Grand Award - Outdoor Living Area

Jennifer Connoley Landscape Design (JCLD) handles all aspects of landscape design, from driveways, patios and walkways to architectural structures, pools and water features.

JCLD transformed the small, run-of-the-mill side yard of an in-town residence into a flourishing garden and entertainment space. “The client felt exposed because the homes are close together and several stories tall with views into her fenced area,” explains principal Jennifer Connoley, who designed a raised planter and a strategically placed trellis that extends above the six-foot fence to address the privacy issue. She and her team replaced a ramshackle porch with a new stone one and installed brick steps, a dining patio, a raised bed, a brick fire pit patio, drainage infrastructure, a custom water feature, lighting and new landscaping. From wide wrap-around steps and traditional stone-and-brick masonry to the simple wooden trellis, the material palette conveys a sense of timeless elegance.

Highlights

• The garden space has multiple “rooms” that flow—the corridor path to the dining patio to the fire pit
• Wide, inviting steps down to the patio area from the house can be used as seating
• Mature trees and additional screening plants outside of the fenced area create intimacy within the space. Non-invasive and native plants provide colorful, textural, all-season appeal

Grand Award - Total Residential Contracting

JCLD is a design/build landscape contractor servicing the Eastern Shore of Maryland. From dreams to reality, they handle all aspects of property planning, landscape design and construction.

The owners of a 1910 residence on the Tred Avon River tapped Jennifer Connoley Landscape Design to revamp their half-acre Oxford, Maryland, property. The project demolished outdated existing structures, including a chicken coop and outhouse to make way for a long list of improvements: a stone patio, an outdoor kitchen, a pergola, a kitchen garden, a stormwater retention area, a front walk, parking areas, paths and redesigned fencing. The home sports a modern farmhouse feel, so the owners specified an understated aesthetic with a focus on form, function and water views. JCLD blended non-invasive and native plantings to create color, texture and all-season appeal with an emphasis on tolerance of both wet and dry conditions.

Highlights

• The Greek-inspired outdoor kitchen features a grill, pizza oven and open spit for slow-roasting meat
• Bluestone, brick, flagstone, Belgian block and gravel boast complementary textures and tones
• The property is experienced as a series of garden rooms, from the fenced entrance to the waterfront

Jennifer Connoley Landscape Design
410-200-1563 —jcld-landscapedesign.com