Case Study: Town and Gardens, Ltd. achieves award-winning, integrated New York City landscape designs with Vectorworks

Pushing the Envelope of Creative Landscape Design

Town and Gardens, Ltd. is a New York City design/build landscape firm founded in 1995 that has grown to a 50-person team creating residential, commercial and public gardens across the boroughs. Working in tight urban sites with constrained budgets, complex installation logistics and multiple stakeholders, the company needed a way to bridge design and field execution, clearly communicate concepts to clients and collaborators, and solve unusual spatial challenges—from narrow penthouse terraces to large rooftop assemblies.

Town and Gardens addressed this by formalizing a collaborative, integrated workflow and adopting Vectorworks Landmark (with Renderworks) to produce detailed drawings, materials lists, construction documents and 3D visualizations that import partners’ files and streamline fabrication. The approach enabled precise installation, smoother approvals and budget-conscious design iterations; notable outcomes include award-winning projects such as an East Village rooftop (PLANET Environmental Improvement Grand Award) and the Royal York condominium green roof (Green Roofs for Healthy Cities), plus stronger client buy-in and more efficient project delivery.

Town and Gardens, Ltd.

Hanna Packer

Senior Designer