Horn & Co.
Jennifer G. Horn, PLA, ISA, ASLA, APLD, ICAA
Jennifer Horn’s interest in botany stems from time spent as a child living in Malaysia, where she played in a garden full of mango trees and orchids, and later in Turkey. A high school job at a nursery rekindled her love of plants, inspiring her to earn her undergraduate degree in horticulture followed by a master’s in landscape architecture.
“Growing up as a government brat exposed me to different climates, cultures and landscapes,” Horn reflects. “These influences still inform many of my design ideas today.” After practicing in New York for 11 years, she moved to the DC area and launched her firm in 2010.
Horn & Co. collaborates with homeowners to create designs that are “a natural extension of the house, the personalities of the clients and the environment,” she says. The firm takes a long-term view, considering how a family’s use of their landscape will change over time. “Garden design is temporal,” Horn observes. “We think about how gardens change in spring, summer, fall and winter. But we also think of how a garden will change over years or even decades.”
Embracing sustainable practices is a priority for Horn & Co., which even offsets its carbon footprint with a third-party company. “We know our projects wouldn’t exist without the labor of people who implement our designs,” Horn notes. “So we have started an annual scholarship with Virginia Tech for individuals pursuing degrees in horticulture-related fields.”
Horn & Co. received APLD Silver Awards in 2018 and 2019, APLD Gold Awards in 2020, 2022 and 2023, as well as Virginia ASLA Merit Awards in 2021 and 2023.
Company
Horn & Co.
Location
Arlington, Virginia
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Specialties
Custom Pools + Water Spaces, Decking/Patios/Fire Pit, Hardscapes/Walkways/Pergolas, Outdoor Kitchens, Outdoor Lighting, Video Q&A,
