Reviews

GOOGLE REVIEW

After consultations with several other landscapers, meeting Jay and his crew was like a breath of fresh air! Upon his first visit, you could already see the wheels turning in his mind of the possibilities for our space. When they returned for a project presentation, we were blown away! They had completely reimagined the way that our home could look – clearing plants that were obstructing the view and bringing in more beautiful, suitable pieces, and reshaping our space in ways that we had not imagined. They also delivered more than just a pretty setting. They took structural issues into consideration so that runoff water could be appropriately managed, rather than pooling by walls (as was previously the case).

I did not want a super manicured, high-maintenance yard. It was important that any plantings be sustainable for me in terms of maintenance and attractive to birds and bees. Jay brought a wealth of expertise and experience in this area and gave us great recommendations. He also staged out the project so that we didn’t have to take on everything at once.

As others have mentioned, their follow-up post-job is fantastic. Unfortunately in my experience, most contractors are impossible to reach once they have received their final payment–not Green Jay! It seems like they genuinely care about the success of the landscaping project and carry out follow-up visits just to make sure things are going as planned. They are easily reachable and always responsive. I highly recommend their services!

GOOGLE REVIEW

Let's start by saying that Green Jay Landscape Design knows their plants and the biodiversity of Westchester - maybe of other areas too, but I live in Westchester. They make every effort to use native plants and to use plants that attract as many healthy insects and birds as they can. Their staff work hard, and it says a lot about the culture of the company that the staff has stayed with them for years. I can't think of a single reason why I would use anyone else.

GOOGLE REVIEW

The whole process was a pleasure! From consultation to installation it felt like an adventure. Jay & crew listened and really interpreted my thoughts and created a plan that not only was creative and complete but included plants and hardscape visions that captured things that I love but hadn’t thought to mention! Green Jay designer, Kathryn embraced what landscape existed and expanded it so that it became clean, cohesive and complete and fit the house and my vision of how the house should look. The installation crew was great. Neat, thoughtful and flexible. A few tweaks along the way as ideas occurred to me were taken into consideration and done. I felt very much like part of the process. I was excited to be a client of Green Jay Landscape and Jay and his crew did not disappoint! Great job!

GOOGLE REVIEW

if you are looking for creative, natural landscaping . . . Jay has a great eye and calls a landscape as he sees it . . . forthcoming about problems he sees . . . designs best in situ as a plot of land speaks to him . . . not for the ordinary, or better said, go to Green Jay to get away from the ordinary yet still retaining the beauty of a home garden.

GOOGLE REVIEW

Jay did a project for us years ago that was gorgeous and we were thrilled to work with him again. His designs are fantastic, full of creativity and attention to detail, and he delivers on schedule. I can't wait to see how this new landscaping grows and develops as the seasons progress.

GOOGLE REVIEW

Jay and his team were able to divert storm water away from our house into dry wells on our property as well as improving the permeability of our soil and optimizing drainage throughout the property. His creative solution to our drainage problems minimized excavation, preserved the natural landscape and allowed for infiltration into the aquifer rather than diverting water into storm drains.The team was very professional, reliable, and skilled. I could not recommend Jay and his team highly enough.

GOOGLE REVIEW

If you are looking for a one of a kind garden, which is both beautiful and ecologically beneficial, GreenJay is the perfect landscaper. It’s incredibly rare to find a company that exceeds expectations; Jay and team from consultation through design and execution are the best in the business. We are thrilled with the vision that Jay created for us. It has transformed our property into our own little slice of heaven. If you get a chance to work with Jay and his team, don’t hesitate, do it!

GOOGLE REVIEW

Working with Green Jay has been a pleasure. Their project estimates with detailed plant lists allowed me to review and discuss choices before installation. When some plants were not available or didn’t quite work where planned, we were able to discuss and agree on changes. The professionals are very knowledgeable and committed to landscapes that support nature and ecological priorities. The crew is friendly and efficient. It’s not cheap and I didn’t expect it to be, but the price is fair for the quality and skill involved. The result is nothing less than spectacular. I am thrilled with Green Jay’s work.

GOOGLE REVIEW

My experience with Green Jay could have not been more over the moon. He and his stellar crew of designers and gardeners provided me with two beautiful beautiful sun/shade pollinator gardens. He and his staff were wonderful to work with, and I’m now trying to figure out who’s having more fun in the gardens, me or the butterflies!

GOOGLE REVIEW

We hired Green Jay to renovate our landscaping, which had been neglected for some time and took a beating during prior renovation work. We chose Green Jay because he took the time to understand our vision and create a landscape plan that accomplished exactly what we wanted. Jay and his crew communicated clearly, listened to our wants and concerns, and ultimately executed on our plan beautifully. I highly recommend Green Jay to anyone who desires a more natural-looking and environmentally-friendly landscape. You won’t regret it!

GOOGLE REVIEW

Jay is an ecologist by training, and is incredibly knowledgeable about native species, pollinators, and how to mix beauty with functionality in landscaping. Green Jay doesn’t do maintenance, but if you’re looking to swap out your sterile, monoculture landscaping for something that will cover your yard in butterflies and bees, these are your people. They aren’t cheap, but you do get what you pay for and then some. Not only am I extremely happy with all of the new life in my yard, but Jay has always been very patient and responsive to my questions and concerns.

GOOGLE REVIEW

Jay did an incredible job re-imagining our property. He is worth every penny and what you are paying for is 25+ years of experience in this region with all kinds of gardens / plants / landscapes / etc. Jay can quickly visualize what will look and grow best in a certain spot - whether sun / shaded / flowering / walkway / etc. and then make sure the choice of plants, the placement, watering, treatment, and so on is optimal to provide a long lasting and healthy garden. And more importantly, Jay is just fun to work with - his enthusiasm and love for what he does is contagious. His use of organic materials and native plants only further enhances the overall results. His team is extremely professional and all clearly respect Jay tremendously. He and his team can calmly handle any sized task from planting along a fence line to creating fields of flowers / stone walkways / perennial gardens / water features and so on. Over the years he had done it all and brings that vast knowledge of experience to bear on all his projects. He is 100% committed to the projects that he takes on and shows a tremendous amount of pride and dedication to his work. My wife and I would recommend him to anyone looking to improve their home landscape.

GOOGLE REVIEW

Green Jay Landscape Design has been a joy to work with. Jay and his team created a gorgeous landscape for our home with various native plants and flowers. The work was done with such thoughtfulness, artistry and high concept to delight both the senses and pollinators. Green Jay is an environmental steward that is incredibly passionate, highly knowledgeable and professional. From concept to execution, every detail was given a high level of attention. We knew we made the right choice in Green Jay when he started to present us with his concept for our home. This was not only a wise investment for our home and our domestic wellness, but a loving gesture to planet earth as well. Our family, small children included, are grateful to walk barefoot on our property to feel the grounding and healing support of clean, synthetic chemical-free earth beneath our feet. If you desire beautiful, high quality, natural design with a heavy dose of monarch butterflies, Jay is your guy.

GOOGLE REVIEW

Jay and his team did an amazing job overhauling our home's landscaping. They took an outdoor space that was lifeless and drab and remade it as a lush, vibrant and beautiful oasis for our family to enjoy. The whole process was painless, relatively quick and actually kind of fun. Jay listened to our specific needs - we have three young kids who love to play outside - and delivered a backyard with lots of color and interest, with blueberry and hazelnut shrubs for us to harvest in the summer. I've spent many happy hours with the kids chasing butterflies, observing bees and marveling at the incredible array of wildflowers and other native plants we now enjoy. We have received many compliments, and the local flora and fauna seem to like it as well! Thank you Jay, Uzi and the whole team!

GOOGLE REVIEW

We worked with Green Jay Landscape Design this spring to re-landscape the front of our home and a largish area on the side of our property that had been overgrown by invasive plants for many years. The work began with a consultation with Jay Archer, president of the firm, and we were impressed his aesthetic sense, deep knowledge of horticulture, native species, and his passionate commitment to creating a more environmentally friendly landscape. We’re bird watchers so we were especially pleased by Jay’s selection of plantings that are not only pretty look at but attract birds, and butterflies as well. The actual work took about two weeks and went very smoothly. The Green Jay team was truly impressive. Bottom line? We wish we had worked with Jay a long time ago, because the plantings he put in look really great—so much better than what had been there before. We can’t recommend Green Jay Landscape Design strongly enough!

GOOGLE REVIEW

After reading glowing reviews and scrolling through his beautiful portfolio of projects completed, we enthusiastically entrusted Jay with the task of re-imagining and re-designing our overgrown, weedy, partially rocky, terraced, hillside landscape. Without being daunted by these challenges, Jay and Uziel aptly named our project, “Up on the Hill, Through the Looking Glass,” and proceeded to create a stunning natural landscape, filled with the most lovely native plants and pollinators, which can be seen through our wall of windows. Watching Jay “hands on” rummage through existing plant material to eliminate aggressive weeds/vines and preserve, divide, and relocate salvageable plant material, was impressive. Although they had designed a formal plan for this area, Jay and Uziel’s decisions on how to blend the selection of new flowers and grasses with salvaged plant material, seemed instinctive. After working with Jay and Uziel, we have become more appreciative of the value of often overlooked native flowers and of the subtle beauty of these flowers when planted in combination. Jay was passionate about our project and determined to achieve a healthy native garden environment; a mini ecosystem. He has returned several times to check on the garden’s progress. It’s been about a month since our project was completed, and we are surprised and delighted everyday by new blooms and by the array of birds and butterflies that frequent our garden. Without hesitation, we recommend Green Jay Landscape Design.

GOOGLE REVIEW

We had heard wonderful things about Green Jay, and love their respect for the environment, but didn't know if they would want to work around our firmly held vision of an English country cottage garden. Boy did they! They took our dream and created a reality so stunning we (and our neighbors and casual walkers-by) are in heaven. Blossoming times and colors seem to have been perfectly executed so that there is interest in all seasons. Bumblebees, butterflies, and hummingbirds abound. Jay has checked in frequently to see how things are coming and responded quickly to requests for additional help elsewhere on our property. We absolutely couldn't be happier!

GOOGLE REVIEW

Jay and the team were a pleasure to work with on our landscape project. Jay is an incredible resource for and passionate about all things landscaping and the team was friendly, efficient and knowledgeable. The project was finished on schedule despite several changes we requested and Jay has continued to proactively follow up to monitor the results. Overall, we're extremely happy with the results and would absolutely recommend Green Jay Landscape Design.

GOOGLE REVIEW

Jay and team were fantastic to work with. We had some rough ideas of what we wanted, but knew very little about plants and landscaping design. Jay helped us through brainstorming phase into design, through execution, and has continued to help as we watch everything grow and bloom. He has clear passion for his craft, and it comes through in his work that Jay is having fun bringing these projects to life. Jay and his team are professional, easy to work with, and care about client satisfaction. Jay continues to answer my questions and stops by to check in well after the job was done and the final payment was made which speaks volumes.

GOOGLE REVIEW

I am thrilled with the work and professionalism that Jay and his team have brought to my landscape design and planting for my front yard. From start to finish - they have been professional and creative and easy to communicate with. Their focus on the broader environmental needs and how my little yard can be part of that was why I contacted them- and they came through 100% My neighbors have also noticed - I even got a bottle of wine to congratulate me on my beautiful new front yard design and planting. I can't wait to follow all of the blooms through the seasons - and looking forward to doing my backyard with them next year.

GOOGLE REVIEW

I am sure that my words will not do justice to the happiness that Jay and his wonderful team have brought me. They transformed a plain yard into the most glorious garden! It is peaceful, serene and my most favorite place for morning coffee. I would never hesitate to use Green Jay Landscape Design, Jay really listens to what you want and then makes the dream a living reality. They are truly marvelous.

GOOGLE REVIEW

This is a professional, local, artistic, and ecologically sound landscaping company I am very excited to be able to work with. Jay came right out to the house to do an assessment within a day of my initial e-mail. We discussed the footprint of our home, the goals we had for using the space, the native plants that would work best, and our overarching vision. He created an extensive design for our property using the space and a ton of local plants (with special care/concern for pollinators and native plants that would flourish). We have just finished phase 1 which was a redesign of our front patio precisely the way he described. He created a very natural, rustic, flowing space that brings me joy. He and his staff have a great eye for detail. They were prompt, professional, and communicated each step of the way. I am looking forward to the next phase of our project. Would very highly recommend to anyone looking for someone who truly cares about the quality of his work.

GOOGLE REVIEW

Jay is very knowledgeable and a pleasure to work with. We've learned a lot from him about natural gardening. He and his team did a first class job on our project and really transformed our property into something quite beautiful.

GOOGLE REVIEW

My experience working with Green Jay Landscape Design was beyond my wildest dreams. The team is kind, respectful and they truly believe and love what GJL represents. They fulfilled my dreams, goals and desires to accomplish a "Living Landscape", an expression of my passionate enthusiasm and faith in the power of Nature. I am experiencing the bliss of life bursting forth in all its glory, the beautiful diversity of life as Nature intended. THANKS Green Jay Landscape Design FOR TAKING SUCH GREAT CARE OF ME AND MY PROPERTY.

GOOGLE REVIEW

Jay has a beautiful eye for design and he understands what's best for your property in terms of water drainage and air flow. He incorporates his incredible understanding of our local plants and animals to create a personal nature preserve. He's very patient and accessible and his team is helpful, meticulous and professional. Highly recommend them.

GOOGLE REVIEW

Green Jay provided me with a superior design and installation. They have a team of experts working for the customer. I love my new garden! I noticed new wildlife moving in immediately. They took the care to carefully choose the right landscape for my property. You will not be disappointed if you work with Green Jay Landscape Design.

GOOGLE REVIEW

It’s taken me a very long time to write this review because I’ve been busy enjoying my garden. I had no idea that the initial consult with Jay would produce an end product so wonderful. The plan was to convert a large portion of my garden to an edible perennial food garden. His design was able to accomplish this and allow enough grass for my dog to run. I am constantly amazed at the amount of birds and insects in my garden. It’s such a joyful space where I can sit outdoors with friends and family to enjoy nature and the bounty of my food garden. Thank you Green Jay Landscape Design from the bottom of my heart!

GOOGLE REVIEW

If you can afford the best, forget the rest. Jay Archer and the whole Green Jay team are the best contractors I’ve ever hired for anything in 22 years in Westchester…and I’ve hired many. From the first visit to the design presentation to plant selection to soil remediation to hardscape choices to planting, each stage was executed according to clear & transparent communication. How refreshing to work with folks who take their job seriously, are open to learning new things and love what they do. Every job will have some unexpected challenges but Jay, Lora, Uzi, Aztlan and the whole crew are responsive, thoughtful and nimble, calmly solving any glitch. Throughout the process communication was stellar, which is the key to success in every endeavor. The results were better than I could have hoped. Jay & Uzi took a neglected, steep, weed infested, post-home construction (debris-strewn) back yard and turned it into my dream permaculture food forest. Native flowers, shrubs and trees coexist between a series of switchback pathways that take advantage of the natural slope. Piece de resistance is the recirculating waterfall. It looks as if we have a stream running towards the Hudson River. The sound is magical. There are too many little details that coalesce to create this Hastings idyll to list but don’t take my word for it, ask the bees and birds and butterflies and worms. This land will continue to give nutrition and joy to all living things for decades. Now stop reading reviews, call your broker to sell some of that overvalued stock & go hire Green Jay Landscape Design. For the kids.

GOOGLE REVIEW

Jay designed a beautiful garden for my old lake house. It had endured decades of neglect and a steep slope had frustrated all my attempts at planting and improvement. A few weeks of work by Jay's team transformed my yard into a paradise. Boulders, trees, bushes, flowers, and paths for a peaceful stroll are now my paradise. And... I do not have to see my neighbor now! It was a pleasure to have him and his team around. We celebrated with lunch, drinks, and guitar playing when all was done. Thanks Jay!

GOOGLE REVIEW

I have only great things to say about our experience with Green Jay Landscape Design. They are incredibly knowledgeable, professional, and inspired, and it has been a pleasure to work with them. We are currently in the middle of a very large, multi-stage project as they are redesigning our property. They put together a thoughtful design that is perfect for the setting. The scope of the job involves lots of hardscape work with stone steps-- which they are masters at creating-- and many areas of native plantings, which they have expert knowledge of. Their design has transformed the whole space, while also making it look like it completely belongs in the natural setting. Each step of the way they have been attentive, detail-oriented, and easy to work with. The results, thus far, have surpassed our expectations and we are looking forward to our continued work with the team!

GOOGLE REVIEW

Jay and his team created the most beautiful pollinator pathway garden design for our 5-acre property that has brought our property to life! Jay is a wealth of knowledge and has educated us on the value of organic practices and diversification of native species to best support the ecosystem. It has been a rich and FUN experience working with Jay and his team! They are professional, timely, and deeply connected to their mission of creating native landscapes. I highly recommend working with Jay and is team.

GOOGLE REVIEW

Jay's design and his team's execution of it are superb. When designing the garden/landscape renovation, I had three primary considerations: 1) eclogical - the garden is for the planet, not just for me; 2) esthetic - the landscape should be beautiful and feed the human spirit; 3) ease of maintainance. Bees, butterflies and other pollinators visit in abundance. The garden is extremely beautiful and it's design fits perfectly with the style and situation of my house. Working in the garden is a pleasure. I highly recommend Green Jay Landscape Design - Wonderful people, wonderful company.

ALIGNABLE REVIEW

Jay, I can't thank you enough! We are truly enjoying our garden oasis!! It is so amazing seeing the changes even in just a few weeks and all the daily visitors. And the kids are loving it! Thanks again!

ALIGNABLE REVIEW

This is a truly “green” company, with intelligence and experience to create a spectacular landscape in an environmentally responsible way. Jay is an innovator and a creative genius who transformed our property in a haven of beauty, color and tranquility, which is also a home for birds and pollinators.

HOUZZ REVIEW

Green Jay offers a unique product in both design and implementation. They were not the lowest quote we received for our project, but Jay's work is on a different level from most landscapers. His enthusiasm for his work is infectious. He transformed our landscaping into something that is interesting and sustainable. Jay started our project when he said he would and finished on time. He also continues to check in on the work to make sure that the landscaping is thriving. Our experience working with Green Jay in the past has taught us that their work will be easy to maintain, something that shouldn't be overlooked when considering value.

GOOGLE REVIEW

Jay and his team at Green Jay Landscape Design transformed what was a boring, unsustainable, dead zone of turf grass into a vibrant native plant garden and meadow alive and buzzing with pollinators. The crew installed low maintenance plants and stone with manual tools and organic methods. The only sounds produced were of shovels and nature itself.

Jay is a true ecological master gardener. He and his whole team are passionate about plants and how everything is connected. They understand and appreciate that humankind's role in nature should be to nurture it and enhance it, not work against it with designs requiring polluting equipment and poisonous methods; that birds, insects, and leaves play a vital role in the food web; that attracting and sustaining pollinators in decline is responsible land stewardship.

If he plants it, they will come is true - the amount of Monarch butterflies, bees, birds, and more visiting the oasis that Green Jay created here has been breathtaking and unbelievably rewarding. We had no idea that the magic of a garden isn't the flowers themselves, but the life the flowers bring to the garden.

May this "new" gardening movement and restoration of pollinator habitat catch on and replace toxic "mow n blow" - it's time.

HOUZZ REVIEW

Jay and his team did a great job on planning and redoing our driveway and other plantings. I highly recommend him for any landscaping project. He has advised us on tree removal, water leaks, mulching, and redesign of our front lawn.

HOUZZ REVIEW

Jay and his organization are totally committed to providing creative landscaping in well-thought-out arrangements for fair pricing. If you are tired of the usual, I would have him discuss his ideas with you.

HOUZZ REVIEW

I cannot speak highly enough about Jay. Professional, passionate, and deeply committed to environmentally-beneficial design. He cares just as much about sustainability as aesthetics, and he did a good job of balancing our vision with his own. His crew clearly respects him as well, which is always a good sign. Already planning to work with him again in the future!

YELP REVIEW

Jay and his team are passionate experts when it comes to the interplay of landscape design and the natural environment. We hired Jay's team to design and install new landscaping for our front and back yards in the Winter/Spring of 2018. They fine-tuned the design to our liking, helped us understand what could work in the environment, and got it installed on time! Our children thoroughly enjoyed the "Bird & Butterfly" garden all summer long - running outside to observe the monarchs and swallowtails at work!

The follow up to make sure the new landscaping is thriving has been great, and the monthly visits by Jay to evaluate the property are invaluable. We also switched to Green Jay for lawn care. So happy with the service and that we've chosen to go organic!

HOUZZ REVIEW

I hired Green Jay Landscape Design to plant fall bulbs and generally spruce up my landscaping and have been extremely happy with their service. They are creative, environmentally friendly, pleasant to work with, and very responsive to any questions or concerns. I love my carpet of bulbs and will call them again when I need landscaping help.