Up the Castle Creek road toward Ashcroft the ground tells you what it wants — granite close under the surface, water moving fast and cold, and slopes that need to be held rather than argued with. Fitzgerald Landscaping & Design builds along those lines: stone set into terraces and steps, plantings chosen for the way the light and cold come in, and lawn laid where lawn actually belongs. Once it is in, the maintenance carries it — mowing, clean edges, trimming, and a thorough clearing-out when spring finally breaks the mud loose in May. The satisfaction is in how a finished property sits into its slope, as if the level places had been there all along. Around here, the mountain gets the last word; the craft is in working with it.