Press & Praise
“Jean-Marc melds his exquisite eye for design and a passion for sustainable ecology in landscape work that seamlessly integrates beauty and function.”
— Vicky Lowry, Special Projects Director, Architectural Digest
“I just wanted to let you know how pleased Susan and I are with your efforts on our terrace. The plants have grown lush and it seems like every week there is a new bit of color sprouting somewhere.
I know that nature takes time but on the other hand, good taste is timeless and your good taste is evidenced each day. I didn’t want the summer to go by without acknowledging our satisfaction. Thank you.”
— Alan, West Village Penthouse Terrace Client
“Jean-Marc Flack has a rare combination of expansive vision, exquisite taste and exemplary attention to detail. We have worked with him for six years now and he has never failed to create magic and add value to our property. Our work is ongoing....”
— David Lewis
GARDEN DESIGN JOURNAL
Some gardens begin with a blank slate. The Rambunctious Garden in New York State started out as a “disaster moonscape” of boulders after ecological landscape designer Jean-Marc Flack’s clients blasted the foundations of their new house out of solid rock. The concept of the Rambunctious Garden, in part inspired by the book of the same name by Emma Marris, drove both the design aesthetic and the plant selection of this garden.
AWARD WINNER APLD
I am thrilled and humbled to announce that I have received a 2020 design award from the Association of Professional Landscape Designers for my Rambunctious Garden Project.
THE JOURNAL NEWS, LIFE & STYLE
For the last seven years — after way too long in New York — Jean-Marc Flack has been creating a wonderful garden in Carmel that now fully surrounds the charming 1790 farmhouse he shares with his husband, the choreographer Stephen Petronio…
by Bill Cary, Journal News
NYBG, Spring-Summer 2017
My Decision to enroll at NYBG has been nothing short of life changing; what began as an impulse to pursue my passion for plants quickly blossomed into a deeply rewarding new career path…
Jean-Marc Flack,
New York Botanical Garden,
School of Horticulture And Landscape Design