A Permaculture Approach
Ferguson Brothers Contracting Ltd. brings a permaculture-minded approach to site and landscape work on the North Shore — reading how water, grade, and soil already move on a property, and building hardscape, drainage, and planting that work with those systems instead of fighting them.
What a Permaculture Approach Means on a Build
Permaculture is a way of designing with the land's own systems rather than overriding them. On a build, that's not a philosophy lecture — it's practical decisions: where water wants to go and how to put it to use, how to keep soil and slopes stable, how hardscape and planting fit the site instead of getting forced onto it.
On the North Shore, where rain and slope decide a lot, working with the site instead of against it tends to mean fewer problems later — less erosion, better drainage, ground that holds.
Where It Shows Up in Our Work
Drainage and grading that follow the land's natural flow. See our site and excavation work →
Retaining and hardscape that respect slope and water rather than dam it up.
Rainwater managed on site — gutters, swales, catchment, and rain gardens that keep water working for the property. Read about rainwater management →
Is This a Certification?
No. Permaculture has its own design certifications, and we're not claiming one. What we bring is the way of thinking, applied to real site and landscape work. If your project calls for a certified permaculture designer, we'll work alongside one.
Common Questions
Is this just organic gardening?
No. It's a design approach to how a whole site handles water, grade, soil, and structures — drainage, slopes, hardscape, and planting working together — not a gardening style.
Do you do the landscaping yourselves?
Our crew handles site work, grading, drainage, and hardscape. Specialized planting and horticulture we coordinate with trusted trades. One plan, one point of accountability either way.
Can a permaculture approach fix a drainage problem?
Often, yes — working with where water already wants to go, instead of fighting it. See our piece on North Shore drainage problems for how we think about it.
Talk About Your Site
Tell us what you're planning and we'll give you a straight read on it. We respond within one business day.
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