Birch and Basil Design

Birch and Basil Design is a boutique, Manhattan-based landscape design firm specializing in the urban domain of rooftop gardens, terraces, and backyards. We believe nature and landscapes provide life-changing benefits

The principal, Kristin Monji, brings a California sensibility to East Coast gardens, having spent her formative years climbing trees and exploring orange groves in Southern California. Kristin is a landscape designer, horticulturist and certified arborist from Orange County, California. She is a graduate of the University of California, Irvine.

This penthouse terrace runs the full length of the apartment, so we started out with the vision of making the terrace truly feel like an extension of the indoor space, just a few steps away. We created outdoor living, dining and kitchen areas, complete with a gas grill, surrounded by a garden of trees, evergreens and perennials.

Watch the before and after transformations from five of our favorite projects from 2023.

We did ivy on ivy on ivy at this gorgeous beaux arts townhouse on East 61st Street for Casa Cruz. Five terraces and a rooftop full of greenery for guests to enjoy. Recently opened in…