Family landscaping & interlock
Our Pickering specialty: backyards that get used — play space on fresh sod, an interlock patio sized for the table and the grill, beds that look good without constant work.
Serving Pickering & the GTA
Landscaping & interlock in Pickering.
Pickering mixes long-established neighbourhoods with homes in their second or third decade, and newer pockets still being finished. Both need the same thing from a landscaper: yards that work for family life. Pisces builds the interlock patio and driveway, the sod and planting, the deck and fence — the whole outdoor part of the home.
What we build in Pickering
From mature lots to new builds — yards made for how families actually live:
Garden suites & tiny houses
Four models from about 480 to 800 sq ft with striking ACM facades — and we handle the building permit process from drawings to City approvals.
Interlock driveways & walkways
Precision interlock with rich patterns and borders — including the checkered finishes we are known for — on a properly built base.
Pools & backyard design
From plunge pools to tropical lagoon concepts, designed as one complete backyard — pool, patio, deck and planting together.
Decks & fences
Decks, fences and privacy screens that frame the yard and stand up to Ontario winters — built as part of the whole project, not an afterthought.
Grading & drainage
Proper grading away from the house, French drains and solid-pipe systems that move water where it belongs — dry basement, dry yard.
Two kinds of Pickering yards, one approach
Older properties often come with the opposite problem of new ones: decades of settled grading, tired planting, and drainage that worked until it didn’t. Water finding the basement window, a side yard that never dries out, a walkway heaving every spring. We start those jobs with grading and drainage — get the water right first — then rebuild the yard on top of it with interlock, sod and planting.
Newer lots are a blank slate: rough grade, a few builder shrubs, and a backyard waiting for a plan. For families that usually means one project, in order: grading, then the hardscape — patio, walkway, driveway — then sod and planting last, so nothing gets trampled. Done this way, the yard is finished in weeks, not fought with for years.
Why Pickering homeowners choose Pisces
Serving Pickering from our Thornhill base:
- Permits handled. For garden suites, we take care of the building permit process from drawings to City approvals.
- One team, whole property. The patio, the driveway, the pool, the fence and the planting — coordinated, not pieced together.
- Our own equipment. Bobcat compact loaders, excavators and trailers — we dig, grade and haul ourselves instead of waiting on rentals or subcontractors.
- Direct line to the owner. You deal with Simon at 647-860-0400 — no layers, no call centres, no disappearing contractors.
- Itemized quotes, photo updates. Clear pricing before we start and progress photos while we build.
- Based in Thornhill, across the GTA. Our home base is 45 Woodward Ave, Thornhill — and we serve Pickering and the Greater Toronto Area.
Pickering questions, answered
Our backyard slopes toward the house. Can you fix it?
Yes — regrading plus French drains or solid-pipe systems moves water away from the foundation. Then we rebuild the yard on the corrected grade so the problem stays fixed.
Can you add an interlock patio to an older yard?
Yes. We excavate, build the base properly and lay interlock that matches the house — and we tie in steps and walkways so it looks like it was always there.
Do you handle garden suite permits?
Yes — drawings through to City approvals, plus the servicing and the landscaping around the suite, all with one team.
How do we keep the new yard low-maintenance?
We design for it: defined bed edges, mulch or stone groundcover, and plantings chosen for low upkeep — a yard that looks finished without weekend-long chores.
Let’s talk about your Pickering project.
Tell us where the property is and what you have in mind — a family backyard, a new driveway, a garden suite, or the whole property. We will help define the right next step.