Landscaping renovations
Renewal for established Guelph lots: garden bed restoration, new planting, fresh sod and updated edging — working with mature trees and the neighbourhood’s character, not against it.
Serving Guelph & beyond the GTA
Landscaping in Guelph.
Guelph’s established neighbourhoods have the good bones — mature trees, generous lots, houses with presence. What they need is renewal: interlock driveways that have seen better decades, garden beds that grew wild, drainage that never quite kept up. Pisces specializes in landscape renovations that keep the character and fix what time wore down.
What we build in Guelph
Renovating established properties — keeping the character, fixing what time wore down:
Garden suites & tiny houses
Four models from about 480 to 800 sq ft with striking ACM facades — and we handle the building permit process from drawings to City approvals.
Interlock driveways & walkways
Precision interlock with rich patterns and borders — including the checkered finishes we are known for — on a properly built base.
Heated snow-melting driveways
Radiant heating under your pavers melts snow on contact. No shoveling, no salt damage, a clear driveway all winter.
Decks & fences
Decks and privacy fences that bring an established backyard into the present — quiet, private, and built for long summers.
Grading & drainage
Mature lots settle and grading drifts over the years. We regrade and install drainage so water moves away from the foundation, not toward it.
Renewing an established property
The best Guelph lots are the ones with history — a maple that has shaded the yard for thirty years, garden beds that were once someone’s pride. Renovation starts with respect: we protect what is worth keeping and rebuild what is not. Tired asphalt and cracked concrete come out, overgrown beds are cleared and replanted with a plan, and interlock driveways and walkways go in with borders and patterns that suit the house. The goal is a property that looks cared for, not one that looks new for new’s sake.
Drainage is the unglamorous work that saves the glamorous work. Older lots often settled toward the foundation over the decades, and downspouts dump water where it does the most damage. We correct the grading, route water away properly, and install drainage as part of the renovation — so the new beds, sod and interlock sit on ground that handles water instead of holding it.
Why Guelph homeowners choose Pisces
Established lots need a contractor who respects them:
- Permits handled. For garden suites, we take care of the building permit process from drawings to City approvals.
- One team, whole property. The beds, the driveway, the drainage and the fencing — coordinated, not pieced together.
- Own equipment, owner-operated crews. Bobcat compact loaders, excavators and trailers are ours — no rental delays, no subcontracted surprises.
- Direct line to the owner. You deal with Simon at 647-860-0400 — no layers, no call centres, no disappearing contractors.
- Itemized quotes, photo updates. Clear pricing before we start and progress photos while we build.
- Based in Thornhill, serving beyond the GTA. Our home base is 45 Woodward Ave, Thornhill — and we serve Guelph and the surrounding area.
Guelph questions, answered
Can you work around mature trees?
Yes — we protect established trees during the work and design beds, edging and grading that respect root zones instead of damaging them.
My driveway is crumbling asphalt. What are my options?
Full replacement with interlock: we excavate the old surface, build a properly compacted base, and lay patterned pavers with borders — built to outlast what it replaced.
Do you do garden bed renovations without redoing the whole yard?
Yes. Bed restoration — clearing, re-edging, new planting and mulch — is a standalone project, and often the highest-impact one for the money.
What about drainage on an older lot?
We assess how water moves across your lot, correct the grading, add drainage where it is needed, and route downspouts away from the foundation — often as part of a renovation project.
Let’s talk about your Guelph project.
Tell us where the property is and what you have in mind — a landscape renovation, a new driveway, garden beds, or the full yard. We will help define the right next step.