Grounded
At Northway Gardens and Landscaping, we are grounded in the past and excited about the future. Beginning under our previous name, Northway Gardeners, our company has been planting, planning, landscaping, reforesting, and gardening for Muskokans for over three decades.
Led by owner-operators and husband-and-wife duo T.J. Coles and Lindsay Fetterley-Coles, we’re a team of passionate individuals who are driven to reinvigorate, amend, restore, and enhance the incredible natural beauty of Muskoka and to help preserve and protect it for our clients and for the future.
T.J.’s love of gardening began on his grandfather’s farm, where he learned the basics of planting, cultivating, and harvesting. As a young man, T.J. joined Northway Gardeners under the wing of its founder, the late Robert Allen. There, he was taught the principles of landscaping and his experience and understanding of planting and gardening expanded greatly.
Lindsay arrived at horticulture and landscaping via a more circuitous route, grabbing some eclectic credentials (including a degree in Egyptology!) along the way. Working at Northway Gardeners, she discovered a passion for horticulture and a thirst to know more. With the rebranded Northway Gardens and Landscaping, Lindsay and T.J. share and honour Robert’s legacy by building gardens and landscapes that build on the natural surroundings, instead of competing with them.
Led by owner-operators and husband-and-wife duo T.J. Coles and Lindsay Fetterley-Coles, we’re a team of passionate individuals who are driven to reinvigorate, amend, restore, and enhance the incredible natural beauty of Muskoka and to help preserve and protect it for our clients and for the future.
T.J.’s love of gardening began on his grandfather’s farm, where he learned the basics of planting, cultivating, and harvesting. As a young man, T.J. joined Northway Gardeners under the wing of its founder, the late Robert Allen. There, he was taught the principles of landscaping and his experience and understanding of planting and gardening expanded greatly.
Lindsay arrived at horticulture and landscaping via a more circuitous route, grabbing some eclectic credentials (including a degree in Egyptology!) along the way. Working at Northway Gardeners, she discovered a passion for horticulture and a thirst to know more. With the rebranded Northway Gardens and Landscaping, Lindsay and T.J. share and honour Robert’s legacy by building gardens and landscapes that build on the natural surroundings, instead of competing with them.
At Northway Gardens and Landscaping, our focus is on maintaining natural landscapes, integrating what is already there and thriving, and enriching it in ways that suit each client’s tastes and vision. We believe this approach makes for gardens and landscapes that delight the eye and soothe the soul, that require less maintenance, and that encourage a healthy ecosystem and support a healthier planet.