--- title: "New York Plantings Garden Design — Landscape Contractors | Houzz" canonical_html_url: https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-contractors/new-york-plantings-garden-design-pfvwus-pf~1509993578 markdown_url: https://www.houzz.com/md/professionals/pf~1509993578.md entity_type: LocalBusiness business_name: "New York Plantings Garden Design" category: ["Landscape Contractors"] image: https://st.hzcdn.com/fimgs/7e0324bd0fd81eeb_0345-w400-h400-b0-p0--.jpg address: "333 East 14th Street, New York, NY, New York 10009, United States" latitude: 40.7262 longitude: -73.9796 phone: "(347) 558-7051" website: https://www.newyorkplantings.com/ rating: 4 review_count: 13 followers: 63 last_updated: 2026-09-01 --- # New York Plantings Garden Design Original Houzz profile: [New York Plantings Garden Design](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-contractors/new-york-plantings-garden-design-pfvwus-pf~1509993578) ## Professional summary - **Primary category:** Landscape Contractors - **Location:** New York, NY, NY - **Serves:** New York City, Brooklyn, Manhattan, College Point, Borough of Bronx, Clifton, East Elmhurst, Jersey City, Maspeth, West New York - **Houzz rating:** 4.0 out of 5 (13 reviews) ## About ### Houzz Badges - Star Houzzer - Recommended on Houzz - 1,000 Ideabook Saves - References available - Online consultation - 17 years in business Create a beautiful, inviting unique outdoor garden space with a landscape design that is low maintenance, provides color and interest year-round with expert garden design and installation of plantings proven to thrive in our environment. New York Plantings Garden Designers and Landscape Contractors have been landscaping since 1999. With an Intense interest in traditional Asian garden design and urban landscape design, New York Plantings has become an established and experienced New York City landscape and irrigation system service company for the improvement of outdoor spaces from roof gardens to townhouse rear yards, residential or commercial landscapes. Passion for landscaping and decades of master garden service is only part of our story. Advanced mechanical and technical skills allow NY Plantings to install drip irrigation systems for automatic garden watering any landscape including penthouse terrace gardens and rooftop gardens. Let’s face it: Landscape design and build in Manhattan or anywhere in NYC is not easy: If you are a landscape designer or a property owner looking for a company to make your vision a reality then we can put our decades of hard-earned experience and practice providing the unique ability to turn concepts or landscape design renderings into a finished outdoor space. There is no doubt that NY Plantings Garden Designers and Landscape Contractors have a proven track record of managing and completing landscape renovations and garden installations from concept to completion. The unique expertise in Rooftop and terrace garden installations has also given us the experience in fabricating custom-built planters from our dedicated planter building shop just outside the city. We design and install complete outdoor spaces. Custom-built fences, stone or paver patios, rooftop tiles and more. When it comes to Custom Built heavy-duty Outdoor Planters in New York City, NewYorkPlantings has decades of experience in building and delivery of custom made planter boxes. We offer IPE planters as well as several different materials including metal outdoor tree containers in several shapes and sizes proven to support plantings in all types of environments such as rooftop landscapes, terrace gardens, and city sidewalk planter applications. To learn more contact Todd at: Phone: 347-558-7051 Email: info@newyorkplantings.com Website: https://www.newyorkplantings.com/ ### Services Provided - Landscape Construction - Hardscaping - Landscape Maintenance - Garden Design - Patio Construction - Deck Building - Pergola Construction - Pool Landscaping - Outdoor Kitchen Construction - Outdoor Lighting Installation - Drought Tolerant Landscaping - Gazebo Design & Construction - Landscape Lighting Installation - Fence Installation - Deck Repair - Artificial Grass Installation - Planting - Landscape Drainage System Installation - Sod Installation - Tree Planting - Irrigation System Installation - Demolition - Trellis Construction - Drip Irrigation Installation - Sprinkler System Installation - Gate Installation - Mulching - Wood Fence Installation - Organic Gardens - Tree Removal - Irrigation Repair - Living Walls - Tree Pruning - Land Clearing - Wrought Iron Fence Installation - Hedge Trimming - Lawn Treatment & Fertilization - Fence Repair - Dry Wells - Green Roofing - Wood Fence Repair - Landscape Design - Custom built planters - Drip Irrigation systems - LED Garden Lighting - Penthouse Landscaping - Planter boxes - Roof Garden Design - Terrace Garden Installation - Wood planters ### Areas Served - New York City - Brooklyn - Manhattan - College Point - Borough of Bronx - Clifton - East Elmhurst - Jersey City - Maspeth - West New York ### Typical Job Cost $12000 - $279000 Penthouse garden design and installations priced for members of the trade such as landscape architects, NYC garden designers and landscaping services. Garden or irrigation system maintenance costs and tree care, garden services have minimum fee of $150.00 and priced as per client requirements/options. We always work to provide high value for the budget agreed upon ## Business Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Business Name | New York Plantings Garden Design | | Address | 333 East 14th Street, New York, NY, New York 10009, United States | | Phone | (347) 558-7051 | | Website | https://www.newyorkplantings.com/ | | License Number | PA110783 | | Followers on Houzz | 63 | **Social profiles:** - Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/newyorkplantingsgardendesign - X (Twitter) — https://twitter.com/nyplantings - LinkedIn — http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=147762485&trk=tab\_pro - Blog — http://newyorkplantings.blogspot.com ## Offers Show us your outdoor space - _Video Consultations Available!_ ## Contact - **Houzz profile:** [New York Plantings Garden Design](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/landscape-contractors/new-york-plantings-garden-design-pfvwus-pf~1509993578) - **Website:** https://www.newyorkplantings.com/ - **Phone:** (347) 558-7051 ## Credentials **Certifications & Awards** - Ornamental Horticulturist, Landscape Lighting, Garden Design practices, Doctor of Motors,Mobile fluid power cert and several seminars for various disciplines, Cast landscape lighting factory training, 27 years mechanical and technical association or practice. **Affiliations** - [The New York Botanical Garden](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/schools-and-organizations/the-new-york-botanical-garden-pfvwus-pf~813697435) ## Reviews **Overall rating: 4.0 out of 5 — 13 reviews** *Aspect averages:* - Work Quality: 50.0 - Communication: 50.0 - Value: 50.0 ### Reviews **★★★★★ — A Fuchs, Nov. 2024** > New York Plantings provided excellent service and unbeatable quality of work! Do not hesitate to hire them for your project. They installed a drip irrigation system for my penthouse garden and I couldn't be happier. **★★★★★ — nappi, March 2024** > New York Plantings Garden and Irrigation did excellent work for our Manhattan, NY rooftop garden and drip irrigation system! Thanks! **★ — HU-145492702, Jan. 2023** > This is the worst landscape ever, we paid Todd to do the garden in two balconies with blue flowers we want a lot of blue flowers only blue , he said he will do it, he brought some flowers not to mane just few and only four blue and the blue turned pink color , very poor work also we signed a contract for one year take care the garden he never shows up, he only want money …not honest people, I never recommend this company **★★★★★ — Marquis Williams, June 2020** > We had a fantastic experience with New York Plantings Garden Designers. While we didn't have the largest outdoor space to work with, there was a lot of detail in the design and New York Plantings Garden Designers team took a lot of care to make sure the build reflected the specifications. Thank you for delivering us a fantastic outdoor space. Can't wait to enjoy it this summer! **★★★★★ — 127 East 92 LLC, Sept. 2019** > Did a great job on short notice whilst taking great care, for a Developer based in Manhattan. Far superior plantings when compared to most New York plant stores at a very competitive price. Todd is very easy to deal with and punctual, his workers are professional and methodical in their installation. Would recommend them to any architect, developer or home owner. **Comment from New York Plantings Garden Design:** > Thank you very much for your business and we always look forward to working with you! Find us on newyorkplantings.com and don't forget to water this warm Winter while the irrigation system is shut down. **★★★★★ — Yenda Marie Liboon, April 2017** > New York Plantings Garden Design is one of the most trusted and reliable garden and landscape design company in New York City. I have worked with the owner, Todd Nappi, a very professional and with outstanding knowledge in Asian garden design, landscape design and lighting, as well as irrigation system installation, since 2014. Todd Nappi communicates effectively with his customers making sure that he provides quality work and a great satisfaction. > > More power to New York Plantings! **Comment from New York Plantings Garden Design:** > Thank you for the kind words, Yenda! It has been a pleasure working with you as well in the design trade. > Todd **★ — jancies, April 2015** > I wanted to describe my negative experience of working with Todd Nappi and New York Plantings. Me and my girlfriend, a practicing landscape architect, hired Todd’s firm to install a green roof designed by my girlfriend, on a house I recently purchased in Brooklyn. We found Todd’s firm online. It has a very nice website, regularly updated blog and Todd was very responsive to our initial inquires. When we first met him, he was really friendly, professional and presented us with a good bid, so we decided to hire him. As soon as the 50% deposit was paid ($19k), his behavior changed. First he cancelled a planned weekend trip to a nursery, saying he was busy. Although annoyed, we didn’t complain, because it was a weekend after all. Next problem occurred when Todd’s team came to bring green roof materials. They didn’t secure them properly and on the same day the materials were flying all over our street blown by the wind. As a result, we had police called on us. Todd, when notified, wouldn’t even show up to the site. Then it turned out that contrary to his claims he wasn’t insured properly (he didn’t have workers comp). We didn’t let him work on the job till he would get proper insurance. Todd said it would take him a few days to get the policy but weeks later, and countless excuses later, it started seeming to us as he was deceiving us. So we demanded delivery of rest of the pre-purchased materials (soil) and were going to cancel the job. Todd kept telling my girlfriend he was too busy to deliver the soil and that he was working on scheduling a truck. According to our calculations, confirmed by multiple conversations with material suppliers, and generously accounting for the little delivery labor he did, we think NY Plantings still owes us $7k. Todd claims that his firm owes us nothing and justified it with prices much higher than his bid and completely outside the range quoted to us by suppliers. When we asked him to provide receipts he stopped responding to our calls and emails. It has been almost two months since we have heard from him, despite our repeated attempts to communicate with him. > > Working with Todd has been the worst professional experience I’ve ever had, and this review does not come close to reflecting how bad this experience was. As I said, he has a nice website and is online savvy. Truth is we were extremely patient with him and willing to accommodate him. Their business street address is a post office, so good luck finding Todd if you need to see him in person. Contrary to what he told us first, he later said he lives somewhere in PA. Please for your own sake do not work with Todd Nappi’s firm. I believe people like him should not be allowed to practice this profession in New York City. **Comment from New York Plantings Garden Design:** > Dear Ms. Janet, > Hello, and thank you for your comments and the compliments. We do post our daily work online since this is the work we specialize in...all day, everyday, year round. > The work that we love and it comes through in our Landscape designs and, with hardscapes and gardens. Please feel free to contact u directly and ask or a manager so that we may try to resolve any issues you may be experiencing. I do not see any activity from someone matching your name since 2013 but perhaps you recently worked with us under a different name. Would you happen to have an image of the work you describe so that we may discuss more in depth? > Have a great day and God Bless! > Joe M. > > Thank you to all of our clients, friends and fellow trades people for your continued business and support. Since 1999 I have loved my work and continue to love gardening and landscapes. Even when I am not at work, I am still gardening at home. > > > Note to readers: > > Houzz recommends that "reviews are answered" we can try. More to let our long time, current and new clients know that all is well here with us at NewYorkPlantings. We are not going anywhere and will be doing the work we love for years to come. > > We are more concerned with our family and friends, especially our children who may read this. This has nothing to do with our quality of work or NY Plantings outdoor space improvement abilities. > This "Houzz.com" is a great website and one of our favorite but what Houzz allows to be posted is disturbing. > > In attempt to avoid this sort of issue We now make make sure that throughout the entire work process we check in and ask that the client is happy, if we can improve anything and make sure that we will have a good referral when the work is completed. > > 3 (three) years ago (approx) records show that this client's girlfriend did contact us and eventually did receive a soil delivery from us and a van full of materials but did not work with us in any other way. There was a contract that was broken solely by the client. > The soil delivery was very large at nearly 40,000 Lbs and we were forced to store the product for months since the "landscape architect" managing the project insisted upon ordering much too early with no place to accept delivery of 14 pallets of soil. We took this soil to our yard in PA, since our NYC location (jan...a po box is not an office, perhaps in your country:)) this was as courtesy, but not free of charge. > > I think Emily (the " practicing architect girlfriend" in the opening statement, in her 20's with no experience whatsoever in managing a large landscape project) may have "mal- practiced" not "practiced" and now understands the soil is delivered and then 'goes in' later. Not first. Later. In fact, if the soil hadnt been ordered too early, the entire project may have gone well. That Winter was the worst on record for several years and delivery was made very difficult. We also require lead time for this. > I didnt want to order the soil...the "girlfriend" did. I even suggested against it. Now, with 20 years experience I would not bring a tractor trailer load of soil to a jobsite with nowhere to keep it, especially before any other work was started. > The deposit funds were depleted in the price of the soil, the redundant transportation, truck rentals, machine hiring, loading/unloading crews, redundant site meetings, consult, assistants, helpers, drivers, workers, emails, phone calls, sketches, materials research, ordering pickup/delivery and other cost items related directly or indirectly to the project. > > thats it about this issue...it is in the past! Forward to today: > > Now: > > 1\. If you are a potential client looking for the best possible Landscape and Garden company, Custom built planters, drip irrigation system or simply to have your entire outdoor space improved or renovated from start to finish you can trust New York Plantings Garden Designers and Landscape Contractors, NYC to handle the project. > > 2.If you are a potential client, You are making a serious decision when hiring a NYC Landscape design and build company. We at New York Plantings will be happy to provide you with real clients with whom we had completed real projects with, even those that continue to work with us year after year. > > > 3\. If you are a potential client, I will personally set up a brief 3 way call with the writer of any negative review and we can quickly dispel any concerns. Just as you might contact a positive referral we may contact anyone else. For the 5 minutes it is worth it, since you will be gaining a most excellent Landscape and Garden company and a beautiful outdoor space. > > > Some clients have been with us for several years. We have just finished our 5th consecutive year of growth and gained even more great experience (and great NYC Landscape clients) > > Since this time of the "negative experience review" we have completed nearly 20 projects, over 100 services with not ONE negative review of our QUALITY of work). > > > In fact, it ill be very hard or impossible to find any image of poor quality work because our work is always excellent, our work sites always neat and the team is well equipped, experienced in hardscape and gardening, professional and organized. > > This "negative experience" does not in any way reflect upon our quality of work or the abilities of New York Plantings Garden Designers and Landscape Contractors NYC. > > > We maintain several satisfied clients who work with us year after year and welcome the opportunity to provide real referrals from honorable, well respected business people and property owners. > > > Thank you for your understanding and support. > Todd Nappi > designer and proprietor > newyorkplantings.com > > Thanks be to God for the great things he has given us. **★★★★★ — nehapatel1197, Oct. 2014** > New York Plantings is a professional garden designing company in New York and their team had done a great work by designing my landscape area with stones and plants. > > All team members are experienced and Todd is a great man. He is a professional garden designer and i will hire him again for my irrigation project. > > God Bless You. **★ — mbr233, Sept. 2014** > I usually don't write reviews but want to make sure all prospective clients are warned. The owner is a great sales guy but the client service stops after the 50% deposit is made. I would have saved myself a lot of headache and money if I had properly researched this company and urge others to learn from my mistake. **Comment from New York Plantings Garden Design:** > Dear mbr233. > Thank you for your purchase and please feel free to give us a call directly to resolve any customer service issues. You will indeed see that we have made great improvements with more understanding and clear communication. > > This is the work I personally love to do and it is well known to any client that I am enthusiastic regarding the improvement of outdoor spaces. > > You have a very nice outdoor space as a garden terrace with a freshly sanded IPE deck and large modular built in IPE planter. A drip irrigation system should help to keep the plantings healthy and established. > Please accept our (my) apologies for not providing more personalized and attentive service. If we truly care to improve and learn from our experiences then this is the best we can do moving forward. > I hope that you did see an improvement to your garden terrace and view from indoors looking out. > Sincerely, > Todd Nappi **★★★★★ — nyplantings, June 2014** > I hired this company for my landscape design and roof top renovation. All the guys of this company are very cooperative and experienced. They also did the irrigation part for my gardening. I am thinking to hire them again for my indoor plantings. **★★★★★ — nuyawk, March 2014** > I hired New York Plantings to install custom planter boxes and LED lighting for my outdoor garden, they were prompt and professional; I'm very satisfied with the outcome and would suggest their services again. > > At night I can walk through my garden and smoke a nice cigar, the lights are bright enough to walk confidently yet they do not distort the local skyline; I'm really proud of the outcome. **★★★★ — elo\_inc, April 2013** > NY Plantings re-built a rooftop terrace with custom planters, added plantings, and provided irrigation and lighting. Everything turned out beautifully. The deck looks great and there is a good mix of plants (trees, shrubs, flowers). It is all very tasteful and Todd paid attention to my description of what I wanted / did not want. Todd and his crew were professional and friendly. The work was completed on time and at a competitive price. > > I would certainly recommend NY Plantings and would re-hire them for future work. **Comment from New York Plantings Garden Design:** > Dear Eric, thanks so much for the good words. Your project was indeed enjoyable and rewarding. The IPE custom built deck and planter boxes should last for decades. The Drip irrigation system will also be a great help to support your Rooftop Garden trees and shrubs. ## Selected projects - [NYC Penthouse Terrace Garden Design Build Remodel by NewYorkPlantings.com](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/nyc-penthouse-terrace-garden-design-build-remodel-by-newyorkplantings-com-pj-vj~222919) - Location: New York, NY - Photos: 16 - Description: Terrace with custom planter box built with mahogany wood.New York Plantings Garden Designers and Landscape Contractors NYC designed and built this contemporary modern design penthouse terrace garden landscaped with a custom built mahogany planter, LED landscape lighting, a professional grade automatic drip irrigation system for proper terrace garden watering of these low maintenance plantings proven to grow in a NYC terrace garden such as bamboo, boxwood and azalea. 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Thank you A: Hi! these planters were first built from Marine grade plywood and stainless fasteners. Then clad with IPE wood. Options include different liners however even with no liner the planters will last for decades. This particular NYC hardscape is not built by us but we have been maintaining the garden, lighting, irrigation and improving the space consistently for several years. This type of work is within our scope of services. Thank you for your question! **Q: TREES** *(in Photo Questions)* what kind of trees? thanks A: Hi these are "American Hornbeam" used for the columnar growth habit,. Columnar describes a growth habit more compact and straight like a column. Theres pyramidal, spreading, irregular round,, others. Columnar trees look great lining a path in a formal landscape, don't take up as much space as other trees too,. There are other varieties of columnar trees such as the popular "upright English oak" or Fagus verticulata. thanks for the question. Todd Nappi **Q: Front yard idea** *(in Photo Questions)* What kind of plant is it that is growing on the rocks? A: Hi, Smith, Thanks for the question and sorry for the late reply. The green carpet like plants are both moss and spots of sedum. I dont expect the sedum to do well here and the moss will likely take over completely. You can buy "Moss Rocks" from professional nurseries that are actually farmed and will look great in your shady, moist garden areas. The moss can grow naturally but in this case we bought and planted heavily to establish effect. This is a great shady spot with dappled sunlight. I have found moss to grow well in dappled sunlight vs. shade only. The areas need to be moist, but not overly wet. We used one of our specialties, drip irrigation line with built in drip emitters to keep the areas moist from underneath. Moss can be lifted fairly easily and comes up like a tupee' when disturbed too often. It is tough and an be walked on without too much worry. If you already see moss growing naturally in the area you want to plant it, then you should have excellent results. **Q: West facing hot front yard with 2large mature lHackberry trees. Hot shade and hot west sun. Ideas for xeriscap** *(in Design Dilemma)* Deep summer shade but very hot west afternoon sun. Sidewalk runs along front yard with south driveway. Pueblo, co zone 5 maybe stretch to zone 6. Can get to 100 + in depth of summer. A: OH! I would love to get my hands on this! A hearty, softening landscape with little lawn if any, still utilizing grasses, drip irrigation with plantings that dont require much maintenance, still unique and special with year round color and interest. The goal to make the landscape look established for decades by using some mature specimens as the main plantings. Good luck with this, I'm sure it will be beautiful. --- *Source: Houzz professional profile. Reflects the profile as of 2026-09-01.*