with her creativity provide her clientele with the most remarkable end results. We continue to thoroughly enjoy our gardens of her design. She is quite simply "Outstanding". In addition her fees are completely reasonable for the calibre of design provided.

Asbjorg is incredibly knowledgeable and visionary in her ability to plan landscapes within a budget. We have hired Asbjorg for multiple properties over the past ten years and she has alway delivered outstanding results! I highly recommend Asbjorg Designs Landscapes & Gardens.