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At Ivy League, we specialize in landscape design for gardens in New York City, focusing on Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens. As New Yorkers, we understand the city’s dynamics and offer tailored solutions for garden maintenance, lawn care, hardscaping and installations. For example, we provide innovative, solar-powered irrigation systems to enhance your garden’s health and sustainability. These can be applied to balconies without water access, demonstrating our problem-solving approach to urban gardening.

Beautifying New York one garden at a time.  Transform your outdoor space into a masterpiece through our expert garden renovation services.

The Ivy League Team

Since 2022

Our Benefits

  • Free consultations
  • Creative design
  • Sustainable landscaping
  • Personal service
  • Tailored to your budget
  • Professional and qualified

Customer Reviews

"Ivy League delivered! The work is great and the pricing fair. The team followed our drawings exactly. Our yard looks amazing and they also did some hardscape elements including bluestone layout in front and back of house. I highly recommend."
Jordan
Brooklyn
"I hired Ivy League to assist with landscaping services at my rooftop bar business. The crew showed up on time and completed the job ahead of schedule. Furthermore, the owner returned a few weeks later to make sure the plants were thriving!"
Devin
Manhattan
"[The Ivy League Team] are incredibly knowledgable and passionate about their work. They are great communicators and do excellent work."
Colette
Queens
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Standard Maintenance Visit

A standardized visit to complete the following tasks, maintaining garden health and aesthetic. A visit may take up to two hours. If additional services are requested, they will incur additional charges, all of which are discounted for subscribers.

Cost: A Standard Maintenance Visit for a non-subscription customer with a garden of up to 400 square feet is $300 and includes all of the following tasks.

  • Trimming: Removal of unwanted material from existing plants to improve plant health and garden aesthetic.
  • Weeding: Removal of unwanted plant material growing in plant beds and planters.
  • Systems Check: Maintaining working order of irrigation and lighting systems, if applicable.
  • Clean Up: Removal of all trimmings / pulled weeds accumulated by the Ivy League team.  Sweeping and hosing off all surfaces where practical. 
  • With a subscription, fertilizer is applied once a season in the spring. Non subscribers will be offered a fertilizer treatment if the visit occurs in March, April or May.
  • Insect spray is included upon subscriber request. Nonsubscribers who request insect spray will be charged.

Additional Services are available from our Additional Services Menu. We cannot guarantee that we can add additional tasks to a Standard Maintenance Visit unless they are specified and confirmed with Ivy League at least two days prior.

Winter Closing

Prepare your garden for a restful winter with our Ivy League Winter Closing. This isn’t just any maintenance visit – it’s the ultimate end-of-season care for your garden! We’ll handle all the usual tasks such as trimming, weeding, system checks and a thorough cleanup. But that’s just the beginning.

Cost: A Winter Closing maintenance visit for a non-subscription customer with a garden of up to 400 square feet is $400.

Here’s what makes our Winter Closing special:

  • Reopening irrigation pipe ends to prevent bursting
  • Storing fittings & timer for the winter months.
  • Tying up grasses
  • Winter pruning
  • Removing up to 500 pounds of debris (if applicable)

Our Winter Closings last up to 3 hours. For gardens over 400 square feet, custom quoting is available.

Additional services are available from our Additional Services Menu. We cannot guarantee that we can add additional tasks to a Winter Closing unless they are specified and confirmed with Ivy League at least two days prior.

Spring Opener

Get your garden blooming beautifully this spring with our Ivy League Spring Opener. This isn’t just any maintenance visit – it’s the ultimate spring makeover for your garden! We’ll handle all the usual tasks such as trimming, weeding, system checks, and a thorough cleanup. But that’s just the beginning.

Cost: A Spring Opener maintenance visit for a non-subscription customer with a garden of up to 400 square feet is $400.

Here’s what makes our Spring Opener special:

  • Detailed post-winter systems check
  • Readjusting irrigation pipe ends
  • Adjusting timers and lights
  • Pruning specific plants like hydrangeas and grasses
  • Removing up to 500 pounds of debris
  • Conducting a thorough plant check with expert recommendations for the season
  • Garden health report and pictures to the customer after Spring Opener completion
A Spring Opener lasts up to 3 hours. For gardens over 400 square feet or advanced complexity, custom quoting is available. Additional services are available from our Additional Services Menu. We cannot guarantee that we can add additional tasks to a Spring Opener unless they are specified and confirmed with Ivy League at least two days prior.

Soil Test

  • Price $150 / test location

    May be added to a previously scheduled maintenance job with 48 hours notice.

Gathering of a soil sample to test for nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and PH levels.

Neem Oil

  • Price $80

    May be added to a previously scheduled maintenance job with 48 hours notice.

Total garden application targeting individual plants for foliage health in gardens of up to 400 square feet. For larger gardens, a custom price is calculated.

Insect Treatment

  • Price $100

    May be added to a previously scheduled maintenance job with 48 hours notice.

Total garden application for specific insects and pests in gardens of up to 400 square feet. For larger gardens, a custom price is calculated.

Hedge Trimming

  • Price $20 / plant

    May be added to a previously scheduled maintenance job with 48 hours notice.

Use of hedge trimmers to create hedge(s) out of several plants of the same variety. Delivery/van charges apply as necessary.

String Lights Installation

  • Price $300 + cost of lights

    May be added to a previously scheduled maintenance job with 48 hours notice.

Installing outdoor string lights. The $300 base charge covers timers, extension cords and hanging materials. Delivery/van charges apply as necessary.

Snow Removal

  • Price Quoted by Job

    May be added to a previously scheduled maintenance job with 48 hours notice.

Removal of snow to a client-specified area.

Mowing

  • Price Quoted by Job

    May be added to a previously scheduled maintenance job with 48 hours notice.

Meticulous mowing and weed wacking (when applicable) of lawn. Labor is included with the visit for up to an hour. Van charge applies.

*Van Required

Removing Plants

  • Price Quoted by Job

    May be added to a previously scheduled maintenance job with 48 hours notice.

Removing plants / shrubs in your garden. Labor is included with the visit for up to an hour. Van charge applies.

*Van Required

Adding Plants

  • Price Quoted by Job

    May be added to a previously scheduled maintenance job with 48 hours notice.

Adding plants / shrubs to your garden. Labor is included with the visit for up to an hour. Van charge applies.

*Van Required

David

Gardener

David Shomaker, a seasoned gardener with extensive experience on New York City gardening crews, founded Ivy League in 2022, showcasing his passion for horticulture and landscape design. Hailing from Washington, D.C., David’s journey led him across diverse landscapes, from the lush gardens of New England to the vibrant flora of China, where he honed his expertise in various plant species and garden aesthetics over 13 years. His global perspective and deep-rooted knowledge inspire his innovative approach to crafting enchanting outdoor spaces that harmonize with their surroundings.

Jenny

Gardener

Jenny, a native New Yorker, cultivated her passion for plants while working at a nursery on Long Island, immersing herself in the intricacies of the horticultural industry. Joining Ivy League, she brings her expertise to the forefront, specializing in native plants across New York and Greater New England. With her profound understanding of local flora and dedication to sustainable landscaping, Jenny enriches every project with her invaluable knowledge and commitment to environmental stewardship.

Blake

Gardener

Blake Spellacy is a legacy landscaper with a passion for nature and rhythm. He grew up learning the art of landscaping from his father at Spellacy’s Turf-Lawn, the family landscaping company in Ohio. With nearly a decade of experience in urban gardening, Blake has honed his skills in various areas, including container garden installations, irrigation systems, outdoor lighting, and construction. Beyond his green thumb, Blake is also a master tap dancer, bringing a unique blend of creativity and precision to his work. With a deep understanding of both the natural and rhythmic elements, Blake creates stunning outdoor spaces that are both harmonious and captivating.

Alpha Omega Subscription

  • One Spring Startup maintenance visit (up to three hours).
  • One Winter Shutdown maintenance visit (up to three hours).
After you sign up, Ivy League will contact you via email to confirm your yearly maintenance schedule.
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Installing extra up-lights to existing system

  • Price $40/light

    May be added to a previously scheduled maintenance job with 48 hours notice.

To enhance or repair an existing system.

More Benefits

Whether you want more light or an existing light needs replaced, we’ll add new lights to your existing system.

Installing Up-lights System

  • Price $500 install fee + $30 / light

    May be added to a previously scheduled maintenance job with 48 hours notice.

Installing upward-facing lights in planters. The $500 base charge covers the main wiring / transformer installation and supplies. Delivery/van charges apply as necessary.

More Benefits

These lights help to extend amount of time you can spend in your garden by illuminating it from the ground up. They can be automatically set to go on and off anytime you choose.

Planter Feet

  • Price $5/foot

    May be added to a previously scheduled maintenance job with 48 hours notice.

Adding planter feet (risers) to raise existing planters for improved drainage or aesthetic. Most planters take four feet.

More Benefits

Planters need space between their base and the ground to allow for proper drainage. Let us know if your planters are waterlogged or your plants seem overwatered. They might need to be raised up on our 1/2” tall, rubber planter feet.

Planter Repositioning

  • Price $50 for moving up to four planters.

    Additional planter repositioning's are $10 / planter. May be added to a previously scheduled maintenance job with 48 hours notice.

Moving heavy planters with ease.

More Benefits

Sometimes heavy planters need to be moved. This might be done or building repairs, construction, redesigning, etc. We’ll bring the proper tools to make quick work of repositioning these.
Moving any planter with plants in it. We’ll disconnect and reconnect the irrigation/lighting after having safely repositioned the planters. Includes repositioning and mounting on planter feet, if applicable.

​​Leaf Removal

  • Price $40/bag

    May be added to a previously scheduled maintenance job with 48 hours notice.

Keeping your backyard clear of fallen leaf excess.
Removing one or more full bags of only leaves. Delivery/van charges apply as necessary.

More Benefits

Unchecked leaf-fall can become a hassle. Let us clear your leaves away to help keep your space in optimal shape.

Irrigation fix​​

  • Price Quoted by Job

    May be added to a previously scheduled maintenance job with 48 hours notice.

Making repairs to your irrigation system.
The price is determined by the needed materials (timers, tubing, etc.) labor to install and the number of planters requiring hook up.

More Benefits

We install vinyl irrigation systems and have the materials necessary to fix similar systems. Whether it be a small leak, or a burst pipe, we’ll assess and do what’s necessary to keep your irrigation system in top working condition.

Fertilizer​

  • Price $60 for up to a four pound bag

    May be added to a previously scheduled maintenance job with 48 hours notice.

Distributing fertilizer around the base of every plant. Usually, fertilization occurs at the beginning of the season (around March or April) and is included with any subscription.

More Benefits

Soil in urban environments needs to be regularly fertilized to maintain the nutrients necessary to flourish. We’ll administer the proper fertilizer at the optimal time.

Stump removal​

  • Price $100 plus rental

    May be added to a previously scheduled maintenance job with 1 week notice.

Making it as if your deeply rooted stump was never there.

More Benefits

We use different methods of stump removal depending on the size, depth, and variety of the stump. A powered stump grinder is used for most large stumps.

Drilling Drainage Holes

  • Price $20/planter

    May be added to a previously scheduled maintenance job with 48 hours notice.

Creation of drainage holes in planters

More Benefits

Planters require proper drainage to ensure the health of their plants. Drilling additional drainage holes can give these plants a better chance at survival in excessively wet conditions.

Tree Pruning​

  • Price Calculated per order

    May be added to a previously scheduled maintenance job with 1 week notice.

Clear your airspace for safety or light.

More Benefits

After a thorough inspection, we’ll determine the safest, most efficient course to remove any large, unwanted branches growing over your property.

Mulch

  • Price $20/bag

    May be added to a previously scheduled maintenance job with 48 hours notice.

Maintain the aesthetic and health of your bed soil.
Groundcover for plant beds or planters. Ask about our different kinds of mulch. Van charge applies.

*Van Required

More Benefits

Mulch renews the fresh look of your plant beds and helps retain necessary moisture.

Adding Stone/Gravel

  • Price Calculated Per order

    May be added to a previously scheduled maintenance job with 48 hours notice.

Adding gravel to  adjust or accent your space. Multiple colors, stone chip sizes available.

More Benefits

Clean looking, low maintenance, and affordable. Gravel is a great ground cover option when drainage is a factor. It can also be used to top help fill low areas and weigh down top heavy planters.

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Princeton Subscription

  • Our top-of-line service. Bimonthly visits during the growing season (a total of 16 visits). The first is a comprehensive Spring Opener in March or April as the garden is coming to life. The last is a comprehensive Winter Closing around the first frost in the fall. In between are 14 Standard Maintenance Visit. 20% discount on any additional services.
  • For gardens of over 400 square feet or advanced complexity we provide a custom Princeton quote.
After you sign up, Ivy League will contact you via email to confirm your yearly maintenance schedule.
Request Now

Spring Opener

Get your garden blooming beautifully this spring with our Ivy League Spring Opener. This isn’t just any maintenance visit – it’s the ultimate spring makeover for your garden! We’ll handle all the usual tasks such as trimming, weeding, system checks, and a thorough cleanup. But that’s just the beginning.

Cost: A Spring Opener maintenance visit for a non-subscription customer with a garden of up to 400 square feet is $400.

Here’s what makes our Spring Opener special:

  • Detailed post-winter systems check
  • Readjusting irrigation pipe ends
  • Adjusting timers and lights
  • Pruning specific plants like hydrangeas and grasses
  • Removing up to 500 pounds of debris
  • Conducting a thorough plant check with expert recommendations for the season
  • Garden health report and pictures to the customer after Spring Opener completion

A Spring Opener lasts up to 3 hours. For gardens over 400 square feet or advanced complexity, custom quoting is available.

Additional services are available from our Additional Services Menu. We cannot guarantee that we can add additional tasks to a Spring Opener unless they are specified and confirmed with Ivy League at least two days prior.

Winter Closing

Prepare your garden for a restful winter with our Ivy League Winter Closing. This isn’t just any maintenance visit – it’s the ultimate end-of-season care for your garden! We’ll handle all the usual tasks such as trimming, weeding, system checks and a thorough cleanup. But that’s just the beginning.

Cost: A Winter Closing maintenance visit for a non-subscription customer with a garden of up to 400 square feet is $400.

Here’s what makes our Winter Closing special:

  • Reopening irrigation pipe ends to prevent bursting
  • Storing fittings & timer for the winter months.
  • Tying up grasses
  • Winter pruning
  • Removing up to 500 pounds of debris (if applicable)

Our Winter Closings last up to 3 hours. For gardens over 400 square feet, custom quoting is available.

Additional services are available from our Additional Services Menu. We cannot guarantee that we can add additional tasks to a Winter Closing unless they are specified and confirmed with Ivy League at least two days prior.

Standard Maintenance Visit

A standardized visit to complete the following tasks, maintaining garden health and aesthetic. A visit may take up to two hours. If additional services are requested, they will incur additional charges, all of which are discounted for subscribers.

Cost: A Standard Maintenance Visit for a non-subscription customer with a garden of up to 400 square feet is $300 and includes all of the following tasks.

  • Trimming: Removal of unwanted material from existing plants to improve plant health and garden aesthetic.
  • Weeding: Removal of unwanted plant material growing in plant beds and planters.
  • Systems Check: Maintaining working order of irrigation and lighting systems, if applicable.
  • Clean Up: Removal of all trimmings / pulled weeds accumulated by the Ivy League team.  Sweeping and hosing off all surfaces where practical. 
  • With a subscription, fertilizer is applied once a season in the spring. Non subscribers will be offered a fertilizer treatment if the visit occurs in March, April or May.
  • Insect spray is included upon subscriber request. Nonsubscribers who request insect spray will be charged.

Additional Services are available from our Additional Services Menu. We cannot guarantee that we can add additional tasks to a Standard Maintenance Visit unless they are specified and confirmed with Ivy League at least two days prior.

Yale Subscription

    • The package that ensures your garden is always in tip-top shape. Monthly visits during the growing season (a total of eight visits). The first is a comprehensive Spring Opener in March or April as the garden is coming to life. The last is a comprehensive Winter Closing around the first frost in the fall. In-between are six Standard Maintenance Visit. 15% discount on any additional services.
    • For gardens of over 400 square feet or advanced complexity we provide a custom Yale quote.
After you sign up, Ivy League will contact you via email to confirm your yearly maintenance schedule.
Request Now

Spring Opener

Get your garden blooming beautifully this spring with our Ivy League Spring Opener. This isn’t just any maintenance visit – it’s the ultimate spring makeover for your garden! We’ll handle all the usual tasks such as trimming, weeding, system checks, and a thorough cleanup. But that’s just the beginning.

Cost: A Spring Opener maintenance visit for a non-subscription customer with a garden of up to 400 square feet is $400.

Here’s what makes our Spring Opener special:

  • Detailed post-winter systems check
  • Readjusting irrigation pipe ends
  • Adjusting timers and lights
  • Pruning specific plants like hydrangeas and grasses
  • Removing up to 500 pounds of debris
  • Conducting a thorough plant check with expert recommendations for the season
  • Garden health report and pictures to the customer after Spring Opener completion

A Spring Opener lasts up to 3 hours. For gardens over 400 square feet or advanced complexity, custom quoting is available.

Additional services are available from our Additional Services Menu. We cannot guarantee that we can add additional tasks to a Spring Opener unless they are specified and confirmed with Ivy League at least two days prior.

Winter Closing

Prepare your garden for a restful winter with our Ivy League Winter Closing. This isn’t just any maintenance visit – it’s the ultimate end-of-season care for your garden! We’ll handle all the usual tasks such as trimming, weeding, system checks and a thorough cleanup. But that’s just the beginning.

Cost: A Winter Closing maintenance visit for a non-subscription customer with a garden of up to 400 square feet is $400.

Here’s what makes our Winter Closing special:

  • Reopening irrigation pipe ends to prevent bursting
  • Storing fittings & timer for the winter months.
  • Tying up grasses
  • Winter pruning
  • Removing up to 500 pounds of debris (if applicable)

Our Winter Closings last up to 3 hours. For gardens over 400 square feet, custom quoting is available.

Additional services are available from our Additional Services Menu. We cannot guarantee that we can add additional tasks to a Winter Closing unless they are specified and confirmed with Ivy League at least two days prior.

Standard Maintenance Visit

A standardized visit to complete the following tasks, maintaining garden health and aesthetic. A visit may take up to two hours. If additional services are requested, they will incur additional charges, all of which are discounted for subscribers.

Cost: A Standard Maintenance Visit for a non-subscription customer with a garden of up to 400 square feet is $300 and includes all of the following tasks.

  • Trimming: Removal of unwanted material from existing plants to improve plant health and garden aesthetic.
  • Weeding: Removal of unwanted plant material growing in plant beds and planters.
  • Systems Check: Maintaining working order of irrigation and lighting systems, if applicable.
  • Clean Up: Removal of all trimmings / pulled weeds accumulated by the Ivy League team.  Sweeping and hosing off all surfaces where practical. 
  • With a subscription, fertilizer is applied once a season in the spring. Non subscribers will be offered a fertilizer treatment if the visit occurs in March, April or May.
  • Insect spray is included upon subscriber request. Nonsubscribers who request insect spray will be charged.

Additional Services are available from our Additional Services Menu. We cannot guarantee that we can add additional tasks to a Standard Maintenance Visit unless they are specified and confirmed with Ivy League at least two days prior.

Dartmouth Subscription

    • Our basic maintenance package with four seasonal visits. The first is a comprehensive Spring Opener in March or April as the garden is coming to life. The last is a comprehensive Winter Closing around the first frost in the fall. In-between are two Standard Maintenance Visit. 10% discount on any additional services.
    • For gardens of over 400 square feet or advanced complexity we provide a custom Dartmouth quote.

After you sign up, Ivy League will contact you via email to confirm your yearly maintenance schedule.

Request Now

Spring Opener

Get your garden blooming beautifully this spring with our Ivy League Spring Opener. This isn’t just any maintenance visit – it’s the ultimate spring makeover for your garden! We’ll handle all the usual tasks such as trimming, weeding, system checks, and a thorough cleanup. But that’s just the beginning.

Cost: A Spring Opener maintenance visit for a non-subscription customer with a garden of up to 400 square feet is $400.

Here’s what makes our Spring Opener special:

  • Detailed post-winter systems check
  • Readjusting irrigation pipe ends
  • Adjusting timers and lights
  • Pruning specific plants like hydrangeas and grasses
  • Removing up to 500 pounds of debris
  • Conducting a thorough plant check with expert recommendations for the season
  • Garden health report and pictures to the customer after Spring Opener completion

A Spring Opener lasts up to 3 hours. For gardens over 400 square feet or advanced complexity, custom quoting is available.

Additional services are available from our Additional Services Menu. We cannot guarantee that we can add additional tasks to a Spring Opener unless they are specified and confirmed with Ivy League at least two days prior.

Winter Closing

Prepare your garden for a restful winter with our Ivy League Winter Closing. This isn’t just any maintenance visit – it’s the ultimate end-of-season care for your garden! We’ll handle all the usual tasks such as trimming, weeding, system checks and a thorough cleanup. But that’s just the beginning.

Cost: A Winter Closing maintenance visit for a non-subscription customer with a garden of up to 400 square feet is $400.

Here’s what makes our Winter Closing special:

  • Reopening irrigation pipe ends to prevent bursting
  • Storing fittings & timer for the winter months.
  • Tying up grasses
  • Winter pruning
  • Removing up to 500 pounds of debris (if applicable)

Our Winter Closings last up to 3 hours. For gardens over 400 square feet, custom quoting is available.

Additional services are available from our Additional Services Menu. We cannot guarantee that we can add additional tasks to a Winter Closing unless they are specified and confirmed with Ivy League at least two days prior.

Standard Maintenance Visit

A standardized visit to complete the following tasks, maintaining garden health and aesthetic. A visit may take up to two hours. If additional services are requested, they will incur additional charges, all of which are discounted for subscribers. Cost: A Standard Maintenance Visit for a non-subscription customer with a garden of up to 400 square feet is $300 and includes all of the following tasks.
  • Trimming: Removal of unwanted material from existing plants to improve plant health and garden aesthetic.
  • Weeding: Removal of unwanted plant material growing in plant beds and planters.
  • Systems Check: Maintaining working order of irrigation and lighting systems, if applicable.
  • Clean Up: Removal of all trimmings / pulled weeds accumulated by the Ivy League team.  Sweeping and hosing off all surfaces where practical. 
  • With a subscription, fertilizer is applied once a season in the spring. Non subscribers will be offered a fertilizer treatment if the visit occurs in March, April or May.
  • Insect spray is included upon subscriber request. Nonsubscribers who request insect spray will be charged.

Additional Services are available from our Additional Services Menu. We cannot guarantee that we can add additional tasks to a Standard Maintenance Visit unless they are specified and confirmed with Ivy League at least two days prior.