Our History

John Phillips of Gardens for Living designed the exterior environment of our newly constructed home in Asheville, and transformed secondary growth woods into an informal garden that beautifully blends into the surrounding woods. The project involved contouring the land, artfully designing steps from rock, placing landscaping lighting and planting an abundance of perennials. John listened carefully to our suggestions and created a landscape that exceeded our expectations.

Warren and Carol S.

“John has been involved in our project from beginning of construction to today. He designed our landscape, planted it and now handles maintenance. It is fantastic! Something is blooming all the time. The plantings fit in with the natural setting around us We recommend Gardens for Living to all our friends. They are great, dependable and best of all reasonably priced.”

Jim and Marty B.

We have a home in Lake Lure, NC and Gardens for Living has done a fantastic job with our landscaping. The work was completed on time and on budget. John Phillips is extremely knowledgeable and is very creative. I would highly recommend him and Gardens for Living.

MJ B. and Melany F.

John Phillips and Gardens for Living completed a project at our mountain home including landscaping, building paths and a fire pit, improving a drainage problem, and building a large retention wall (done by his brother James). In all our interactions, we found John to be knowledgeable, creative and honest. The finished work is beautiful and we are thrilled! We give John and his company our highest recommendation.

Luis and Nikki C.