Mad Gardener LLC

Highly professional. Amazingly creative landscape design. Literally transformed our property to a place of peace and beauty. Used computer models to show us the design from various angles, including from inside the house to the outside. Stayed on budget. Exceptional understanding of plant material. Conscientious & reliable. Worked seamlessly with our landscape contractors. Worked collaboratively with us and understood our design goals and budget and helped us achieve both perfectly.

We had a wonderful experience working with Tom on our project, a full redesign of the front and back yards of our small vacation home, and are thrilled with the outcome. He was very respectful of our budget and preferences, and helped us find materials that achieved the look we wanted without breaking the bank. He went above and beyond in supervising the transformation of our property and giving direction to the landscapers and made many visits to the property along the way. I especially appreciated his flexibility when some elements needed to be reconsidered in midstream. I would highly recommend his services and am just sorry he is moving out of our area!

I am a decorator and worked together Mad Gardener on a project in Southampton, NY -- he did the landscaping and I did the interiors. Tom of Mad Gardener has an amazing feel for appropriate landscape design and a deep knowledge of plant materials and their siting. The client, who is extremely knowledgeable about gardening and very invested in the outdoor aspects of her property, was thrilled with his work and continues to work with him on her ever evolving garden. I would work with Tom again in a heartbeat. He is steady, reliable, not too expensive and delightful.

Tom Lawson of Mad Gardener provided a plan for the complete remodel of my back and side garden of my historic home as well as acting as the contractor hiring specific trades to accomplish the work. Tom was able to accomplish a very large project witin the deadline and budget as well as set up a plan for us to continue addtional work in the following seasons. Tom was and continues to be highly professional in his attitude and dedication to our project and has consistently followed -up with my garden and assisted me in a way that has made a difference on many occasions. For example, he worked with my family to save a very old hanging rose bush that hung over our porch trellis while the porch was being re-constructed. Throughout the re-design process he was responsive to our particular requests and desires but had the experience and knowledge to guide us when needed. Tom is probably the most professional and responsible professional we have employed in the Hamptons. He continues to work for us each year to improve our garden.

It is with great pleasure that I can recommend Mad Gardener LLC without reservation. Tom is that rare combination of of terrific artistic eye, expert knowledge of plants and the desire to stand behind everything he does. The year I first used Tom to redesign one garden and build one from scratch very near the house, very old pipes buried under my beautiful garden, burst and the only way to fix them was for the workman to dig everything up. I was in tears for the loss and also was having a very big July 4th party the next week. I came out to look and there was my Mad Gardener with tons of plastic pots digging up all that precious plant material and putting it out of harm' s way When the pipes were finished, he carefully replanted everything, and the garden was wonderful. He also arranged for grass to be put in the lawn where that was dug up. I know something of gardens and Tom listened respectfully but showed me all kinds of flowers that I had not known. He is also a wonderful "hardscaper" and put a charming stone path all through the garden so I could cut flowers. Tom was also built me some deer fences for the winter when he realized that they had done a winter invasion of my plants. I think that when Tom has worked on a garden, in a way it becomes partly his and he is always available to rethink problem areas, help with new plants each spring and to drop by to make sure all is well. I also think Tom is well priced for his vast knowledge and all his hard work.I would never make a garden without him.

Tom worked for me in 2014 choosing plants for a difficult area of my garden that gets very little sun. His understanding of what would work in this area and what would look lovely (as it is very visible) was perfect. They plants are evergreen and so I enjoy them all year long. He also made some other choices I have been very happy with.