W. Gary Smith

Firm: W. Gary Smith Design, Inc., New York City
Education: BS in plant and soil sciences, University of Delaware; MLA, University of Pennsylvania
ASLA Chapter: Council of Fellows Executive Committee
Category: Works

W. Gary Smith's landscape architecture derives from his planting designs, fine arts and his creative approach that celebrates plants and our connections to them. In more than 30 years of professional practice, he has worked almost exclusively in botanic gardens and arboretums. Current projects in the design and/or fundraising stages include the new Santa Fe Botanical Garden; the Children's Garden at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin; the Discovery Garden at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden; the Therapeutic Garden at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens; and the John Wister Rhododendron Garden at Tyler Arboretum in Media, Pa.

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