Landscape Design
What Do We Do?
We provide landscape design in NY, and, NJ. Each garden we construct is a unique reflection of our client's personality relative to their property. This is accomplished through careful listening and observation. We will develop a written plan, constructing the landscape according to that plan. This is achieved through collaboration with the client, designer and our talented, professional crews.
The range of the tasks we perform range from a simple, single tree layout to comprehensive, total property transformations.
Our services include:
DESIGN
Our Landscape Design Division uses the latest technology to help create your dream landscape. We have a team of landscape designers and design assistants that utilize a combination of hand-rendered and computer-generated (CAD) drawings. These design services include:
- Landscape Master Planning
- Planting Plans
- Environmental Design: meadows, native design, wetland buffers
- Conceptual sketches and color renderings
- Outdoor Living Areas: patios, terraces, walls, walkways, outdoor kitchens and fireplaces, swimming pools
- Ornamental Planting: perennial borders, flowering shrubs, herb gardens, large tree moving and planting
- Water Features: pools, ponds, streams, waterfalls
- Lighting: outdoor lighting designs that will highlight architecture, add drama and increase safety
95% of our clients are private residential.
They can be found throughout the New York / New Jersey region:
DESIGN PROCESS
Initial Contact 
When you contact our office, we will collect some basic information from you including contact information, what kind of work you are interested in and how you heard about us.
Consultation
- We will listen to your objectives and endeavor to understand your landscape dreams.
- We will walk the property with you, taking notes and listen.
- We will ask questions to help bring the garden picture into better focus.
- We will discuss your anticipated budget for the work discussed.
- We will discuss whether our design services are appropriate and how they work or proceed directly to a proposal for installation of work discussed.
Design Service Agreement
After discussing your specific needs, our landscape design team will prepare a proposal for design services and submit it to you for approval. You must then return the signed proposal to our office with a retainer fee to begin the design process.
Site Survey
We will measure and photograph the site and take notes to prepare a base plan upon which your landscape plan will be developed.
Concept Plan
An illustration is created that addresses all of the ideas and requirements discussed at our first design consultation. We will meet with you to describe the concept plan and to obtain feedback from you. Revisions to the plan will be made as necessary.
