UNMATCHED LANDSCAPE DESIGN IN MILWAUKEE AND WAUKESHA
LandscapE Design
Cottage Gardener Delivers an unparalleled set of landscape services and quality craftsmanship to our clients throughout Southeastern Wisconsin.
Our time-tested methods enable us to provide an elite set of skills and artistic concepts to surpass even the highest level of expectation. We’ve been in business since 1994 and understand how to produce a perfect, livable space that matches your home, your needs, and your heart.
“Michael’s goal—creating functional livable spaces that impact people’s daily lives while providing a true sense of enjoyment—has been the number one priority since day one.”
FUNCTIONAL LIVABLE SPACES
Cottage Gardener, Ltd. was established in 1994 by Michael Patek as a design build landscape company and we currently service Milwaukee and Waukesha counties.
Cottage Gardener Delivers an unparalleled set of landscape services and quality craftsmanship to our clients throughout Southeastern Wisconsin.
Our Goal has been to create functional livable spaces that impact people's daily lives while providing a true sense of enjoyment.
We have been using sustainable landscape practices in our designs and installations from the very beginning.
We've been in business since 1994 and understand how to produce a perfect, livable space that matches your needs and lifestyle.
Creating functional, livable spaces since 1994
SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPE PRACTICES
Cottage Gardener Ltd has been using sustainable landscape practices in our projects for over 20 years. We provide the following as our ‘Standard Practice’
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Source our plant material from local nurseries and our stone from local quarries.
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Minimize the use of chemical fertilizers by using composted soil amendments from companies such as Purple Cow Organics and The Farm’s Composting.
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Install low cost drip irrigation hoses in our planting beds that operate on low pressure water volume.
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We are a firm believer in mulch be it leaf, bark, or stone to control weeds and minimize the use of herbicides.
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Lower the maintenance on our projects by incorporating native plant species whenever possible, selecting plants for the right place to minimize pruning, and grouping plants of similar biological needs.
Using these sustainable practices we craft our landscapes to provide a four season approach in providing interest, color, and excitement to our client’s gardens.