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Great design creates first impression that validates place. I utilize my love of design to create memorable landscape spaces, which allow you to fully engage in your surroundings.

Champaign, Illinois and surrounding areas professional landscaping design and installation.

A unique and creative approach to your landscaping.

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Beautiful backtard pond and river installation.

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Beautiful stone paver patio with fire pit.

Beautiful deck with trellis installation.

Beautiful stone hardscape pathway installation.

A degreed Landscaping Designer with over four decades of experience.

My purposeful design approach and vision help to create landscape spaces that capture your attention upon entering and invite you to stay.

A true passion to create something exceptional in your outdoor spaces.

Jon P. Gross

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Finished landscaping that look intentional.

The "Ruins".

This Central Illinois prairie ranch home had an original requested scope of work that included a total demolition and rebuild of a sunken garden and drainage solution.

Initial Inventory:

Abandoned concrete foundation walls supporting a highly neglected landscape along with a serious drainage problem.

JGBA Proposed Solution:

Homeowners were advised by previous landscape companies this would require a full demolition and rebuild. Upon my initial site inventory, the weathered patina, created through unfinished and patch-like builds along with years of neglect, created a unique character that needed to be emphasized and accentuated instead of abandoned and destroyed.

Hence the “The Ruins” design theme was born.

New Scope of Work:

- Drainage Solution

- Upper Flagstone Patio/Grill Entertaining Space

- Lower Brick Patio Space with Fire Pit

- Lighting Plan

- Rough Cedar Shade Pergola Lower Patio

What makes Jon a unicorn is that he's an artistic, creative type who works like a dynamo. I hired him for a complete overhaul of my yard in 2025 and I could not be happier with the overall experience or the end result.

He's imaginative and bold, a detail-oriented perfectionist, and a skilled craftsman. He cut no corners. He wasted no time. I never found myself frustrated with him. He's a unicorn. Jon was easy to work with. Excellent communication. He was honest when I had bad ideas (and he was right!).

He designed boldly and I'm so glad I trusted him. His unique ideas that initially made me nervous became my favorite components of the final product. That's why he's a master of his craft.I sometimes find myself standing and staring out my back window, admiring the beautiful yard Jon created.

I cannot recommend Jon and his work highly enough.

In their own words.

- Evan B.

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Consultation, design, and installation of a beautiful new pond and waterfall feature. Project was located in the backyard of a Champaign, Illinois home.

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