HB Landscapes Information

Founded in 2006, HBL is a small, Ottawa-based, independently owned and operated business. It is quickly gaining a reputation for giving quality service and creating original works. HBL specializes in design and project management and is continually broadening its spectrum of expertise. It is owned and operated by Greg Howlett, who has had a fascination with horticulture since early childhood: always enthralled by his grandmother's gardens and prize-winning roses. Greg first entered the field at the age of 9, mowing lawns and maintaining gardens in his neighbourhood. He graduated from art school in 2002, and re-entered the horticulture field by starting a job at a greenhouse in Lakefield, Ontario. Soon after, he moved into more residential territory, installing landscapes with various companies, and doing a few side jobs for extra experience. In 2005, he graduated from Algonquin College with a technician's certificate in horticulture. He has since been working in the field, gaining knowledge and experience in many types of design and construction. He now focuses on his greatest strength: pushing boundaries, and setting trends in the field of residential landscape design. HBL has now had a chance to work with all different types of people on all different kinds of jobs. Large jobs and small ones, quiet families and flamboyant soiree hosts. Various projects have included play structures and sand boxes for kids, outdoor kitchens and spas for adults, custom mixed material structures such as fences or pergolas, private and cozy fire pits, and more. As time goes on many more possibilities are opening up with the development of new materials and technologies. Keeping up with these innovations is something very important to HBL. Exciting new concepts will never become realized if they are not talked about. Please see the links to the great articles on the left to read more about some of the new possibilities in residential landscapes.