Stangeland & Associates, Landscape Architecture & Design is committed to providing quality landscape design services. We work successfully with public agencies, associations, private developers and individual homeowners to create thoughtful, innovative landscape design solutions that strive to meet the schedule and budgetary needs of our clients.
Site Planning
Stangeland & Associates works with architects in siting a new home for the best views and sun orientation and determining how the elevation of the home will relate to the surrounding landscape. We work with homeowners and developers to create a series of outdoor rooms and erase the divide between indoors and out. We look for ways to make a garden feel bigger and have a variety of spaces based on users’ needs. We treat stormwater on site to sustainably correct drainage issues and help minimize development fees. Our site designs are inviting and have connectivity and year-round functionality.
Hardscape Design
Patios, paths, retaining walls and fences are some of the many tools we use to define outdoor spaces and make them useable year-round. We consider your needs when planning the size and location of a hardscape area; whether its for morning coffee or large group entertaining. We create human scale interest by combining materials to avoid large expanses of boring paving. Entry points get extra attention with fine detailing and intimate paths lead to points of interest using materials that tie the site together and anchor it to the surrounding landscape. Each project is unique and inventive to result in a custom feel that fits with the architecture and the place.
Lighting Concepts
Night lighting in the landscape extends useable hours for entertaining and extends the visible boundaries of the garden at night. We keep up with innovations in the lighting industry and comply with dark sky ordinances to create responsible and efficient lighting schemes that highlight special features and provide safe travel. We use landscape lights to create a mood, enhance a water feature, or direct a view. The fixtures themselves can be custom art pieces or can be minimized, so the only noticeable component is the warm glow in just the right location.
Plant Selection And Design
Planting design is the final touch that makes the garden come to life with color and texture. Whether this work is the entirety of the project or just the icing on the cake, Stangeland & Associates will work closely with you to match your preferences with the site conditions and come up with a plant palette that will thrive and perform for years to come. We have extensive plant knowledge that helps us create low-maintenance plantings with year-round interest. We have created signature looks for many home gardens and commercial landscapes. From tropical to Mediterranean, or contemporary to cottage, we will guide you through the plant selection process and design a plant list and planting plan that can be installed by your contractor. We can also help you purchase the plants, even if it is just to fill in some of those challenging vacant holes in your existing garden beds.
Master Planning
Our master planning process is extensive. We participate in workshops with planners, community members, architects and developers to collect information and establish land use priorities and goals through financial models, environmental impact studies, land use diagrams, and illustrative drawings. We seek to reveal the opportunities of each site through careful analysis and integrative thinking. The results of this thorough approach are designs that strive to weave historical, ecological, economic, social and aesthetic issues specific to each site into a suitably balanced Master Plan.