Jennifer Kate Landscapes

I found Jennifer from a [Sensitive Data Hidden] search and I'm so happy that I did! I hired her to do a backyard landscape design for a newly built home in El Dorado County. I wanted low maintenance and many natives. I was having a very difficult time finding someone with knowledge of native plants. After speaking with her on the phone I knew that she had experience with and knowledge of the plants native to our area. When she came out to the property she walked the space, carefully observing the soil and plants currently growing on the property. Working with her has been a delight. She was accessible through the entire process. We share many of the same passions and I feel like she is a kindred spirit! The design is thoughtful and beautiful and I can't wait to see it fully implemented! I will post more thoughts as well as some photos when the construction process has been complete.

We needed a new garden design for our backyard within a very short timeframe after putting in new hardscape that included a concrete patio, walkways and refinished pool. Jenn was creative, responsive, listened to our preferences and was very easy to work with - all while managing to work quickly and with quality to meet the landscape installer's timeline. She's very knowledgeable about plant selections that will thrive under different conditions, look beautiful together, as well as enhance the hardscape. We particularly appreciated her expertise in California natives and Mediterranean design. We love our new garden design and enjoy looking out at it every day!

I really liked working with Jenn. She’s creative, she listens, and is flexible. She guided me and helped me find the best crew to execute the design within my budget.

We highly recommend Jenn for Landscape design services and for helping select contractors. Prior to hiring Jenn we spoke and received bids from 3 landscape design and contract firms to guide us through our yard remodel. Jenn’s highly intuitive and effective communication abilities drew out our intentions and desires for the space. Her foresight into multi-use space, interesting elements, materials impact to emotions, and plant temperament ensured our goals were met for the long term. Throughout the process, Jenn’s enthusiasm and passion made it fun and enjoyable. Jenn’s patience, curiosity, creativity, and experience, led to a design that exceeded our expectations. In addition to creating a design that we’ll enjoy for years, Jenn teamed us with a contractor to implement the design. Throughout the implementation, Jenn communicated and inspected the contractors work to comply with our intentions. As with any custom project, there were opportunities for change. Jenn improvised and adapted the situation to achieve the best results. It has been about a month since our yard was completed and each day we are thrilled to enjoy the beautiful space she created. We highly recommend Jenn.

I cannot even say how much I love Jennifer and her work. I'm basically afraid of plants because I keep killing them so when we started doing our backyard, our landscaper recommended that I contacted Jen. I'm so glad he did. Jen came to our house and basically held my anxious hand through the whole process. We talked about what I like (magnolias!) and what I don't like (bees and lots of watering) and she came up with the perfect, low maintenance landscape for me and my family. Her fees are beyond reasonable, especially for the over-priced Bay Area. I have worked with a lot of home and landscape professionals through the years as we rebuilt our home and yards and I can tell you she is absolutely one of the best people I have ever worked with.

Loved working with Jenn. She really listened to what we wanted and came back with fantastic ideas! Appreciated her responsiveness and patience answering all of our questions. The front of our home has been completely transformed. Also appreciated that she came back a month later just to check on the plants and offer advice on how to maintain. I am already trying to figure out what other projects we can do with her!

I would highly recommend JKL. Our experience was excellent. We had a dying lawn, outdated trees and shrubs dating back 15 years and terrible irrigation. The HOA was on my back to do something. With water conservation on the back of our minds, we called JKL. On our inital consult, she listened to what was important to my wife and I. We told her we wanted humming birds, and butterflies and California Natives. She listened and then drew up an extensive design & plan so that we could get bids from contractors. She even had the amount of plants and placement down. Detail was very extensive and helpful for planning. She chose the plants and then showed us what they would look like later... Very nice touch. It was clear to see the passion she has in providing a quality beautiful work of landscape art. Because our home is on the corner, we have had numerous compliments and we are happy we made a wise choice to hire her. She made the process very easy for us and we are starting to see the results now. Thank you JKL> Our yard now looks alive!

In late 2014 we completed a project to replace our backyard with native California plants. For the first year or so we did minor maintenance but as the plants matured, it became obvious more professional care was required. Jenn was recommended as one who could provide maintenance for California native plants. She's done a great job and is very responsive when contacted. Her knowledge of California natives allows her to properly care for the large variety of plants we have and make suggestions for replacements when what's currently in place doesn't do well. She's enthusiastic about California natives and is more than willing to share her knowledge. We've had a great experience and definitely recommend her.

Jenn is relatively new to the business but has no shortage of great ideas. She is easy to work with and was very enthusiastic about our project, putting in lost of extra time and energy. We are converting our completely "blank canvas" back yard into a space we hope to enjoy all year round. Jenn was quick to understand our "vision" and aesthetic. So far she has completed the design phase for us - I will update my review when our project has been completed.