Selected work across Vermont.
Master plans, stone walls, cedar pavilions, pool surrounds, naturalistic ponds. Built across Chittenden County and surrounding towns, 2020-2024. A small selection from each year.
— What you see here
Real projects, real outcomes.
Every project on this page is a Cairn & Cedar build. We show each project at age two or older — three winters minimum on hardscape — so what you see is proven, not new.
— Recent work, by the numbers
— Browse by discipline
Projects organized by primary discipline.
Each project below combines multiple disciplines, but is filed under its primary focus.
Master plans
Shelburne Lakefront, Charlotte Hilltop, Burlington Heritage, Jericho Cottage — full property design + build.
Hardscape
Stone walls, patios, retaining systems, walkways — see Charlotte Hilltop, Burlington Heritage, Hinesburg Native Meadow.
Cedar structures
Pergolas, pavilions, fencing — see Shelburne Lakefront pavilion, Essex Cedar Pavilion (wedding garden).
Pool & water
Pool surrounds, ponds, streams — see Williston Modern Pool Surround, Richmond Stream + Pond, Colchester Shoreline.
Sustainability + restoration
Native meadow restoration, heritage garden restoration, shoreline stabilization — see Hinesburg Native Meadow, Burlington Heritage, Colchester Shoreline.
— Featured projects
Recent selected work — full project pages.
Lakefront master plan, 2½ acres.
Three terraced rooms stepping down to Lake Champlain. 240 ft of dry-laid stone wall, cedar pavilion, native pollinator beds.
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Seven-terrace hilltop garden.
North-facing slope re-graded into seven dry-stone-walled terraces of perennials, fruit trees, and a 60-foot meditation walk.
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1,400 sq ft contemporary courtyard.
Bluestone paving, cedar slat screening, a small reflecting pool, and three Japanese maples for autumn color.
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1880s Hill Section heritage restoration.
Restored 30-ft mortared schist garden wall, cobblestone driveway apron, period-appropriate perennial border.
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Modern pool surround, contemporary house.
Thermal-finish bluestone deck, cedar privacy screen, native ornamental grass plantings.
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16×20 cedar wedding pavilion.
Hipped cedar-shake roof, bluestone floor, full electrical pre-wire for catering and lighting.
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3-acre native meadow restoration.
Invasive removal, native seed conversion, 800 ft of dry-laid fieldstone wall, cedar split-rail fence.
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60-ft stream + 25-ft naturalistic pond.
Hidden source reservoir, three cascade drops, depth-graded pond with native plant margin.
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Modern cottage garden at Mt. Mansfield.
Three terraced garden rooms — kitchen garden, pollinator border, gathering terrace with Mt. Mansfield view.
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200 ft Lake Champlain shoreline restoration.
Permit-compliant shoreline stabilization, native plantings, cedar dock + bench.
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