"Working with Megan at Yardbird Montclair couldn't have been easier or more enjoyable. From our discussions, and mood board photos, she completely understood the vision I had for the garden, and she executed it beyond what I could have hoped for. In addition she coordinated adding a retaining wall and dry well to help us deal with a drainage issue we were having. Our sizeable front patch was transformed from a drab plot to a thriving 3 season garden complete with native plants and pollinators. It brings us joy year round!" 

-Jimmy C, West Orange NJ

“Working with Megan was the best decision we ever made. In fact, I think it was the only decision we could have made, given how difficult it is to imagine how we would have gone ahead with our backyard overhaul without her. I'd met with almost a dozen other contractors/ landscapers/ designers and was beginning to lose faith. But Megan was a dream to work with: warm, grounded, flexible, and an excellent listener. Although ours was a modest project in comparison to many in the surrounding area, it was a huge deal for us as first-time homeowners who were pouring our savings into the renovation. Megan understood that, working diligently with her equally fantastic and talented contractor partners to come up with cost-saving modifications that would still allow us to address our drainage issues and give us the look and feel we were hoping for. And of course, there's that talent and taste, which she has in spades! Her artistic gifts were evident from her portfolio, Instagram account, and the beautiful work she'd done for a friend and neighbor. As a visual person, it made a huge difference to work with someone whose aesthetic I knew and trusted and who could show me so effectively and concretely what different options would look like. And as a gardener and plant nerd myself, I quickly recognized and deeply value her knowledge of the plant life that serves as her canvas. Basically, I will sing Megan's praises to anyone and everyone who will listen. We are so grateful to her and to Steve and his amazing crew for turning our asphalt hill into a calm and beautiful little oasis--and for ensuring that our basement is now dry!”

-Deborah P, West Orange NJ

“Working with Megan is such a joy! Our garden needed quite a bit of love and Megan was creative in her ideas and created a beautiful, thoughtful, and personal garden design for our family. She was really hands on and made an overwhelming process easy for us. The end result made me love our backyard garden. Not only is she amazing at the work she does, she's a kind and wonderful human. Megan's like a garden fairy, sprinkling happiness and floral dust wherever she goes.” 

-Sheree A, Montclair NJ

‘We love working with Megan / Yardbird, she is so creative and collaborative yet leads you creatively on a path you may have not even thought would work. I love how she incorporated our home and established garden and layered in beautiful trees and grasses & special plants and elements that we could have never imagined or found! We loved every step of the process from the first email to the installation - compete with large trees, beautiful assortment of plants, mulch, pea gravel, containers and some hardscaping.  She also walked us through watering needs and checked in & followed up to see how all the plants and trees were doing. We were looped in at every stage and Megan had plenty of choices for us while working though the design process. We are so happy with how the project turned out! So grateful for Megan and the Yardbird team!”

-Amy N, Glen Ridge NJ

“Megan was a dream to work with. She's extremely thoughtful throughout the design process; she listens, creates, guides when necessary. She's patient and communicative—got back to us quickly when we had questions and answered them all with a lot of care. The folks she works with who did the installation were also fantastic, both trustworthy and fast (we're still using them for maintenance). We love our garden! Bonus: her design watercolors are frameable works of art!” 

-Mary S, Montclair NJ