Johnny and his team just finished our backyard this morning and I can't say enough good things! For starters, I reached out to them and found them to be responsive and available quickly. The initial consultation was thorough, and they prepared the quote quickly. The quote was detailed, it was easy to discuss/implement any changes - it felt like a truly cooperative process to come to a plan that we liked, was practical for our lifestyle, and within our budget. We were really looking for a company that could come in and take care of everything without the need to subcontract anything out, or organize additional vendors on our own and they fit that bill. They installed turf, removed 2 old rotting tree stumps, cleared out and replanted 2 areas of the garden, replaced a broken/rotting fence and set of steps, carted away any junk from the yard that didn't belong, and even repaired a hole in the cement left by the previous owners. The other thing that I really appreciated was that they listened when we said we wanted to keep things very low maintenance. Plants were chosen in a way that doesn't require us to fuss over them and allows us, our kid, and our dog to actually use the space without being worried about things getting ruined. During the work they required access through an apartment and were respectful of the space (and everyone's time), and left everything clean. The job took a touch longer than anyone initially expected, but that was caused by weather delays and a few extra items that came up as they were working. Communication about any changes was prompt, the additional work that came up was explained clearly, and I found any additional charges to be more than fair. We're so excited to get to use our garden and watch it grow as the weather improves, and I look forward to having Johnny and his team return for any regular maintenance. I'll try to remember to update this review with photos in the spring once things settle in and bloom. read more

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We had such a good experience with this team! From day 1 they were friendly and easy to work with. We loved the design they put together, they helped us make decisions to maintain high quality and stay within our budget, they were communicative throughout the process, and my dog loved the whole team which is always a great sign. Probably most importantly... the results are amazing. They were on time and under budget (first time that's happened for any house projects!), and I love being out in the yard now. Everything is done just right. Definitely would work with them again! I wish they did interiors too! read more

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We just got our NYC balcony/terrace installed with plants by Native NY Gardens, and we are so pleased with how it turned out! We have been blown away by Johnny's professionalism, patience, and honesty throughout this process. From helping us select plants, to getting the appropriate certificate of insurance for our building, to coordinating timing for our project, Johnny was so responsive and pleasant to work with. He is very knowledgable and super transparent about everything. I didn't even both with getting other bids after speaking with him because I trusted that his pricing was fair and his work would be good, and it was all true. We can't wait until the plants start growing to create the calm within this concrete jungle we're in. Thank you to Johnny and his team for helping us with it! read more

I cannot believe how lucky I got in getting Johnny and Oliver to create my dream backyard! They struck the perfect balance of both following my preliminary vision for the yard (raised beds, rain barrel, native plants, place for a compost) and helping to augment it and made inspired suggestions that really took it to a whole new level. For example, I recently installed a new HVAC system and they suggested building a partial fence with a raised bed in front to block with wind generated from it and to make the whole yard look significantly better. They also suggested a cobblestone path that reused existing materials to my compost bin. My stepmother has been professionally gardening for about 40 years and has impeccable taste when it comes to plants (and is ruthless when she doesn't like them!). She recently visited and was very impressed by the plant choices the Native Garden team made and by the quality of the specimens they sourced for me (Johnny and Oliver drove all over New Jersey to hunt me down a mountain laurel and my blueberry bushes are mature and amazing.) In addition to being a great designer, Johnny was an incredibly thorough communicator throughout the whole project, keeping me up to date with helpful emails detailing costs and the status of the project. They also completed my entire yard (irrigation, rubble and concrete removal, bluestone patio construction, gravel installation, planting, fence building, planting, and mulching) in less than three weeks. After having worked with various different service providers since I bought my house a couple of months ago, I was particularly impressed by how they flexed with their crew depending on their project to ensure the highest quality of work in the shortest time. And if this weren't enough, they are also very reasonably priced and just lovely and considerate people. You really couldn't do better than to hire them! read more

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I have been so impressed with Johnny and his team. Since my initial outreach, he has been responsive, thoughtful, consistent and professional. He is fair, transparent and very communicative. When things needed to be arranged with the greenhouse, he was flexible and helpful. I had several negative experiences with other landscaping companies before I found Native NY Gardens. As a woman, I repeatedly had men at other companies disregard my preferences and push their own preferences. Johnny was completely different. He listened and helped me think through how to achieve what my wife and I envisioned. On working days, Johnny and his team were on time, courteous, and clean. I highly recommend Native NY Gardens and will plan to work with them again on future landscaping projects. read more

Highly recommend working with the team at Native NY Gardens. We started with a very rough outdoor space - raw pavement and a line of dead pine trees installed right before we moved in last year. It was important to us that we not only renovate the space so that it is more usable and stylish, but make sure we didn't have to keep replanting year over year. Native NY Gardens delivered. They recommended a collection of planters to complement the space and helped us find a solution for the dead trees - one that would look good and create privacy from the neighboring apartment. They also recommended the half deck and half turf approach, which really transformed the space and makes it feel like an oasis. It's our new favorite 'room' in the house! The team was friendly and professional. We had a newborn as they were installing and the team was very considerate of the situation. We are very happy with the process and result. So much so that we recommended the team to our neighbors... who now have a matching backyard! read more

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Johnny and his team did an amazing job updating the front and backyard gardens at my Queens townhouse. I had some basic ideas about what I was looking for - switch out some planters, swap some ornamental grasses for pollinator-friendly perennials, and build a raised bed for garden clippings. Not only did Johnny turn those ideas into reality, he also brought the expertise I was looking for to make them better than I imagined. He recommended combinations of plants so that my garden will be interesting for people and pollinators year-round, including bringing in two small trees that brought needed height to the space. He also installed a cable trellis on an unsightly wall that, come spring, will be covered in climbing hydrangea. The team was professional, talented, and I couldn't be more pleased with the results. Highly recommend working with Native NY Gardens. read more

Honestly an absolute dream, 6 stars if I could. Plants and greenery make me very happy, but as a first-time 'yard owner,' I didn't necessarily feel comfortable investing the time and resources in a garden that would either a) look ugly or b) die bc it wasn't planted correctly. I'm also very focused on living 'green' and wanted to support local ecology in ways that would've required extensive research on my end. Enter Native NY Gardens -- Johnny and Oliver -- who were attentive, thorough, sweet, and talented throughout. My two biggest parameters were 1) I have a pretty nutty dog who I wanted the yard to work for (inc. chance of occasional urine), and 2) I wanted increase privacy with my neighbors. On both counts, they blew me away. I have a lovely, natural-looking, gorgeous yard full of browns and greens with flowers and berries on the way. A couple lovely trees will provide the privacy, while big mulch chips ensure that, even after a torrential downpour, my dog came in with damn near clean feet! I can't wait to see the evolution of the garden which I love already. OH! and this is a big OH! I was ecstatic with their work, and thought the pricing was super reasonable, so imagine my surprise when Johnny contacts me saying he wanted to LOWER the price by $400 bc my yard wasn't in as bad of shape to begin with as they'd anticipated!! If that doesn't speak to these guys' quality, character, and truly caring about their mission to support NY's ecosystem -- 1 yard at a time -- I don't know what does. read more

Native NY Gardens - Sniffing out the new, perfectly edible, non-hazardous grasses and berries. I think this is the plant they said may bring hummingbirds! - Landscaping Near Me

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Johnny and team are the best. My 1200 sq ft rooftop terrace has been maintained by the team here for 2 years and it is immaculate. They bring me new plants, maintain my irrigation system and do general yerd work. They also build super nice ipe planter boxes. Highly recommended! read more

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Johnny and his crew did a great job updating our small front garden, and replacing our old bushes and shrubs with native flora. Johnny is very knowledgeable and completed the job quickly. He was in constant communication with me throughout the entire process, even checking back a few weeks later to see how the plants were doing, offering advice, and stopping by to add fertilizer. Our meadow style garden is thriving and attracting pollinators, and we are very happy with it. read more

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We had a wild backyard full of weeds that remained untouched for many years and then...Native NY Gardens came through with their magic. We got many compliments from neighbors, friends and family about their landscaping job. John and Oliver have a great knowledge of native plants and picked a great selection of flowers and trees to plant. Additionally, the communication was always on point. They never hesitated to answer our questions even when we texted them in off hours. Their professionalism was top-notch and we would recommend them strongly. read more

Johnny and Oliver are wonderful people to work with - they are both down-to-earth, friendly, accommodating, and very helpful. Our outdoor space was a big fixer upper, and they helped us beautify the space. They restained and repainted our deck, planted beautiful new trees / flowers / vines, and updated our irrigation system in a very timely manner. We originally asked our contractor to fix our outdoor area, but the contractor charged twice as much in more than twice the amount of time - so that's why we enlisted Johnny and his team to help us. Johnny and Oliver are timely, organized, and 100% transparent. They meet with us in-person consistently so we can keep a clear open line of communication. They are very proactive and helpful - they also offered to help us with other handiwork such as painting our interior window panes and bathroom vanity at very reasonable prices. They provide us with helpful suggestions that we didn't know or think of before (given we don't have prior experience with outdoor landscaping). They've become our go-to team for keeping our outdoor space in great shape - and we'll be working with them going forward on all our outdoor needs. We highly highly recommend Johnny and his great team to do any outdoor work (and interior work too). read more

Johnny and Oliver underpromised and over performed They were prompt- beyond neat- totally joyous in their Work They came back the next day - as they said they would to finish a piece of work- that wasn't even part of the project In a world where few do anymore NATIVE NEW YORK GARDENS. Distinguished themselves Use these guys. They are awesome Frank in Bro read more

I had a concrete Queens backyard at my house that I've been in for a year. I knew I needed some help with site assessment and plant selection. I also knew I wanted native plants because A) we have absolutely gorgeous native plants and B) I wanted to decolonize my garden as most of our ideas about "gardening" come from English colonialism. I googled "native plant gardening" and these guys came up. It was a several step process but in the end I wound up with some herbs, the blueberry bushes I was dying for and an organic looking selection of native plants that thrill me every day. They shopped and delivered all plants, some of which we had decided ahead of time and a few gorgeous surprises that we discussed on the phone while they were at the nursery. The way they notched out my bamboo fencing for privacy to accommodate all the levels of concrete was awesome. My Garden is now ballin' as hell and I'm super happy with it. I would highly recommend. read more

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Johnny and the team at Native NY are fantastic! I found them via their superb online reviews and they did not disappoint. We hired them to trim and clean up our yard for the end of the season in Brooklyn, as well as remove a 30 ft tree and replace it with some new installations. They were responsive, very helpful in making recommendations for new plants and on time to perform the job. Most importantly, they did a great job, were very tidy at the end and very reasonably priced. We will definitely be using them again for any gardening/landscaping needs. read more

Worked with us on a perennial / native based display that will provide colors year round to our garden. Was able to do the planning and the install on a tight timeline also involving some hardscape work. read more

Johnny was amazing and super informative when I came to him about an overgrown planter in front of our business. I've contacted so many businesses and none of them wanted to take on the job because it was such a small 'project' (but little do they know we have a giant garden in the back that needs work in the future HA!) But Johnny was super responsive when I had a billion of questions! At one point I even asked if I can get a sketch of what the planter would look like after getting cleaned up and replanted and Johnny was like ok! I know nothing about plants so I put all my trust in him when it came to picking plants out, I was looking for something colorful but also very low maintenance (I'm not very good at keeping plants alive :)..). Johnny came up with an idea and sent me photos of what kind of plants he thought would look great in the planter and we loved of course! We were looking to get the job done fairly soon as we could not bear to look at hot mess that is our planter anymore. Johnny made that work for us and literally came three days after we agreed on what types of plants were going into the planted! After working on our planter he gave us some tips on how to keep the plants "alive" but obviously it didn't require too much maintenance as that was what we wanted! He followed up a few days later to make sure if I had any questions or concerns which was very reassuring and I appreciated that. We will definitely be in touch once the time comes for when our garden in our yard needs work! read more

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Mackenzie Younger and Johnny Kunen converted our lawn into a pollinator meadow. The meadow is absolutely beautiful and full of life. So many bumble bees and honey bees and monarch butterflies and fire flies. I love to sit on the porch in the meadow and watch it teeming with life. Mackenzie is an artist. He designed the meadow and shared a sketch. He and Johnny then spent two days tearing up the lawn and installing the plants and a beautiful gravel path. As they were working, I asked them if they ever meditate. Mackenzie, paused from tearing up the Earth, smiled and said, this is our meditation. These guys love what they do. They're knowledgeable, reliable and just genuinely good souls. We feel very blessed to have found them through an internet search for native plants that are good for pollinators. read more

These guys are the BEST! They took my fully weeded and dirt-filled backyard and turned it into a turf and plant filled beauty at extremely competitive prices. We continue to work together as we work on further improvements to the backyard --- you won't find a better outdoor service in the NYC area -- especially at their prices! read more

They did a great job cleaning up my overgrown rose bushes. They worked with my schedule and were very easy to deal with. I'd recommend!