Derue Designs Home & Landscape Design

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Derue Designs — Award-Winning Landscape Designer in Gananoque, ON

Rhonda Derue is one of Eastern Ontario’s most decorated landscape designers, and Derue Designs is the firm she built to translate that expertise into exceptional outdoor living spaces. Based in Gananoque, Ontario, and serving Kingston and the broader 1000 Islands region, Derue Designs holds a Certified Landscape Designer (CLD) designation through Landscape Ontario and membership in the Canadian Nursery Landscape Association (CNLA) — credentials that distinguish serious professionals from weekend designers. The recognition is extensive: Derue Designs has won Landscape Ontario Design Awards in 2018, 2020, 2021, and 2022, and was named Neil VanderKruck Top Landscape Design in Ontario for 2022.

The philosophy goes beyond picking plants. Rhonda combines a Fine Arts background with CAD-based technical training to produce landscape plans that are both visually refined and structurally sound. Whether it’s a naturalized garden that blends with the 1000 Islands landscape or a contemporary hardscape patio designed for entertaining, every project is conceived as a cohesive whole.

Services

  • Landscape Design & Plans — Comprehensive design packages with CAD drafting, 3D rendering, and detailed planting plans for residential properties.
  • Hardscaping — Patio design, walkways, retaining walls, and garden structures with material selection and layout planning.
  • Custom Water Features — Designed-in ponds, fountains, and naturalized water elements that complement the Eastern Ontario environment.
  • Custom Fire Pits — Outdoor fire feature design integrated into the overall landscape plan for year-round use.
  • Deck Design — Functional deck layouts with material guidance, designed to maximize outdoor living space and integrate with the garden.
  • Edible Gardens — Kitchen garden and food-productive landscape design for homeowners interested in sustainable planting.
  • Outdoor Lighting Design — Integrated lighting plans to extend the usability of outdoor spaces and highlight key landscape features.
  • Pool Landscaping — Pool-area landscaping that frames and softens hardscape for residential swimming pool installations.

Service Area

Gananoque, Kingston, Brockville, and the 1000 Islands region. Design consultations available throughout Leeds & Grenville and Frontenac County.

Why It’s on home.renovation.reviews

Four Landscape Ontario Design Awards across four years is not a coincidence. Derue Designs was added to the directory as a verified example of professional landscape design in the 1000 Islands corridor — a region where outdoor space is central to the property’s value and livability.

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