Landscape Design in Havertown, PA | JHL Landscape Design

Havertown's residential landscape is mature in the way that established mid-twentieth-century suburban neighborhoods become mature: foundation plantings that were installed when the houses were built and have been growing ever since, paving that has settled and cracked through decades of freeze-thaw cycles, garden structures that have been added and subtracted over time without a unifying design vision. Homeowners in Havertown are served by JHL Landscape Design's Newtown Square landscape design practice, which brings a discerning eye to properties where the question is often what to restore, what to reinterpret, and what to start fresh.

Restoration and Reinterpretation

The most common landscape design challenge in Havertown is not building something new. It is deciding what to do with what is already there. A row of foundation evergreens that has grown beyond its intended scale can be removed and replaced with a designed composition that serves the architecture better, or it can be pruned and renewed if the underlying structure is still useful. A flagstone walk that has heaved and settled can be relaid on a proper compacted base if the stone itself has value, or replaced with a new material if starting over is the better investment.

We make these distinctions through a thorough site analysis at the start of every project. What is worth keeping, what needs renewal, and what should be replaced are all different categories, and treating them differently produces better outcomes than a blanket approach in either direction.

New Investment in Established Properties

Where a Havertown homeowner is ready to make a substantive landscape investment, a new patio, a pool, a complete front yard redesign,the existing landscape character becomes the starting point rather than the obstacle. Our backyard design service develops the outdoor program in relationship to the existing property, preserving what contributes to the character and replacing what limits it. For front yard and entry work, our front yard landscape design service addresses curb presence with attention to the neighborhood context and the architecture's period character.

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