The award-winning firm explores 14 gardens so in tune with their landscape that they feel as if they must have always been there—while detailing for the reader how they use plants, pattern, and inspiration from the property itself to bring these verdant spaces to vibrant life.

For thirty years, the renowned landscape firm has been defining the art of creating enduring gardens that entice visitors to wander all through their lengths. DGLA is best known for merging elegant, classical design principles with impeccable plantsmanship and contemporary materials, resulting in landscapes that feel both historically grounded and perfectly suited to modern life.

The reader will find ideas for many types of yard, from compact Boston city gardens that enhance outdoor living areas to sweeping country estates where stately rock walls connect to the past, and even broad beachfront plantings that draw the eye down to the water’s edge. The firm’s beautiful design details provide plenty of inspiration for home readers, from delicate patterns set in stone walkways and gates crafted to last a century to their brilliant arrangements of blooms that cascade out from the house before blending seamlessly into the woodland beyond. A layered presentation that reveals beautiful overview images as well as intimate moments of quiet beauty will help readers learn how every design choice combines to create seasonal color, texture, and mood.

Featuring over 200 full-color photographs, this is a must-have resource for discerning home gardeners seeking to create a personal sanctuary reflective of their personalities.

About The Author

Founded by Dan K. Gordon, a Harvard GSD graduate and respected educator, DGLA has earned top honors from industry leaders, including the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art and the Boston Society of Landscape Architects, and has been featured in leading shelter magazines like Veranda, Luxe, and New England Home.