Jewel Box Designs LLC

I hired Jan to do what she described as some “simple correction” to raised beds of boxwoods that had been incorrectly pruned. She said that about 9 of the plants would need replacing and that the others looked good, and that her wholesale discount plus a small mark up would save me money. I left her to do the job, and when I checked on her, she was in the process of pulling out every single plant. There are over a hundred, and she had pulled out about 75. At that point, she said, “You can wipe that look off your face” and assured me the final look would be great. Later she said she felt bad and to make it up, would pass on the wholesale cost with no mark up. She ended up replacing 27 plants but charging me for 36. She replanted the rest, but the replanting was terrible; many had been set back in the box with no dirt, they were uneven, and now, a month later, all are dead. The shock of pulling them out killed them. She had used a different variety so they never would have matched the others. The nursery she used charged me the same price so there was no “wholesale discount”. When I called to let her know the plants were dying, she told me she was having shoulder surgery and could not work for 6 weeks, but a week later, I saw her in her yard pruning her hedges. She charged me over $1,200. It will cost me over $3,000 to fix.

I hired Jewel Box Designs to conduct complete redesign of backyard and a more modest makeover of the front yard. The work exceeded expectations. We have a raised rose garden, a separate hydrangea garden and a lot of other beautiful plants. The company used recycled concrete for a stepping stone pathway. This helped keep costs very modest for the extensive work that was completed. Couldn't be happier with final product.

We have done several smaller projects with Jewel Box. Jan has artistic visions about her projects. She is passionate about her installations and approval of plans. Very responsible about guaranteeing her work.

Jewel box designed and executed a beautiful country garden including spiral box woods. I do not even know the names of most of the plants, I just know that I love to hang out and just look at it. Makes me very happy. Did an excellent job of preparing the soil before planting, even trimmed dead wood out of my trees. Can't begin to tell you how good it looks. Get many compliments from people walking by. Really don't have anything negative to say. I would highly recommend jewel box.

My yarden was overgrown, unplanned and old. I wanted to only have it cleaned up, pruned correctly and still be dense and private Everything stays . It is naturalized. Jan did a beautiful job, respecting my desires and at the same time, helping me it see it a little differently. And doing excellent teaching at the same time. It's my refuge and she knew there was lots of history.

Following some uninteresting bids on my front and back yard make over, Jan of Jewel Box Designs came up with ideas that brought not just the yards but the house to life. It is lower maintenance than before yet beautiful through two seasons so far. This project completely surpassed my expectations. I highly recommend this professional