Category: Landscape Architecture

Ayres Associates and SAA to Join Forces, Deliver 360 Degree Solutions

Ayres Associates and the SAA Design Group, a planning and design firm, have entered into a letter of intent for Ayres to acquire SAA. The Wisconsin-based firms have teamed on several projects – including Phoenix Park in Eau Claire. Both companies pursue the goal of providing clients with creative solutions to improve the everyday environment… Read More »

Hospital Grows a Healing Space

Gardens are in full bloom this summer – including the healing garden at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. A few years ago hospital representatives sought the services of Ayres Associates’ landscape architects to help them design a therapeutic garden on their grounds. Ayres designed an award-winning garden space that provides a calming, reflective area… Read More »

Landscaping That’s Good Enough to Eat

You may have heard of “drinking in the scenery,” but did you know you can eat the landscape? Edible landscaping can involve integrating plants that bear fruit, berries, and nuts into a compact office site. Or it can entail a sizable urban orchard or other planting that provides beauty as well as a crop to… Read More »