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Acorn Landscape Architecture: About Us
Services Provided 

  • Hourly Consultations

  • Low-Impact “Green” Design & Consultation
          LEED Consulting
          HBA Green Design Consulting
          Low Impact Site Design
          Low Impact Stormwater Strategies
          Wise Water Use Landscape Planning
          Native Plants, and Prairie Restoration
  • Planting Plans
          Garden Design
          Native Plantings
          Low Maintenance Landscaping
          Commercial Planting Plans
  • Site Planning
          Residential
              Foundation Plans
              Master Plans
              Patios, Decks and Outdoor Rooms
          Commercial
              Multi-Building Complexes
              Subdivision Design
              Office and Retail
              Churches and Schools
              Medical Facilities
              Parks and Playgrounds
              Multi Family Developments
              Plazas and Public Space


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    Acorn Landscape Architecture is owned and operated by Principle and Lead Project Landscape Architect, Mary Deweese. Mary received her Masters in Landscape Architecture and Certificate in Community and Regional Planning from Kansas State University with Highest Honors in 1998. In 2001 she became a fully registered landscape architect and launched Acorn Landscapes. Since then, she has received recognition for her work from the American Society of Landscape Architects, the Federated Garden Clubs of Missouri, the National Park Service, and the US Green Building Council.

      Additional Activities and Memberships:
      • ASLA - American Society of Landscape Architects - Member.
      • US Green Building Council - Member and Platinum Sponsor
      • Winner American Society of Landscape Architects Honor Award for the design of Ely Luther Smith National Park Garden.
      • Grow Native – Member
      • Greening the Heartland Convention – St. Louis 2008 – Program Committee Member
      • National Garden Clubs - Life Member
      • Federated Garden Clubs of Missouri - Life Member - Historian
      • Forsythia Garden Club – Member – Vice President
      • Graduated with Highest Academic Honor, GPA 4.0 Kansas State University, 1998
      • The American Society of Landscape Architects Graduate Merit Award, 1998
      • Outstanding Graduate Researcher Award in recognition of the significance, quality and scope of thesis research. Department of Landscape Architecture/Regional and Community Planning, Kansas State University, 1998.
      • Dr. Robert P. Ealy Award in recognition of academic performance, service and professional commitment. Department of Landscape Architecture/Regional and Community Planning, Kansas State University, 1998.
      • Federated Garden Clubs of Missouri Scholarship winner 1996 and 1997.
      • Keynote Speaker – Federated Garden Club of Missouri State Convention, 1996.
      • National Council of State Garden Clubs Scholarship winner, 1996
      • Sigma Lambda Alpha National Honor Society - Member.
      • Graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Missouri – Columbia, 1994.
      • Dean’s List, University of Missouri – Columbia 1992-1994.

    Consulting • Site Design • Site Analysis • Planting Plans • Garden Designs • Stormwater Strategies