# Janice Parker Landscape Architects > Overview Founded in 1984 by Janice Parker, RLA, ASLA, Janice Parker Landscape Architects is a Greenwich, Connecticut-based landscape architecture firm specializing in residential landscape design, estate gardens, and thoughtfully composed outdoor environments. The firm combines horticultural expertise, classical design principles, and an appreciation for the natural environment to create landscapes that reflect the architecture, character, and setting of each property. The firm's portfolio includes country estates, residential gardens, coastal properties, and urban landscapes throughout Connecticut, New York, and beyond. Janice Parker's work has been recognized by the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art and featured in Architectural Digest, Veranda, and Luxe Interiors + Design. She is also the author of Designing a Vision (2017). Areas Served Based in Greenwich, Connecticut, Janice Parker Landscape Architects serves clients throughout Fairfield County, Westchester County, the Hudson Valley, New York City, and the Hamptons. The firm also undertakes projects in Florida and select international locations. Its work spans country estates, coastal properties, suburban gardens, and urban terraces, with each landscape designed in response to its architectural and natural surroundings. Services Janice Parker Landscape Architects provides comprehensive landscape architecture and garden design services, from conceptual planning through construction and installation. The firm's expertise includes residential landscape design, estate master planning, planting design, terraces, masonry, swimming pools, water features, outdoor lighting, and irrigation. Additional services include construction documentation, contractor coordination, environmental site analysis, and regulatory approvals. Through its partnership with From the Land, LLC, the firm also offers sourcing of premium specimen trees. Each project reflects a collaborative approach that brings together thoughtful design, horticultural knowledge, and technical expertise. ## Pages - [Book](https://janiceparker.com/media/book/): DESIGNING A VISIONContaining first-hand accounts of Janice’s experience and practice, DESIGNING A VISION is replete with case studies, anecdotes, illustrations,... - [Perspectives](https://janiceparker.com/media/perspectives/) - [Recognition](https://janiceparker.com/media/recognition/): Awards Awards Publications Books Podcasts, Panels & Webinars - [Contact](https://janiceparker.com/contact/): CONTACTConnecticut: 203 340 2824New York: 212 929 6490 OFFICE95 East Putnam Avenue, Suite 202Greenwich, CT 06830info@janiceparker. com CAREERSWe are always... - [Instagram](https://janiceparker.com/instagram/) - [Media](https://janiceparker.com/media/) - [From the Land](https://janiceparker.com/from-the-land/): From the Land, LLC works in partnership with Janice Parker Landscape Architects providing unique specimen trees. For more than 35... - [Studio](https://janiceparker.com/studio/): Since 1984, Janice Parker Landscape Architects has established a reputation for conceiving, planning, and installing thoughtful landscapes and are dedicated... - [Projects](https://janiceparker.com/projects/) - [Homepage](https://janiceparker.com/): Janice Parker Landscape Architects Overview Founded in 1984 by Janice Parker, RLA, ASLA, Janice Parker Landscape Architects is a Greenwich, Connecticut-based landscape architecture firm specializing... ## Perspectives - [Grace & Timelessness](https://janiceparker.com/grace-and-timelessness/): All styles of landscape design throughout history resonate with me, as long as there is a strong respect for the... - [Every Element Matters](https://janiceparker.com/every-element-matters/): Every element of a design matters. It’s that simple. It is important to cultivate an eye for site specific, distinctive detailing.... - [Saturate with Color](https://janiceparker.com/saturate-with-color/): So much has been written and said about color in the garden. I find it all overwhelming. As a floral... # # Detailed Content ## Pages DESIGNING A VISIONContaining first-hand accounts of Janice’s experience and practice, DESIGNING A VISION is replete with case studies, anecdotes, illustrations, insights, and visual aids. The finished projects are displayed in a creative and easily accessible format that guides the reader through the journey of the landscape architect’s entire process, from concept to completion. A beautiful, artistic and informative book, it contains lush, verdant photography, striking graphics and insightful and entertaining narratives, accompanying color renderings, watercolors, inspiring artworks and project plans. This is a book for anyone who loves beautiful gardens and appreciates the art of landscape design. An extraordinary monograph of the art of one of the nation’s foremost landscape architects. PREVIEW BOOKDownload PDF PURCHASE BOOKAvailable for purchase from the following:AmazonACC Publishing Group PRESS INQUIRESFor press inquiries, contact:The McGraw AgencyJackie Godseyjackie@mcgrawpr. com Awards Awards DESIGN LEADERSHIP NETWORKDesign Leadership Award in Rome: 2022 NEW YORK RESTORATION PROJECTNYRP Spring Picnic Honoree: 2022 INTERIOR DESIGNBest of Year Awards, Residential Landscape: 2020 VERANDAOutdoor Awards: 2022Outdoor Awards: 2020 TRADITIONAL BUILDINGPalladio Award: 2024Palladio Award: 2020Palladio Award: 2012 CONNECTICUT AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE (CTASLA)Professional Merit Award: 2025Professional Merit Award: 2024Professional Merit Award: 2021Professional Merit Award: 2020Professional Merit Award: 2019Professional Merit Award: 2014 NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE AND ARTMcKim, Mead & White Awards: 2024Stanford White Award: 2019Stanford White Award: 2018Stanford White Award: 2016 LUXE INTERIORS + DESIGNGold List Honoree in Landscape Architecture: 2025Luxe Red Award – Landscape Architecture Regional (GREATER NY): 2022Luxe Red Award – Landscape Architecture National (US): 2022Luxe Red Award – Landscape Design Regional (NY): 2018Luxe Red Award – Landscape Design National (US): 2018 DESIGN AND DECORATION BUILDINGStars Of Design – Landscape Design: 2017 NEW ENGLAND HOME MAGAZINEInducted Into The New England Design Hall Of Fame: 2017 COTTAGES AND GARDENSInnovation In Design Award NY: 2015Innovation In Design Award CT: 2014, 2012, 2010, 2009Innovation In Design Award Westchester: 2010 ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL LANDSCAPE DESIGNERSInternational Landscape Design Award: 2014 AT HOMEA List Award: 2010 FEDERATED GARDEN CLUBS OF CONNECTICUTLandscape Design Council Award: 2008 Publications USA TODAYWhat is hydroseeding? Your guide to a new lawn, 20247 Spring Lawn Care Tips Experts Swear By, 2024 ELLEThe Key To The Perfect Garden? Let Mother Nature Do The Work, 2024Living Design, 2022 ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST16 Connecticut Interior Designers, Architects, and Landscape Pros to Know From the AD PRO Directory, 202413 Small Backyard... CONTACTConnecticut: 203 340 2824New York: 212 929 6490 OFFICE95 East Putnam Avenue, Suite 202Greenwich, CT 06830info@janiceparker. com CAREERSWe are always looking for exceptional professionals to join our team. To apply please send your resume and cover letter to info@janiceparker. com PRESS INQUIRESJanice Parker Landscape Architectsinfo@janiceparker. com Recognition - Janice Parker Landscape Architects Skip to content janice-parker-landscape-architects Janice Parker Landscape Architects Menu Projects Studio From the Land Media Instagram Contact Recognition Perspectives Book Awards New York Institute of Classical Architecture and Art McKim, Mead & White Awards, 2025 Connecticut American Society of Landscape Architecture (CTASLA) Professional Merit Award, 2025 New York Institute of Classical Architecture and Art McKim, Mead & White Awards, 2024 Traditional Building Palladio Award, 2024 Veranda Outdoor Living Awards, 2022 Interior Design Best of Year – Residential Landscape, 2020 Veranda Outdoor Living Awards, 2020 New York Institute of Classical Architecture and Art Stanford White Award, 2019 Luxe Interiors + Design Red Award – Landscape Design Regional, 2018 New York Institute of Classical Architecture and Art Stanford White Award, 2018 Awards DESIGN LEADERSHIP NETWORKDesign Leadership Award in Rome: 2022 NEW YORK RESTORATION PROJECTNYRP Spring Picnic Honoree: 2022 INTERIOR DESIGNBest of Year Awards, Residential Landscape: 2020 VERANDAOutdoor Awards: 2022Outdoor Awards: 2020 TRADITIONAL BUILDINGPalladio Award: 2024Palladio Award: 2020Palladio Award: 2012 CONNECTICUT AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE (CTASLA)Professional Merit Award: 2025Professional Merit Award: 2024Professional Merit Award: 2021Professional Merit Award: 2020Professional Merit Award: 2019Professional Merit Award: 2014 NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE AND ARTMcKim, Mead & White Awards: 2024Stanford White Award: 2019Stanford White Award: 2018Stanford White Award: 2016 LUXE INTERIORS + DESIGNGold List Honoree in Landscape Architecture: 2025Luxe Red Award – Landscape Architecture Regional (GREATER NY): 2022Luxe Red Award – Landscape Architecture National (US): 2022Luxe Red Award – Landscape Design Regional (NY): 2018Luxe Red Award – Landscape Design... From the Land, LLC works in partnership with Janice Parker Landscape Architects providing unique specimen trees. For more than 35 years we have been sourcing premium materials for our clients through an extensive network of wholesale growers and tree farms. Through this service we can offer our clients the highest quality specimen trees. Since 1984, Janice Parker Landscape Architects has established a reputation for conceiving, planning, and installing thoughtful landscapes and are dedicated to excellent design, full documentation, and project coordination. We are committed to strong relationships and long-term development of our landscapes. We pride ourselves on clear communication throughout the process and engage our clients as members of the project team. We offer the creative spirit and technical expertise that produces unique and comprehensive solutions to complex site challenges. Located in Connecticut, we work extensively in locations along Long Island Sound, New York City, the Hamptons, Florida and Russia. "Janice seamlessly connects her designs to the natural world surrounding them, and, as important, connects her work to her clients. She clearly has a sense of whom she is designing for, their needs, and their sense of style, all the while maintaining an eye to the culture and history of the community in which her gardens reside. " John Brookes, MBE, Denmans, West Sussex, England “Janice Parker has put her spectacular talents to work on behalf of all New Yorkers through her service to the city’s community gardens and Million Trees NYC program. Her reverence for the art of nature is equaled only by her passion for the creativity of design, and the combination is both amazing and inspiring. ” Michael R. Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg LP and mayor of New York City, 2002–2013 Our specialized skillset includes the design of defined elements such as masonry, planting, outdoor lighting, water features, irrigation, and... Janice Parker Landscape Architects Overview Founded in 1984 by Janice Parker, RLA, ASLA, Janice Parker Landscape Architects is a Greenwich, Connecticut-based landscape architecture firm specializing in residential landscape design, estate gardens, and thoughtfully composed outdoor environments. The firm combines horticultural expertise, classical design principles, and an appreciation for the natural environment to create landscapes that reflect the architecture, character, and setting of each property. The firm's portfolio includes country estates, residential gardens, coastal properties, and urban landscapes throughout Connecticut, New York, and beyond. Janice Parker's work has been recognized by the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art and featured in Architectural Digest, Veranda, and Luxe Interiors + Design. She is also the author of Designing a Vision (2017). Areas Served Based in Greenwich, Connecticut, Janice Parker Landscape Architects serves clients throughout Fairfield County, Westchester County, the Hudson Valley, New York City, and the Hamptons. The firm also undertakes projects in Florida and select international locations. Its work spans country estates, coastal properties, suburban gardens, and urban terraces, with each landscape designed in response to its architectural and natural surroundings. Services Janice Parker Landscape Architects provides comprehensive landscape architecture and garden design services, from conceptual planning through construction and installation. The firm's expertise includes residential landscape design, estate master planning, planting design, terraces, masonry, swimming pools, water features, outdoor lighting, and irrigation. Additional services include construction documentation, contractor coordination, environmental site analysis, and regulatory approvals. Through its partnership with From the Land, LLC, the firm also offers sourcing of premium specimen trees. Each project reflects a collaborative approach that brings together thoughtful design, horticultural knowledge, and technical... ## Perspectives All styles of landscape design throughout history resonate with me, as long as there is a strong respect for the land and respect for nature. Designing landscapes is nothing new— the Romans were outside soaking in their baths in the second century BC. In India and the Middle East, there have been garden structures found 10000 years older than that. The notion that paradise could be created on earth took root early and is with us still.   The land is accommodating, and will repay designers tenfold all the love and the care that they give it. Nature requires us as a profession to use our intuition and if the designs are thoughtful in this, all styles of historic landscape are environmentally in tune  Trees are a true expression of grace and timelessness. They offer a threshold through which we can enter into the stories of the land and nature. Everything about them is important to notice – the bark, the leaves, the seeds, flowers and fruit. The growth habit and the branching structure are stories in themselves. During my career I have had the opportunity to meet many great and wise nurserymen and growers. Visiting a tree farm and walking the fields with these dedicated horticulturists has been the finest education I have found. Most of these nurserymen are the living example of the line “They have forgotten more than I will ever learn”. Many people have made a lifetime study of trees and I understand why.   In... Every element of a design matters. It’s that simple. It is important to cultivate an eye for site specific, distinctive detailing. A beautiful garden starts and finishes with the elements of the design and the elements details. These are not the same, but closely related. The individual voice and personality of the garden is its style. The style is in the elements – great details create a help garden that holds you, makes you feel at home and explains itself. The best gardens all start with an internal and external focus. This is what creates the ease, the dignity and the elegance of a design layout. The inspiration for the garden comes from the site, the architecture and the client – all of these pieces must be considered carefully when planning a design. I want people outdoors, in the natural environment. I want to make the magic that draws them out and keeps them there, happier outside than anywhere else. The secret is to discover the essence of the garden the client wants to create as well as the true character of the site. This understanding should then physically, intellectually, spiritually and emotionally infuse every aspect of the garden design and style. Every element can then be designed with a focused simplicity. In all aspects of our design work, we are working with nature to create an enhanced landscape that has true value for our client’s intimate domestic lives as well as for the environment. It is a balancing act, and we... So much has been written and said about color in the garden. I find it all overwhelming. As a floral designer first and a landscape architect second, I learned early on that there are no rules about color that can’t be broken. I believe “Go big or go home! ” is applicable to the use of color in the garden. Be bold! My first year in the back room of a busy and stylish flower shop in New York City taught me that all my rules were meant to be bent, if not completely tossed out. As I learned to feel and manipulate the natural flowers, branches and plants in the art of floral display I began a long relationship with the essence of the plant material. One thing to remember is to strive to think as big as possible about our landscapes – growing out of display, flower borders and gardens into the realm of landscape, not ornamental horticulture. So the color in your gardens in a circular path – from the precious connection to a lilac bloom to the birds eye view down from 100 foot high. Understanding how our land connects with the larger story of our environment is the backdrop. If you are looking for an all-white or green garden, I am not the one to come to. It can be an interesting study to do one color gardens, I have done them. However I am sure that nature did not put all the fabulous plants...