2016 LCA Awards
Each fall as cooler weather socks in, members of the landscaping industry gather to celebrate a sunnier time of year with the “Excellence in…
LCA Awards: Grand Retreat
Homeowners with a faulty fountain called on Hans Bleinberger of McHale Landscape Design to fix it—beginning a close and enduring collaboration. Bleinberger went on…
LCA Awards: Rustic + Refined
When Joshua Dean of Wheat’s Landscape arrived to revamp a McLean landscape, he found a soggy yard with languishing trees and a few ferns…
LCA Awards: French Flair
The owners of a home overlooking an Annapolis creek called on landscape designer Nancy Lowry Moitrier and her husband, Pierre Moitrier, to integrate disparate…
LCA Awards: Blank Slate
Clients building a custom home in Leesburg, Virginia, tapped landscape architect Chad Talton of Surrounds, Inc., to join the design team early on and…
2015 LCA Awards
The Excellence in Landscape Awards, sponsored by the Landscape Contractors Association (LCA) of Maryland, DC and Virginia, recognize exceptional garden design throughout the region….
LCA 2014 Awards
The Excellence in Landscape Awards, sponsored by the Landscape Contractors Association (LCA) of Maryland, DC and Virginia, recognize exceptional garden design throughout our region….
LCA 2013 Awards
The Excellence in Landscape Awards, sponsored by the Landscape Contractors Association (LCA) of Maryland, DC and Virginia, recognize exceptional garden design throughout our region….
LCA 2012 Awards
Each December as winter socks in, members of the landscaping industry gather to celebrate a sunnier time of year with the “Excellence in Landscape”…
French Country Style
Clients who commissioned Creighton Enterprises to build their new house in Leesburg, Virginia, wanted the grounds to reflect the home’s French Country style. They…
The Great Outdoors
During the remodel of a grand Alexandria, Virginia, house, the owners tapped Botanical Decorators to create a landscape to match, with a historical feel,…
Natural Backdrop
When clients called McHale Landscape Design to refresh their Easton property in time for their daughter’s summer wedding, the job entailed a list of tasks…
Classic Design
After installing a brick archway and stone waterfall for a repeat client, Live Green Landscapes was asked to add a series of outdoor “rooms”…
All in the Details
When repeat clients hired McHale Landscape Design to take the lead in building their dream home in Northern Virginia, they wanted to create the…
Grand Vision
On his initial walk-through of a lackluster Great Falls, Virginia, site, landscape architect Howard Cohen recalls the owner asking him to create a “grand…
Private Retreat
Living on the water has undeniable allure, but for the owners of an Annapolis property, this enviable position also posed a need for privacy….
Outdoor Oasis
As they were embarking on the renovation of a Chevy Chase home, Studio Z Design Concepts tapped Rolling Acres to collaborate on the project,…
The Great Outdoors: Zen Sanctuary
An involved client and a contoured site that was a “landscape architect’s dream” were the inspirations for landscape designer Phil Kelly of McHale to…
The Great Outdoors: Woodland Style
Landscape designer Morgan Washburn of Botanical Decorators faced a daunting challenge: His clients wanted a pool for entertaining on their heavily wooded lot in…
The Great Outdoors: Greenhouse Effect
A charming cedar-and-glass conservatory creates a focal point in a McLean landscape project by Howard Cohen of Surrounds, Inc. Initially, “the client just wanted a…