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Dancer & Co — About

About

A comprehensive, turn-key approach to exceptional outdoor living.

Dancer & Co's comprehensive approach is tailored to the sophisticated demands of building exceptional outdoor environments. We collaborate with teams of the best architects, engineers and contractors to design, permit and build enduring landscapes defined by clarity, material honesty, and thoughtful execution.
Our project execution is valued by clients whose time is a precious resource. Every landscape is approached as a complete world — shaped with care, discipline, and intent.
At the heart of each project, Dancer & Co sees a unique opportunity to enrich the lives of our clients and enhance the beauty of a property. Our approach is highly collaborative, engaging clients in a personalized journey to define what will be authentic, enduring, and inspiring to them.
From the design phase to the selection of materials, through to construction and furnishings, Dancer & Co's meticulous attention to detail and commitment to excellence sets us apart.
Jessica Matteson, PLA — Principal, Dancer & Co

Principal

Jessica Matteson, PLA

Licensed Landscape Architect & Principal

Jessica brings a rare combination of academic rigor, hands-on experience, and global perspective to every project. A licensed landscape architect, she holds a BS in Horticulture and a Master of Landscape Architecture from Cornell University — a foundation she has spent 25 years building on, designing and delivering award-winning landscapes across the Northeast and Southeast.

Her approach was shaped early — starting by building and maintaining gardens herself, she understands outdoor spaces from the ground up, literally. Travel to over 20 countries to study landscape traditions, materials, and environments informs a design sensibility that is both globally aware and deeply grounded in place.

Clients trust Jessica not just for her credentials, but for her judgment — and for a process that is efficient, reliable, and built around results.

What Clients Say

Trusted by exceptional clients.

My experience with Jessica Matteson has been nothing short of phenomenal: from conceptual planning to 3-dimensional mapping, plant and material selection, and supervision and installment. She is a true professional with exceptional vision and talent, and she has transformed my property into a truly remarkable outdoor experience. Her services are priceless.

Dr. Christine Gould & Alex Christon
Westport, CT
Organic Modern
Residential
Organic Modern

Jessica is a true professional who understood our organic vision and the challenges involved in creating a landscape design for our new construction beach front property. She is easy to work with and hand-held us through every aspect of the process including selecting the plantings, hiring the right contractor, representing our interests to architectural review boards, and even appeasing concerned neighbors. Most importantly, she has tremendous integrity for her work and follows up with us regularly to make sure everything grows and evolves beautifully every year.

Amy and Brian S.
Southampton, NY
Native Coastal
Coastal
Native Coastal

Jessica and her team delivered on time and on budget. It was such a pleasure to work with Jessica; the results certainly met and even exceeded our expectations.

Carol Sutton Lewis
Southampton, NY
Modern Coastal
Coastal
Modern Coastal

We love the outdoor entertainment area and landscape that Jessica and the rest of the design team created for us! Being on a non-conforming lot on a pond made it a complicated project but we are thrilled with the end result. The construction is of the highest quality and we have found that we use the space all of the time. It has added a wonderful new outdoor dimension to our lives. Jessica was a great listener, extremely knowledgeable professional and wonderful to work with, we highly recommend her.

Laura and Tom Macken
Outdoor Living
Residential
Outdoor Living

As working professionals, we didn't have a lot of time to devote to our landscape design. Jessica Matteson did an exceptional job leading us through the design process so that we got exactly what we wanted. The landscape highlights all the best aspects of our property and gives us a lush, abundant feeling every time we drive home. Our guests always comment on the beauty of our landscape. We highly recommend her.

Anna and Tajar Varghese
Riverside, CT
Coastal Overlook
Coastal
Coastal Overlook

Jessica is a dream to work with. She took the problem areas of our property and turned them into stunning, elegant features. From the choice of stone to plantings to furnishings, her taste is impeccable and her execution is flawless. We couldn't be happier with how it turned out!

Katie Malm
Modern Country Retreat
Residential
Modern Country Retreat

I have personally worked with her on twenty beautiful, creative residential projects, each one being just as nice if not better than the previous one.

Dinyar Wadia
Principal, Wadia Associates · New Canaan, CT
Classical Luxury on a Hillside Meadow
Residential
Classical Luxury on a Hillside Meadow

Jessica created a complete landscape design plan for my house in Southport village and I couldn't be happier with the result. From initial concept, to developing the detailed plans, and all the way through to carefully supervising the planting, she did a wonderful job. Jessica has a high standard of quality and makes sure that her clients are happy with the result. She was open to my ideas and worked in a collaborative way. I give her my highest recommendation.

Mandy Stanton and Dr. Robert Stanton
Southport, CT
Harbor Breeze Historic Garden
Coastal
Harbor Breeze Historic Garden
Dancer & Co — Philosophy

Where landscape becomes experience.

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