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Summer Internship Opportunity!
LWLA seeks an intern who can join our team during the summer of 2023. This is a paid, in-office position …Read More »Downloadable Garden Design and Plant List Created by Larry Weaner for Washington D.C/Virginia Area Landscapes!
Check out a sneak peek of Larry Weaner’s Wild Ones Garden Design. Larry was asked to create a native garden …Read More »Attend our 2023 landscape symposium!
For 34 years, LWLA’s educational affiliate, New Directions in the American Landscape (NDAL), has organized an annual two-day symposium in …Read More »Larry Weaner and LWLA featured in <em>Wild: The Naturalistic Garden </em>
We are excited to share that our work is featured in the new book Wild: The Naturalistic Garden, written by …Read More »Larry Weaner to serve as an Honorary Director of Wild Ones!
We are thrilled to announce that Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes has named Larry as an Honorary Director. He …Read More »Larry Weaner receives 2021 Award of Distinction from the Association of Professional Landscape Designers
We are pleased to announce that the Association of Professional Landscape Designers (APLD) has awarded Larry Weaner their 2021 Award …Read More »Attend our 2022 landscape symposium!
For 33 years LWLA’s educational affiliate, New Directions in the American Landscape (NDAL), has organized an annual conference in collaboration …Read More »Larry Weaner receives 2021 Landscape Design Award from the American Horticultural Society
As part of their annual Great American Gardeners Awards, the American Horticultural Society (AHS) has awarded Larry Weaner their 2021 …Read More »Mt. Cuba Center interviews Jenna Webster
The Mt. Cuba Center, an acclaimed native plant botanical garden in Hockessin, Delaware, recently interviewed Jenna Webster, Senior Associate at …Read More »Ethan Dropkin featured on Growing Greener podcast
LWLA’s Ethan Dropkin is featured on Thomas Christopher’s Growing Greener podcast. Ethan discusses the role that native annuals play and …Read More »Webinars developed by Larry Weaner and NDAL featured in <em>Landscape Architecture Magazine</em>
Webinars developed by Larry Weaner and NDAL (New Directions in the American Landscape) were recently featured in a post by …Read More »New Directions in the American Landscape Presents Webinars for Home Gardeners & Educators
A renowned group of instructors including Douglass Tallamy and Larry Weaner will illustrate landscaping techniques that make our little corners …Read More »COVID-19 Announcement
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LWLA is proud to be part of a team designing an American prairie installation at Wakehurst at Royal Botanic Gardens …Read More »Larry Weaner publishes in forthcoming book: <em>Garden Design Master Class</em>
We are thrilled to announce Larry Weaner’s contribution to the forthcoming book, Garden Design Master Class: 100 Lessons from The …Read More »31st annual New Directions in the American Landscape conference
LWLA’s educational affiliate New Directions in the American Landscape (NDAL) has released the program for its 31st annual conference. The …Read More »Glenstone receives 2019 ASLA Honor Award
LWLA congratulates PWP Landscape Architecture for receiving a 2019 American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Honor Award for its work …Read More »Larry Weaner and Ethan Dropkin publish in August ELA newsletter
The August 2019 edition of the ELA (Ecological Landscape Alliance) newsletter features articles by LWLA’s Larry Weaner and Ethan Dropkin. …Read More »Larry Weaner and Jenna Webster publish in the June 2019 issue of the <em>Connecticut College Arboretum Bulletin</em>
Larry Weaner and LWLA designer Jenna Webster contributed to the 44th volume of the Connecticut College Arboretum Bulletin series (June …Read More »Larry Weaner lectures at the New York Botanic Garden
The New York Botanic Garden’s 2018 “Cultivating a New Garden Ethic” symposium featured Larry Weaner, who presented on “Integrating Restoration …Read More »LWLA designer Ethan Dropkin featured on <em>Native Plant Podcast</em>
LWLA designer Ethan Dropkin (shown below in a meadow by LWLA) was recently interviewed on the Native Plant Podcast. Check …Read More »LWLA featured in <em>Martha Stewart Living</em>
A lakeside garden and meadow project by our office is featured in the July/August 2017 issue of Martha Stewart Living. …Read More »Lead article by Larry Weaner and Tom Christopher in the latest issue of <em>Wild Seed</em> journal
Larry Weaner and Tom Christopher co-authored the lead article in the latest issue of Wild Seed, an annual publication of …Read More »Article on Joe-Pye by LWLA project consultant Ian Caton in the May 2017 ELA Newsletter
LWLA Project Consultant Ian Caton is authoring a series of articles for the Ecological Landscape Alliance (ELA) newsletter. Ian’s first …Read More »Larry Weaner’s book <em>Garden Revolution</em> wins American Horticultural Society Book Award
Larry Weaner and Tom Christopher’s book Garden Revolution: How Our Landscapes Can Be a Source of Environmental Change has received …Read More »<em>Garden Design</em> magazine profiles a LWLA project in Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
Garden Design magazine profiled a LWLA project in its latest issue (Winter 2017). Written by garden writer Tovah Martin and …Read More »LWLA installs a native meadow at the historic Tregaron Estate in Washington D.C.’s Rock Creek Park
This fall LWLA worked with the Tregaron Conservancy to seed a native meadow on the grounds of the historic Tregaron …Read More »Larry Weaner to Receive Lady Bird Johnson Award
The Native Plant Center at Westchester Community College is honoring Larry Weaner with its Lady Bird Johnson Environmental Award on …Read More »Several fun days in the field…
We’re feel fortunate that our work sometimes takes us to amazing places. LWLA designer Jenna Webster and project consultant Ian …Read More »Native Plant Podcast with Larry
Larry was interviewed by John C. Magee and Mike Berkley on their weekly Native Plant Podcast. They discussed Larry’s book …Read More »Some more news on Larry’s book!
UPDATE: Larry’s book has made the Amazon, Best Book of the Year List. This was an Amazon editor’s pick for one of the …Read More »We’ve moved to 2920 Mt. Carmel Ave!
To accommodate our growing firm, we recently moved to 2920 Mt. Carmel Avenue, not far from our old office. We’re …Read More »Larry Weaner leads a tour at the Jay Heritage Center with Thomas Woltz
On a rainy Sunday on the first day of May, Larry Weaner and Thomas Woltz (principal of Nelson Byrd Woltz …Read More »Larry Weaner profiled in <em>Garden Design</em> magazine
Garden Design magazine profiled Larry in their spring 2016 issue as part of a series on leading designers, scientists, authors, …Read More »Larry Weaner interviewed on <em>CT Outdoors</em> with Suzanne Thompson
Radio host Suzanne Thompson recently interviewed Larry on her weekly AM radio show, CT Outdoors, which explores gardening, conservation, and …Read More »Several of our meadow projects are featured in the new book <em>The Authentic Garden</em>.
Several of our office’s meadow projects are featured in the new book The Authentic Garden: Naturalistic and Contemporary Landscape Design …Read More »We’re burning!
In preparation for seeding, Penn Marchael, our fearless Project Manager, recently burned a field near Lake Placid, New York. The …Read More »Larry’s lecture with Travis Beck and Stephen Murphy at ASLA’s annual meeting featured on <em>The Dirt</em> blog.
One of Larry’s lectures at ASLA’s recent annual meeting in Chicago was featured on ASLA’s blog The Dirt. The lecture, …Read More »LWLA’s work featured in the fall 2015 issue of <em>Garden Design</em> magazine.
LWLA’s work is featured in the latest issue of Garden Design magazine (Autumn 2015). An extensive article profiles AP Farm …Read More »LWLA aids in efforts to restore a Baltimore County park.
LWLA’s Larry Weaner and designer Rebecca Kagle recently participated in daylong brainstorming session to explore restoration possibilities for the Robert …Read More »We spent a fun afternoon at Chanticleer.
To celebrate the arrival of spring and to visit with our good friend Jeff Lynch (formerly a Project Manager in …Read More »Garden Club of America awards Larry Weaner an Honorary Membership
The Garden Club of America (GCA) has awarded Larry an Honorary Membership. With this membership, Larry joins a prestigious group …Read More »Two LWLA projects to be featured in the 2015 <em>Garden Dialogues</em> series
LWLA will participate again this summer in The Cultural Landscape Foundation’s award-winning Garden Dialogues series, marking the fourth year LWLA …Read More »Larry will present twice at ASLA’s Annual Meeting this year
Larry will present twice at ASLA’s Annual Meeting in Chicago this year. In the first presentation, on weeds and invasive …Read More »<em>Landscape Architecture Magazine</em> profiles Larry and three of our projects!
Noted garden writer Anne Raver profiled Larry for the December issue of Landscape Architecture Magazine (available as a free download …Read More »Designer Rebecca Kagle leads a meadow planting party
Designer Rebecca Kagle helped volunteers at Medford Leas (a senior living and continuing care facility in Medford, NJ) install a …Read More »Larry Weaner profiled in ASLA’s <em>The Dirt</em>
Editor and writer Jared Green recently profiled Larry in The Dirt, the blog published by the American Society of Landscape …Read More »Larry Weaner profiled in the latest issue of <em>Garden Design</em> magazine
Garden writer Tovah Martin interviewed Larry for Garden Design‘s autumn 2014 issue. The interview appears in the “In Your Zone” …Read More »Larry Weaner to lecture on native meadows and lead a tour at the famed Dumbarton Oaks Park
Photo by Nick Novick Our office is proudly partnering with Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy and Rock Creek National Park Service …Read More »Larry Weaner’s multimedia opera premieres at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival
Larry Weaner, in addition to being a well-known landscape designer and native meadow specialist, studies musical composition. His multimedia opera Yip …Read More »