Melissa Wood landscape architect holding landscape plans and smiling in the landscape
woodland plants, ferns and hosta in the flat bed of a white pickup truck.

Melissa Wood, RLA

Melissa is a landscape architect, licensed in the State of New York. For over 27 years she has cultivated a network of trusted contractors, consultants, and craftsmen throughout the Northeastern United States. She works with the best in the trade, to get your projects built on time and on budget.

Highly experienced at designing and managing the development of large private estates, as well as navigating the intricacies of municipal gardens, green roofs, institutional play spaces, college campus renovations, and NYC athletic facilities. She believes in creating sustainable designs that focus on function as much as they do beauty.

Melissa has been an integral part of the renowned design teams at Janice Parker Landscape Architects, Water Street Design Associates, and Semmens Assoc., PC, and was the project manager/designer for multiple award winning projects, including the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art’s, McKim, Mead & White Award for Landscape Design in 2019.

Services

Melissa offers a full range of design services. Specializing in pools & spas, playgrounds, vegetable & cutting gardens, chicken coops, fire features, driveways, terraces, sport courts, water features - and everything in between.

  • Site Analysis

  • Design Development

  • Construction Documentation

  • Contract Administration

  • Landscape Consultation

  • Planting Design