Virginia Beach already had the ocean, the boardwalk, and the kind of summer energy people come back for year after year. Now it has one more bragging right. The city was recently named one of The New York Times’ 52 Places to Go in 2026, with surf ... Read More
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Resilience by Design: Turning Flood-Prone Sites into Safe, Beautiful Public Spaces
In Coastal Virginia, flooding is not a distant or abstract issue. It is part of daily life for many residents, business owners, and public agencies. Streets that flood during high tides, neighborhoods shaped by recurrent stormwater problems, and ... Read More
WPL’s Will Serge Appointed to Virginia Beach Clean Community Commission and Wetlands Board
WPL is proud to share that landscape architect Will Serge has been appointed to the City of Virginia Beach Clean Community Commission and will also serve as an alternate member of the Virginia Beach Wetlands Board. These appointments reflect both his ... Read More
Growing the Next Generation of Coastal Designers: Virginia Tech, Billy Almond, and the Power of Practice
Landscape architecture is often described as the discipline that connects people, place, and the environment. In Coastal Virginia, that connection is not theoretical. It plays out every day in parks, shorelines, streetscapes, resort districts, school ... Read More
Backyard Masterplan: How Landscape Design, Drainage, and Planting Work Together at Home
A backyard masterplan is the big-picture map for your property. It links the look, layout, and long-term performance of your yard so every improvement supports the next. Instead of treating a patio this year, a pool next year, and “fixing drainage ... Read More
Living Shorelines & Native Planting Palettes: Green Infrastructure That Works in Coastal Virginia
You may be wondering, what makes a shoreline “living”? In short, a shoreline is the meeting place between any land and water such as along creeks, rivers, bays, and tidal marsh edges that rise and fall with the moon. A living shoreline treats that ... Read More