Rainville Design Studio

Apr 20th, 2021

Miriam and her team are trustworthy and professional! Pleasure to work with
Dec 13th, 2019

A class act! Professional, talented and excellent at what they do.
Jun 23rd, 2019

Nov 8th, 2017

We hired Miriam several months ago when our new-ish  garden didn't seem to be filling in very well--neighbors down the street have a mature garden designed by Miriam, and it is gorgeous, so we asked for a referral.  Miriam immediately suspected that we had a soil problem and brought in one of her awesome local colleagues who turned out to be a world soils expert (he really is; I checked).  Based on his analysis, we had our soil amended and saw a fairly rapid improvement in the plant life.  Additionally, her recommended water expert redesigned our irrigation system to great improvement.  The icing, though, is the thoughtful and very pretty overall design she created for us, very much based on her correct interpretation of our likes and dislikes as well as our microclimate, which our previous landscape designers had not considered well.  Our garden now smells (!!!) and looks lovely, and we seem to be a haven for hummingbirds and butterflies.  I also have a bountiful kitchen garden that I use almost every day.  We found Miriam delightful interpersonally and responsive.  I cannot speak to the experience of the previous writer, but our experience has been the opposite--we had several important gatherings in the Summer and Fall, and she made absolutely sure that everything was perfect for us before guests arrived.  Certainly, she is busy--she's a one woman show, after all!--but we have never felt she was too busy for us or unreachable, and she has even responded consistently to questions on Sundays or during holidays.  If you're looking for a gifted designer who can make your yard of any size a sanctuary, then she is the person for you.
Jan 28th, 2013