Your outdoor spaces, beautifully composed.
Bespoke garden and outdoor living design · North Arlington & McLean
What We Offer
Garden & Outdoor Living Design
Whether you want to elevate what you already have or completely reimagine your outdoor space, we design gardens and outdoor living areas that feel intentional and cohesive. We work with properties at every stage — from enhancing an existing landscape to comprehensive redesign.
Every engagement begins with a site consultation and concept proposal including representative visuals, so you can see the direction clearly before committing to a full project.
Seasonal Container Programs
Custom container compositions designed for your specific property — installed, maintained, and transitioned through every season. Spring planting, summer care, fall displays with pumpkins and ornamental grasses, winter preparation. Container sourcing, plant material, and all maintenance included in a single annual program.
Contractor Coordination
For larger projects — new planting beds, garden redesigns, patio enhancements — we develop the design concept, write contractor specifications, source bids, and oversee installation. You have one point of contact and one coherent vision from concept through completion. No managing multiple vendors.
Design Consultation
A site visit and property assessment with written recommendations and a concept proposal including representative visuals — so you can see the possibilities before making any decisions. Consultation fee applied in full toward any program.
About The Curated Garden
The Curated Garden is a boutique garden and outdoor living design practice serving a select number of homeowners in North Arlington and McLean, Virginia.
I'm Michael — a lifelong gardener and horticultural enthusiast with over 20 years of experience designing and maintaining my own properties in Northern Virginia. What began as a personal passion became something neighbors noticed. Strangers would stop on the sidewalk to ask who did my garden. The answer was always me.
I work with a small number of clients each season, which means every property gets my genuine attention and expertise — not a crew following a formula.
To inquire about availability, contact us at curatedgardendesign@gmail.com
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Tell us a little about your property and what you're hoping to achieve. We'll be in touch to schedule a complimentary call.