Imagine Gardens & Landscapes by Beverly Ricci, LLC

We had a great experience working with Bev. From the first day, she was completely engaged in our project. She brought our vision to life in a way we never could alone. She met with us numerous times to review the design and incorporated our feedback into updated designs. She took ownership for the execution of the design by being onsite to help direct the team. Bev has remained engaged and answered our follow up questions promptly. In fact, Bev even drove over to our house to check on a rose bush to diagnose a potential issue. In all aspects, Bev went above and beyond and exceeded our expectations. We would work with Bev again on future projects and strongly recommend her to friends and family.

After having had landscape designers and installers for three homes, Bev Ricci is by far head and shoulders above the others! My new home's yard was smaller than my others after down-sizing, and the backyard area presented a unique challenge. Still, Bev tackled it with gusto, giving me impeccable customer service even though I am sure she is used to much bigger projects. I was not able at all to visualize what I wanted, but with careful questioning, Bev helped me realize how I wanted to use the space. I thought, "Okay, I can see the grill here, and two lounge chairs here....etc." But when Bev revealed the beautiful, detailed, and meticulous design plan, her plan was so much better than I had dreamed. She moved the grill to a much better location, and was able to locate the chairs to where I could take in a nice view that I didn't even know I had. Her plan including placement of a table and chairs, lounge chairs, umbrella, grill, and fire pit. There was no second guessing whether or not everything would fit! She designed a fabulous flagstone patio and seating wall. She was able to conceal my air-conditioning unit with quality materials, used great trees to insure privacy in the backyard without a fence, installed a trellis, and planned for and installed hardy and lovely plants around the foundation and perimeter of the patio. Her plan included landscape lighting that her team can install in the near future, but she made sure that the lights that needed to go into the seating wall and landing were installed for eventual hook-up. Using computer software, Bev was able to take a picture of the back of my house, and then show what the install would look like with seating wall and all plants and furnishings. She made several mock ups like this so that I could decide exactly on what plants and trees I wanted. Everything looked so wonderful it was hard to make up my mind in some cases, so I would ask Bev to just use her judgment! All of my neighbors who installed patios and landscaping before me wish they had known about Bev. The compliments I get from neighbors and visitors are almost embarrassing because they are so effusive in their praise. I consider myself so blessed to have stumbled across such a wonderful, talented, and overall really nice professional. She will be doing the front yard this spring!

Bev is, in a word, fantastic. She offered great advice during a recent project where we re-did the vast majority of our yard, patio, and driveway. The results were absolutely stunning. Her designs were thoughtful and encompassed all of our criteria. If we ran into a hiccup (that's always going to happen on a large project) Bev was quick to get things back on track. We will undoubtedly be asking for her assistance in the future.

Bev designed a beautiful landscape in the back yard which includes a variety of perennials and small shrubs, two crepe myrtles that were transplanted from the front of the property and several long rows of ornamental grasses. She also helped me choose two trees for the entrance to my property and deer-resistant bushes/grasses in both the front and back yards to replace existing plantings that had been damaged by deer over the winter. She carefully supervised the work done by Meridian Landscaping and was always happy to answer questions by e-mail and in person, both during and after the installation.

Bev of Imagine Gardens created a design for a brand new patio, including landscaping around the patio, the front yard and the back yard. She incorporated our preferences to produce a design that fit our house, our needs and our desires. With a plethora of flowering plants, we now have a gorgeous landscape to gaze out from our house length patio that incorporates a grilling and table area as well as an outdoor living room area. She also provided lighting design to make it a beautiful evening setting as well. Bev is meticulous in detail and strive to make sure that the final product is perfect. She has high standards for herself, which likely exceed the standards of most customers. For our project she has made several trips back even early this spring to ensure the well being of the plants and to make sure we are satisfied. I highly recommend her work for your outdoor project.

I contacted Bev of Imagine Gardens & Landscapes because our old landscape required too much maintenance and needed to be renewed. Bev listened to my requirements and desires and planned a landscape that we’ve been very happy with. She takes things into consideration that others would miss and is an encyclopedia of all types of plants. Before the project started, she provided us with a drawing that showed us the location of plants, their mature size, and the colors. After the plants were installed, she gave us a very comprehensive notebook of all the plants – including how to care for each plant and when to prune and fertilize. We couldn’t be happier. We have lots of color, healthy plants, and we receive frequent complements from people walking by. Bev isn’t just a designer – she truly is an artist. Two green thumbs up!

Bev is a breath of fresh air! Not only is she deeply knowledgeable about hardscape and softscapes but she is also a true design consultant. She gets to know her client - their likes, dislikes and lifestyle needs before designing anything. Each of her projects is unique and all of them that she showed us were beautifully executed. So many times when I have met with a designer it almost seems that they want you to just pick something from someone else's project. Not Bev. I was so excited when she showed us our plans. They were exactly what I was looking for. She had to modify for our HOA - which she did without any hesitation. She even interacted with the HOA on our behalf. She was on site every day. She still checks our plants and foliage to be sure it is thriving. My only regret .... she doesn't do Kitchen remodelling!