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ARTICLES TO INSPIRE YOUR IMAGINATION

A Landscape Architect’s Journey Through New Zealand
Landscape Architect Richard Lyon first arrived in Chester County from New Zealand as an international horticultural trainee at Longwood Gardens. Years later, he returned to join Wallace Landscape Associates as a Partner and Principal Landscape Architect of the firm,...

Reader’s Choice Award 2024
Dear Friends and Valued Clients, We are honored to announce that Wallace Landscape Associates has been voted the 2024 “Best of the Main Line Reader's Choice Award for Best Landscape Design.” This marks the eighth consecutive year we have received this distinguished...

Wallace Wins Best of The Main Line in 2023
Wallace Landscape Associates is proud to announce we are winners of the top spot in Main Line Today's Best of the Main Line and Western Suburbs 2023 and has been recognized by Main Line Today Magazine for our achievement as Best Landscape Designer in the 2023 Critic's...

Setting the Stage for the Seasons of Life
Every garden lover knows the excitement of the first days of spring. The curtain rises on a clump of golden Crocus blooming near a patch of melting snow. Bright green shoots of bulb foliage hint at wonders soon to come. Where all was brown and gray, snow drops, winter...

Destination Home
New leaves emerge in soft shades of green. Bright shoots pierce the earth, marking the gardens where colorful flowers will soon bloom. Watching daffodils blow in the breeze you think. “This is where I belong”. Here with the surroundings you have chosen, where your...

Why Design Build?
Landscaping is said to be the slowest of the performing arts. From design through installation to ongoing growth and change, it must be choreographed with knowledge and experience. Producing a garden is a challenging and creative process. While we may aspire to being...

Six Stunning Swimming Pools Designs
The clean classic lines of this pool blend seamlessly with the architecture and garden to create a cohesive landscape at this estate. The state of the art pool was given old world charm by adding whimsical fountains and...

Gardens are for People
4 Surprising Ways a Garden Can Actually Improve your Health! For centuries people have taken pleasure in having a garden and being in nature. Gardens have the ability to inspire, heal, and connect us to nature. If designed correctly they can be magical and bring joy...

Designing Outdoor Fireplaces
Who doesn’t love the idea of spending an evening in the backyard, cozied up in front of a roaring fire under the stars enjoying time with friends and family? There’s something in all of us that is attracted to the warmth of a fire on cool evenings and the relaxing...
WHAT’S YOUR VISION?
Download our ENVISION Planner. Use this dreaming guide to begin to discover your imagination, conceptualize what’s possible, and envision what moments you want to create.