Virginia Burt Designs

Dundas Valley Passivhaus Garden Project Context Embraced by the Niagara Escarpment, Dundas is a historic valley town nestled amongst woodlands and bluffs. Despite typical development patterns in the area permitting 60% building coverage, the owner boldly chose to dedicate 71% of the property to garden space – a deliberate act of restraint that speaks to […]

Acadia Point: A Landscape Reclaimed At the southeastern tip of Nova Scotia’s Aspotogan Peninsula, where the wild Atlantic meets the gentler waters of Mahone Bay, Acadia Point stands as a beacon of renewal. Just 45 miles south of Halifax, this twenty-acre forested promontory captured the imagination of its new owners—urban dwellers seeking respite in unspoiled […]

Morgan’s Garden: Healing, Engaging, Empowering Morgan, a young woman with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), passed away at age 21. In her honour, her mother generously contributed funds to establish a therapeutic garden at Monarch Lifeworks School in Cleveland Heights, Ohio—a continuing education center designed specifically for adults with ASD, a population often overlooked by traditional […]