Meet The Team Behind Elements Hardscaping: Crafting Enduring Elegance in Every Stone

I chose to devote my life to the Landscape profession due to the variety of tasks the industry provided. The landscape trades allow you to be an artist, creating usable art. I love being a part of a team. I always feel we can improve ourselves and often nudge people to grow! My favourite part of my workday is the opportunity to improve every aspect of Elements.

Elements has allowed me to mentor people and seeing their dreams come to fruition is unbelievable! Outside of my career I am passionate about Leah and I’s daughters, growing and cooking our own food which is shared with our friends and family.

While I have always been involved in someway with Elements since its conception, I officially started my journey with Elements and the team in 2021. Nolan had always wanted me be a part of the Elements family, so when I finally agreed I look back and wondered why I didn’t start sooner! I love working with our team, helping build a strong company culture, seeing individuals grow professionally and personally, working with our amazing clients and seeing their projects fully transform their spaces into something extraordinary by our talented team. Outside of work, Nolan and I keep quite busy with our three girls, hobby farm, family, friends and travel.

After working for a variety of different landscaping companies operating from Rosedale to Thunder Bay, I decided to pursue a degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of Guelph and turn my summer job into a career. Joining in 2017, Elements struck the perfect balance between working in the field where I get to hone my skills as a builder on some incredible, fulfilling projects with a high standard of quality, and being a growing company that has allowed me to evolve as a landscape designer and contribute more design work with each passing season.

At home, I’m kept busy by a two and half year old and another one on the way with whom I try to impose my hobbies of musicianship, the great outdoors, and of course the Maple Leafs!

While attending U of G I worked a summer job in landscape construction. While being enthralled in my studies in physics and math I found a passion for landscape construction. The tangible experience of building along with the ability to use what I was passionately learning in school drew me to the landscape profession. Elements Hardscaping has been my home for the last 10 years. Elements has provided me vertical growth since the first season I decided to join the team. This company makes you feel like you are a part of the family. My favourite part of my workday is chasing efficiencies. My passion for landscape construction energises me. Outside of my career I enjoy spending time with my family. You’ll find me in remote northern Ontario with my dad, fishing pole in hand, chasing freshwater giants.

Almost every job that I have had has been some level of outside work, so working here was a natural fit for me. On top of that, I have a strong love for numbers, efficiency, and logistics, so when the Operations Manager role became an opportunity, I was very excited. My favourite part of this job is seeing all of the before and after photos from the different crews. Everyone here has such meticulous attention to detail that the transformations are incredible.

Outside of work I am very passionate about music. I play drums in a number of bands, I play a lot of guitar, and write my own music.

I have been with the company since inception. Elements is a family-oriented business, owned by my son Nolan and his wife Leah. I have always respected their commitment to quality work. I love being a part of creative projects and watching individuals develop and become masters of their trade, while delighting our customers.

My favourite part of the day, is seeing my grandchildren off to school and then getting down to working with passionate and intelligent team members who collectively build this company’s impeccable reputation. Individually we are all smart, but the magic happens at the team level. I have been honoured to be part of our company’s transformation over the years.

My personal passion involves family, travel and music. First and foremost is family, made up of my husband, three children, two amazing spouses, and five incredible grandchildren. Family is always first and foremost in my life, and I most look forward to our family dinners and vacations. Secondly, I love combining travel and music. My husband is a drummer and we love connecting with others through music. Engaging with family, travel and music allows me to recharge my batteries, and get ready for all life brings my way.

I chose to get into landscaping in 2021, when I was looking for a summer job. I started working for Elements and I loved it and continued since. I love the environment working here and all the people I work with. My favourite part of the day is when you can take a step back and look at everything the team has accomplished that day. Also seeing the progression of the whole job. Outside of work I really enjoy exercising and self-improvement. I also really enjoy spending time with friends, and family.

A stone mason for 30 years, Doug started his career wanting to be a stone carver and found an opportunity to learn the trade at the Canadian Guild of Stone and Restoration Masonry. He was hired right out of school to work on the Peace Tower in Ottawa and then after a move to Guelph worked in Toronto on many building including Queens Park. Guelph has been home for the last 28 years, restoring and building stone structures throughout southern Ontario. An avid cyclist, he has been known to arrive to a job site on bike.

After finishing university, I decided to follow in my great-grandfather’s footsteps and become a stone mason. I love the history of working with stone and the enduring nature of our creations. When I’m not at work, I can often be found wandering a trail through a forest somewhere.

Rob is passionate about stonework, and has been a mason for 47 years. Rob’s journey has led him to become a certified Red Seal mason.

Eric Wright was born in Guelph and has always appreciated the stone and brick masonry heritage of the city. His creative passions, which he has studied, include textiles, building, engineering, and environmental design. Yet, his foremost passion is masonry. With these skills, he brings the client’s vision to reality.