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Scheduled grounds care
Recurring care with visit records and photo notes.
- Mowing and edging on schedule
- Hedge shaping
- Bed weeding
- Visit documentation
Metro Vancouver property services
Outdoor work, measured.
Grounds care, remediation, and hardscape for owners who want precision over pace.
Property managers · Strata · Homeowners
Ashlar Grounds is a Calm Water studio study — the craft bar of a landscape site without a live contact desk.
Choose your path
Who we work with
Commercial & strata
Documented scope, single-source accountability from walkthrough to sign-off.
Homeowners
Hardscape and scheduled care — fixed quotes, same-week visits when schedules align.
Owner-operated
Self-performed core trades
- 15+ years discipline
- Written scope every job
- Photo documentation
- One point of contact
What sets us apart
Construction-minded, not a mow route
Capital & remediation first
We self-perform hardscape and drainage — not maintenance-only.
Engineered, not cosmetic
Walls on proper base, water managed, built to last.
Owner-direct
The person who walks day one stays through the year.
Quick read
Build a site agenda in under a minute
Tell us what you’re dealing with — we’ll carry it into the walkthrough request.
01 · Primary focus
02 · Timing
03 · Who’s deciding
Capabilities
Maintain → Remediate → Build
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Drainage & remediation
Water and slope issues other crews avoid.
- Drainage diagnosis
- Slope stabilization
- Regrading
- Deferred-maintenance resets
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Hardscape & capital work
Engineered installs built to last.
- Retaining walls
- Patios and walkways
- Natural stone
- As-built photos
How we work
A four-step rhythm
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Walkthrough
On site, we listen and note what matters.
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Written proposal
Fixed scope and price in plain language.
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Scheduled execution
Agreed dates. No invisible subs.
04
Ongoing communication
One contact for the life of the work.
Questions
Straight answers
No — maintenance is one lane. Remediation and hardscape are core.
Owner-direct accountability is the product. One contact from walkthrough through follow-up.
Walkthrough windows usually confirm within a business day. Start dates depend on scope and season.
This is a Calm Water studio study. Contact actions demonstrate craft only.
After you reach out
What happens next — no mystery
- 01
You reach out
Book, call, or text with the property and what matters.
- 02
We confirm a window
Usually within one business day.
- 03
Walk the property
You point; we listen and note — no driveway pitch.
- 04
Written proposal
Clear scope and price if it’s a fit.
Studio study · Request a walkthrough · messages shown here won’t reach a live desk
Work with us
Let’s walk the property together
Request a walkthrough window — studio study demonstrates the request canvas.
Typical confirm within one business day · studio study only