SWE GARDEN
Garden design
Inspired by nature
Our vision
To create greener outdoor spaces that have a more positive impact on people and nature.
About us
Welcome to Swe Garden, a design studio led by garden architect Lisa Rulff.
Swe Garden blends Scandinavian garden architecture with the rhythm of nature. Our vision is to create beautiful, sustainable, and vibrant outdoor environments. We design gardens where people, birds, bees, and butterflies can thrive.
We make outdoor plans, present material and plant lists, perform plant inspections, create maintenance plans, and offer garden consultations.
We support your project from idea to reality.
Swe Gardens latest project
-Musikantens Pre school
Musikantens pre school was a collaboration with CASA architect firm.
You are never to young to learn! At this pre school the theme is nature and music. The kids can learn about growing plants from seeds in the raised up beds or host a concert at the mini stage. There is a playful mini kitchen and a waterfall fetcher when they wanna get extra messy. The backyard is surrounded by notes and figurines playing instruments.
Of course are all materials natural and sustainable.
Client
Association Brunnsparken
Year
Maj 2025
Inspired by nature
With nature as our inspiration, Swe Garden creates beautiful gardens that require less and give more. There are many advantages to choosing Swe Garden for your next garden project.
Both you and the environment will benefit from.
We listen to your needs and wishes
Though blending your personal needs with our vision, we will create a unique outdoor space that you will thrive in.
We have great plant knowledge
When hiring us you will avoid expensive and heavy mistakes in garden maintenance. When you pick the right plants for the micro climate you get a garden that thrives, performs better, gives more need less from you.
We use water as a resource.
By using low points in the landscape, creating rain gardens, or directing surface runoff toward planting beds, we can make the most of the water. This reduces pressure on pipes and treatment plants, decreases flooding, and creates a buffer for plants during dry periods.
Biodiversity is a must
Variation doesn’t just create a beautiful and interesting outdoor environment — it also makes a garden more resilient to diseases and pests. Trees have a profoundly positive impact on both people and the environment. They clean the air and absorb stormwater, provide shade and wind protection, and offer food and shelter for birds and insects. Trees are a natural carbon sink. Take good care of your trees.
Our Services
Sustainable
Innovative
Natural
Quality
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Garden Design
Are you representing an association or are you a private garden owner and need help designing you perfect outdoor space.
We can help with design plans- hardscapes and plant choices. We can help designing a pergola, greenhouse or a outdoor kitchen. Why not a play area or a eatable garden with a greenhouse for maximum growing season.
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Play- or school grounds
With our inspiration from nature we create functional and inspirational play- and school grounds. We believe in creating natural habitats where children can learn and play at the same time.
With shade from trees, natural logs and boulders for balance and with sand and waterplay we create spaces with lots of imagination and endless fun.
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Inspections
We inspect gardens, old and new.
We can inspect before starting a project to make sure trees or shrubs don’t get damaged during the process. Or right after a renovation or a new planted garden is finished to make sure its done professionally and won´t cause you any expensive extra cost after completion.
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Consultation
We do consultations in you garden, create maintenance plans. We can give you advice on how to create, recreate and care for your outdoor space.
Would you like advice on how to lower you maintenance cost and at the same time get a higher biodiversity in you outdoor space?
Portfolio
In our portfolio you´ll be able to see previous gardens designed by Lisa Rulff.
Maybe get some inspiration and idees for your dream garden.
About Lisa- The Garden Designer
My earliest memories is from running around in my parents garden in the archipelago in southern Sweden, picking strawberries and chasing butterflies. Every project I design reflects my roots and my lifestyle. I have always had a passion for everything that grows. Later I studied to become a Master gardener and I´ve also studied esthetics. My other passion in life- colors and shapes.
As a garden designer I get to work with two of my passions in life, designing, drawing and everything green.
I have a background in cultural gardens and a strong Scandinavian esthetic. Since 2010 I have been creating unique, personal and functional outdoor spaces for associations, private and public clients.
I am a down to earth, energetic and “the glass is always half full” type of garden designer.
I am married to my very own Minnesotan and we just moved back here with our teenaged daughter after 15 years abroad.
Now I cant wait to mix my Scandinavian roots with the Minnesotan landscape.