If you are searching for professional landscapers in the San Jose area, look no further than Jennifer with Choosing Landscape Design. I can't say enough great things about Jennifer. She is friendly, punctual, professional, and mostly important, truly created a masterpiece in our backyard--it is literally an oasis of us! Jennifer took the time to listen to our ideas and followed up with a detailed design sketch, including materials, measurements, structural assessments, and plants, to ensure lasting quality, while at the same time making all of it low maintenance - exactly what we wanted. She was fantastic to work with: always available, kind, and professional. The final result exceeded our expectations, and we are so thankful to Jennifer for creating our dream backyard. read more

I talked with Jennifer over the phone and she was very calm. She came highly recommended from a friend. Her rates were very reasonable and she has a great outdoor standing desk set-up where puts together your landscape plan while standing in your yard. Most importantly, the backyard landscape plan she came up with was easy for the contractor (Rivera's Landscaping - highly recommended) to execute and they did a fantastic job. The results are fantastic. We made some small changes to the plan and we are really happy. Also happy not to have artificial turf. She said it's just a big piece of plastic that will someday sit in landfill. Enough said. read more

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Jennifer Colfer did the design for our backyard and our front yard and we love her work! She does a great job of listening to what we are looking for (in our case, lower water use in the front especially, and better entertaining layout in the back), what plants or trees we want to keep, and the way we use our yards. She asks great questions and has been wonderful with follow up questions, too. Jennifer is friendly, professional, knowledgeable, and the price for her designs was very reasonable. I love it that she does her work on site and we get the plans immediately. She recommended a couple of landscape installers and we chose one of them who got the job done in about 3 weeks (Rivera's Landscaping in San Jose - also highly recommend). I would highly recommend her for any landscape design job. read more

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We hired Jennifer and Living Landscape Design for a yard redesign earlier this Summer, that included conversion of grass to plants requiring less water, paver upgrade, and related improvements. Having been recommended by Bob Wong of Affordable L&D, and having never gone through this sort of project, we relied a lot on Jennifer's recommendations after giving her some basic ideas we had. The result was a very professional design, including the selection of plants aligned with the requirements for the Santa Clara Valley Water Landscape Rebate Program. In fact, the design met the requirements for the Rebate Program and after submitting the design and related information to Valley Water, we are happy to say we got a nice rebate without much hassle. Jennifer is a true professional. read more

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After two years the front yard project has matured and has turned out to be sensational. We recently had Jodi back to review what modifications were required or update as necessary. He recommendation was that there was just one small area that needed attention. We again highly recommend Jodi as a landscape designer if you want to have a landscaped yard that you will be proud of that will fit most budgets. What you pay for her services will more than made up in completing your project and the longtime satisfaction of the beauty of your yard or business landscaping. read more

Wow! We loved the work Jennifer did to help us transform our back yard and provide us references to contractor (Bob @Affordable Landscape - highly recommend) who made it a reality. She listened to our requirements and transformed it into what was executable. The final outcome was what we saw on paper. We asked her to save some of the fruit trees and structures in the backyard and she incorporated those in the final design which was balanced with plants and a layout we liked. Our backyard went from majority grass to hardscape. Jennifer was very professional through the entire process. Her pricing was very reasonable and the final design was something we could execute on. We also reached out to ask for suggestion for pottery and lighting and she continued to respond to our queries (6 months later) after the final plan was delivered. I highly recommend engaging with Jennifer if you are looking to transform your backyard. read more

I'm a little behind the eight ball with my review. Jody came recommended by the fine folks at Almaden Valley Nursery. Jody came to the house, spent some time talking with me and was able to leave me with a very workable drawing that I've been plugging along with. I felt that Jody spent the time to listen to me resulted in a design that works well for my lifestyle and when I've completed the work, will be an asset to my home. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a competent landscape architect willing to work with you to provide a landscape you'll be proud of. read more

I loved the design she did for our front yard. It looks amazing. She really spends her time looking around the yard and when she's done, she provides a detailed plant list and layout. And what a sweet lady, too! Definitely plan on calling her back for the backyard. read more

Jody was amazing. She showed up right on time and talked through our project and needs. She is an expert in providing locally relevant suggestions for plants and her design was perfect. We requested a full design for our front and back yards. Jody was able to complete both in just under 4 hours and left us with everything we need to give to a contractor. Loved working with her! read more

Jennifer of Living Landscape Design provided a wonderful design for our front and side yard facing the street (we have a corner lot). Our goals included installing a semi-private terrace in our front yard area as well as integrating the new hard scape with the existing driveway, front walkway, and front step. Easy maintenance was also high on the list. It really turned out way beyond our expectations. We have received so many unsolicited compliments from our friends, neighbors and complete strangers. The design included gray textured pavers that blend with the existing red brick and concrete, a functional feature wall of stacked stone that supports a privacy berm by the front terrace, a short perimeter wall that runs along the sidewalk, a fountain, and then the new plantings. Jennifer provides a web page with all the new plants so we could learn more about them or make a change. She was very easy to work with and completed our design in two visits. She also recommend some landscape contractors and has always been available for follow-up questions. She did a great job and we highly recommend this company. We are very happy we made this investment in our our home and wish you the best with your project read more

Jody is a pleasure to work with. She came to our house and walked around our back yard with us, talking about how we use the yard. Then she sat down with her drawing board and produced a beautiful plan, on the spot, with a complete shopping list of plants. She recommended a contractor, who implemented the plan perfectly. We couldn't be more pleased with the result! read more

When I wanted to re-design my backyard, my Mom recommended Jody and she was perfect. Jody takes the time to understand what the client wants in a yard and really listens. Her process is pretty incredible as you get a finished design after just a few hours of work. I love the fact that I have the easy to read design and a detailed list of plants at my fingertips to make my garden dream a reality. Thanks Jody! read more

My wife and I were having a hard time with our new house that had zero landscaping. We wanted to get some help, but we didn't want to pay the thousands that would be involved with a "landscape architect". Our friend referred Jody Garsia. Jody came to our house and told us about her background and how she designs landscape. We agreed to have her draw up her initial ideas/design. We were so pleased that we had Jody continue to draw out the hardscape. A few months later, we completed our flagstone hardscape and invited Jody back to design the lawns, tress, and plants. She provided detailed drawings of how the design would look and provided a list of plants and trees that she thought would work best with our yard. Jody even took some of the natural plants and landscape into consideration and left them in our plans (we live in the country). She also took into consideration our kids, our lifestyle, and our climate. After two years, we have finally saved enough money to complete our yards. We could not be happier with the way they turned out. Jody's initial plans gave us the foundation to work from. Her prices were very reasonable. I have already recommended Jody to several friends. We are 100% satisfied with Jody Garsia and the job she did for us! Tom read more

Jody Stix Garsia is great to work with. Love her approach of meeting with clients and then immediately drawing up plans that she hands over, along with a plant list. She listened to our needs/desires and came up with a great plan that we've already implemented. Her choice of plants was exactly what we envisioned. I've already recommended her to my cousin, and she loved Jody, too. read more