Seven Winds LLC

We hired Laura to design and install a garden of shrubs and perennials along the entire front of our house. And the whole process, from start to finish, was an absolute joy! First, we had a detailed in-person consultation, where she asked about our preferences for the garden (colors, size, fragrance, etc.). Then, within a couple weeks, she sent her design drawing, which was beautifully drafted. She selected a diverse set of plants that will bloom at different times of the year, to ensure continual interest through all the seasons. We exchanged a few emails to make some fine-tune adjustments to the plant selection, and she was always full of helpful suggestions. Leading up to the installation day, she worked steadily to source all the plants from a variety of nurseries, securing each one as soon as she found it to make sure that it wouldn't get sold out by the time of planting. She does all the work herself, so there's none of the miscommunication that can happen when tasks are delegated to a crew that may not be familiar with all the things you discussed. We're totally new to gardening, and she was happy to answer my many, many questions about caring for the plants--she's literally a fount of information. And on top of all that, we had fun, stimulating conversations during the installation, which made the experience even more special. We look forward to watching the garden grow and change, and we're excited to have her plant some trees in the fall!

Laura returned my call on the same day I initially contacted her. She clearly understood what I wanted and what was needed to do the job. She was easy to reach when I had questions about the planned work. The new curved stone walkway was completed on time and looks terrific.

Laura and crew did an excellent job. I could not be more pleased. This firm will always be my go-to Landscape service company having worked with them for the past four years. Outstanding quality and best value pricing.

Extremely well. Laura from Seven Winds provided design and construction services for a new patio, semi-circular sitting wall, and fireplace. Materials were bluestone and masonry brick to match the existing exterior. Workmanship is of the highest quality. Laura performed nearly all the work herself other than excavation and concrete pouring for the footers. Worksite was kept tidy every day. Laura took the time to understand our design ideas and was open to discussing alterations as the project progressed. Laura really is an artisan and it shows in the quality of her design and work. Recommend without hesitation.

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Laura (owner) was responsive, on schedule (allowing for weather) and completed the work as agreed.  She was agreeable to a small change to remove extra existing bricks.  She did all of the work herself, no other workers, including construction of the trellis and was agreeable to using four posts that I had saved from previous porch renovations that I thought warranted a re-use.  She was flexible and easy to work with.  It was a pleasant contractor experience.

Front walkway went in perfectly, willow tress stand tall and look great, rain garden lasted all summer with one bush that did die, but was replaced without any questions!

We are a young homeowner couple who are working bit by bit on redoing our yard with new plants and trees, as well as reshaping several plant beds. The work we have been doing for the last two years (and are still doing) has been guided by Laura's very comprehensive plan drawings. When we contacted Laura to ask if she would help us solidify our landscaping wishes, without necessarily performing any of the work herself, her helpfulness and determination was definitely not diminished. She met with us twice to look over our property, take measurements, and talk with us about the colors and shapes we predominately wanted. She also accepted a handful of photos and other loose thoughts that we bombarded her with over e-mail.
Within a month, she returned with two great full-color drawings on 36" roll paper and sat with us for over an hour to go over each individual plant and yard area. She absolutely hit the mark as far as selecting beautiful and interesting native plants in the colors we like. We even asked for things that would bloom at different times of the year, and she definitely came through in this area too. All throughout our meetings and e-mails she was polite, knowledgeable and respectful. In the end this experience was well worth it - even though the end result was just pencil on paper, we really paid for access to an obviously deep knowledge of plant selection and layout, and her sharp listening and guidance too.