Tag: Landscape Architecture

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 »

Seeing (the Landscape) is Believing

Chris Silewski brings clients’ ideas to life right before their eyes – long before dirt is moved, bricks are placed, flowers are planted, or pavement is poured. He joined Ayres Associates in March as a landscape designer with a specialty in three-dimensional conceptual design and proficiency in the latest software programs, including AutoCAD, Sketch-Up, Revit,… Read More »