About Us

 

Green Jay Landscape Design was born an ecological, organic, environmentally-responsible company.

The vision began with Jay Archer, a lifelong outdoorsman, naturalist, environmental educator, landscape designer, and gardener.

Jay began to notice the vast discrepancy among the vibrant, life-supporting natural ecosystems he spent years exploring, and the overly-manicured, sanitized landscapes most common in his community. He felt at home in the forest and wetlands surrounded by birds and wildlife, but felt no sense of place within the sterile landscape environments of suburbia.

Green Jay Landscape Design launched in 2013 and quickly disrupted the landscape status quo.

With the aims of reducing our environmental impact and creating safe, healthy, and inviting landscapes for all, our staff became NOFA Accredited Organic Land Care Professionals.

We rejected commonplace landscape practices, from gas-powered leaf blowers to any and all toxic chemical applications. Every property’s design program begins with a common tenet: First, Do No Harm. We evaluate each landscape on its ecosystem health and human health impact, seeking to improve both.