Feral Flora

We have a very lovely but also difficult site by the Huron River, where shade and deer make establishing and maintaining flowering perennials (or annuals) challenging. Matt and his team implemented, and elaborated on, a landscape plan by Insite Designs, and to this date almost all of the planting have survived and thrived, if slowly in the deeper shade. He and his team do very good work, and he is creative and adaptive in working with the site and problems that arise, all at reasonable rates. We expect to continue working with him to nurture and develop the plantings over time, and adapt and supplement where and as needed.

We hired Feral Flora to replace our patio, build compost containers and mulch soem new flower beds. We had bought a new home and the backyard needed some work. We were happy with the quality of the work. The patio was redone with flagstone rocks and the placement was perfect, it looks great! We enjoyed working with Matt and his crew and would recommend them!

Matt helped us design our landscaping at our new house, he met with us on multiple occasions, coming from Ann Arbor to our home in Livonia. The job was done on time and in budget, it looks great. Matt came out a 18 months after the install to check it out and give us some free advice. He's is very responsive any time I have questions about how to care for the plants or if I have questions about design elements in another area of our yard. I highly recommend him, you will not be disappointed.

Matt is awesome! He worked, in several 'stages', on a back wooded area on our in-town lot. First, he worked on getting rid of invasives (ivy, euonymus, buckthorn, honeysuckle, etc), which was a major issue, then on planting shrubs, and seeding forbs. When there was deer damage, he replaced the affected shrubs and protected them. He was wonderful in his recommendations, for species/numbers/location. He's incredibly knowledgeable about native plants and ecosystems. He's thorough, coming back to check on things already done. He cares, about the quality of work, the cost, and, most of all, the environment. He's a quiet but fun person to work with, and he has a great sense of humor!

Matt creates beautiful native plant landscapes, using a strong knowledge of native trees, shrubs, perennials, and grasses, and a good sense of design. He is a reliable professional, and nice guy, with a cooperative and collaborative approach. I have worked with him for 12 or 13 years, "nativizing" our 1.1 acre property, which includes riverbank, floodway, and upland areas, and both sunny and shady places. His team does regular invasive control, and last summer Matt completely redisgned a front bed, which was ugly and is now beautiful, including installing a stone path. I hope to continue to work with him for years to come. I recommend him highly, to anyone who wants to create beauty with native plants.

We have been incredibly impressed with the work that Feral Flora has performed on our property. Matt is installing an almost 1 acre native grass and wildflower prairie so that we can enjoy more naturalized surroundings, but also to reduce the amount of lawn we cut. He knows so much about plant species! Can’t wait to see our prairie grow and develop.

Matt is the consummate professional. He listens well and gives great advice. His advice has been extremely valuable as I'm a new comer to native prairie restoration and embarked on a significant project on our property.

Matt Demmon of Feral Flora has been my landscaper for many years. He originally removed and replaced or replanted everything in my front yard. Matt used plants and flowers indigenous to Michigan that met my color preferences. I have no upkeep! He visits 3 times a year (more often if needed) to weed, thin out, remove stuff before winter, etc. Matt has also done plantings around my fence so that I don’t have to see the stuff in my neighbor’s backyard. Matt is easy to work with, timely, honest, responsible, and absolutely the best! I recommend him without reservation. The work that Feral Flora does is ongoing because I want it to be and because I love what is done. Feral Flora is absolutely the best!

Exceptional. Feral Flora is one of the best companies I have worked with in 32 years of owning and renovating properties. Matt, the owner and designer, combines an artist's eye with encyclopedic knowledge of plants and their characteristics. We reviewed countless portfolios and landscapers in search of native plant design we really liked. Finally found Matt. He has figured out how to DO natives for adaptive low-maintenance landscapes, wildlife habitat, and gorgeous aesthetics. Matt and his crew are friendly, responsive, hard working, and completely reliable. FF beats its competitors in beauty, thriving plantings, and cost. We LOVE our landscaping and cannot recommend Feral Flora highly enough.

Matt transformed our little back yard in downtown Plymouth into a haven for birds, bees and butterflies several years ago. He used a variety of native plants and kept the plantings very neat and uniform per the design we agreed on. We recently had him back this past fall to plant more nectar and host plants down the side of our house. If and when we move in the future we will be using his services again. Highly recommended!

Matt was recommended to us by a friend and by our landscape architect for help with a fairly large project of planting perennials and native plants (and removing some existing invasive plants). He and his team were very knowledgeable, professional, trustworthy and timely. They were very accommodating and helpful when I had questions or needed a little extra help. They also gave accurate estimates. I would highly recommend this group! In fact, I am hiring them again this year for another project.