Ms. Gillespie, with a strong background in urban design and natural resources management, acts as our primary designer for land planning and site layout. Her interpersonal skills in working with clients, regulators, and neighborhood groups are extremely valuable assets in achieving amicable solutions that represent the needs of disparate user groups. Ms. Gillespie also has a very strong knowledge of plant materials and planting design. She is sensitive to native landscapes and habitat preservation as well as the blending of formal and natural landscape elements.
We are pleased to annouce that Ms. Gillespie was recently selected to serve on the City of Asheville Historic Resources Commission.

RECENT PROJECTS

Stonebrook at Rush Creek, Buncombe County, NC – Designer, Prepared entry statement design and illustrative plan for this minor subdivision located near the Broad River in Buncombe County.

Salvato Residence, Buncombe County, NC – Designer, Prepared the layout and planting design for this high-end single family residence located in eastern Buncombe County.

Haywood Village, Asheville, NC – Designer, Prepared compliance planting and tree preservation plan for this mixed-us infill development to be constructed in West Asheville.

Reconstruction of the 59TH Street Pond¹, Central Park, NYC,NY - Landscape Construction Supervisor, Scheduling and oversight of this major landscape installation including 100 trees, 3000 shrubs, 25,000 perennials and the preparation of “as-planted” drawings.

Reconstruction on the 100th Street Pool¹, Central Park, NYC, NY – Construction Supervisor, Supervised the restoration of this 2 acre water body including new irrigation, lighting, pathways and benches, plantings and a naturalized shoreline.

¹Indicates work prepared under previous employment.