Had a wonderful experience with Sasha, from conception to execution he has been exceptional, with a rare sens of details and perfection.

I was hoping to give Sasha the benefit of the doubt, but I think it’s only fair after being hung up on / declining finishing our project that I feel the need to share our entire experience with Sasha for folks to be made aware of the truth.

Sasha is a designer with great vision. Unfortunately, he is a terrible business person and consistent with other negative reviews found online, thinks his “experience” designing hundreds of projects allows him to treat his clients like garbage, including missing deadlines, re-negging on promises, and then blaming you for various project failures/issues rather than taking any ownership for his mistakes.

We hired Sasha to do a full hardscaping/landscaping project for our 1250sq ft backyard in Brooklyn. We were on what we considered to be a reasonable budget of $50-60k to install a pergola/ platform deck, some custom planters, painting and extending by 18 inches our existing fence, and reshaping our existing artificial lawn.

The project was supposed to begin in early April and be completed by early May. The day construction began, he asked my wife and I to make a decision on deck color, paint color immediately – something that we would have assumed he’d have the foresight to ask us well in advance of the project starting. We had to hastily make a decision within 1-2 days, being limited to only what was in stock at the local Lowes. One week into construction, his lead carpenter took a 1 week vacation, which then rolled into a week of rain storms, resulting in a two week delay to the project. There were numerous instances of him trying to take shortcuts, poor ordering planning resulting in further delays (i.e. delivery of Trex deck boards and fence boards), his team not showing up to work on days we had agreed b/c “the weather forecast doesn’t look great”, his team clocking in workdays of 8am-2pm with a 30min lunch break, and the list goes on.

Fast forward to Memorial Day weekend and the project had still not been completed. We agreed to put the plant installation and construction of another planter/bench on hold until this Spring given it was already too hot to plant certain plants/flowers in June 2022. Again, I was hoping to let these prior issues slide if we could simply get our project completed this Spring…which brings me to today.

I reached out to Sasha in early Jan to re-engage on the final phase of the project which was not completed last year due to delays. He told me that just doing planting and installing the final bench/planter was not worthwhile for him and wanted to offload the work to someone else. He re-negged on what he had promised us and we are now stuck with no plants in the $6,000 planter he charged us to construct (which is already starting to warp). Oh he also hung up on us after I expressed my displeasure with his service.

I would highly recommend avoiding Sasha unless you want to deal with an arrogant yet incompetent contractor. Paid $58,000 for an incomplete yard.

Being a design snob, I researched several portfolios of landscape designers within the Brooklyn area. I fell in love right away with Sasha’s designs. What drew me to his work was that he didn’t look at the project as a standard box to design in. He thought of ways to design based off the vantage point you enter the garden, which created a very welcoming and beautiful result. He also has an amazing eye for combining different texture, materials, and color. Little Miracles has a passion for landscape design and years of experience. I’m so happy with my garden and I’m excited to soak it up for many years to come.

Sasha was fantastic. He’s knowledgeable, creative and easy to work with. He and his team worked quickly and effectively to give us the backyard of our dreams. I’d highly recommend him to anyone considering an outdoor space remodel.

We used Little Miracle Designs for our backyard in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Sasha is an extremely talented designer, able to envision a beautiful space using a blank canvas. He had ideas we would have never thought of and was able to make our space both functional and beautiful. We loved how he presented us with what was possible and quoted each piece of the project. It allowed us to pick and chose what we wanted to do based on our budget, instead of presenting one big price. Plus, working with LMD was seamless. Communication was easy and they got the job done quickly and professionally. We couldn’t be happier with how it turned out. We have and will continue to recommend LMD to friends and family!

Sasha and his team at Little Miracles Designs are amazing! They were able to turn our simple grass patch of a backyard into a very functional and elegant garden. The design encompassed building out wooden and Corten metal planters, constructing Ipe benches for additional seating, expanding pavers to cover the entire garden floor and building an awesome custom grill area out of Ipe wood and subway metal grates. From the first consultation to the final walk through, Sasha and his team (Carlos & Herson) were professional and able to answer any concerns we had about the project. Their depth of knowledge and work experience also helped ensure that we were satisfied with the design while staying within our budget. We would highly recommend Little Miracles Designs to anyone looking to transform their garden!

Sasha and his team were incredible. Our garden is everything that we dreamed of and more. Sasha expertly guided us through the planning process and checked in every step of the way to ensure that we were getting exactly what we wanted. His vision is amazing and we loved everything he suggested from layout to built in details to furniture purchased from outside vendors to plants. His team is professional and their work is impeccable. We couldn’t be happier that we chose Little Miracles Designs and recommend them without hesitation.

Sasha and his team were great to work with, and we are so happy with the transformation of our overgrown yard into a beautiful garden. We are grateful to Sasha for his expertise and vision.

Sasha brings a unique blend of talents to the landscaping design industry. He has vision, design, knowledge of botany, eye and care for details, passion for his work, and most of all, a superb delivery! I felt I was in good hands, while my project was in the works. This is because every time Sasha came by for another mini meeting, I got to pick his brain, learning tons about the industry and design. In a way, I welcomed the fact that projects always take longer then planned, because it meant I had more time to digest my options about little details that came up. This project felt like a true partnership, with Sasha always taking the time to ask about my preferences when options popped up, and learning about a whole new world of landscape design along the way. The before and after pictures, the results, speak for themselves, but I wanted to express my admiration for the man behind the vision, and the joy of this creative process.

Our backyard was falling apart and need a major renovation. Sasha gave us several design options and price ranges to work with. We decided to go with an Asian feel that coincided with our home. Paulino did the brunt of the work and excavation that we needed. Sasha came by on a regular basis to inspect the work and make sure we were satisfied. Sasha also worked with us on selecting and picking the appropriate plants to go along with our aesthetic. We are extremely pleased with the end result and would consult and work with Little Miracle Designs on future projects.

Sasha is creative and innovative. His use of unusual materials bring an elevated design aesthetic to his projects.
Sasha is very professional and keeps the project timeline running smoothly.

I hired Sasha to build some planters. The process started out well enough where he came by with lots of photos of work he said he had done and promised to do the same for us. Once construction began it became clear a bait and switch was being pulled. He installed cheap driftwood instead of what he showed in sample photographs during the design phase. And then didn’t even fully cover the planters we hired him to build because he “thought we wouldn’t see it”. That’s what I dealt with constantly – being told one thing to get the business but delivery of something completely different.

The final straw was when a cladded wall he had put up with planter boxes came crashing down. If you have pets or small children as we do, its not worth the risk to their safety to hire Sasha. His foreman Paulino said that Sasha hadn’t sent him with enough nails to properly secure the wall and they’d be back to sure it up. Sasha did come back but never did anything about the fact their work was falling apart almost immediately after being installed; despite it being repeatedly pointed out and clearly listed as a punch list item.

On the plus side, Paulino was fantastic and is the only reason we have anything to show for engaging LMD. But none of the workers that came to our house had PPE. Perhaps not that big a deal in this case since they were working outside, yet still an excellent indicator of what you’re dealing with.

In the end, I spent thousands of dollars cleaning up this mess. If you choose to engage LMD, I would advise getting anything they say or verbally promise in writing, since it won’t be delivered otherwise.

We spent a few hours reviewing our current yard and outdoor area. Sasha was very helpful, provided actionable and practical ideas that we intend to implement in the spring- highly recommended!

We hired Little Miracles Design after meeting with several companies. Sasha’s design and artistry was immediately apparent: he listened to my ideas for the space, had interesting references already on hand (which showed to me that he really knew his stuff and had a rich source of inspiration) and then talked me through his thoughts by hand drawing them then and there. I left feeling incredibly excited.

And the finished garden truly is beautiful. We love it. It is exactly how I wanted it: clean lines, interesting perspectives and imaginative use of space. We also have been able to do things with it that we never thought possible in terms of lighting, fans, hanging elements (such as a detachable swing for our son). I pride myself on my attention to design and details but there were things I would say to Sasha “ah, don’t worry about that, it’s only small” and he would insist on doing things perfectly. He is a perfectionist and an artist.

However… it was the way Little Miracles did the work that really impressed us. We were nervous to do the job because all the materials had to come in through the house (and the junk had to go out through the house!), it was Fall/Winter and we had a newborn baby upstairs. We were worried for the disruption. We needn’t have. Sasha’s team (led by Carlos) were impeccable. They were quiet, turned up on time every day, exceedingly polite, nothing was ever too much trouble and the house always looked perfect after they had left. Nothing was ever broken or damaged and, honestly, much of the time we did not even know we were there. No complaints of noise from neighbors. And Sasha perfectly arranges for the dumpster to be delivered, all materials to be delivered. And, of course, Sasha turned up at the house every day and was available 7 days a week to talk through the project. Which, I will add, was done on time and on budget… with additional things even being done

I could not recommend them more highly and I’m so pleased we decided to go with a company that are both artistic and highly professional. We consider it money well spent.

Thank you to you all. I’d also be happy to speak to anyone for a verbal recommendation – Sasha will put you in touch.

Sasha and his company were excellent and a pleasure to work with. They completely redid our Harlem brownstone’s back yard. Sasha worked closely with us to design the back yard to meld our goals and tastes with his great design skills. He was then very clear and direct on the cost and how different choices would affect it. After we signed the contract, he and his crew got to work very quickly and, in contrast to many other contractors we’ve worked with, were a pleasure to work with. They met deadlines and Sasha communicated well when they would be coming. They also were very conscientious about keeping our house clean as they worked, which was not easy while they were doing some initial demolition work in our back yard. We’re now very happy with our new back yard and we can’t wait for warmer weather to use it and see our new plants grow in. In short, we had a great experience with Little Miracles and would not hesitate to recommend them.