01 · Woodland edge
Stone waterfall & footbridge
We built a stone waterfall and footbridge into the existing grade so the water feature fits the land and gives the property a quiet walk you will use.
Landscape architect
Gardenswith presenceof age.
A practice established in 1981 — now designing and caring for landscapes from Round Hill across Loudoun County and nearby Northern Virginia. Regenerative plantings, productive gardens, stone, water, and lasting care.
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Signature
New gardens that feel as if they have always belonged.
For more than forty years — structure, stone, and planting composed so the work disappears into the land. Regenerative systems and productive gardens extend that craft: fruit, soil-first beds, living systems that deepen with time.
Portfolio
Selected work from the practice.
A body of work in stone, water, planting, and care — composed for permanence. The same craft we bring to properties we take on in Loudoun County today.
02 · Private estate
Pool deck fire feature
A fire bowl and seating on the same slate terrace as the pool — outdoor living that carries from afternoon swim into evening.
03 · Private estate
Formal estate garden
Structured beds, arbors, and a garden pavilion composed so the grounds read as settled — presence of age from the first season, not years of waiting.
Further studies
Additional grounds.
Woodland hillside
Stone terrace & retaining walls
Slate terrace, dry-stack walls, and planted slopes that hold the grade and open outdoor rooms under the trees.
Private residence
Fire pit & lawn seating
A circular paver terrace with fire pit and seating, framed by a curved stone wall — evenings outside with open lawn beyond.
Private estate
Pool & spa terrace
Slate terracing, stone walls, and a spa composed into the pool deck so the water is easy to live with and adds real value to the house and weekend afternoons.
Garden structure
Garden structure & paths
A pergola set into stone retaining walls and planted banks — defined outdoor rooms that stay useful through every season.
Mature grounds
Formal allee & planting
A lawn corridor edged in boxwood and perennial beds, with canopy and understory composed for depth, light, and long-term care.
Residential grounds
Topiary, paths & garden rooms
Clipped forms, sculpture, and paths that organize the near house into rooms you actually walk through day to day.
Private estate
Cedar gazebo & garden walk
Custom cedar lattice, a brick path, and dry-stack walls composed into a full garden room — structure that anchors a high-end grounds through every season.
Private estate
Cedar arbor & seating nook
An arched cedar arbor with lattice and a built-in bench — a quiet stop along the path, framed by stone edging and mature planting.
01 · Estate & design
Commission a lasting landscape.
Full design-build for residences and estates — gardens with presence, regenerative planting, hardscape and water, from first conversation through installation.
Begin a commission02 · Ongoing care
Maintain what you have.
Lawn care and grounds programs — horticultural judgment for homes and commercial properties, season after season.
Explore careCapabilities
The full grounds, held as one craft.
Residential and commercial work — the same standard whether the scope is a generational garden or weekly care.
01Landscape design & buildUnified planting, grading, hardscape, and outdoor rooms from concept through installation.02Hardscaping & masonryStone, brick, and paver work detailed for Virginia weather and the proportions of the property.03Water & outdoor livingPools, waterfalls, fire features, and terraces composed with planting and grade.04Irrigation designSystems sized to the planting plan — water that serves plant health.05Regenerative & productive gardensSoil-first planting, fruit trees, and food gardens as estate amenities.06Lawn care & maintenanceSeasonal programs for homes and commercial grounds — horticultural judgment, week after week.
The practice
Peter Howe Design — a family practice since 1981.
Decades of architectural and horticultural depth. Known for gardens that look as though they had been on the land for many years — instant maturity that still defines every commission.
Regenerative plantings and productive gardens extend the same craft: living systems that feed the household as well as the eye, still at the high end of residential work. We now work from Round Hill, serving Loudoun County and nearby communities as this chapter of the practice takes root.
Craft
Materials and craftsmanship without compromise — stone, grade, and planting as one design.
Now serving
Round Hill base — Loudoun County and surrounding Northern Virginia.
Process
How ground becomes garden.
A clear sequence for complex sites — design and care held together.
01
Walk the land
Goals, budget, and style — then light, soils, drainage, and what already thrives.
02
Compose the plan
Stone, grade, water, planting, irrigation, and care as one body of work.
03
Coordinate
Drawings and sequencing when trades or permits are involved.
04
Build & care
Close presence through installation, then seasonal programs so character develops.
Relationship
Care with horticultural judgment.
The ongoing relationship of the practice — dependable mowing, beds, pruning, and seasonal resets. The same eye that composes an estate garden looks after the weekly rhythm of your grounds.
Inquire
Tell us about your land.
Estate design, regenerative planting, or reliable lawn care — from Round Hill across Loudoun and nearby counties.