Hidden Habitat creates beautiful and ecologically healthy landscapes with a unique focus on design for the thoughtful integration of people and place, while protecting and promoting the biodiversity of your outdoor space.  Hidden Habitat services the Muskoka, Midland, Orillia & Barrie area of central Ontario.

Laura Thomas, a graduate of the University of Waterloo’s Environment and Resource Studies program has worked in the landscape industry for over fifteen years; blending her passion for conservation and landscape design.  Laura saw the need for better, sustainable land management practices especially within the realm of private land owners.  Merging the elements of good landscape design with the practices of restoration ecology seemed both obvious and necessary given the fragmentation and destruction of landscapes today.  However, while working in the landscape industry she found that often people felt they had to compromise beauty for conservation.  Given her expertise in ecology, native plants and landscape design she knew that one could still have the simplicity and  impact of a modern garden while providing food and shelter for local wildlife.  Her unique and thoughtful designs demonstrate that healthy landscapes can be beautiful landscapes.

Our work in the community

As an enthusiastic environmentalist, Laura likes to help out and share her enthusiasm and expertise with local environmental groups.  She currently volunteers with the Muskoka Conservancy and the Muskoka Earth Festival. She also volunteers her time with Hunters Bay Radio as the host of In the Dirt, a gardening show that digs into the weeds about gardening in Muskoka.