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NYC gardens · terraces · building grounds

Your private escape,
right outside your door.

Lush backyard and terrace gardens, and well-kept grounds for co-ops and condos — designed, planted, and cared for right in the heart of the city.

Licensed & insured NYC DCWP #2135713 New York City

For homeowners

Green rooms for city living

Brownstone backyard, apartment terrace, or a strip of front garden — we design it around your light, your access, and your block, plant it, and keep it looking good.

Backyard design-build

We turn a forgotten brownstone backyard into the room you never had — planted, finished, and ready to live in.

Terraces & rooftops

Container gardens and green terraces built for city sun, wind, and weight — so your view finally feels like an escape.

Planting beds & borders

Layered, shade-smart planting that stays lush and full from the first warm week to the last.

Front gardens & tree pits

Stoop planters, front yards, and the street-tree pit out front, planted and refreshed by season so your stretch of block looks cared for.

Garden maintenance

Regular visits to prune, weed, and refresh — your garden stays effortless, and we do the work.

Seasonal color rotations

Fresh planting swapped with the seasons, so there's always something in bloom right outside your door.

For co-ops & condos

Grounds as elegant as your building

Entrance planters, courtyards, and tree pits for co-ops, condos, and managed buildings. We work around your super's schedule and put everything in writing your board can approve.

Seasonal planter rotations

Spring, summer, fall, and holiday plantings for entrance planters and tree pits, under one contract your board approves once.

Courtyard & fall cleanups

Leaves, beds, drains, and walkways cleared on a set schedule, plus winter wrap for boxwoods and evergreens.

Boots on the ground in 48 hours

Once your deposit clears, our crew is on site within 48 hours. Before that, we walk the property with your super and send a line-item proposal with our license and insurance documents attached.

How it works

From first call to crew on site

The same simple process whether it's your backyard or your building's front entrance.

  1. Tell us about your space

    Send the form or call. Derick, the owner, gets back to you personally — no call center.

  2. Walkthrough

    We visit, measure, and talk it through with you or your super.

  3. Written proposal

    A clear, line-by-line proposal with our license and insurance documents attached.

  4. Crew on site in 48 hours

    Once your deposit clears, our crew is on site within 48 hours to get started.

Where we serve

NYC & Westchester

Based in the Bronx, planting private escapes and caring for building grounds across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Westchester. Garden-level backyard, sunny terrace, a patch of front garden, or a building's entrance planters — if you've got outdoor space, we can bring it to life.

Neighborhoods we serve

  • Upper East Side
  • Carnegie Hill
  • Upper West Side
  • Greenwich Village
  • Chelsea
  • Harlem
  • Park Slope
  • Cobble Hill
  • Brooklyn Heights
  • Fort Greene
  • Carroll Gardens
  • Clinton Hill
  • Astoria
  • Long Island City
  • Forest Hills
  • Riverdale
  • Westchester County
  • …and beyond

Why clients choose us

Beautiful work, handled start to finish

Licensed & insured

Fully licensed with NYC Consumer & Worker Protection (#2135713) and insured — so you're covered, and board packages are no problem.

Built for city gardens

Every space is planned around real constraints — shade, access, drainage, and landmark rules — so it thrives long after we leave.

Care that continues

Seasonal rotations and maintenance keep your space looking finished all year — not just the week it's planted.

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