Hortus Oasis

Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers

About Us

Stephen and Kristin Pategas are the owners of Hortus Oasis, Inc., a boutique garden design and landscape architecture company with over fifty years of combined experience including 18 years at Walt Disney World. Our commitment at Hortus Oasis is to provide the most creative and sustainable landscape design. We are authors of Southern Coastal Home Landscaping and many articles in The Park Press. We are also a Winter Park Green Business. Services include residential, commercial, and specialty garden design and consultation. As representatives for Campania International we can provide any of their wide range of containers and other site elements. Over the years we have selected for our clients: unique plantings including edibles; patios/terraces; walks; decks; driveways; swimming pools/spas; outdoor kitchens; bocce courts; fire rings; reflecting pools; ponds; dry streambeds; water features; pergolas; arches/arbors; trellises; retaining, seating height and privacy walls; benches; bench swings; obelisks; containers, and sculptures. Or they have challenged us with something new. May we create a distinctive garden for you?

Services Provided

Custom Bocce Ball Courts, Deck Design, Design Consultation, Drought Tolerant Landscaping, Edible Gardens, Garden Design, Hardscaping, Landscape Design, Landscape Plans, Outdoor Lighting Design, Patio Design, Pool Landscaping, Project Management, Swimming Pool Design, Landscape Architecture, Consultations, Florida Friendly Landscaping, Ornaments/Containers/Water Features, Pergola/Swimming Pools/Outdoor Kitchens, Low Water Use Landscaping, Edible Gardens (Veggie/Herb/Fruit), Succulents, Bidding Service, Construction Administration

Areas Served

Alafaya, Altamonte Springs, Apopka, Azalea Park, Bay Hill, Belle Isle, Casselberry, Clarcona, Conway, Eatonville, Edgewood, Fairview Shores, Fern Park, Forest City, Goldenrod, Holden Heights, Lockhart, Longwood, Maitland, Mid Florida, Oak Ridge, Orlando, Orlovista, Oviedo, Pine Castle, Pine Hills, Sky Lake, South Apopka, Tangelo Park, Tangerine, Union Park, Wekiva Springs, Wekiwa Springs, Winter Garden, Winter Park, Winter Springs, New Smyrna Beach, Central Florida, Melbourne, Mt. Dora, Celebration, Kissimmee, Windermere, Deland, Ormond Beach, Baldwin Park

Awards

FL Landscape Arch #LA0001090/ASLA Amer Soc of Landscape Architects/ APLD Assoc of Prof Landscape Designers/FCLD FL Certified Landscape Designers/FNGLA Awards of Excellence 97, 98, 00, 04, 05, 05, 07/FCASLA Awards of Merit 98, 98/Winter Park Beautification Awards 2010, 2011

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34 Projects

Orlando, FL

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100 Reviews for Hortus Oasis

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ccetenczar

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It was a joy working with Kristin! Her expertise, creativity, patience, and professionalism were greatly appreciated. She helped us create a courtyard garden with pavers and a water feature as well as a front yard butterfly garden area. Her work helped our vision come to life in a beautiful artistic way. She helped us with the plan and we were able to install it ourselves. She was wonderful about answering all my questions as we worked through the plan. I highly recommend Kristin and wouldn’t hesitate to hire her for future projects.

January 21, 2022

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We wanted to update the lakeside landscaping for a central Florida property and after researching landscape pros and reading the reviews on Houzz we reached out to Hortus Oasis. We ultimately worked with them remotely using drawings of the property, photos of the existing grounds, phone conversations and emails. This new and and soon to be familiar way of working went very well! Stephen and Kristin were responsive and clear about both their design process and contract/billing, and the design they came up with was exactly what we asked and hoped for. As of this writing it has yet to be executed but when we do go forward I will update this review!

January 4, 2022

Charlene McLaughlin

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Really enjoyed working with Kristin to design our full house landscaping design. She designed a garden that has the perfect amount of trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, and planters. We've received many compliments about the design and are very happy with how our garden looks, particularly our backyard. Thank you Kristin.

December 27, 2021

N Springer

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I met Stephen and Kristin via mutual volunteer work and quickly realized that this husband-and-wife team is a powerhouse of experience, information, and expertise. After several in-depth conversations with me about my house and yard, my neighborhood, and my likes and dislikes, they visited my home and toured my lot to develop a unique site plan. At each step in the process, they actively listened to my preferences, needs, and concerns, and responded to each with multiple options to pragmatically address all issues. I was impressed with their well-rounded knowledge of local plant materials, growing conditions and habits, and plant stock availability. Their design plans have given me a framework to rework my landscape into something that I know I will be proud of. Stephen and Kristin are a pleasure to work with; they are down-to-earth, no drama, professional, and friendly. I've already recommended them to several of my neighbors. I’m lucky that I’ve crossed paths with them and hope we will be life-long professional and personal friends.

December 26, 2021

FRANK RUSCIO

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Kristin was very helpful in stepping us through the process of thinking about what we want in our landscape. Honestly, we had put this off for years dreading the stress of getting it right. Her knowledge and demeanor calmed any stress we were expecting. We now have a design we are looking forward to implementing this coming spring.

December 19, 2021

Jaimie Thomas

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Hortus Oasis has been a delight to work with! Their design is amazing, their service is top notch and personalized, and keep their promised schedule to the minute. What a wonderful experience!

November 22, 2021

Luke C

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Kristin took the unsure vision of my landscape from my head and place it on paper and made it a reality .She provided guidance, recommendations , understood and embraced my needs. Her patience and wisdom were evident in my interactions with her when I had questions. Any one can create a plan, but Kristin’s calming presence allowed me to enjoy the journey with her. A true professional, loves what she does and is very kind. If you are looking for a landscape architect look no further.

November 12, 2021

Stephen from Celebration

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Stephen and Kristin were amazing to work with. The design process was clear and straightforward. Stephen took the time to understand what we are trying to accomplish with our new backyard layout. His suggestions and feedback really made us feel comfortable that we would get a design that would take advantage of the space and feel personal to us.

September 21, 2021

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When finally getting serious about our home's landscaping, we believe that planning is everything. We knew that if we wanted to do this project right (not waste time or money) that we had to call in an expert to help us. So we called on "Hortus Oasis" to guide us through the design process and provide us with a beautiful plan that we could use to hire a professional landscaper to implement. Stephen's close attention to our overall requirements and goals came through on his landscape drawings and his planning intent guidance. "Hortus Oasis" was easy to work with and this was especially important as we discussed ideas and eventually locked in the final plan's design specifics... It is a real talent to be able to take our verbal descriptions, likes and dislikes, and then be able to “see” what that looks like in the minds eye and transfer that to paper. Stephen is an artist and his canvas was our yard. We get compliments all the time. ...It all started with a great plan by folks that know the business. "Hortus Oasis" is absolutely the best!

May 5, 2021

Liz Perry

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We worked with Kristin to design our entire yard from scratch. We have a new build (modern house), so our yard was a blank slate. Kristin's work is exceptional! It's been several months since the landscaping has been installed, and everything looks great. Our house really needed landscaping to bring it to life, and Kristin's work did just that. We asked for low maintenance plantings that would give us a tropical feel while blending in with our neighborhood and house, and Hortus Oasis delivered. As a part of the package we chose, Kristin also provided detailed landscape drawings, instructions for our installer and for us, references for arborists and maintenance companies, and more. We have received so many compliments on the landscaping, and we really enjoy it. I'd refer Hortus Oasis to anyone and would use them again in a heartbeat.

May 3, 2021

mingy15

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Carol Kristen Padegas created for us the YARD OF OUR DREAMS . Unlike most yards of the day, she designed for us a garden-like environment: one with winding paths, flowering shrubs, ever-changing color accents in the beds, and pleasing hardscapes that define planting areas. She lowered the elevation of the front yard, working with an engineer to get the “grading” to perfection. Because we wanted a stand-alone circular driveway she handled all the negotiations with the city to allow a third curb-cut. Kristen was professional in her documentation and presentations, and respected each of our wishes. We love our beautiful new yard and it makes us so happy to hear the comments of neighbors and friends.c

April 16, 2021

Matt

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I was looking for a landscape architect to help me with a hardscape plan for my beautiful backyard garden in the College Park neighborhood. I was referred to Stephan Pategas and another landscape architect. After interviewing both, it was a clear choice to go with Stephan. From the start Stephen walked me through the process, and executed exceptionally well. He was responsive to questions throughout the process and his years of experience gave me the beautiful design I was hoping for. As a design professional myself, I know the dedication it takes to satisfy a client and the Hortus Oasis team did just that. I recommend Hortus Oasis for all your landscaping design needs.

March 31, 2021

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52 Comments

Commented: What tree is that in the center?Kathie, it is a weeping bottle brush tree with red blossoms.

February 14, 2022

Commented: Hi I love the succulent garden. where can I get that lady Buddha headWe purchased the Buddha head in Chiang Mai Thailand at an “antique” store. Unfortunately we do not have a record of what we planted.

September 14, 2021

Commented: saw palmettos or Sabal dwarf there?Great question! These are Serenoa repens/Saw palmetto. While it's a little difficult to see here, they have a palmate leaf whereas a Sabal minor/dwarf sabal would have a costa palmate leaf.

June 14, 2021

Commented: Plants to LeftThe plant is a clumping bamboo (Bambusa species). The exact type is unknown. Be aware that there are also spreading types that require substantial containment to keep them from spreading. This type is...

August 23, 2017

Commented: Tall, Thin TrucksBambusa species - a clumping bamboo and the species is unknown.

August 23, 2017

Commented: What size pebbles were used?These pavers were formerly manufactured In Orlando, FL but have been discontinued. Having concrete poured in place to create slabs is the best option if manufactured ones are not available.

July 12, 2017

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