PetrowGardens Landscape Design - Westport, Connecticut

John Liang

We had Jay come to us last year to give us ideas on how to transform our property into something we would really enjoy. In our initial meeting, we sat down and worked through high level details and Jay came back with a design.

My wife and I had a number of requirements including low maintenance plants, added privacy, and addressing a stream that runs through our yard; we let Jay fill in the rest. This was very important as it was right at the start of COVID, our child was at home with us all day, and my wife was pregnant at the time. We needed someone that could generate ideas for the property and execute effectively. Ultimately, he did a superb job at managing the work and picking the details with high-level input from us.

Now, whenever we meet our neighbors, we are complimented on how wonderful our property looks with the additional trees, plantings, and the showcase flower meadow around our stream. It’s wonderful to look out the window everyday and enjoy the blast of color from the flora. We’re also seeing a pickup in bees and butterflies who also enjoy the flowers. One of the best parts is that Jay has the expertise and knowledge to incorporate a transition of colors from spring to summer to fall; this way we can enjoy something different every month.

Our experience with Jay and his team has been stellar, and needless to say we are very happy with the results. If you need to help in redesigning your property, we highly recommend getting in touch with Jay to see what the possibilities are.

Stephen O'Dell

Jay has a done a stellar job with the plantings in our yard and his team has been helpful from start to finish. He worked well to understand our budget for the project, as well as to work with the style we wanted. We now have beautiful color all year, with different plants popping from early spring to late fall! And a beautiful rain garden filling in from plugs. He even helped us line up sprinkler installation and a new lawn.

Having worked with other landscapers, Jay stands out due to his knowledge, aesthetic sensibility, timeliness of plantings, and his complete and helpful follow through.

Catherine Cook

My experience with Jay has been outstanding. He took the time to listen to understand the goals of the project, and presented a beautiful, thoughtful plan that exceeded expectations.. he communicates frequently throughout the project, and is responsive to any requests or question. He frequently inspects the landscape to ensure the quality of work is maintained. Everyone who has visited my home has commented on how the beautifully designed landscape is incorporated. I highly recommend Jay’s company based on vision, quality, customer care and follow through.

Georgie Grellier

Highest recommendation possible. Jay and his crew are very easy to work with, refreshingly creative and have a great attention to detail in all of their work - schedule, design, cleanliness, craftsmanship, and plant selection.

We hired Jay for a master plan and plantings of a new home. He did a complete overhaul of our yard - barren from construction but restricted by town regulations relating to drainage. The property is near Long Island Sound. Jay was knowledgeable and experienced regarding the rules about plantings in rain gardens and designed a gorgeous natural, flowering meadow to fill the space. The rest of the property is equally gorgeous and features stone paths. We constantly receive compliments with the most common comment is that the landscape is "simply beautiful". A passerby stopped to talk with me recently and commented that she found the landscape "happy" and so refreshing in that there was "nothing cookie cutter about it".

It was a great experience working with Jay and we couldn't be happier with the finished product.

Julie Petrow-Cohen

Jay Petrow is a landscape designer extraordinaire! Jay designed a beautiful deck for our hot tub and perennial gardens for the front and back yards of my Victorian style 1900’s built home. I immediately loved the design he created, but my wife was hesitant to move forward because she wanted to reserve the yard for grass only as our children were young at the time.
Well I am here to say that it was so worth the ten year wait time! Every morning we peer through our front door and see a melody of beautiful colors that makes us smile ear to ear. We likewise love sitting out on our back deck, where we view the panoply of blue/violet and limelight hydrangea interspersed with colorful flowers and two signature tree specimens -- a Dynamite Red Crepe Myrtle and a deep purple Weeping Redbud tree.
We have countless passerby comment on how lovely the gardens are. Jay’s design includes perennials that bloom in the spring, summer and fall thereby creating colorful beauty no matter what time of year. Jay is a great communicator. He meets with you one on one to review his design and he shares his thinking behind what flowers, shrubs and trees he includes in the design. During and after the installation phase, Jay was readily available to answer any questions. I highly recommend Jay if you want to have beautiful gardens for yourself and your community to enjoy! Check out his website. My wife comments sarcastically that she doesn’t understand why it took us 10 years to implement his design!

Scott Tomoda

Petrow Gardens Landscape Design did a terrific job and exceeded our expectations ! Starting with a well thought out design plan they transformed our yard into a beautifully landscaped setting that compliments the local coastal area. The owner, Jay Petrow was very knowledgeable and took his time to do things right. Jay clearly has a passion for the work he does which was evident in the end result. Our family will enjoy the gorgeous environment that Jay has created for years to come. Our neighbors all comment on how beautiful the gardens are. We appreciate the work that Jay and his team did as they were very professional, courteous and diligent. April, 2019. ST & TT - Saugatuck Shores, Westport.

Gately Ross

We have worked with Jay Petrow on several projects at our residence over the past 7 years from idea to design to installation to ongoing care. His artistic background allows for design with consideration of color, texture, movement and seasonal changes. He has taken a holistic approach to the projects envisaging each independently to complete the (eventual) whole.
Furthermore, he is realistic within limitations of your lifestyle, budget and the surrounding environment. Jay (and his employees) are all extremely friendly, reliable and professional."

Larry Lippmann

A couple of years ago it became clear that our property needed some professional landscaping help. Previously I had the pleasure of working with Jay Petrow at PetrowGardens. So bringing Jay in to solve our landscaping problems was an easy call. The challenge was how to create a design that would totally re-imagine our unruly and irregularly shaped piece of property. Jay provided us with an imaginative design that we could easily wrap our heads around. It had a great flow with a number of creative surprises built in. Jay patiently explained his approach in our meetings together and was always responsive to our questions and open to revisions. The work was completed on time and far exceeded our expectations. I would not hesitate to give Jay a resounding endorsement for his professionalism and creative flair.