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The New Jersey Chapter represents APLD members statewide. APLD-NJ is the only professional organization in the state that solely represents the interests of landscape designers in both legislative issues and consumer outreach programs. As a member you will be able to take advantage of many benefits offered at both the national and state level.
The Chapter provides opportunities for members to take part in educational, community outreach, and networking activities and provides the public with information about finding and working with a professional landscape designer.
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back to the topWhy hire a landscape designer?
The decision to hire a professional landscape designer can be one of the smartest investments you'll make toward enhancing your home. A landscape designer can work with you to transform a neglected corner into a garden sanctuary, or help you completely plan and furnish your outdoor living spaces through the creative use of plants, hardscaping, and other garden elements, that will result in a unified, balanced environment that you'll enjoy for years to come.
Using design education and hands-on experience, advanced horticultural knowledge, graphic and drafting skills, a professional landscape designer will translate your dreams into reality. Working closely with you, the designer will create a customized design that is best suited to your home, its site, and your lifestyle. The landscape designer will create a scaled graphic plan that will enable you and others to visualize your new landscape and will provide clear instructions for its construction. Without a professionally prepared plan you may be disappointed if the end results do not meet your expectations. The lack of a well thought out design plan can also lead to higher installation costs due to change orders, modifications, and rework.
APLD® New Jersey Chapter members continually hone their design skills. Some of our members are certified, which means they have submitted their work to a rigorous, juried peer-review process. A consultation with a professional landscape designer will help you take the next steps with confidence. To locate a designer near you, please visit APLD-NJ's chapter member's list below.
Members
| Name | Membership | Company | Location | Contact Info |
| Aronson, Laurel | Associate | Artistic Landscapes by Laurel, LLC | Livingston | T 973-740-0696 F -- |
| Aschoff, Howard | Associate | Wayne | T -- F -- |
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| Bakshi, Jennifer | Associate | Urban Oasis Landscape Design, LLC | Montclair | T 973-951-9430 F 973-509-5383 |
| Benkendorf, William | Associate | Benks Land Services Inc. | Mine Hill | T -- F 973-584-3819 website |
| Bergeron, Suzanne | Student | Washington | T -- F -- |
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| Bowers, Ruth | Certified | Linnaea Design, LLC | Highland Park | T 732-247-7546 F -- |
| Cohan, Susan | Certified | Susan Cohan Gardens, LLC | Chatham | T 973-665-9260 F 973-665-9260 website |
| Cohen, Norman | Allied | Outdoor Lighting Perspectives | Roseland | T 973-486-0819 F 973-486-0826 website |
| Cording, Ron | Associate | Cording Landscape Design | Towaco | T 973-263-5003 F 973-263-5113 website |
| D'Antonio, Valerie | Associate | D'Antonio Landscape Designs, Inc. | Hoboken | T 201-656-2017 F 201-656-5921 |
| Dandeo, George | Certified | Dandeo Landscape | Stanton | T 908-236-6542 F 908-239-9818 |
| Dannenfelser, Barbara | Associate | PlantPro Group, LLC | Stillwater | T 973-383-7073 F -- |
| DeMuth, Tom | Vernon Daniel Associates Landscape Illumination | Manassas, VA | T 703-631-0337 F 703-631-2756 website |
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| Derickson-Friar, Jane | Associate | Crescent Garden Design, LLC | Short Hills | T 201-715-0315 F 973-461-4799 website |
| Eckels, Theresa | Allied | VectorWorks | Columbia, MD | T 410-290-5114 F 410-290-8050 website |
| Fitzsimmons, Thomas | Certified | Chux Landscaping, Inc. | Pine Brook | T 973-808-0888 F 973-808-8198 website |
| Freeman-Kemp, Whitney | Associate | Trillium Outdoor Designs, LLC | Ramsey | T 201-456-5702 F 201-786-9159 website |
| Friedman, Arnold | Associate | Landscapes by Design | Upper Saddle Rive | T 201-707-5149 F 201-818-2613 website |
| Fuchs, Jerry | Associate | GJF Design | Florham Park | T 973-377-1549 F 973-377-1046 website |
| Fullerton, Douglas | Associate | Fullerton Landscapes, LLC | Mt. Arlington | T 973-601-1020 F 973-601-1014 website |
| Geurds, Dolph | Associate | Sophora LLC | Trenton | T 609-273-6520 F -- |
| Giejda, Cynthia | Certified | Giejda Landscape Contractors, Inc. | Farmingdale | T 732-938-7098 F 732-919-7784 website |
| Gilbey, RLA, Eric | Associate | Nemetschek North America | Columbia, MD | T 410-290-5114 F 410-290-7266 website |
| Goldberg, Diane | Student | Rockaway Township | T -- F -- |
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| Griffith, Richard | Associate | Garden design | Matawan | T 732-679-1095 F 732-679-4272 website |
| Grillo, Andrea | Associate | Redwood Gardens Nursery, Inc. | Randolph | T 973-854-0778 F 973-584-6204 website |
| Grundmann, Helen | Associate | Helen Grundman Garden Design | Frenchtown | T 908-285-1281 F 908-996-7443 |
| Guidone, Diane | Associate | Diane Guidone Garden Design, LLC | Rumson | T 732-933-0235 F 732-933-0705 website |
| Hartnett King, Patricia | Certified | Chestnut Hill Design | Cape May | T 609-898-9388 F 609-898-7859 |
| Heitzman, Matthew | Student | Doylestown | T -- F -- |
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| Hesselein, Heidi | Allied | Pleasant Run Nursery | Allentown | T 609-259-8585 F 609-259-6044 website |
| Hock, Ronni | Associate | Ronni Hock Garden & Landscape, LLC | Lawrenceville | T 609-844-0066 F -- website |
| Hoffman, Abby | Associate | Designs by the Yard, LLC | Mountainside | T 908-301-0252 F 908-654-4918 website |
| Howell, Christine | Associate | Argus Construction | West Milford | T 973-618-1202 F 973-618-1210 |
| Huggins, Donald | Associate | Moss & Bark Design Group | Robbinsville | T 609-586-8809 F -- |
| Johnston, Elizabeth | Associate | Garden Designs by Elizabeth | Dover | T 973-445-3643 F 973-927-0929 website |
| Klouda, Mark | Associate | Fullerton Landscape Architects | Columbia | T 973-601-1020 F -- |
| LaCava, Joe | Associate | Flowering Field Farm | Colts Neck | T 732-946-7649 F 732-210-0285 website |
| Lawton, Cheryl | Associate | Lawton Landscape Designs | West Paterson | T 973-837-6661 F 973-556-1009 |
| Lembeck, Cathleen | Student | Kenvil | T -- F -- |
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| Lewendon, Jock | Associate | Outdoor Living Spaces | Bound Brook | T 732-302-9632 F 732-560-7502 |
| Maloney, JM | Associate | JM Maloney | Rocky Hill | T 609-216-1096 F -- |
| Marcucci, Jeannie | Associate | Greenjean Gardens, LLC | Haddon Heights | T 856-547-6222 F -- website |
| Martinez, Luis | Associate | Dreamscape Design, Inc. | Branchville | T 973-948-0100 F 973-948-0105 |
| McCann, Jodie | Student | North Bergen | T -- F -- |
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| McCarten, Barry | Associate | AB Associates | Florham Park | T 650-248-9612 F -- |
| McKenna, Ed | Associate | Gardens by Design | Saddle River | T 201-573-8498 F 201-573-1104 website |
| Miller, Barbara | Associate | Welcome To My Garden | Glen Ridge | T 973-886-4075 F -- website |
| Moore, Mark | Associate | GreenEarth Landscaping & Design, Inc. | Montville | T 973-299-7333 F 973-299-5122 website |
| Mortensen, J. Scott | Associate | Cedarwood Landscaping, Inc. | Mendham | T 908-879-8986 F 908-879-2533 website |
| Napolitano, Mark | Associate | Nature By Design LLC | Howell | T 732-861-3843 F 732-458-5199 |
| Olinger, Susan | Certified | Sterling Horticultural Services | Flanders | T 973-252-0600 F 973-252-0630 website |
| Petersen, Thomas | Associate | Snapsports Tristate | Upper Saddle River | T 201-760-1284 F 201-760-0828 website |
| Phillips, Charlotte | Certified | Charlotte Phillips Landscape Design | Tenafly | T 201-568-1092 F 201-568-5214 |
| Plant, Suzannah | Associate | Plant Solutions Landscape & Garden Design | Westfield | T 908-518-0712 F -- |
| Raywood, Maggie | Associate | Maggie Raywood Landscape Design | North Bergen | T 201-401-4907 F 201-861-8603 website |
| Robyn, James | Associate | Rin Robyn Pools | Far Hills | T 908-879-9411 F 212-656-1194 website |
| Robyn, HaeSun | Associate | Rin Robyn Pools | Hackettstown | T 908-850-8545 F 212-656-1194 website |
| Scolamiero, Dianne | Student | Mendham | T -- F -- |
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| Shilan, Jody | Associate | Jody Shilan Designs, LLC | Wyckoff | T 201-783-2844 F 866-845-2201 website |
| Silverman, Patricia | Associate | LandscapeMatters, LLC | Tenafly | T 201-568-0561 F 201-568-0561 |
| Sisko, Elaine | Associate | Ruby Slipper Garden Designs | Long Beach Township | T 609-207-0259 F -- |
| Skinner, Jeffrey | Associate | Brushill Nursery | East Windsor | T 732-329-9090 F 732-329-8140 |
| Smith, Paul | Associate | P' In E' Landscape Planning | Hillsborough | T 908-578-1350 F 908-547-3046 |
| Snediker, Richard | Associate | Growing Concern, Inc. | Cranberry | T 609-409-2701 F 609-409-7917 website |
| Starer, Marion | Student | Montville | T 973-229-8263 F -- |
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| Stevenson, Elaine | Associate | Morris Plains | T 973-540-8554 F 973-984-8445 |
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| Sweeney, Sandi | Associate | Madison Landscape Design, LLC | Madison | T -- F -- |
| Sweetin, George | Associate | GH Sweetin Inc. | Chatham | T 973-635-3541 F 973-635-0402 |
| Traynor, Jan-Marie | Educator | County College of Morris | Randolph | T 973-328-5363 F 973-328-5359 website |
| Tribble, Margaret | Associate | Margaret R. Tribble & Associates, LD, LLC | Upper Montclair | T 973-809-7013 F -- |
| Urena, Leonor | Associate | Exterior Scapes, Inc. | Aberdeen | T 732-583-5349 F 732-583-5349 website |
| Von Gerichten, Laurel | Associate | Laurelbrook Design, Inc. | Wayside | T 732-310-1107 F 732-918-8494 website |
| Weedeman, Henry | Associate | Young's Landscape Management | Moorestwon | T 856-303-2828 F 856-303-2888 website |
| Yotka, Tina | Student | Randolph | T -- F -- |
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| Zimmer, Steven | Associate | Oakshade Nursery, Inc. | Shamong | T 609-868-2908 F -- website |
Sponsors
APLD-NJ is proud to count these leaders in the landscape industry as sponsors.
Silver Sponsors:
- LP Statile, Inc. Philip Statile 973-379-4098
- Peony's Envy Kathleen Gagan 908-578-3032 www.peonysenvy.com
Bronze Sponsors:
- NatureScape Lighting
908-647-8004
www.naturescapelighting.com
- Hall's Garden Center
908-665-0331
700 Springfield Avenue, Berkeley Heights NJ 07922
www.hallsgarden.com
Events
Upcoming Workshops
Still in the planning stages...upcoming late fall and winter events:
BioNova Natural Swimming Pools w/James Robyn
Secrets of the Art of Garden Design w/Jan Johnson
Save the Date--Design Workshop
A design workshop with renowned graphics artist & teacher, Mike Lin is being planned for the weekend of 2/4 & 2/5, 2009.
An Evening Under the Stars
Design Workshop with Darrel Morrison--time to register!
Spend the day with APLD-NJ and renowned landscape architect Darrel Morrison. The distinguished advocate of ecologically based environmental design will present a retrospective of his design practice, including a slide-lecture tour of signature projects (such as the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas; the Wisconsin Native Garden at the University of Wisconsin Arboretum in Madison, Wisconsin; the Museum of History in Atlanta, Georgia) and an exploration of his design methods in which natural landscapes serve as inspiration and model for designed landscapes. See how Morrison's richly dynamic designs celebrate our natural heritage, foster knowledge and appreciation of unique and distinctive regional landscapes, and concentrate our awareness that landscape, ecology and sense of place are inextricably linked. Continental breakfast, lectures, and gourmet lunch will take place at quaint and historic Painter's Tavern in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York. Our afternoon session will take place at Storm King Art Center in nearby Mountainview, New York, the 500 acre sculpture park where Morrison has been an ecology and design consultant since 1997. A tram tour for an overview of the park will be followed by a walking tour to specific sites with Mr. Morrison as our guide. Registration limited to 35 participants. Contact Ruth Bowers, APLD at linnaeadesign@gmail.com for more information.
APLD Members: $ 165.00
Non-Members: $ 175.00
Send checks to APLD-NJ, 15 Grant Avenue, Highland Park, NJ 08904