CHRIS DANIEL DAWSON


NY LANDSCAPE & GARDEN DESIGNER


Exploring the creative
possibilities of living design.

About Chris

  • Chris Daniel Dawson is a nationally recognized gardening expert and landscape designer. As co-host for the Emmy Award-winning Better Homes and Gardens Television show,
  • and host of HGTV’s The Seasoned Gardener, he has shared his gardening and design skills with millions of viewers each week.
    Chris believes that “living design” is vital to elevating our quality of life and is passionate about collaborating very closely with his clients both in person and virtually to ensure each nuance and design choice leads to a truly unique and functional oasis that is in perfect harmony with the surrounding architecture

  • and environment. His seasonal display work incorporates this obsession to detail while bringing theatrical artistry and a sense of story to the space.
    Chris has hosted numerous live seminars, contributed to various publications and appeared on NBC’s Today Show. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.

  • Garden
    Design

    design and implementation for new and existing gardens, emphasizing four season use of plants for form and structure

  • Interior
    Plantscaping

    planning and installation of residential and corporate indoor garden designs combining beautiful aesthetics with appropriate plant selections

  • Container Design
    & Planting

    creation of distinctive year-round as well as seasonally updated exterior container gardens for home and office settings

  • Event & Holiday
    Display

    custom designed interior and exterior displays and décor for residential and corporate clients specializing in the use of natural materials

  • Online Design
    & Consulting

    video conferencing services with clients across the US to create custom landscape designs as well as consulting on a wide range of gardening projects

  • Speaking
    Engagements

    custom tailored informative presentations and interactive “how to” seminars for gardening, professional and charitable organizations

Instagram

  • Featured Project

    Brooklyn Brownstone

    Secret Garden

  • Brownstone Garden

    I was asked to create a lush garden that would serve as an oasis for this pre-Civil War Clinton Hill brownstone. The prior owners had long neglected the space and there were significant creative obstacles that had to be overcome before our vision of a “Brooklyn Secret Garden” could be realized.

    I was able to utilize several existing features that might have been otherwise overlooked, which ultimately helped to define its uniquely individual character. The finished garden is a welcoming relief to the chaos of the city, while being worthy of this stately 1855 home.

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Selected Work

  • Seasonal Display

    Bittersweet Vine Topiaries
  • Seasonal Display

    Halloween Mask

Media

  • Chris hosted HGTV’s The Seasoned Gardener and co-hosted the Emmy Award-winning Better Homes and Gardens Television show

    based on the namesake magazine, airing in over 90% of US markets. His instructional highlights from the series were later featured in a best-selling “how to” home video. Chris was a guest contributor appearing on NBC’s Today Show and various regional live morning television programs, and has been interviewed by numerous gardening publications and organizations.