Lyle Steele Custom Gardens:  New York Landscaper, Gardener and Garden Design Expert for Townhouse, Terrace and Building Garden Design & Maintenance.

life is too short for an ordinary garden

A garden is the ultimate luxury and oasis in the urban Jungle.  If you are looking for a New York landscaper or New York gardener please contact us to discuss your design needs.   And, of course,  we provide New York garden maintenance so that your greenspace retains its beauty.

Treat Yourself to the garden you've always wanted.  We will work with you to design, install and care for a garden that seemlessly integrates with your approach to living.  We create unique gardens for special clients who appreciate the best.

Our designs are based on some simple principles long neglected by most garden designers and landscape and garden maintenance services:

• specialty and rare plants from top suppliers around the country
• special garden enviornments, including bogs, alpines and high desert
• creative mix of permanent and changing elements, foilage and flower
• color where appropriate, serenity where appropriate
• a natural garden clock so your garden will evolve with the seasons
• native and disease-resistant plants to create an earth-friendly greenspace
• antique plants, including old garden roses, to create a timeless garden
• use of vertical garden space to maximize plant density and lushness
• extensive use of bulbs from North American and around the world
• seeding of rare plants not available from commercial sources
• avoiding industrial landscape weeds such as vinca, pachysandra, et al.

Please see our Photo Gallery for a sample of how these landscape and design principles have been applied at one New York garden.  If you would like to view this garden in person you can visit it at Lexington Avenue and East 65th Street in New York City.