We have just completed a project with Green Pastures Group that has transformed our truly unremarkable front yard into an artistically inspired creation of beauty. We are now proud owners of a GPG original!
Among his more prosaic talents in horticulture, landscape materials, lighting, engineering and structures, John Cohen has the eye and emotional sensitivity of an artist.
Spending time with us to learn what we liked and hated, and taking as his starting point a vaguely worded desire for a landscape that contained boulders and a greatly reduced – yet prominent lawn area, John refined those notions into a completely reimagined landscape that is remarkable not only for its beauty but for the drama surrounding the beauty. Needless to say we are extremely happy with the result!
During his first meeting with us, John identified some architectural changes to the property he believed would further add to the dramatic effect of the new landscape and priced these as options. We initially decided to forego the options but as work progressed it became blindingly obvious that to not incorporate those suggestions would be a grievous error. And so we did. And it was a great decision!
In terms of the work, I had the opportunity to hang around with the crew and play “sidewalk superintendent” as they went about implementing John’s vision. I learned that these craftspersons had been working with John for over 20 years and were each quite skilled in their specialties. As a client who is a retired engineering executive, this relationship was very important to me because I viewed it as a significant indicator that the quality of the installation would be faithful to John’s design and likely meet my expectations. And it did so on both counts!
Each phase – demolition, grading, irrigation, planting, masonry, electrical, concrete staining and antiquing – proceeded smoothly, professionally and with great care for our property and neighbors. After the day’s work everything was cleaned up properly and ready for the next day’s work.
Compared to the mega-projects Green Pastures does for its well known clients in show business and industry, ours was a miniature effort but it seemed that it was just as important to John that our result be just as spectacular, albeit on a smaller scale. For that we count ourselves fortunate.
If you are fortunate to make a connection with John and he is able to add your project to his portfolio, GO FOR IT !!!”