The Hippo Playground in Riverside Park was recently named New York Magazine's "Oldie but Goodie" playground in their 2010 Summer Issue.

Congratulations to Mary Alice Lee and the Trust for Public Land for winning a 2010 Neighborhood Achievement Award for their NYC Playground Program! Mary Alice received the Norman Buchbinder Neighborhood Beautification Award for the on-going collaborative establishment of 151 community playgrounds throughout the five boroughs.

Anne Vaterlaus from our firm was quoted in Crain's New York Business, 25th Anniversary Issue! Check it out: http://fb.me/ECA1V7wS

The Community Playground at P.S. 62 in Queens opened on June 8 and was featured on NY1 - Click here for the video

P.S. 47 Community Playground in the Bronx opened on April 29 with much excitement. The playground is dedicated to Rose Harvey who has been so instrumental in the Trust for Public Land's NYC Playground Program. Click here for NY1's coverage.

Mark K. Morrison will be featured in the September/October 2010 issue of Green Business Quarterly.

In conjunction with National Landscape Architecture Month, on April 20, 2010 Mark K. Morrison discussed "The History and Evolution of Gardening Tools” for the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation's Uncommon Ground lecture series.

Mark K. Morrison presented the topic “Sustainable Strategies for Landscape Architectural Site Design” in Kent, CT on February 20, 2010 at the Kent Energy & Environmental Task Force conference sponsored by the Housatonic Valley Association.

Melissa Ix and Mary Alice Lee of the Trust for Public Land presented the topic “Changing Spaces Changing Lives:  Engaging Students in Community Based Design” at the New Jersey Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects Annual Meeting and Exposition on January 25, 2010 in Atlantic City, NJ.  The presentation educated participants on how Landscape Architects have played a crucial role in an open space initiative in New York City entitled the New York City Playground Program.

Mark Morrison became one of the first Certified Green Roof Professionals in America.

Chris Syrett is now a Certified Arborist. Please contact us for all your tree care needs!

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