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Jill Davis Design

Garden Coach

Award winning garden design service: Jill Davis Design

won 'Best of Houzz' 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020,2021, and 2022. Jill offers unique garden designs either for new construction or restoration. In business for 15 years she partners with clients to design a custom space. Jill's philosophy is: a garden should be a reflection of the home owner, offer a few surprises and encourage people to wonder through. Located in Lake County Illinois.

Services offered:

  • Full garden design makeovers and installation
  • Design for new garden, entry, and yard spaces
  • Hardscape: walkways, patios, driveways
  • Landscape lighting
  • Seasonal containers, holiday lighting
  • Micro-watering systems
  • Tree removal and installation

I focus on designs that look good all year. Bringing my local expertise of zone 6, shrubs, hydrangeas, perennials and all things gardening, my goal is to make people fall in love with their homes all over again.

AWARDS & AFFILIATIONS

Best of Houzz 2024 - Client Satisfaction
Best of Houzz 2022 - Client Satisfaction
Best of Houzz 2021 - Client Satisfaction
Best of Houzz 2020 - Client Satisfaction
Best of Houzz 2019 - Client Satisfaction
Best of Houzz 2018 - Client Satisfaction
Best of Houzz 2017 - Client Satisfaction
Best of Houzz 2016 - Client Satisfaction
Best of Houzz 2015 - Client Satisfaction
Houzz Pro Software User
Houzz Influencer
Recommended on Houzz
1,000 Ideabook Saves

TESTIMONIALS

Last year after 40 years, we ripped out all our tired evergreen landscaping in front of our house. For the past year we searched and searched for someone to take on our relatively small project -- 50 feet of planting. The landscape designers we called would come out to see our area and then forget about us. We wondered if the landscape gods were laughing at us because we removed everything on Earth Day. Then we met Jill Davis, and we are beyond thrilled with our new front yard! Jill is a delight to work with. Our first meeting, she spent most of an afternoon getting to know us and what we liked. Our front landscaping is tailored to our preferences, including the seasonal color we prefer and how much time we want to spend tending to it. She designed beautiful lighting for us for security as well as showcasing our new tree. She also suggested a reasonably priced watering system that we could install ourselves. It has been several weeks since the plantings have gone in, and we have received several compliments from our neighbors. Along with us, they are pleased with the results. Thank you, Jill, for the five-star effort! You and your team did an exceptional job! Phil and Laura B.Read More

An amazing designer with stunning vision, working with Jill is pure joy. She provided an abundance of ideas and options as she designed the makeover of our 30 year old landscape. Working with what we like and didn’t like, and our level of plant knowledge, she always made us feel like we were working together. She was onsite the entire time that the landscapers were working, willing to adjust her plan as she saw opportunities to make every inch the best it could be. I highly recommend Jill - I am already planning projects for next year and the year after.Read More

Thank you Jill for all the work involved in transforming our front beds and paver walkway. We absolutely love the Brussels pavers with the added black stone edgin that you recommended, along with the plantings and removal of ground cover it is a complete update to our home and we love how it looks when we pull into the drive. We are also thankful that you and your team were knowledgeable and able to install French drains on all of our downspouts eliminating all water puddling around the foundation when it rains. Our back and side yard look wonderful too, your team was able to remove a huge tree that was diseased and nicely clean out dead branches and reshape trees which has made a huge visual improvement. We love how you were able to extend our existing berm to accommodate the installation of a beautiful fence and plant interesting new trees and bushes to enhance and transform our back and side property. We’re looking forward to enjoying your work for many years! We could not have achieved this without your design skills and awesome team who made it all happen! I highly recommend you and your team to anyone who is looking to improve and update their outdoor spaces. Well done!Read More

Jill was a pleasure to work with. She is very professional and really knows her stuff! We had a drainage problem in the front of our house and she solved it in a very attractive way. We loved her work so much that we then had her redo our back yard. We highly recommend her for whatever your landscape needs.Read More

Jill was an absolute joy to work with on the design of my new landscaping. She is prompt in her response and her knowledge of plants is second to none. She is both an artist and an architect in her design. I was thrilled with the outcome of her work. My backyard feels like a beautiful park garden with colorful perennials suited for my light and soil conditions. I can't recommend her highly enough.Read More