ALaurel Design

We've worked with Adrienne on a few projects and have really valued her communication and planning skills. Adreinne has a great knowledge of plants and an eye for design. We have thoroughly enjoyed installing the planting plans she has created and are always impressed with the finished product.

Adrienne did a wonderful job of redesigning our backyard area and monitoring the progress with our landscape contractor. At the beginning of the engagement, she spent time with us to fully understand what we wanted and came up with an design that gave us more usable space than we originally thought was possible. She also took the house design/look into consideration so that end result is a beautiful, cohesive look. Adrienne was easy to work and she was very response to emails and phone calls. She also helped with monitoring the project as we went into construction. This included, reviewing the quality and number of the plants when they arrived, answering questions from the landscape contractor, answering our questions when we had concerns about some items, reviewing and addressing deficiencies with the contractor and more. We hired Adrienne in April 2016. Work on our backyard started in October 2016. Due to various weather and other reasons, work continued all the way into Sept 2017 with the bulk of the work completing by mid-July 2017. Adrienne was with us every step of the way. Our story: When we moved into our home 20 years ago as the 2nd owners, the backyard had a large kidney shaped garden that took up most of the backyard. Our only usable space was our deck. The backyard was also sloped so that added a complication to the design. We now have a backyard that is a milder slope so we can have a usable grassy area, we have a concrete patio that along with our deck (which now has wrap around stairs) increases our outdoor entertaining area tremendously. The garden area now edges the patio and grass. It creates a decorative surrounding area that add warmth, shade and beauty. Our big test came in August, when my family from Montreal, 8 people, came to stay with us (a total of eleven people staying in our house for two weeks). We have an average, three bedroom split level house. Our backyard became the hub of dinners while they were here. It was wonderful. I would definitely recommend Adrienne. Thank you Adrienne. We so enjoyed working with you!

We hired Adrienne to help us with both the landscaping and hardscaping design for our home. We had an idea in mind but did not know how to seamlessly integrate the changes. Adrienne did this and so much more! Her plans were gorgeous and at each stage of the work we were impressed with her knowledge and experience. She demonstrated a high degree of professionalism from start to finish whether interacting with us, her clients, or the trades. Her positive attitude and sense of humour were invaluable whenever the project presented challenges. She also made herself available to discuss aspects of the project even while out of town. Such dedication is a rare thing! We wholeheartedly recommend landscape architect Adrienne Brown. Toula and Philippe Favreau Vancouver, BC

Our experience with Adrienne and Laurel Design was so very positive that we hired her twice for a complete re-do of our yard. Once , when we first purchased our home : taking it from a wild , overgrown jungle and designing and building a family friendly space. Then again , 20 years later, converting our family friendly space into a pool/garden entertainment extravaganza! We could not be more delighted !!

The service we have had from Adrienne has been exceptional from day 1. We were looking for a creative re-design of our back garden in summer 2013 and Adrienne was recommended. After a thorough consultation with us at our home in our garden, Adrienne went away and put her creative magic to work. We loved her design from the first moment we saw it and knew that she understood what we were looking for. With her assistance working with a landscape contractor. we were able to see her design come to life. Once in place we consulted her on several more occasions to maintain the garden in healthy state. We were always well advised and would not hesitate to recommend her services to others.