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Association Membership and Network Connections are very important for any company to remain at the top of its industry. Garden Design remains committed to working with the best and newest materials, with the strongest business systems, for the finest in customer service. We participate with membership and hundreds of volunteer hours throughout the following local, regional, state-wide, national and international associations and public garden spaces.

• Lehigh Valley Builders Association: www.lvba.org


• Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce: www.lehighvalleychamber.org


• American Nursery and Landscape Association: www.anla.org


• Association of Professional Landscape Designers: www.apld.org


• Perennial Plant Association: www.perennialplant.org


• Pennsylvania Landscape and Nursery Association: www.plna.com


• Garden Writers Association: www.gardenwriters.org


• Pennsylvania Horticultural Society: www.pennsylvaniahorticulturalsociety.org


• Philadelphia Flower Show is the world's largest and oldest indoor horticultural display. It's always the first full week in March and includes commercial as well as individual exhibits: www.theflowershow.com


• Chanticleer, a pleasure garden, is one of our favorite local public gardens. A must see throughout its year and during any of its many seasons: www.chanticleergarden.org


• Longwood is one of the world's premiere horticultural display gardens. Special events are happening throughout the year: www.longwoodgardens.org

Some of the world's best gardening books are published by the following companies. If you're looking to stock your library, try here first!

• Storey Publishing: www.storey.com


• Meredith Publishing/Better Homes and Gardens: www.meredith.com


• Timber Press: www.timberpress.com


• Rodale Press: www.rodale.com

The materials that we use are the finest that can be found. Many of our sources are unique for our designs. Visit several of our suppliers to see how we produce what we design:

• Lighting can be a fantastic addition to increase the enjoyment of any garden space. We use a unique system of low voltage landscape lighting that is both beautiful and the toughest, longest-lived material on the market today: www.cast-lighting.com


• CST Concrete Pavers are known for a quality and a beautifully consistent product line. Their color range is superior to other brands and works very naturally into the landscape: www.cstpavers.com


• Techo-bloc is another leading manufacturer of landscape and masonry paving stones designed to blend seamlessly with the natural environment. They are a world leader in product innovation: www.techobloc.com


• Monrovia Nurseries is committed to enhancing the beauty and value of the North American landscape – one garden at a time: www.monrovia.com


• Bailey Nurseries has earned a reputation as a leader in the nursery industry with inventive techniques, high-quality plants and active involvement in industry organizations: www.baileynurseries.com


• Proven Winners works with plant breeders around the globe to allow us to bring you the most cutting edge and innovative plants for your garden: www.provenwinners.com


• Spring Meadow Nursery, Inc is the country’s flowering shrub specialist: www.springmeadownursery.com


• Babikow Greenhouses is a nursery growing the latest in perennials, annuals, hardy ferns, ornamental grasses, native plants, bamboo and groundcovers: www.babikow.com


• Rolling Rock Building Stone, Inc provides us with a vast selection of building and landscaping stone: www.rollrock.com


• Delaware Quarries, Inc. is also the largest supplier of decorative landscape stone in North America: www.delawarequarries.com

Local Association Membership: Lehigh Valley Builders Association (LVBA), Allentown PA, Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce (GLVCC), Lehigh and Northampton Counties, Pennsylvania State-wide Association Membership: Pennsylvania Landscape and Nursery Association (PLNA), Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS National Association Membership: National Landscape Association (NLA), American Nursery and Landscape Association (ANLA), ANLA Landscape Division International Association Membership: Perennial Plant Association (PPA), Association of Professional Landscape Designers (APLD), Garden Writers Association (GWA)