Affordable Landscapes
The English Lady believes that everyone should be able to improve your existing landscape. Our company offers Affordable Landscape Solutions. You will be amazed at how we can re-energize and renew your home, office, and condo with our creative and useful talents. This is also a great way to prepare your home for sale. Just like the amazing transformations we all love to see on HGTV, our team will renew and revitalize your home, wallet, and soul.
You will love what some pruning, edging, cleanup, mulch, and perhaps a new paint color on the front door and trim can do for your property. We will show you how to join our Garden Green Team by saving money, natural resources, and time.
Our process is designed to filter all of your wish list items down to a realistic and affordable project that will be professionally installed. When you need efficient, consistent and reliable high-quality service at a price within your budget, contact The English Lady team. Even if you think you don’t have a workable budget, contact us; we can give you the feelings you deserve when you are home.
Our mission is to provide creative and unique landscaping solutions that are 
both beautiful and functional for all of you. If you are looking for a team who takes pride in their work, contact us. Our team is equipped with both the knowledge and the tools to provide you with a job well done every time.
Our skilled team offers comprehensive services that are designed to meet and exceed all of your landscaping needs and expectations. Whether you need to remove unsightly shrubs or junk from your property, plant a new lawn or install a low voltage lighting system, count on us to turn your landscape into a welcoming haven that is both practical in function and inviting in appearance. We use only quality materials on each and every job we undertake and have an amazing attention to detail.
- Container gardens
- Painting
- Cleanups & Dump runs
- Designs you install with our guidance
- Landscape staging
- Wedding staging
- Planting bed cleanups
- Walkway and patio repairs
- Walkway and patio grout
- Stone repairs
- Furniture staging
- Ornamental trees and shrub pruning and trimming
- Maintenance services
- Mulching
- Planters and window boxes
- Low voltage lighting
Thank you for visiting The English Lady. Don’t waste another weekend on attempting to install a pondless waterfall or mixing and pouring cement for your walkway. Instead, why not trust the our team to do the job right? You will be amazed at what we can accomplish in a day.
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I am trying to start a perenial garden I started making a walking path using cut up pine from a wood chipper with a rock border. I need someone to tell me what plants to put or show me some kind of landscape plan so I can start putting in the plants in a proper order not just any way. It looks like thats what you do by reading the article. Maybe you can give me an idea of the cost involved in helping get this project started. my number is 860-***-****
Vincenzo
Thank you for inquiring. We can most certainly help you with your garden and work within your budget. We will contact you this week.- Ian
We have about 1 1/2 acres of land. We purchased this home in 2004 which had been “flipped.” The yard was neglected and we have been trying to get it cleaned up and would like your advice as to how to go about doing it. We have a very limited budget and could probably chip away at it $100 at a time. You can either e-mail me or give me a call at 860-***-****. Thank you.
Vincinzo s Are those pine chips recently processed? If so, you might have limited success this season. The effect on the soil is significant, ask any tree removal guy who cut down one problem, and caused another.
We need some advise & designing ideas: ..ie. new shrubs & flowers in the front
of our home . Please help!!
JoAnn & Bob
Dear Lynette, Clean out all the weeds and turn the soil with a rototiller. Add aged manure to one inch in depth now and in July and also in October - you will need to build the structure of the soil which has been so neglected and keep using this method from now on. Then plant up one area at a time so that each area is complete; I suggest you plant the area around a deck or patio where you spend your leisure time. A fragrant shrub near the patio is Korean Spice viburnum, also Lavender mixed with ornamental grasses, shasta daisies and coreopsis. You can also call Ian in the office to discuss a design plan. Let me know how its going. Happy gardening. Maureen
JoAnn & Bob
Please call our office to chat with me about your gardens. Please be sure to leave all your phone #’s at which you can be reached. I look forward to speaking with you. - Ian
1-877-The-E-Lady or 860-767-7319
Is now the time to prune lilac bushes? Thanks very much.
Leslie
Leslie, now that the Lilacs have bloomed is the time to prune, pinch off the old blooms and prune the shrub about twenty five per cent. Make sure you have manure and lime in the soil around the base of the shrub. Good luck Maureen
how do I landscape a small back yard that dips sharply towards a neighbors fence?
Privacy is important. Any suggestions? It is a small yard, so no very large plantings. Should I work with the grade or try to terrace or retain it?
Liz, I suggest you plant ground cover on the slope to prevent erosion, a plant like vinca or ivy or another suggestion is a versatile ground hugging plant, Willow leaf cotoneaster, which gets to be about one foot high, has red berries in winter and white blossom in spring and this plant has a fast growing root system which takes hold quickly to hold the grade. For privacy, as the garden is not too large, you could plant some Japanese holly Steed, along the fence line, the Steed get to be about 6 to 8 feet tall and only 4 to 5 ft wide. Good luck Maureen
My Dogwood is developing “white spots” on it’s bark - the leaves are still intact - but I’m wondering if this is a fungus that should be treated
Barbara, we’ll take a look at the dogwood, when we come to your home and see what it needs. Maureen
Question please, we have some climbing roses that were plantedin October 2007. I want to cut them back and onstall some trellises. Can I cut them now and how low can I cut them. please advise, thank you, john c
John, climbers need to be pruned immediately after they finish blooming and trim back to a selected new buds. Do not let seed pods form as they take energy from the plant. All dead wood or weak wood should be removed in spring . On all climbers remove old canes only to shape the plant or prevent overcrowding. New leaders frequently appear high up on old canes and in such cases cut back these canes to just above the new growth. As new leaders emerge be sure to tie them to supports. Good luck Maureen
Good morning,
My backyard was fringed with large beds of pachysandra which over the years has died off and I am now left with a pretty boring backyard. I need some help with design ideas and also what needs to be done with the soil befire I attemdpt any kind of plantings. While I like being outside and getting dirty, I am very limited due to a bad back. I woudl like to tackle this a little at a time starting the spring and would appreciate your assistance.
Thank you
Sharon, you could plant vinca, another ground cover, which is anything but boring. It stays green year round and is covered with small periwinkle blue flowers April and May. This would also be low maintenance and be a good framework for the garden.
Maureen
Thank you for the wonderful and uplifting talk at the Fairfield Woods Library today– as James Allen wrote we’re all spiritual gardeners of the soul… Anyway, we had to remove a row of hemlocks at the back of our small yard, I should say backgarden, and now we need to do something for screening to replace them. We want something not nearly as tall, maybe six feet or so, and want to brighten up the foreground. There will be plenty of sun now. Any suggestions? Thank you for your passion and vision. Best regards>
John, so glad you enjoyed the talk, I enjoy being with everyone and spreading the word.
In place of the hemlocks, try Blue Point Juniper, they get to be 8 to 10 ft tall and about 4-5 ft wide and their color is a pleasant change from the green evergreen. Maureen
I live in a condo complex and was interesting in making a garden in a shady area just below my deck near the stairway. Area is about 3′ x 12′. How can I prepare the area for planting and do you have any suggestions on shade plants?
Lucia, loosen the soil and add manure first. Plant ferns, Astilbes of different colors and different bloom times, Lamium White Nancy (variegated leaves) and some unusual hostas, like Hosta Elegans, a wide bluish tinged leave. Maureen
Hello,
Can you give me some ideas as to how to remove moss from my backyard and start growing some grass. I have a lot of tree coverage and I don’t really want to remove the trees because it’s great for cooling off the house, but I would like to ideas for the backyard. It’s a very small backyard.
Thanks.
Angie
Angie, the conditions you have with trees and moisture under them is where moss grows and will continue to grow - its a lovely plant and a good addition to the garden. In addition I have a lovely laminated design that you can purchase, for your shade area, if you wish to call the office at 860-767-7319 and let Kim know if the area where you wish to plant is deep shade, medium shade or light shade. I know you would enjoy the design which will give you color and texture year round. Maureen