Moodscapes LLC

I hired Judi several years ago to help with landscaping when I moved into a new home. It was the first time that I owned a home and knew nothing about landscape design and almost nothing about gardening. I called Judi and we arranged a time for her to come over and see the space. It is a fairly large yard and the budget was limited so we needed to focus on one part of the yard for that year. Although I didn't know much about gardening I wanted to be an active participant in the plan and learn along the way. Judi was the perfect person for this. She spent a lot of time walking around the yard, asking about how I planned to use different parts of the yard and getting a sense of the "feel" that I wanted for the yard. She even surveyed the main rooms inside of my home to get a sense of my taste, colors that I liked, etc. My project was small that year and yet I felt that Judi spent as much time with me as she does with her more affluent clients. I live on a corner and people are constantly making comments about how beautiful the garden is. There were other condo expenses that came up during the next few years and I needed to put further gardening plans on hold for a bit. This fall I had some questions about maintenance in the garden and called Judi. She came out the very next day to talk with me and offer suggestions. Judi is an absolute delight to work with and she really has a great eye. I can't wait until this spring when I will have Judi back again and pick up where we left off.

We had a great experience with Moodscapes. Not only was the design just what we had in mind, but also the crew was always prompt, hard working, not to mention to easy going and fun to be around. They take pride in their work Judi s design was very creative and she executed the job in an efficient and organized manor. I'd recommend Moodscapes without reservation.

I have worked with many contractors in my life and a majority of them go over the agreed upon time or budget. I am very pleased to say that Judi came in on time and on budget. The work came out just beautifully and the new minister is just thrilled with the work. Our parsonage is on historic Garden Street in Cambridge and before Judi s landscaping (and a new coat of paint) it was a dreary old place that didn t fit in with the rest of the houses. Now the house just POPS in term of curb appeal. In addition, the plantings have all taken off successfully and we have gotten all sorts of nice compliments from the congregation about the fine work done by Moodscapes, and Judi was a pleasure to work with. I highly recommend Judi and Moodscapes.

I contacted Moodscapes to help come up with a plan to make it a nice outdoor space. Judi responded the same day to my e-mail request, and we set up an appointment for the following week. She arrived promptly, and I was impressed with how she took the time to really walk around the yard with me (it's not that big a space!), and ask lots of questions as to our lifestyle, and how we use the yard. We were thinking of putting on a deck, but she discussed installing a patio instead, and we love the idea. She came back later in the week with a mason, to review some ideas with him and get some estimates. She gave me the names of several people who have used her services, and I went to see their yards. They were beautiful, and these clients had glowing recommendations.

They were very good. The lady I worked with was very responsive and answered all of my questions very quickly. The entire thing worked out very well. I would highly recommend them.

The original "imagination" phase went well with a reasonable design, and promises of a lush planting. We ended up with delayed work of at least several weeks, and I couldn't believe the mediocre quality of the plants that were used, half of them dying soon after, for the price we ended up being charged. This person had no ownership or pride in her work! Her assistant was usually rude to us, and their attitude was "this is a small job, take what we give you and be grateful!" They never showed up to see how their project went, even though their office is local!

About 3 1/2 weeks later the fence and installer along with Judi's crew arrived. I was concerned that the water from the roof drainpipe would flood the new planting beds. To my surprise Judi's crew came with irrigation pipes and gravel, etc., and installed a new drainage ditch, something she realized had to be done, which she had included in her pricing, and which I had never even mentioned. The project was done as planned, on time, and under budget. And my neighbor likes the project better than me, especially the Wisteria tree and roses which are already blooming like mad.

It was designed by a designer and we went with Moodscapes for the installation and they were responsible for it. She was suppose to get all of the sub-contractors. She hired all of the sub-contractors. she delivered the money to all the sub-contractors. I had trouble with the irrigation right from the beginning. The timer didn't work and it was very cheap. I didn't bother her with that I bought another one and had it installed. It was under the mulch and started spouting everywhere. I had a handyman fix it for me. Then it broke again and I called one of the sub-contractors to fix it for me, (Lyons Subcontractors)it was a defective hose and he cut a piece of the hose and put another piece of hose, maybe 3 or 4 feet of more hose and it should have been taken out entirely and put in a new hose. He made the correction and days later it broke again in another place. I email Moodscapes and they told me in a nice way to go away and they fixed it once and they weren't going to fix it again! Basically she wasn't going to do anything. So now I have an irrigation center that will not work what so ever.

I called Judi and was able to meet with her within approximately 2 weeks of our first call. Originally, we had some big ideas on what was needed around the entire yard. Judi carefully evaluated our ideas and made a number of suggestions that were very practical and affordable. She provided a proposal within a few days of our initial meeting and worked with us as we tweaked it to fit within our budget. She provided ideas on plantings and completed the project within 3 weeks of our original meeting. We found her very easy to work with and are planning to use her to redesign our backyard and garden area.

I met with Judi in April and sent her a deposit in May. Judi called in June to say that she was finishing up a large job and asked if I could wait. I agreed to wait but told her that the re-grading needed to be done soon because of water getting into the basement. I contacted Judi in mid-July for a progress report and she still didn't have a concept plan. Instead, she said that she and a partner were going to work on it and posed a tentative date for the end of July. I thought 3 months of waiting for a concept plan was more than fair and cancelled the job. I had to wait another two weeks for my deposit to be returned because she didn't have my correct address. This comment is not a judgment on her gardening design. This report is about the way she manages her business and communicates with the client.

I met with Judi in April and sent her a deposit in May. Judi called in June to say that she was finishing up a large job and asked if I could wait. I agreed to wait but told her that the re-grading needed to be done soon because of water getting into the basement. I contacted Judi in mid-July for a progress report and she still didn't have a concept plan. Instead, she said that she and a partner were going to work on it and posed a tentative date for the end of July. I thought 3 months of waiting for a concept plan was more than fair and cancelled the job. I had to wait another two weeks for my deposit to be returned because she didn't have my correct address. This comment is not a judgment on her gardening design. This report is about the way she manages her business and communicates with the client.

The project went very well and completely transformed our front yard to give our house some curb appeal. My wife and I are very pleased and receive many compliments from neighbors. The work began with the installation of the wall, which was completed in the spring. Judy then worked with my wife to collaboratively select the first round of plantings. We really enjoyed this part and learned quite a bit from Judy. Next, Judy's crew prepped the yard (quite a bit of work) and installed the first round of shrubs. From there we evaluated what else was needed, selected another round of plantings that Judy's crew installed.

The project went very well and completely transformed our front yard to give our house some curb appeal. My wife and I are very pleased and receive many compliments from neighbors. The work began with the installation of the wall, which was completed in the spring. Judy then worked with my wife to collaboratively select the first round of plantings. We really enjoyed this part and learned quite a bit from Judy. Next, Judy's crew prepped the yard (quite a bit of work) and installed the first round of shrubs. From there we evaluated what else was needed, selected another round of plantings that Judy's crew installed.

Judi was great. She was punctual and spent a lot of time with us, walking through the yard to decide what we wanted to do. We were pretty much a blank slate and so she offered us some great ideas and asked the right questions to help get us thinking exactly what we wanted. She took the time to understand our goals and to walk around our property to figure out what a design might look like. We communicated via email in the week following the visit and ultimately decided to not go forward with the design this spring because of other higher-priority home projects that we are currently pursuing. We look forward to contacting Judi again in the fall and working on a design at that time.

We were very pleased with Judi and her co workers. From the planning to the actual work, they were knowledgeable and helpful. They clearly knew plants, were careful in the work and gave us good advice on how to keep them healthy. Moving the rhodies was an enormous job and in spite of their size and age seem to have survived the winter. We are really looking forward to the spring with our new landscaping. I really liked that she was willing to do a complete plan but execute the work as we can afford it.

We were very pleased with Judi and her co workers. From the planning to the actual work, they were knowledgeable and helpful. They clearly knew plants, were careful in the work and gave us good advice on how to keep them healthy. Moving the rhodies was an enormous job and in spite of their size and age seem to have survived the winter. We are really looking forward to the spring with our new landscaping. I really liked that she was willing to do a complete plan but execute the work as we can afford it.

We called for an estimate, had some discussion, had to revise the estimate, and by the time the work was started, the price had gone up again. Judi is not very organized, often forgets what she has told us, isn't very responsive and does not start the work when she says she will. However, the yard looks great when it's all said and done, but getting it done was like pulling teeth.

Judi was very helpful and very honest. She told me how busy they were, told me when they would be able to come by, when they could expect to do the job, and gave me a ballpark dollar figure based on my description on the telephone (this number was not far from what other contractors had quoted). She then encouraged me to go with a local company (her company is a six miles away). She did not turn me down, but, rather, was being realistic about the time frame. The fact that she encouraged me to go with someone from my town was, I thought, a good sign.

Judi and her associate came promptly for a complimentary consult on our yard. We had a lot of masonry and fencing needs and not a lot of design needs, as it turned out. Judi promptly let us know that she wouldn't be the right professional for our needs.

We selected Moodscapes to perform work after meeting with several contractors and designers. Judi immediately impressed us with her creativity as she walked the property with us and tossed out ideas on what could be done. She later met with us on at least half a dozen occasions as we gradually arrived at decisions on the work that needed to be done to transform the plot. When at last we were ready to begin work, Judi's crew arrived promptly and performed all agreed upon work. Demolition and installation of the retaining wall was accomplished with care while also being extremely quick and efficient. The crew was very friendly and responsive and performed daily cleanup of work area. After the bulk of the work was complete, Judi and her foreman did a walk through of the property with us. We noted a few areas that we weren't totally satisfied with, and they immediately took care of all of them. All in all, we were very pleased with work that was done.

We selected Moodscapes to perform work after meeting with several contractors and designers. Judi immediately impressed us with her creativity as she walked the property with us and tossed out ideas on what could be done. She later met with us on at least half a dozen occasions as we gradually arrived at decisions on the work that needed to be done to transform the plot. When at last we were ready to begin work, Judi's crew arrived promptly and performed all agreed upon work. Demolition and installation of the retaining wall was accomplished with care while also being extremely quick and efficient. The crew was very friendly and responsive and performed daily cleanup of work area. After the bulk of the work was complete, Judi and her foreman did a walk through of the property with us. We noted a few areas that we weren't totally satisfied with, and they immediately took care of all of them. All in all, we were very pleased with work that was done.

The eyesore beside my house now looks appealing and simple. The workers removed the profusion of small plants that were growing out of the house's foundation even though this was not clearly part of the charter. That was not too difficult for them, I'm sure, but choosing to do it was a nice touch as leaving it as it was would have been really ugly and not have shown the peat covering to good effect. On the downside, I expected at least a quick tidy-up to be undertaken on the plants in the front of the house, but these were left as they were.

The project was delayed due to wet weather. Project was estimated to take two weeks. However due to weather issues, as well resource limitation due to other project work, project took four weeks to complete.

The project was delayed due to wet weather. Project was estimated to take two weeks. However due to weather issues, as well resource limitation due to other project work, project took four weeks to complete.

JUDI IS TERRIFIC. AFTER INTERVIEWING A NUMBER OF LANDSCAPE DESIGNERS I CHOOSE JUDI BECAUSE I FELT SHE WOULD LISTEN TO MY IDEAS, GET A FEEL FOR MY TASTES, AND YET PROVIDE THE EXPERIENCE OF A PROFESSIONAL TO DESIGNING MY YARD. SHE DID ALL OF THE ABOVE. SHE IS ALSO CAREFUL IN THE PEOPLE SHE HIRES AND I FOUND THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE FUN, EXCITING, AND EVEN EDUCATIONAL.