Gardenworkz Outdoor Living

We really loved working with Laura and her team from Gardenworkz. She was extremely professional and listened to our needs and was very flexible in creating a design that worked for us. We used her to landscape our front and back yard including redesigning our back deck. They kept the worksite very clean and projected timeframes on completion were met. We highly recommend Gardenworkz.

Laura is an absolute blast to work with. She's a dynamo who pours her creative energy and vast knowledge into her projects. She is collaborative, flexible, and listens closely to her client's preferences and ideas. But, what's also great is that she's a straight shooter and won't hesitate to explain why your crazy idea might not be a good one. This directness is especially valuable during the implementation phase where she is excellent at representing her client's interests and quickly letting a contractor know when they need to raise their game or redo something. Our project was a rather large one with a 4 month construction schedule and at least that much time spent in the design phase. As with any endeavor of this magnitude there are complexities that can't all be anticipated in advance. In our case it was poor workmanship from decades-old projects. Laura is an excellent problem solver who tackles challenges head on and she also has a very large rolodex of contractors she has worked with and can call on or refer. These connections allowed us to find a construction company with quick availability which pulled in the project by over half a year (most companies were booked up for at least 9 months but with her connections we were able to quickly jump on an opportunity where one of them had a cancellation.) In summary, we are overjoyed with the end product and the process. We highly recommend Laura.

Laura did a great job helping us throughout the various phases of our project. She was easy to work with, did a great job of incorporating our ideas and requests into the designs and worked well with the crews on site to hone in the finer details of the project. We love how it turned out!

I got referred to Laura by someone who had never worked with her but had seen her work. This project took awhile due to covid and a change in contractors but we could not be happier with the outcome!! Laura stuck with us and was instrumental in finding our second contractor. Having never done an outdoor project of this size Laura walked us through each and every step, from initial drawings to getting those last plants in the right spot! Here work, and work ethic are excellent. She happily fielded all questions, there were many, and helped coordinate with the contractor. I very much recommend Laura if you are wanting to make your yard a happy place/space. I feel I've found a knowledgeable resource and a friend! Thank you Laura! Vicki

We loved working with Gardenworkz. The design for our front and back yards was more than what we imagined. Laura came up with some unique solutions to distract from the view of an ugly roof over the fence. I expect we will spend a lot more time outside now that we have a pretty place to be.

Working with Laura was amazing! From start to finish, she took the time to hear our wants & needs, learn our own personal styles, and keep us focused on reality when it came to budget, what made the most sense for our yard, etc. She guided us through the process with patience and a little tough love when we needed it! I truly would recommend her to anyone.

We had a vision of what we wanted our yard to look like and Laura from Gardenworkz, made that vision a reality. We are thrilled with the results! Laura was fun, easy, and professional to work with and we would use her again.

Laura was delightful to work with. I was by far one of the smallest projects on her plate and she still made an effort to show me I was just as important as anyone else. She was patient, caring, and extremely helpful. Her design turned out great once installed and things are looking fabulous. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for someone to put real thought into their landscape and not just haphazardly place plants.

I can't say enough good things about Laura -- she's absolutely first-rate. We hired her to help us reconfigure and re-do a backyard that was crowded by large planting beds and a poorly-placed palm tree. She worked with us for months, putting up kindly with our constantly evolving ideas and tastes, while gently pushing us forward. Laura created a design that eliminated our over-sized planting beds and replaced them with beautiful container planters she designed and strategically placed to re-capture space, while also catching the eye immediately. She also replaced our large palm tree with two smaller, perfectly placed palms, and created an entirely new configuration for our space, which includes a great built-in bench and concrete countertop/bar area. Laura pulled together a number of different surfaces and textures into a cohesive whole, including concrete (aggregate and brushed), turf, river rock, composite decking, evergreen plants, perennials, palm trees, and flowers--wow! The end result is fantastic -- Laura's design nearly doubled our usable space, and at the same time made it much more beautiful. She's professional, diligent, deeply knowledgeable, creative, determined, and also a pleasure to work with. We would absolutely work with Laura again without any hesitation. She's great!

We are very pleased with the process of scheduling around our schedules, picking out great plants, design work and getting it all done and then some, in a day. Thank You!

Gardenworkz Designs provided us with consultation, 3 alternative landscape plans and recommendation of landscape installer. Also provided was assistance with relocation of existing plants and information re. water feature. Laura was personable and responsive in a timely and professional manner. We look forward to completing our project this spring.

Laura Kleppe transformed our property from a disorganized, plain, unimaginative yard to a beautifully landscaped front yard and a relaxing and gorgeous back patio and and back yard. She created an oasis for us. We get so many compliments on the landscaping. I give all the credit to Laura. She takes our budget into account. She listens to our likes and dislikes and transformed my ideas into a reality that exceeded my expectations.