Ecological Landscape Design in Greenwich, CT, and the Tri-State Area
Putting the Planet—and Your Healthy Lifestyle—First
Your health is about more than what you eat and how you sleep. It extends throughout your home and how those details influence your daily life in Greenwich, Connecticut. Even your landscape design can support a healthy lifestyle when it's created without chemicals, designed to reduce personal stress and promote wildlife habitat.
At Green Jay Landscape Design, we specialize in ecological landscape design that features organic horticulture, native plants, improved soil microbial communities, and responsible stormwater management. We approach our work with the understanding that nearly every environment has been disturbed, compromised, or contaminated in some way and requires rehabilitation. Whether it includes patios, fountains, landscape lighting, decks, fencing, pollinator gardens, or any other outdoor feature, we will collaborate with you on a custom landscape design that aims to produce the healthiest biological environment possible while meeting your lifestyle needs. As we proceed to the construction phase, we'll keep you updated on our progress so you know what to expect at each stage of the journey.
We want you to be able to visualize your final landscape, so we provide a wide range of high-end presentation materials to give you a clear understanding of your choices. These include:
- Detailed proposals
- Conceptual Master Plan for the property
- Color renderings
- Section drawings
- Planting plans
- Plant and hardscape photos
- A plant matrix organized by bloom time
- Poster highlighting the wildlife your landscape will support
- Suggested construction phases to manage client resources and expectations while staying true to the vision
- Materials list
Our full range of services include landscape design and installation, ecological consulting, our Residential Sustainable Stewardship program for properties of five acres or more, and general contracting services that allow us to manage all the details of your project for a streamlined experience. We have a Preferred Partners Network of trusted contractors who prioritize our clients. Fill out our contact form to get started.
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Your Choice for Landscape Design and Installation
We start your landscape design with a property survey or plot plan. We observe and analyze sun paths, soil types, stormwater flow, existing vegetation, viewsheds, habitat potential, and more, and that information, along with on-site measurements and elevations, guides our design process.
Landscape Design
- Sustainable Landscape Design: This is about the future of your landscape: beautiful and resilient, a gift to the next generation. Learn more about Carbon-Smart Landscaping and Project Management.
- Trail Design, Development & Construction: Appreciate your whole property with designed trail systems constructed with natural materials.
- Wetlands Restoration: Wetlands are Mother Nature's filtration system—and years of misguided development have compromised many of the country's precious wetlands. We're experienced in all aspects of wetlands restoration, and we can turn this space into an asset for you. Learn more on our Wetland Restoration page.
- Permaculture: Every design choice serves multiple “stacked” functions in permaculture design. For example, a native shrub chosen might supply nectar for pollinators, berries for humans, nesting locations for birds, AND help absorb and filter stormwater. If you are interested in a highly-functioning, edible landscape, permaculture might be right for you! Learn more on our blog: Darien, CT Project, Hastings, NY Project.
Gardens
- Plantings and Pollinator Gardens: Welcome the bees and butterflies back to your land with specially designed gardens that support local wildlife.
- Xeriscaping: Reduce your water usage and your maintenance demands with a xeriscaped yard.
- Native Landscaping: By using plants that naturally thrive in the tri-state / Eco Region 59 soil and climate, we reduce water usage and maintenance concerns while supporting the local ecosystem.
Photo Galleries
Landscape Installation
- Landscape Boulders: Create boundaries and visual interest with boulders and natural stone.
- Water Features and Fountain Installation: Elegant and soothing, a water feature increases your property value and creates a welcoming atmosphere.
- Decks: Our Preferred Providers will customize your deck to meet your outdoor living needs. Choose from a range of materials, colors, and textures to match your aesthetic and maintenance concerns.
- Outdoor Living: Spend more time outdoors with cozy spaces that invite connection, relaxation, and offer unique entertaining areas.
- Fire Pits and Outdoor Fireplaces: Center your outdoor living experience around the warmth of the fire with custom fire pits and fireplaces that complement your other outdoor features.
- Fencing: From privacy fence to white picket and more, our Preferred Providers will help you create the boundaries that enhance the appearance of your property, provide privacy, or keep the pets in.
- Invasive Species: More than just "weeds," invasive species can out-compete other plants and reduce biodiversity on your property. Let us take care of your invasive problem holistically and responsibly. Learn more on our Invasive Species page.
Artistic Masonry & Hardscape
- Hardscaping: Our talented craftspeople take pride in every detail.
- Natural Stone Patios, Walkways, Stairs, and Paths: As the foundation of your outdoor living experience, paver and natural stone patios, paths and stairs guide you through your property and provide the setting for built-in seating, fire pits, and so much more.
- Retaining Walls and Seating Walls: Functional and aesthetically pleasing, these walls can improve soil stability and support the foundation of your home, help turn a slope into a level, usable space for plantings or hardscaping, and create permanent seating areas for you and your guests.
Stormwater Management, Grading & Drainage
- Drainage Solutions: Stormwater management, including rain gardens, French drains, bioswales, and other drainage solutions are essential for protecting your buildings, hardscaping, plants, and soil. Learn more on our Stormwater Management page.
- Erosion Control: Top soil is a non-renewable resource in our lifetime and deserves protection! Erosion control devices (jute netting, compostable socks, structural soil) installed on steep slopes along with designed plantings can have a significant impact in combating soil erosion. Learn more on our Erosion Control page.
- Grading: We can manipulate landscape elevations to create level play areas, spaces to recreate or entertain in, or garden terraces to interrupt a steep slope and assist with erosion control.
Organic Sod & Turf
- Lawn Installation: We start with soil remediation to reduce compaction and support soil microbial communities – essential to the success of an organic lawn! We use over twelve varieties of seed to form a dense turf grass and out-compete weeds.
- Low Mow Lawn Installation: Looking for a low-maintenance lawn option? Try our slow-growing lawn mix, that only requires mowing once a month!
- Sod Installation: For immediate results, often around sensitive areas like pools, we install sod, often with clover included in the mix to reduce fertilizer inputs.
Custom Irrigation, Lighting & Sound
- Irrigation:· Our preferred irrigation providers set up custom zones tailored to the landscape. We stage irrigation installation to ensure new plants are adequately watered as soon as they are planted. Smart irrigation sensors interact with live weather data to adjust water schedules.
- Landscape Lighting: Custom lighting to highlight your favorite features, create ambiance, or enhance visibility on your property. We use downlighting for minimal wildlife disturbance.
- Outdoor Sound: Complete the ambiance of your new entertaining spaces with discrete, state-of-the-art outdoor sound systems.
Driveways
- Stone Driveways: Elevate your home’s curb appeal with a gravel driveway and design features like a Belgium Block curb or apron.
- Driveway Resurfacing: We coordinate with our Strategic Network to stage driveway resurfacing as the last step in any installation.
Tree Services
- Forest & Woodlot Management: By monitoring native tree species, keystone and indicator species, understory biodiversity, and the overall health of the forest, we can manage woodlot resources to create resilient habitats.
Get started on a sustainable landscape design that will transform your property and your experience with nature. Contact us today.
Inviting Your Interaction With Nature
Thoughtful landscape design encourages you to step outside, to immerse yourself in a balanced, healthy world of wildlife and sunshine. Take a closer look at our portfolio, and notice how each unique landscape invites you to become a part of it:
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A Refined Process That Allows Us to Serve as General Contractors on the Most Complex Projects
Over our years of experience in the Westchester County, New York tri-state area, we've refined our process to ensure outstanding results for our clients. This is what to expect when you work with us:
Prioritizing Environmental Restoration
We specialize in regenerative landscape design and full-service installation. As general contractors, we can work with multiple architects, engineers, and specialty contractors to complete complex projects. Take a closer look at what we can do for you:
Landscape Design
Our ecological landscape design and eco consulting services result in exceptional outdoor spaces that meet your vision for your landscape while supporting the natural world. Visit our Landscape Design page for more information.
Native Gardens
We prioritize using native plants in all of our garden designs. Whether you’re looking for a pollinator garden, a wildflower meadow, a permaculture landscape, or new foundation plantings, our seasoned designers can craft your naturalistic landscape.
Landscape Installation & Site Development
We build what we design. From initial site development to crafting custom landscape features, we focus on quiet installations following the Sustainable SITES Initiative.
Artistic Masonry & Hardscape
We can install a variety of hardscaping ranging from natural stone walkways, paths and steps to patios and retaining walls.
Stormwater Management & Drainage
Erosion control is essential for the protection of your soil, plants, buildings, and hardscaping. Our stormwater management solutions include bioswales, rain gardens, dry streams, and more, customized to the needs of your property.
Organic Sod and Turf
From soil remediation to compost and sod installation, we can reinvigorate a tired yard and create a healthy natural space for you and your family to enjoy.
Irrigation, Lighting & Sound
We partner with quality irrigation system providers for design and installation based on planting zones to maximize water conservation and efficiency. We can add custom lighting and sound to further enhance your outdoor living space.
Driveways
We’ll coordinate driveway resurfacing and stone driveways with our Preferred Partners in the Westchester County, New York area to help you create a welcoming entrance to your home.
Tree Services
Ensure the trees on your property are healthy and contributing to the ecosystem. We can plant new ones for you or remove those that are sick, damaged, or threatening to interfere with buildings or underground cables.
Landscape Design That Reduces Toxic Exposures and Personal Stress in Greenwich, CT, and Other Tri-State Communities
We offer regenerative design and ecological restoration in the Eco-Region 59, the Northeast Coastal Zone, which includes communities in Westchester County, New York, and within an approximate 50-mile radius of White Plains. Below is a selection of the towns we work in. For a more detailed list, visit our Service Area page:
Westchester County, New York
- Bedford, New York (including Bedford Hills)
- Chappaqua, New York
- Croton-on-Hudson, New York
- Dobbs Ferry, New York
- Hastings-on-Hudson, New York
- Katonah, New York
- Irvington, New York
- Larchmont, New York
- Lewisboro, New York
- Mamaroneck, New York
- Pound Ridge, New York
- Rye, New York
- Scarsdale, New York
- South Salem, New York
Bergen County, New Jersey
Essex County, New Jersey
Fairfield County, Connecticut
- Fairfield County
- Greenwich, Connecticut (and surrounding neighborhoods)
- Darien, Connecticut
- New Canaan, Connecticut
- Ridgefield, Connecticut
Putnam County, New York
Earn Comprehensive Benefits While Doing Work You Can Be Proud Of
We offer excellent career opportunities for passionate, hardworking professionals who have a love of nature and a desire to work outdoors. Expand your knowledge and grow as a landscaping expert with paid training and education, as you help us improve the environment and encourage interaction with the natural world. Visit our Careers page to learn more and apply today.
For Landscapes That Last
From outdoor living to permaculture, pollinator gardens, and native landscaping, we'll work closely with you on a landscape design that reduces your water usage, sequesters greenhouse gasses, and supports wildlife. As general contractors, we can incorporate any specialty feature into your landscape with help from our Preferred Partners Network, and you can rest assured that every detail will be managed in alignment with our standards for safety, quality, and sustainability. Contact us today to learn more about landscape design in Greenwich, Connecticut.
