Nadine and Jean returned from a period of living abroad, sharing a clear intention to root themselves and build their life in Sutton, a small mountain village in the Eastern Townships. Their property carries a quiet richness. A sheep farm sits just next door, and a large agricultural building on their land once housed a market gardening project. It is also bordered by a mature sugar maple forest, provided a stunning and grounding backdrop throughout. Their home, fully renovated in the 2010s,...

At the end of May, Paul reached out to us with a sense of urgency that went beyond landscaping. A project needed to be completed at the very beginning of the season, and the reason was personal. Paul and his partner, Marc, live on a magnificent property in the municipality of Mystique, in the Eastern Townships — a place shaped by time, care, and devotion to nature. They had purchased the land nearly twenty years earlier from a doctor with a true passion for horticulture. For years, they...