Leblanc Jones Landscape Architects

We are pleased to announce Pond House was awarded an Honor Award for Residential Design by the 2021 ASLA Awards jury. “Cape Cod in Massachusetts boasts whole communities of residences designed by Bauhaus and modernist architects from midcentury Harvard faculty, yet most of them are simply placed within relatively untouched landscapes, allowing the views to…

401 Park in the Fenway was recently awarded a 2020 Design Honor Award at the Boston Society of Landscape Architects virtual awards gathering.  The jury noted that the project ”is a well done project all around; design, execution, photography, presentation and narrative” and “the jury appreciated the all season programming and public accessibility to a…

Pond House was awarded a Design Citation of Merit from the International committee for the documentation and conservation of buildings, sites and neighborhoods of the Modern Movement. (DOCOMOMO) The projects highlight the best in preservation practice by today’s architects, designers, and preservation professionals, for modern sites, landscapes and beyond. Docomomo Awards Focus on Landscape  

We are very proud to announce that Douglas Jones, Principal, has been elevated to the American Society of Landscape Architects’ Council of Fellows.  The landscapes envisioned by Douglas are beautifully resilient, fresh and vibrant. His mastery of sculptural grading, fine detail, and carefully balanced proportion is evident in his mature designs, known for their subtlety…

LJLA is honored to have received a 2018 Bulfinch Award from The New England Chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art for the John L. Gardner Estate.      

Happy to be included in the Best of Boston, “Best Landscape Architect”  from Boston Magazine 2017.

LJLA is honored to have recently received a Bulfinch Award from The New England Chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art for the firm’s Ivy Court project.  On April 29, Doug Jones, Principal and John Haven, Senior Associate, accepted the award at a gala hosted at the Harvard Club.  The Bulfinch Awards “…recognize…

Board member Keith LeBlanc led a tour on April 1 of the Piazza D’Italia in New Orleans as part of the two-day What’s Out There Weekend organized by The Cultural Landscape Foundation.  Participants learned about how leaders of the Italian-American community sought to commemorate the Italian immigrant experience in New Orleans, which resulted in Piazza…

The Boston Society of Landscape Architects released its 2017 Award winners on March 30, 2017.  LJLA was awarded an HONOR Award in Design for the Pond Residence in Wellfleet , MA.  The landscape design for this renovated home in Wellfleet, MA resulted in a simple, yet striking contemporary update to the landscape of this summer…

LJLA was chosen “Best Landscape Architect” by Boston Magazine’s Best of Boston Home® 2017.  The 10th annual “Best of” issue covers all local designers and resources in the Greater Boston region.  The awards were announced and celebrated at an event held December 8th at the Innovation and Design Building in Boston.

On December 2, Keith had the opportunity to speak at New England Grows in Boston.  His presentation, entitled “Inspired Residential Gardens”, revealed artistic and pragmatic aspects of LJLA’s recently completed work.

As a 2007 URI alumni Lara Ajemian was invited to speak to students at this semesters lecture series on December 1, 2016.  The presentation “Growing in the Profession” focused on Lara’s career path, experience gained, LJLA office culture and recently completed work in the Boston area.

Keith presented the firms work as part of the Gardens for Living Symposium held at The Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture November  12, 2016. The day long symposium featured a keynote address by Eric Groft from  OVS (Oeheme Van Sweden) in conjunction with The Cultural Landscape Foundations traveling Exhibit, “The New American Garden”.

We look forward to celebrating John Haven’s New England Home’s 5 Under 40 Award in Landscape Design on September 8th, 2016 at the Landry and Arcari showroom in the Back Bay.

LJLA is pleased to announce that Design New England featured the architecture and landscape design of Keith LeBlanc and Kelly Monnahan’s Cape Cod home in their May/June publication. Located in Truro, this weekend retreat has become a haven for friends and family of the couple, as well as a source of inspiration for their numerous…

We are proud to announce the Boston Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects has recognized our Van Ness and Los Olivos projects with 2016 MERIT AWARDS. THE VAN NESS, Boston, MA – LJLA designed 4 distinct terraces that created over half an acre of rooftop gardens on this mixed-use development in the Fenway…

John Haven, a Senior Associate at LJLA, is the recipient of New England Home Magazine’s 5 under 40 Award for Landscape Design in 2016! The awards recognize the region’s hottest emerging talent in the design industry. This year’s winners showcase how very exciting the New England design scene is in many different facets, from landscape…

LeBlanc Jones Landscape Architects was awarded a 2016 Design Honor Award from the New York Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects for their Columbia Farm project in Chatham, New York. The award was presented at the ASLA-NY Design Awards Ceremony and Reception held on Thursday, April 7th, at the Center for Architecture in…

LJLA is proud to be included in Richard Hartlage and Sandy Fischer’s new book The Authentic Garden: Naturalistic and Contemporary Landscape Design. The book features over 60 contemporary American gardens, including our Pamet Valley project in Truro, MA.  The book was also recently featured by Architectural Digest.

In recognition of the longstanding collaboration of our principals, Keith LeBlanc and Douglas Jones, we are changing the name of our company to LeBlanc Jones Landscape Architects, Inc. We also want to take this opportunity to recognize the dedicated team of veteran landscape architects who help to achieve the quality of design for which we are…