Garland Alliance, Inc. is a full-service landscape architectural design firm with more than 40 years of multidisciplinary experience. With our alliance of professionals, we provide a wide range of landscape solutions:
- Design, planning and development
- Construction management
- Site management/maintenance
- Sustainable land management
- Client representation

 
- Consultation
- Seasonal displays and special events
Whether it's a backyard renovation, a commercial urban design, or a healing garden, our goal is to create inspiring, sensory-rich, outdoor experiences that can be enjoyed throughout the changing seasons.
Owner/Principal: Tim Garland, RLA; Employees: 6; Years in business: 21
Software used for design: SketchUp, Photoshop

Private Residence, River Hills, Wisconsin

This organic-feeling backyard retreat was designed to contrast strongly with the linear, contemporary lines of the home. GAI used a combination of full range bluestone and Lannon stone cobble borders to create a fluid outdoor patio space in excess of 2,000 square feet, complete with a bar, grill, large-scale fire pit and hot tub disguised in the background. Controlled and limited plantings further emphasize the dynamic free-flowing lines of the patio in conjunction with the natural surroundings and architectural lines of the home.

Private Rooftop Residence in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

GAI designed a rooftop garden using portable, commercial-grade planters installed with a variety of plant material to provide a bucolic, bohemian feel. We incorporated bamboo, serviceberry, fire engine Japanese maple, Bruns spruce, dwarf river birch trees along with assorted vines, perennials and ground covers to create a 'healthy' overgrown look and provide privacy to the rooftop garden. The space also features Persian lights, heavy timber furniture, a gas fireplace and water feature.

Private Residence, Shorewood, Wisconsin

This garden design features multiple outdoor rooms in a combination of traditional Mediterranean-style and contemporary-style landscape architecture. The outdoor dining room beneath the pergola is in tradition of the Italianate featuring fish scale paving made out of tumbled cobbles. The design also includes a miniature classic boxwood annual formal garden complimented with fashionettes set into the concrete. The ipe deck retreat by the lakeside provides a juxtaposition to the formal gathering area and provides a destination point for the family to view Lake Michigan. The deck was set flush with grade and planters were incorporated on the lake side to eliminate the need for a railing and provide an unobstructed view.