When we first visited this Croton-on-Hudson property, we noticed the unique existing architectural features, including a wooden bridge from the deck to back lawn and a beautifully curving, stacked stonewall that enclosed the rear perimeter.  The rest of the backyard, though, left much to be desired.  One narrow garden bed in front of the deck cut off the rest of …

We received a call earlier this spring from a New Canaan pondowner with a morbid situation. The homeowner was instructed to apply various purportedly natural-source pond cleaning products into the small constructed pond on the property. This pond cleaner cocktail created some unknown reaction, and within thirty minutes, all the fish were belly up. GJL was hired to restore the …

For most of our readers, November probably conjures up images of warm-toned foliage, leaves scattering to the ground, dark evenings and the first biting temperatures. As your resident Landscape Ecologist, I’m here to remind you that November meansspring color! IT’S BULB SEASON PEOPLE! Bulbs are a fabulous plant group because of their beautiful early-spring flower blooms (before most plants even …

Working with the land, working with nature. That’s what we do ! Like music, a powerful composition using earth products and living thing can generate a sense of well being and happiness. Our landscape compositions offer serenity in often stressful world, not to mention a holistically healthy environment. Oh, I just did. Our creative, artistic design allows us to add …

Every one of a kind project starts off as an idea concept and like the moth to the butterfly it grows and matures. In this case the design concept was developed over winter and executed in spring. We took advantage of the power of the waning moon to employ the energy of biodynamics in this landscape installation. The result was …