--- title: "CYAN Horticulture — Landscape Contractors | Houzz" canonical_html_url: https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-contractors/cyan-horticulture-pfvwus-pf~92335637 markdown_url: https://www.houzz.com/md/professionals/pf~92335637.md entity_type: LocalBusiness business_name: "CYAN Horticulture" category: ["Landscape Contractors"] image: https://st.hzcdn.com/fimgs/f48325270fa91aa4_2468-w400-h400-b0-p0--.jpg address: "207-1770 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia V6J 2E6, Canada" latitude: 49.2102 longitude: -123.0114 phone: "(604) 992-5955" website: http://cyanhorticulture.com rating: 5 review_count: 11 best_of_houzz_awards: 8 followers: 465 last_updated: 2026-09-16 --- # CYAN Horticulture Original Houzz profile: [CYAN Horticulture](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-contractors/cyan-horticulture-pfvwus-pf~92335637) ## Professional summary - **Primary category:** Landscape Contractors - **Location:** Vancouver, BC - **Serves:** Burnaby, Deep Cove, Kitsilano, North Burnaby, North Vancouver, Richmond, Vancouver, West Point Grey, West Vancouver, Yaletown - **Houzz rating:** 5.0 out of 5 (11 reviews) - **Best of Houzz:** 8 awards (2015–2023), for Design, Service. ## About ### Houzz Badges - Star Houzzer - Houzz Influencer - Recommended on Houzz - 50,000 Ideabook Saves CYAN Horticulture is a dynamic, multi-faceted enterprise, which offers inclusive garden services to the discerning individual, as well as commercial and institutional clients. Based in Vancouver, Canada, with local and international projects, CYAN strives for creative excellence. CYAN offers design and consulting, as well as contracting and horticultural services. Never predictable and always site-specific, CYAN's projects range from single entry planters and extensive roof gardens to outdoor retail spaces and traditional mixed-borders. ### Services Provided - Landscape Construction - Landscape Maintenance - Lawn Care - Lawn Seeding - Landscape Design ### Areas Served - Burnaby - Deep Cove - Kitsilano - North Burnaby - North Vancouver - Richmond - Vancouver - West Point Grey - West Vancouver - Yaletown ## Business Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Business Name | CYAN Horticulture | | Address | 207-1770 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia V6J 2E6, Canada | | Phone | (604) 992-5955 | | Website | http://cyanhorticulture.com | | Followers on Houzz | 465 | **Social profiles:** - Facebook — http://www.facebook.com/pages/cyan-horticulture/292923299226 - Blog — http://cyanhorticulture.com/follow/ ## Contact - **Houzz profile:** [CYAN Horticulture](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-contractors/cyan-horticulture-pfvwus-pf~92335637) - **Website:** http://cyanhorticulture.com - **Phone:** (604) 992-5955 ## Credentials **Certifications & Awards** - Finalist, Western Living Designer Award of the Year - **Best of Houzz:** 8 awards (2015–2023), for Design, Service. ## Reviews **Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5 — 11 reviews** ### All 11 reviews **★★★★★ — dyer needs, July 2017** > I hired Dave to help me rejuvenate an old planter and deck. > > I found him respectful and thoughtful in maximizing my limited budget. > > I wanted a tropical paradise and I think my garden is spectacular. > > I highly recommend David. **★★★★★ — Vanglo Sustainable Construction Group, March 2015** > Super pleased with Dave and Cyan Horticulture’s services. Professional, creative and knowledgeable, highly recommend them and most definitely will be using them again on future projects. **★★★★★ — dingo1, Feb. 2015** > Dave Demers of CYAN Horticulture is a very artistic and creative professional. I experienced great service, an outstanding eye for detail and a genuine passion for what he does. > Dave is excellent to work with and I would not hesitate to recommend Cyan Horticulture to anyone. **★★★★★ — laurasw, Feb. 2015** > Dave Demers and his team are extremely respectful and creative. They have been a joy to have around our home. > Dave is knowledgeable and creative as well as being easy to work with while maintaining a professional attitude. > He arrived at our project after it was well underway and managed to work with other professionals on the job and suggested very good upgrades for us. > He has managed to design a reasonable 4 season garden for us. > > I have recommended Dave to a number of friends. **★★★★★ — mlouie20, Feb. 2015** > David has a great eye for classic and tasteful design. > Most importantly, with plants and flowers, the design may take a season to grow and be in "full bloom" and has always worked out since we have been working with him, well over 6 years. > > He has guided us with: > \- large projects, including a complete redesign of the front yard of our home, which many neighbours have commented is the most beautiful yard in our neighbourhood. > \- tree trimming to reshape old trees > \- rehabilitation of tired plants, including our non-flowering (which has now blossomed) trees > \- reimagination of our back yard hedge > > Thanks David and Cyan. **★★★★★ — rchaulk, Jan. 2015** > My front lawn looked terrible but now I have a beautiful front garden and It is beautiful all year long. I’m not a gardener so I asked for something low maintenance. That is exactly what Cyan Horticulture delivered; beautiful, low maintenance and at a very reasonable price. Perfect. Dave Demers is a genius. **Comment from CYAN Horticulture:** > Thank you so much for your nice comment, it sure has been a pleasure to work with you over the years! Your garden has given me so many great photo opportunities, some of the most popular with houzz.com users. **★★★★★ — annbarcket, April 2014** > We are really happy with Dave's plan and plant selection for our garden. We are impressed that the garden looked great all winter. Dave was very respectful of our likes and of those plants we wanted to keep. He and his crew were always prompt and were efficient workers. We've recommended CYAN Horticulture to friends and will continue to do so! **★★★★★ — amyvtm, March 2014** > Dave is a creative, passionate and detail oriented person and so are the garden spaces he creates! I hired him to design and maintain our entire garden. He is quick to offer his opinion in a constructive way, come up with practical solutions and also fun to have around. He has even helped us deal with an unexpected mole problem! Dave is an absolute authority on plants and landscape design. **★★★★★ — Gaile Guevara, Jan. 2013** > I have had the opportunity to work with CYAN and the attention to detail and customer service is impeccable. Alongside their thoughtful design approach to each home is unique to each client through a very thorough programming process. The end result is a project completed on time, within budget and with the attention to site lines from every angle of property. It is an honour to work with the talent and hard working team at CYAN. **★★★★★ — Linda R, Jan. 2013** > David Demers is a treasure. A true plantsman who is unfailingly generous with his knowledge. He is creative, open-minded and a real delight to work with. I look forward the projects we will work on together each year. **★★★★★ — Zachary Velonas, Dec. 2012** > I hired CYAN to design the outdoor space on my three decks. I couldn't be happier with the final result. They created a modern, but cozy, oasis I can enjoy with my guests. CYAN also maintains the plants year round, so it looks fantastic with zero effort from me. ## Selected projects - [South Granville Patio](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/south-granville-patio-pj-vj~1254699) - Location: Vancouver, BC - Photos: 11 - Description: For this postage stamp yard, CYAN Horticulture’s assignment came with a seriously charged wish list and a clear artistic direction. To streamline this tight space, the gentle slope was confined by a single low concrete retaining wall and pushed towards the back. Up top and hidden by skinny hedges is a vehicular charging station and a toolshed. Below is a large patio of squared-off dark grey stone, set in a random pattern and surrounded by narrow, jewel-box planting beds. Eastern redbuds, columna… - [Garden Drive front yard](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/garden-drive-front-yard-pj-vj~1254722) - Location: Vancouver, BC - Photos: 13 - Description: Dwarfed by an imposing ancestral house, this front garden presented the multi-faceted challenge of limited space, time and budget. CYAN Horticulture laid out simple hard surfaces in oversized concrete pavers and thereon peppered rough basalt boulders. The usual perimeter fence is present in essence only, embodied by simple steel pipes. A handful of plant taxa also plays on this economy of glitz. Various grasses, thinly-leaved California myrtle and fetid hellebore are enlivened throughout the yea… - [Ravine House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/ravine-house-pj-vj~879002) - Location: Vancouver, BC - Photos: 25 - Description: In close collaboration with Darrell Epp, Architect, CYAN Horticulture was invited to maximize use of the very limited space surrounding this newly renovated single-family residence. Perched atop a 75-feet forested ravine and overlooking a protected salmon stream, this low-lying house seems to be floating in the wilderness. On the more exposed side, sunny and connecting to the street, the distinctive silhouette of gingkos and squared-off beeches, mounding lavenders and graphic maiden grasses, pla… - [East 17th Avenue Residence](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/east-17th-avenue-residence-pj-vj~890090) - Location: Vancouver, BC - Photos: 8 - Description: Designed by LWPAC and built by Vanglo Sustainable Construction Group, this singular residence makes the most of a very tight lot. CYAN Horticulture was commissioned to implement a low-maintenance planting plan and ensure regular maintenance of the grounds. Boxwood, yews and a specimen Japanese maple give structure to the space while ornamental grasses and bamboo add a softer touch to the ensemble. photo credit: Ema Peter interior styling: Modern604 - [Kitsilano Front Garden](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/kitsilano-front-garden-pj-vj~252525) - Location: Vancouver, BC - Photos: 12 - Description: As a long-time neighbor of CYAN Horticulture, the owner of this small south-facing garden gave us carte blanche on her project, as long as the severely damaged lawn was made to disappear altogether. A relax yet carefully studied meadow-like planting of bulbs and perennials, grasses and evergreen shrubs, now flank a narrow walkway. Maintenance is here kept to a minimum and seasons are wisely felt in this ever-changing arrangement. - [Contemporary Roof Garden, Armory District, Vancouver](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/contemporary-roof-garden-armory-district-vancouver-pj-vj~57479) - Location: Vancouver, BC - Photos: 8 - Description: Atop the roof of a condo building this patio space offers fine views onto the downtown core and a string of snow-capped mountains further afield. Keeping all interventions minimal, CYAN Horticulture introduced a long bar table to accommodate informal gatherings. Moreover six tall planters each exhibit one of four celestial shades and are dressed with either severe boxwood or supple arctic willows. Other plants used are: -Copper Fastigiate Beech (Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck') -Star Jasmine (Trachelos… - [Plantsmen Garden](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/plantsmen-garden-pj-vj~282028) - Location: Vancouver, BC - Photos: 13 - Description: CYAN Horticulture Sited on long-ago developed farmland, on the outskirt of the city, this backyard is playground to a couple of serious gardeners. Designed around a handful of spectacular apple tree espaliers, this new outdoor living space maximizes growing conditions for a variety of edibles and ornamentals. A dynamic combination of raised planters, some clad in delicate basalt stone, others simply cast in raw concrete, host a myriad of choice Mediterranean plants. - [43rd Avenue Residences, Vancouver, BC](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/43rd-avenue-residences-vancouver-bc-pj-vj~146570) - Location: Vancouver, BC - Photos: 9 - Description: Recently built, this multi-family condo tower sits proudly on larger-than-usual landscaped grounds. Due to insufficient planning, these grounds promptly turned into a nightmare of maintenance and CYAN Horticulture was invited to help remedy the situation. After much editing and serious horticultural intervention, over a sustained period of three years, this garden may now be enjoyed by all residents. - [Cambie Residence](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/cambie-residence-pj-vj~486638) - Location: Vancouver, BC - Photos: 16 - Description: Home to a young family of four, this new house blends in the tightly woven fabric of this traditional residential neighborhood. Yet CYAN Horticulture was mandated to pack in this limited space an ambitious program of children-minded activities, in a ‘warm contemporary’ way. The front yard hence accommodates a boxwood parterre/soccer field and a secret dirtbike track, a rain barrel as well as mixed monochromatic plantings in greens and whites. - [West 2nd Street](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/west-2nd-street-pj-vj~75641) - Location: North Vancouver, BC - Photos: 105 - Description: PROJECT PROFILE Full Renovation & Styling Project 1,143 sq.ft \| 17th Floor \| South West View \| Built in 1991 (22 yrs old) 2 Bedroom + 2 Bath + Living / Dining Room + Balcony PUBLISHED Western Living \| January 31, 2017 \| http://westernliving.ca/homes-and-design/gallery-wall-design-tips/ Western Living \| March 11, 2015 \| http://westernliving.ca/homes-and-design/kitchen-backsplash-roundup/ Western Living Condo Magazine \| Cover Story \| May 27, 2014 \| http://westernliving.ca/condos/stunning-oceanfron… - [IDSwest - H&L Laneway Home Feature](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/idswest-handl-laneway-home-feature-pj-vj~348446) - Location: Vancouver, BC - Photos: 48 - Description: PROJECT STORY I was honoured to be asked to design the 2013 IDS West Feature exhibit sponsored by Homes & Living Magazine. Modest beginnings to design a feature around the topic of Laneway Homes. In an effort to expand the audience of IDSwest beyond consumers and to engage a sophisticated audience of Vancouverites as well industry to support such topics around urban density. What started off as a 500 sq.ft feature soon expanded to nearly 6,500 sq. ft of exhibit space. How do we change the percei… - [Marguerite Street Patio](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/marguerite-street-patio-pj-vj~282012) - Location: Vancouver, BC - Photos: 4 - Description: CYAN Horticulture - [Dunbar Residence, Vancouver, BC](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/dunbar-residence-vancouver-bc-pj-vj~145928) - Location: Vancouver, BC - Photos: 6 - Description: Indefatigable entertainers, these long-time clients of CYAN Horticulture were wishing for an outdoor lounge area to make Summer nights endure. Cozy sofas and weather-proof rugs, a sleek fire pit and fragrant night-bloomers, were the answer. Key to this small garden is the limited but carefully selected palette of plants whose light shades of gold and white help illuminate this sun-deprived area of the property. Design and construction by CYAN Horticulture. - [Shaughnessy Estate, Vancouver](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/shaughnessy-estate-vancouver-pj-vj~57480) - Location: Vancouver, BC - Photos: 5 - Description: CYAN Horticulture Facing this astonishing heritage house, between a formal granite fountain and a large swooping driveway, was a large area of lawn in need for reinterpretation. To live up to the powerful built elements, this lawn was first divided and then enclosed in boxwood. Such rigid frame then welcomed a pair of semi-mature evergreen magnolias, a studied medley of herbaceous Summer-flowering plants and thousands of tulips. - [Shaughnessy Estate, Patio Garden](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/shaughnessy-estate-patio-garden-pj-vj~57485) - Location: Vancouver, BC - Photos: 9 - Description: CYAN Horticulture Facing this astonishing heritage house, between a formal granite fountain and a large swooping driveway, was a large area of lawn in need for reinterpretation. To live up to the powerful built elements, this lawn was first divided and then enclosed in boxwood. Such rigid frame then welcomed a pair of semi-mature evergreen magnolias, a studied medley of herbaceous Summer-flowering plants and thousands of tulips. - [Southlands Residence](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/southlands-residence-pj-vj~58120) - Location: Vancouver, BC - Photos: 21 - Description: CYAN Horticulture - [Vanglo House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/vanglo-house-pj-vj~578272) - Location: Vancouver, BC - Photos: 188 - Description: \| PUBLISHED \| GRAY MAGAZINE \| COVER FEATURE 2014 \| http://www.graymag.net/vanglo.html \| PRESS \| 2014.06.25 \| Ema Peter Photography Blog \| The best contemporary architecture and design in Vancouver 2014.06.20 \| Vancouver Courier \| Mount Pleasant's Vanglo House attracts attention. Odd-shaped lot gives birth to ‘conscientious design’ 2014.06.20 \| Huffington Post \| Vancouver Real Estate: Former Abandoned Building Now An Energy-Efficient Home 2014.06.19 \| Contemporist \| 135 East 17th Avenue by Oliver… - [White Rock Estate](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/white-rock-estate-pj-vj~121191) - Location: Vancouver, BC - Photos: 4 - Description: Perched over the Straight of Georgia and nestled amongst towering cedars and Douglas firs, this 5-acre property is a week-end escape from bustling Vancouver. 20 years after the first round of landscaping, CYAN Horticulture was mandated to increase the horticultural interest of the grounds. Italian patio furniture and oversized terracotta planters, a play lawn framed by an orchard meadow, long sinuous mixed-borders and a walled monocot garden were hence designed. - [Planters - various](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/planters-various-pj-vj~110904) - Location: Vancouver, BC - Photos: 17 - Description: CYAN Horticulture - [Holiday Planters](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/holiday-planters-pj-vj~126335) - Location: Vancouver, BC - Photos: 9 - Description: CYAN Horticulture [See all 20 projects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-contractors/cyan-horticulture-pfvwus-pf~92335637) ## Community Q&A **Q: Companion plants** *(in Photo Questions)* Greetings! Can you tell me the names of the plant behind the hellebores? A: There seems to be a dwarf spruce (Picea sp.) and a dwarf juniper (Juniperus squamata?) Good luck! **Q: What is that plant with the light pink flowers and burgundy leaves?** *(in Photo Questions)* A: It's a fairly recent cultivar of Heuchera, one I forget though, sorry. Your local nurseries should have plenty of different cultivars available. **Q: What is that dark purple flower?** *(in Photo Questions)* A: Salvia X sylvestris 'Mainacht' **Q: Love the Look of this yard!!** *(in Photo Questions)* What is the name of the pink climbing rose and the salvia? A: Hello, This rose was already in place when we started the garden, and is one of the few elements that was preserved. I do not have a name for it, unfortunately, sorry. Good luck in your search! **Q: What type of plant is this?** *(in Photo Questions)* A: This is Acanthus 'Mollis'. Be warned that in warmer climates this plant may be difficult to eradicate (bits of roots left in the ground will sprout again). **Q: Love the plants in the tall pots, what is their names please?** *(in Photo Questions)* A: The tall plant in corner planters is actually called Heavenly Bamboo, or more precisely Nandina domestica, a plant botanically not related to proper bamboo at all. We like it for its upright growth habit, lacy evergreen foliage and ease of cultivation. --- *Source: Houzz professional profile. Reflects the profile as of 2026-09-16.*