Landscape Design in Wynnewood, PA | JHL Landscape Design

Wynnewood's residential landscape is shaped by its tree canopy. Many properties here, mid-century colonial and split-level homes on lots that have not changed hands frequently,are defined by significant mature tree cover that creates conditions and opportunities that newer properties lack. Homeowners in Wynnewood are served by JHL Landscape Design's Newtown Square landscape design practice, which works throughout the Main Line and brings particular expertise to designing under established canopy.

Designing Under the Canopy

A mature tree canopy is one of the most valuable site conditions a property can have, and one of the most demanding design contexts. The light levels, root competition, and soil conditions under established hardwood canopy are different from open-site conditions, and plant material selection must respond to them directly. A planting composition specified for full sun will fail under a mature oak canopy. A design that requires grade modification to accommodate a patio will threaten the roots that make the tree worth keeping.

We approach canopy-dominated Wynnewood properties with a design methodology built around the trees rather than around the program. The outdoor room is positioned where the canopy allows it and the light supports it. The planting composition under the canopy is selected from species that perform in low-light, root-competitive conditions: shade-tolerant ferns, native ground covers, flowering perennials that bloom before the canopy leafs out. Hardscape that coexists with root systems, permeable paving, large-format stone on a compactible gravel base rather than a concrete slab,is specified where roots are present.

Rear Gardens and Outdoor Living

Where lot size and canopy coverage allow, Wynnewood rear gardens support a complete outdoor program. Our backyard design service develops the terrace, planting, and outdoor room composition with the site conditions fully incorporated. For properties where the front yard and entry sequence also need attention, our front yard landscape design service addresses curb presence and approach in the context of the existing canopy structure.

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Working with a mature canopy in Wynnewood? Contact JHL Landscape Design to begin a consultation.

JHL Landscape Design, Newtown Square 12 Smedley Ln #a Newtown Square, PA 19073 (610) 356-4104 jhllandscapedesign.com