Ask the Pros: Landscape Architecture
How do you create a landscape plan that best takes advantage of water views? A water view is a splendid asset, one that changes…
Ask the Pros: Landscape Architecture
What are best practices for selecting plant material for a project that’s in a critical area near the bay? Successful landscapes often use native…
Waterfront Oasis
Sometimes unraveling challenges reap unexpected rewards. Such was the case when homeowners planning a new residence on Aberdeen Creek decided they wanted to live…
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 home design…
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”…
Ask the Pros: Landscape Architecture
How do you protect a waterfront property from erosion and flooding while preserving its aesthetic appeal? Protection against erosion and flooding usually starts at…
Mediterranean Vibe
On the grounds of a Gibson Island residence, interior designer Erin Paige Pitts worked with landscape architect Jay Graham to create an idyllic outdoor…
Outdoor Living
It’s been a while since designing a landscape simply meant planting beautiful flowers and rolling lawns. Today, homeowners are looking for much more than…
Outdoor Vision
It’s easy for homeowners planning a landscape project to come up with a wish list of desired features. What is not so easy is…
Ask the Pros: Landscape Architecture
What regulations should homeowners keep in mind when designing a landscape project in a critical area? One limiting factor in Maryland is that there…
The Great Outdoors
LIGHT & AIRY An airy silhouette characterizes Gloster’s Vista Collection of coated aluminum seating, created out of curved horizontal bands that let in the…
Historic Idyll
A couple had finally found their ideal country home: an 18th-century historic farmhouse in Orlean, Virginia. Though they wanted a rustic, serene setting in which…
English Garden
When architect Faith Nevins Hawks and her husband, John Hawks, couldn’t find a country house to restore, they decided to build one from scratch….
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…