Business Details
Custom Landscape & Building Design Services
Derue Designs, founded by Rhonda Derue, is a landscape design firm specializing in creating functional and aesthetically pleasing outdoor spaces. With over 20 years of horticulture experience and formal training in fine arts, Rhonda combines artistic vision with technical expertise to deliver tailored solutions for residential and commercial clients. The firm emphasizes collaborative design processes, utilizing 3D modeling and CAD software to visualize projects before implementation.Derue Designs has earned industry recognition, including multiple Landscape Ontario Awards and a 2024 nomination for the National Awards of Landscape Excellence. The company prioritizes client satisfaction through personalized service, from initial concept sketches to full-scale installations, ensuring each project reflects the client's unique vision while maintaining environmental harmony.
Services
Landscape Design
Building Design Plans
Patio Design
Walkways and Steps
Water Features
Garden Design
Decks
Driveways
Retaining Walls
Landscape Structures
Highlights and features
- We have over 20 years of horticulture experience and formal fine arts training.
- Our designs integrate 3D visualization for precise project planning.
- We offer on-site consultation during installation for design continuity.
- Our team has won multiple Landscape Ontario Awards for excellence.
- We provide detailed construction packages for seamless project execution.
What people say
Beautiful results
Professionalism
Creative ideas
Exceeded expectations
Excellent advice
Services
Landscape Design
Landscape Design transforms outdoor spaces through customized plans incorporating hardscapes, gardens, and functional elements. Our process begins with client consultations to understand preferences and site conditions. Using CAD software and 3D modeling, we create detailed designs that balance aesthetics with practicality, ensuring each project enhances property value and usability while reflecting the client's vision.
Building Design Plans
Building Design Plans focus on residential structures, from new constructions to renovations. We provide hand-drawn sketches and digital 3D models, collaborating with engineers to ensure compliance with building codes. Our designs prioritize spatial efficiency and aesthetic appeal, offering clients clear blueprints for constructing or modifying homes with precision and creativity.
Water Features
Water Features add tranquility and visual interest to landscapes through customized designs like ponds, fountains, and waterfalls. We integrate natural elements to create soothing environments that attract wildlife and enhance outdoor living spaces. Our approach ensures functional, low-maintenance installations that complement the overall landscape aesthetic while improving property ambiance.
Garden Design
Garden Design creates vibrant, sustainable plantings tailored to climate, soil, and client preferences. We select diverse flora to ensure year-round color and ecological benefits, including pollinator habitats. Our designs balance beauty with practicality, offering low-maintenance solutions that enhance biodiversity and provide relaxing spaces for homeowners to enjoy.
Retaining Walls
Retaining Walls combine functional slope stabilization with decorative elements using natural stone or interlocking materials. We design walls that prevent erosion while adding visual interest to landscapes. Our installations ensure structural integrity and drainage efficiency, transforming challenging terrain into usable, aesthetically pleasing spaces that increase property value.
People
Rhonda Derue
Landscape Designer
Rhonda Derue is a landscape designer with 20+ years of horticulture experience and formal fine arts training. She specializes in creating functional, beautiful outdoor spaces using CAD software and 3D modeling. Rhonda's award-winning designs emphasize client collaboration and environmental harmony, earning her multiple Landscape Ontario Awards and a 2024 national nomination.
Questions
What services does Derue Designs offer?
We provide landscape design, building plans, patio/walkway design, water features, garden planning, and retaining wall installations for residential and commercial properties.
Do you serve areas outside Gananoque?
Yes, we serve Kingston, Brockville, the 1000 Islands region, and surrounding areas in Ontario.
What is included in a landscape plan?
Plans include 2D/3D designs, material lists, plant catalogs, and construction details to guide professional installations or DIY projects.
How much does a design consultation cost?
The initial 1.5-hour consultation, including a concept sketch, costs $200 + HST.
Can I implement the design myself?
Yes, our detailed plans allow DIY implementation, with optional hourly consultation during construction.
What awards has Derue Designs won?
We've received multiple Landscape Ontario Awards and were nominated for the 2024 National Awards of Landscape Excellence.
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Reviews (3)
Emay Cowx
Sep 21, 2021
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Over a period of two years Derue Designs provided separate backyard and front landscaping plans for our property. Rhonda was a great pleasure to work with. Her vision and conceptual drawings were inspiring, and still practical in that we planned to build some of the elements like decks on our own. The new stone front entrance was not something we could tackle ourselves, and the subsequent detailed front landscape plan was instrumental in making construction streamlined from start to finish for the contractor who brought the project to completion on time and within budget. Her advice regarding materials
Tarnowecky Law Administration
Jan 06, 2019
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Rhonda was the 3rd landscape designer we consulted for our project and after our first meeting we were exited and confident in her expertise. She was able to transform our drab space into something beautiful and spectacular! Her creativity, knowledge and advice were invaluable. We continue to receive compliments from our neighbours and love the results! Yuri and Laryssa
Megan K.
Nov 13, 2018
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Rhonda saved us time, money and stress. Our project was a big one that took 6 mths, multiple companies and a lot of people. Our project is our dream come true and it would not look anything like the finished product without Rhonda. She was integral in every facet of our space; from the design, stone selection, placements, flower selection, roof structure design and finishes. She has trades that are skilled and easy to have in your space that she has worked with for years and are excellent in their area of expertise (carpenters, painters, landscape companies, screens, landscape lighting, etc.).
