A Sense of Adventure
Lorene Edwards Forkner writes about Richard’s favorite spring plantings in her March 26, 2025 column in the Seattle Times’ Pacific NW Magazine.
“Hartlage has long used his personal garden, executed in bold color and with a playful sense of scale, for trialing plants and building materials.”
Leach Botanical Garden
We are excited to have Leach Botanical Garden included in the new book, “Contemporary Landscape Architecture: Masterpieces Around the World.” The book, published by Braun and written by Chris van Uffelen, is a compendium showcasing today and tomorrow’s landscape architecture.
LAM features LM
Landscape Architecture Magazine features our fountain design for Yew Dell Botanical Gardens in its Backstory column.
“We did a lot of fountain designs for them that didn’t resonate. It was the only piece of the project that didn’t make them happy right out of the gate. Then I had the idea: Why are we not just using the millstone? And it occurred to me that we could utilize the millstones in this fountain in a kind of subtle, low-impact way.” —Richard Hartlage
The Garden Club of America Honors Richard Hartlage
We are thrilled to announce that Richard Hartlage has won a 2025 national medal from The Garden Club of America (GCA), the highest honor bestowed upon individuals and organizations for achievements in areas related to its purpose. The Mrs. Oakleigh Thorne Medal is awarded in recognition for outstanding achievement in design, architecture, or art related to the garden.