New Jersey Chapter


The Association of Professional Landscape Designers (APLD) was founded in 1989 as an international organization dedicated to promoting the highest standards for the landscape design profession.

Become a Member of APLD-NJ

The New Jersey Chapter represents APLD members statewide. APLD-NJ is the only professional organization in the state that solely represents the interests of landscape designers in both legislative issues and consumer outreach programs. As a member you will be able to take advantage of many benefits offered at both the national and state level.

The Chapter provides opportunities for members to take part in educational, community outreach, and networking activities and provides the public with information about finding and working with a professional landscape designer.

Chapter Officers

President--Susan Olinger, APLD e-mail
Vice President--Ruth Bowers, APLD e-mail
Secretary--Whitney Freeman-Kemp e-mail
Treasurer--Susan Cohan, APLD e-mail
Board Member--Joseph LaCava e-mail
Board Member--Steve Zimmer e-mail

Contact APLD-NJ Chapter


News and Events

APLD-NJ awarded three prizes for 'Excellence in Garden Design' at the New Jersey Flower and Garden Show. First place, 'The Games People Play: RU Game?' designed by students from Rutger's University School for Environmental and Biological Sciences; second place designed by 'You're Invited to a Martini Party' designed GroundsKeeper; and third place was awarded to 'Entertaining in a Jersey Fresh Garden' created by the New Jersey Conservation Partnership.

Upcoming Events, Meetings & Workshops

April 3, 2008--6:00 Private Garden Tour and Meeting at the Van Vleck House and Gardens , 21 Van Vleck Street, Montclair, New Jersey. 6:00 p.m. tour, 7:00 p.m. meeting. Speaker: Bruce Crawford, Director of Rutgers Gardens

May 2, 2008--2:00 pm--"Revisiting the Gardens of Ellen Biddle Shipman" a lecture by Judith Tankard who authored 'The Gardens of Ellen Biddle Shipman'. Tickets $20 at Mansion in May designer showhouse, Liberty Corner Road, Far Hills.

Coming in May--Nursery Visit in Bergen County. Details to follow.

July 29-31, 2008--PANTS trade show. Atlantic City Convention Center.

August 1, 2008. APLD Certification application deadline

August 11-16, 2008--APLD Summer Conference--"Renew, Refresh, Inspire" Connecticut and the Hudson River Valley. Early information has been emailed to members from APLD's national office. Don't miss the opportunity to attend a national conference being held so close to home.

Coming in October--Fall Design Workshop. Details to follow.

November 1, 2008, APLD Certification application deadline.


Why Hire a Landscape Designer?

When you have a professional landscape designer plan for your project, you will save money in the long run. A professional landscape designer will be able to interpret your dreams for your property into reality. They will be able to identify existing and potential problems and create solutions. Members of the New Jersey Chapter of APLD will encourage your involvement in the process. They will listen to your ideas and priorities and analyze your site's character, strengths and weaknesses. They will create a plan for your landscape or garden project using their education, advanced training, and hands-on experience that can be implemented over time or all at once.

Professional Landscape Designer's services may be offered on a design only basis, as a design/build service, or through a nursery or garden center. You purchase a landscape designer's time and expertise. Ask for references from past clients, visit some completed projects and ask to see a portfolio of completed work. A professional landscape designer integrates all aspects of a project and often collaborates with other industry professionals to create lasting beauty that you will enjoy for years to come.

What is a Certified Landscape Designer?

A certified landscape designer is a professional landscape designer who has been certified by the Association of Professional Landscape Designers. Certified New Jersey chapter members are indicated in bold below.


APLD-New Jersey Chapter Members

Name APLD™ Company Location Country Contact Information
 Bowers,
 Ruth
 APLD  Linnaea Design, LLC  Highland Park
 NJ
   (732) 247-7546
 
 linnaeadesign@gmail.com

 
 Cohan,
 Susan
 APLD  Susan Cohan Gardens, LLC  Chatham
 NJ
   (973) 665-9260
 (973) 665-9260  (fax)
 slcohan@hotmail.com

 www.susancohangardens.com
 Dandeo,
 George
 APLD  Dandeo Landscape  Stanton
 NJ
   (908) 236-6542
 (908) 236-9818  (fax)
 dandeolandscape@embarqmail.com

 
 Fitzsimmons,
 Thomas
 APLD  Chux Landscaping, Inc.  Pine Brook
 NJ
   (973) 808-0888
 (973) 808-8198  (fax)
 tgfitz@chuxlandscaping.com

 www.chuxlandscaping.com
 Hartnett King,
 Patricia
 APLD  Chestnut Hill Design  Cape May
 NJ
   (609)898-7589
 
 pking@comcast.net

 
 Giejda,
 Cynthia
 APLD  Giejda Landscape Contractors, Inc.  Farmingdale
 NJ
   (732) 938-7098
 (732) 919-7784  (fax)
 giejdalandscape@aol.com

 www.giejdalandscape.com
 Olinger,
 Susan
 APLD  Sterling Horticultural Services  Flanders
 NJ
   (973) 252-0600
 (973) 252-0630  (fax)
 shs@gti.net

 www.sterlinghort.com
 Phillips,
 Charlotte
 APLD  Charlotte Phillips Landscape Design  Tenafly
 NJ
   (201) 568-1092
 (201) 568-5214  (fax)
 charwood@optonline.net

 
 Aschoff,
 Howard
     Wayne
 NJ
   
 
 howie309@optonline.net

 
 Bakshi,
 Jennifer
   Urban Oasis Landscape Design, LLC  Montclair
 NJ
   (973) 951-9430
 (973) 509-5383  (fax)
 jbakshi@urbanoasisdesigns.com

 
 Cohen,
 Norman
   Outdoor Lighting Perspectives  Roseland
 NJ
   (973)486-0819
 
 northernnj@outdoorlights.com

 www.outdoorlights.com
 Cording,
 Ron
   Cording Landscape Design  Towaco
 NJ
   (973) 263-5003
 
 

 www.cordinglandscapedesign.com
 Dannenfelser,
 Barbara
   PlantPro Group, LLC  Stillwater
 NJ
   (973) 383-7073
 
 barbara@plantprogroup.com

 
 D'Antonio,
 Valerie
   D'Antonio Landscape Designs, Inc.  Hoboken
 NJ
   (201) 656-2017
 (201) 656-5921  (fax)
 vdantonio@att.net

 
 Derickson-Friar,
 Jane
   Crescent Garden Design, LLC  Short Hills
 NJ
   (201) 715-0315
 (973) 467-4799  (fax)
 janederick@yahoo.com

 www.cgd-nj.com
 Freeman-Kemp,
 Whitney
   Trillium Outdoor Designs, LLC  Ramsey
 NJ
   (201) 456-5702
 (201) 786-9159  (fax)
 whitney@trilliumoutdoordesigns.com

 www.trilliumoutdoordesigns.com
 Friedman,
 Arnold
   Landscapes by Design  Upper Saddle River
 NJ
   (201) 707-5149
 (201) 818-2613  (fax)
 arnie1@mindspring.com

 
 Fullerton,
 Douglas
   Fullerton Landscapes, LLC  Mt. Arlington
 NJ
   (973) 601-1020
 (973) 601-1014  (fax)
 doug@fullertons.com

 www.fullertons.com
 Geurds,
 Dolph
   Sophora LLC  Trenton
 NJ
   (609) 273-6520
 
 dolph@sophoradesign.com

 
 Goldberg,
 Diane
     Dover
 NJ
   
   
 plantdr33@verizon.com

 
 Griffith,
 Richard
   Garden design  Matawan
 NJ
   (732) 679-1095
 (732) 679-4272  (fax)
 gardendesign@aol.com

 www.ehrichandehrich.com
 Grillo,
 Andrea
   Redwood Gardens Nursery, Inc.  Randolph
 NJ
   (973) 584-0778
 (973) 584-6204  (fax)
 redmood65@verizon.net

 www.redwoodgardens.com
 Guidone,
 Diane
   Diane Guidone Garden Design, LLC  Rumson
 NJ
   (732) 933-0235
 (732) 933-0705  (fax)
 dg@dianeguidonegardendesign.com

 www.dianeguidonegardendesign.com
 Hock,
 Ronni
   Ronni Hock Garden & Landscape, LLC  Lawrenceville
 NJ
   (609) 844-0066
 
 rrhock@verizon.net

 www.ronnisgarden.com
 Heitzman,
 Matthew
     Doylestown
 PA
   
 
 heitzmanf@delval.edu

 
 Hesselein,
 Heidi
   Pleasant Run Nursery  Allentown
 NJ
   (609)259-8585
  (609)259-6044 (fax)
 pleasantrunnursery@verizon.net

 www.pleasantrunnursery.com
 Hoffman,
 Abby
   Designs by the Yard, LLC  Mountainside
 NJ
   (908) 301-0252
 (908) 654-4918  (fax)
 abby@designsbytheyard.com

 www.designsbytheyard.com
 Huggins,
 Donald
   Moss and Bark Design Group  Robbinsville
 NJ
   (609) 586-8809
 
 donhug@optonline.net

 
 Johnston,
 Elizabeth
   Garden Designs by Elizabeth  Dover
 NJ
   (973) 445-3643
 (973) 927-0929  (fax)
 gardensbyelizabeth@yahoo.com

 www.gardensbyelizabeth.com
 Klouda,
 Mark
   Fullerton Landscape Architects  Columbia
 NJ
   (973) 601-1020
 
 camkloud@embarqmail.com

 
 LaCava,
 Joe
   Flowering Field Farm  Colts Neck
 NJ
   (732) 946-7649
 (732) 210-0285  (fax)
 joseph@floweringfield.com

 www.floweringfield.com
 Lawton,
 Cheryl
   Lawton Landscape Designs  West Paterson
 NJ
   (973) 837-6661
 (973) 556-1009  (fax)
 cheryl@gebauer.net

 
 Lembeck,
 Cathleen
     Kenvil
 NJ
   
 
 candelldycathy@aol.com

 
 Lewendon,
 Jock
   Outdoor Living Spaces  Bound Brook
 NJ
   (732) 302-9632
 (732) 560-7502  (fax)
 jlewendon@msn.com

 
 Maloney,
 JM
   JM Maloney  Rocky Hill
 NJ
   (609) 216-1096
 
 mr.jmmaloney@yahoo.com

 
 Marcucci,
 Jeannie
   Greenjean Gardens, LLC  Haddon Heights
 NJ
   (856) 547-6222
 
 greenjeangardens@hotmail.com

 www.greenjeangardens.com
 Martinez,
 Luis
   Dreamscape Design, Inc  Branchville
 NJ
   (973) 948-0100
 (973)948-0105 (fax)
 dreamscapedesign@gmail.com

 
 McCann,
 Jodie
     North Bergen
 NJ
   
 
 jodiemarie128@yahoo.com

 
 McCarten,
 Barry
   AB Associates  Florham Park
 NJ
   (650) 248-9612
 
 bmccarte@ieee.org

 
 McKenna,
 Ed
   Gardens by Design  Saddle River
 NJ
   (201) 573-8498
  (201)573-1104
 ed@gardensnj.com

 www.gardensnj.com
 Miller,
 Barbara
   Welcome To My Garden  Glen Ridge
 NJ
   (973) 886-4075
 (973) 655-1622  (fax)
 info@welcometomygarden.net

 www.welcometomygarden.net
 Moore,
 Mark
   GreenEarth Landscaping & Design  Montville
 NJ
   (973) 299-7333
 (973)299-5122  (fax)
 mmoore@greenearthlandscaping.com

 www.greenearthlandscaping.com
 Mortensen,
 J. Scott
   Cedarwood Landscaping, Inc.  Mendham
 NJ
   (908) 879-8986
 (908) 879-2533  (fax)
 cedarwoodlandscaping@patmedia.net

 www.cedarwoodlandscaping.com
 Plant,
 Suzannah
   Plant Solutions Landscape & Garden Design  Westfield
 NJ
   (908) 518-0712
 
 plant_solutions@yahoo.com

 
 Robyn,
 James
   Rin Robyn Pools  Far Hills
 NJ
   (908) 879-9411
 (212) 656-1194  (fax)
 jrobyn@rinrobyn.com

 www.rinrobyn.com
 Shilan,
 Jody
   Jody Shilan Designs, LLC  Wyckoff
 NJ
   (201) 783-2844
 (866) 845-2201  (fax)
 jshilan@optonline.net

 www.jodyshilan.com
 Silverman,
 Patricia
   Landscape Matters, LLC  Tenafly
 NJ
   (201) 568-0561
 (201) 568-0561  (fax)
 prsilverman@optonline.net

 
 Skinner,
 Jeffrey
   Brushill Nursery  East Windsor
 NJ
   (732) 329-9090
  (732)329-8140
 brushillnj@yahoo.com

 
 Smith,
 Paul
   P' In E' Landscape Planning  Hillsborough
 NJ
   (908) 578-1350
 (908) 547-3046  (fax)
 p.in.e@patmedia.net

 
 Snediker,
 Richard
   Growing Concern, Inc.  Cranberry
 NJ
   (609) 409-2701
 (609) 409-7917  (fax)
 r.snediker@gmail.com

 www.growing-concern.com
 Stevenson,
 Elaine
     Morris Plains
 NJ
   (973) 540-8554
 (973) 984-8445  (fax)
 elainestevenson@optonline.net

 
 Sweetin,
 George
   G.H. Sweetin  Chatham
 NJ
   (973) 635-3451
 (973) 635-0402  (fax)
 chs253@optonline.net

 
 Sweeney,
 Sandi
   Madison Landscape Design, LLC  Madison
 NJ
   
 
 drummergirl47@aol.com

 
 Traynor,
 Jan-Marie
   County College of Morris  Randolph
 NJ
   (973) 328-5363
 (973) 328-5359 (fax)
 
jtraynor@ccm.edu
 www.ccm.edu
 Urena,
 Leonor
   Exterior Scapes  Aberdeen
 NJ
   (732)583-5349
 
 Leonor@exteriordesignnj.com

 www.exteriordesignnj.com
 Von Gerichten,
 Laurel
   Laurelbrook Design, Inc.  Wayside
 NJ
   (732) 310-1107
 (732) 918-8494  (fax)
 laurelbrookdesign@mac.com

 web.mac.com/laurelbrook/
 Weedeman,
 Henry
     Moorestown
 NJ
   
 
 hweedeman@comcast.net

 
 Yotka,
 Tina
     Randolph
 NJ
   
 
 gardengoddes62@hotmail.com

 
 Zimmer,
 Steven
   Oakshade Nursery, Inc.  Shamong
 NJ
   (609) 868-2908
 
 steve@oakshade.com

 www.oakshade.com