Partnering with Weatherwood Design Studio, work on this rural property has been multi-phased over the course of many years. A systematic approach to managing stormwater on the site includes a meadow and two rain gardens aimed to slow water movement across sloped terrain. A hedgerow along an intermittent stream and garden beds around the house […]

One of three LEED projects we’ve had the opportunity to work on, this home in central NJ, allowed us to utilize plant communities indigenous to the coastal plain. Ceonanthus americanus, Arctostaphylos uvi-ursi, and Clethra alnifolia were integrated into a more ubiquitous planting palette including Itea virginica, Magnolia virginiana, Muhlenbergia capillaris, and Aronia melancocarpa among others […]

Identifying and understanding context is key to all of our projects as it helps inform our designs to meet our clients’ goals and objectives. With the backyard of this property bleeding into preserved open space beyond, the arrangement of plantings blurs the line between natural areas and more intentional spaces. Applying a more holistic approach […]

With the recognition that it can serve as a form of artistic expression, this highly managed landscape of meadows, ‘No Mow’ lawn and native understory amongst a mature canopy, exhibits striking interest throughout the year. Originally introduced to the property by the landscape architect, Jonathan Alderson Associates, and working with other reputable designers since, we […]

This comprehensive landscape project in Upper Bucks County coincided with the adaptive reuse of an old farmhouse. Unmanaged for sometime, the landscape characterized by steep slopes, an intermittent stream and wooded plateau, was overwhelmed with typical understory invasive species including bamboo, japanese barberry, multiflora rose, japanese honeysuckle, as well as stiltgrass on the ground layer. […]

Sometimes a well-designed space is one that doesn’t feel that it was designed at all. Located on the outskirts of Lake Wallenpaupack in northeast Pennsylvania, this cabin renovation project involved the transformation of the entire site. With the intent to preserve and enhance the inherent amenities of the site, deer resistant native plantings, a meadow, […]