HollyScapes
Native garden design — New Jersey

Gardens that already feel at home here.

I design and coach native New Jersey gardens that welcome pollinators, soften the seasons, and ask less of you each year.

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Hello there

I'm Holly, and I plant for this place.

I work alongside homeowners who want their yard to feel like a small piece of the New Jersey landscape — quietly alive, easy on the eye, and friendlier to the bees and birds than a lawn could ever be. Whether you'd like me to design the whole garden, coach you through doing it yourself, or come help it settle in over a season, we'll start where you are and grow from there.

— Holly

How I can help

Three ways we can work together.

Pick the one that fits where you are right now — we can always layer in more later.

  • Native garden design

    A site-specific plan rooted in NJ natives, drawn up so it works the first year and the tenth.

  • Coaching for DIY gardeners

    Hands-on guidance while you plant the garden yourself — confidence, plant choices, and a clear next step.

  • Maintenance & installation

    I'll bring the design to life and tend it through the seasons it takes to find its rhythm.

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Recent work

A few gardens finding their feet.

Quiet, ordinary front and back yards in NJ, replanted with natives and given a little time.

  • Loose border of native perennials in a New Jersey front yard, late summer afternoon light.

    Pollinator border — Montclair

    Montclair, NJ

  • Soft meadow planting easing into a mown path beside a suburban driveway.

    Meadow edge — Maplewood

    Maplewood, NJ

  • Shaded native woodland garden with ferns and groundcovers under mature trees.

    Woodland shade — Madison

    Madison, NJ

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Curious whether your yard wants a garden like this?

Tell me a little about your space and what you're hoping for. I read every note myself and I'll write back.

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