DESIGN + BUILD
Landscape Design
& Architecture
GreenRoots Design Firm has been creating custom landscape designs for homes across Chester County, PA and northern Delaware since 2002. We are a full-service landscape architecture studio. We don't just draw plans and hand them off. We design the vision, then we build it, ensuring that every line on the blueprint translates into something you can walk through, sit in, and enjoy for decades.
A landscape should do more than look good from the street. It should change how you experience your property: how you arrive home, how you move through the yard, where your eye rests, and how the seasons reveal themselves across your outdoor space.
What Landscape Design Means at GreenRoots
For some firms, landscape design means choosing shrubs and placing them along a property line. At GreenRoots, it means reimagining how an entire property functions as a living environment. We consider the architecture of your home, the topography of your lot, the way light and shadow move across the land, the views you want to preserve, and the experiences you want your outdoor space to provide. In 2026, GreenRoots received the APLD Silver Award for residential landscape design excellence.
Our team includes designers with backgrounds in architecture, horticulture, and project management, disciplines that rarely appear under one roof. This combination is deliberate. When our designers consider a backyard, they're thinking about how the inside of your home relates to the outside: where sight lines fall from your kitchen window and how the transition from indoor flooring to outdoor paving should feel underfoot. When our horticulturalists select plantings, they're thinking about plant behavior, root patterns, and long-term ecosystem impact. It's not just about what looks good in May, but what thrives in October and endures for years.
This is the difference between decoration and design. One puts things in a space. The other shapes how the space makes you feel.
What We Offer
- Site analysis and personal consultation
- Custom landscape master plans
- 3D design walkthroughs and renderings
- Phased master plans for larger properties
- Detailed plant specifications and material palettes
- Project phasing and investment planning
3D Design Walkthroughs
Before any work begins on your property, we create immersive 3D renderings that let you experience your future landscape from multiple perspectives. Stand at your back door and see the new patio. Walk the proposed path to the fire pit. View the pool house from the perspective of someone sitting at the outdoor dining table at sunset. Our walkthroughs have included outdoor rooms, fire pit designs, pergola placements, pool houses, and complete backyard transformations, all rendered in detail so you can refine the vision before a shovel touches the ground.
From Design to Installation: One Team, One Vision
We don't hand you a plan and wish you luck finding a contractor. GreenRoots is a full-service design-build studio. The same team that imagines your space is the team that builds it. When our project managers walk a site with the installation crew, they carry the full context of the design intent rather than interpreting a set of drawings someone else created. That knowledge never gets lost in translation.
In our Kennett Square "Modern Meets Nature" project, the design called for plants tucked into juxtaposed stones at the driveway entrance, a subtle detail that created a functional arrival experience softened by nature. That detail survives from concept to completion because the same team carries it through.
Serving Chester County, Delaware County & Northern Delaware
From our home base in Kennett Square, we serve homeowners throughout Chester County, Delaware County, and Montgomery County in Pennsylvania, as well as Wilmington, Greenville, and Newark in Delaware. Our portfolio includes projects in West Chester, Chadds Ford, Chestnut Hill, Newtown Square, Villanova, Garnet Valley, and Glenmoore.
Southeastern Pennsylvania offers a remarkable diversity of landscapes. The rolling lots of Chadds Ford present different design opportunities than the compact urban properties of Chestnut Hill or the established neighborhoods of Wilmington. We design for the specific property, not for a generic idea of what a backyard should look like.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you work on smaller properties?
Yes. Some of our most rewarding projects have been compact spaces, including urban backyards in Chestnut Hill, courtyard gardens in downtown Kennett Square, and townhome patios in West Chester. Great design is not about square footage. It's about making every square foot count.
How much does landscape design cost in Chester County?
Design fees depend on scope and complexity. A focused design for a single outdoor area is a different investment than a comprehensive master plan for an entire property. We discuss budget during the consultation so we can design a plan that delivers maximum impact within your range. Design fees are always separate from installation costs, and we're transparent about both.
How far in advance should I start planning?
We recommend beginning the design process 6-12 months before your ideal installation date. For spring and summer installations, that means starting conversations in fall or winter. December and January are some of our most productive design months. By the time the ground thaws, your plan is finalized and the crew is ready to begin.
What's the first step?
Contact us for a personal consultation or call (484) 631-3852. We'll visit your property, discuss your vision, and begin the conversation about what your landscape could become.