Barbara Hawthorn has 30 years’ experience in residential and commercial interior design, project management and urban planning. Her timeless designs mix modern, comfortable furnishings with fine art, antiques and innovative […]

2015 LCA Award Spotlight Every year, the Landscape Contractors Association (LCA) of Maryland, DC, and Virginia recognizes exceptional garden design throughout the region. This annual competition is judged by industry […]

Rossen Landscape Grand Award for Outdoor Living Area (Design/Build) A parking pad in the rear courtyard of a house in downtown DC completely restricted the outdoor-living space. The owners hired […]

Scott Brinitzer Design Associates Grand Award for Total Residential Contracting (Design Build) The Hoffman garden began as a blank slate surrounding a newly renovated home. The hillside along the left […]

Scapes, Inc. Grand Award for Outdoor Living Area (Design-Build) This Severna Park homeowner was looking to remove the property’s old, worn-out decks and create an outdoor living space to enjoy […]

Through the Garden, Inc. Distinction Award for Front Residential Planting and Entrance Way (Design/Build) The clients were so enamored with the front entrance feature, a large black-granite fountain from the […]

Quayle & Company Design/Build, Inc. Grand Award for Craftsmanship Quayle & Company is a design/build firm specializing in high-quality exterior architecture. Our team creates environments that enhance the beauty of […]

Distinction Award for Outdoor Living Area (Design/Build) The task assigned to GardenWise, Inc., was to integrate a swimming pool into the rear of the town home’s largest contiguous space—the lower […]

Grand Award for Outdoor Living Area (Design/Build) This small backyard on Q Street in DC’s Logan Circle neighborhood was a blank slate. The clients wanted a simple, modern garden that […]

Distinction Award for Outdoor Living Area (Design/Build) Surrounds fashioned this landscape to reflect the clients’ love of their natural environment. The unselfconscious appearance of the landscaping belies its structural complexity. […]

Walnut Hill Landscape Company Grand Award for Outdoor Living Area This idyllic location on the Severn River provides an outdoor oasis for the homeowners, who wished to enjoy their property […]

McHale Landscape Design, Inc. Grand Award for Outdoor Living Area The new backyard features upper- and lower-level outdoor living spaces, a vanishing-edge pool, and a flagstone/aggregate pool deck. A custom […]

Modern Traditional 2014 COTY MERIT Award: Residential Addition $100,000 to $250,000 Like most Colonial homes, the original floor plan featured rooms boxed off from one another. Owners with a growing […]

A Spa-Like Experience 2014 COTY Grand Award: Residential Bath $30,000 to $60,000 After 20 years of living in cramped quarters, the owners of this traditional home decided it was time […]

Open Entertainment Plan 2014 COTY MERIT Award: Residential Kitchen $40,000 to $80,000 A client turned to Sonny Nazemian of Michael Nash Design, Build & Homes to increase the usable space […]

Something for Everyone 2014 COTY Grand Award: Residential Addition $100,000 to $250,000 To accommodate the needs of an elderly father, a homeowner approached Sonny Nazemian of Michael Nash Design, Build […]