Blossoms+Stone

I started working with Jacqui and Jude from Scottish Gardener in 2020. This was my third attempt to work with a landscape professional since 2017, and it was finally a great success. In spring 2021, they expanded the plant beds, and designed and built gorgeous natural-looking brick borders around them. After that, we continued with annual maintenance help through the year, for compost, mulch, weeding, and clean-ups. We are currently working on a plan to convert the front yard into a native garden. I like being a hands-on gardener, I believe I have somewhat decent knowledge of plants and I enjoy working with them - I am not a novice. Yet I am consistently impressed by their immense amount of knowledge about various plants. And while I can do much work myself, I learned that professionals are incredibly efficient. Before we started working together, I was a bit uncertain about hourly rates for gardening help - yet I learned that they do everything at least twice faster than I do. Weeding, soil improvement, or mulching that I was worrying about in the past, wondering if it would take me a whole week to get done in my spare time? Most of these are now completed in a 2-hour visit, and I know they are done well. Which frees me to truly feel the joy of gardening, without its stresses. What I also love about working with Jacqui and Jude, and what was missing from my previous attempts, is that it truly feels like a team. I wanted creative collaboration: Someone to share and discuss my ideas with, and help develop them together, with excitement and interest. That is a precious experience. I hope that over the next couple of years, together, we will make this garden a low-maintenance marvel of beautiful native plants: Where blooms or seeds are accessible through much of the season, supporting birds, butterflies and native bees, and our own sense of joy and awe.

I absolutely love my yard, it gives me such pleasure. Scottish Gardener has been a big part of its development for over 20 years: from landscaping and stone work, to planting, pruning and tree maintenance, to developing and maintaining perennial beds and assistance with pots. In fact three generations of Scottish Gardener have worked on my yard and I have been extremely happy with their work and professionalism. I even have some lovely surprises like grape vines growing over a pergola! I highly recommend their services.

Jude and Jacqui provide amazing gardening services, planting, pots, landscaping, snow removal and grass mowing. We enjoy working with them and can certainly recommend them to anyone who wants to have their gardens care for professionally.