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Studio Journal
A look at what’s happening at Crowley Cottrell: projects under construction, landscapes coming to life, ideas we’re exploring, and the people we’re fortunate to work with along the way.


Marsh View Retreat on Houzz
This historic Cape Cod home is now featured on Houzz.


UMass Amherst Computer Science Labs
Last week we celebrated the ribbon cutting for the new Computer Science Laboratories at UMass Amherst!


Ken Kelly Park BSLA Award
We recently had the honor of announcing that Ken Kelly Park has been chosen as one of this year's BSLA Award winners! So much thought and intention went into the design of this high-performance pocket park, resulting in a space that functions as an intimate neighborhood backyard and community resource while providing a wealth of environmental services within its dense urban context. Note from the BSLA Design Award Jury: "The project delivers high impact as a cozy and intima


Weston Town Green Planting Report
We are excited to share that the Weston Town Green Planting Report is now live! This has been a wonderful collaboration with the Town and the Tree Advisory Group to preserve the historic town green. "Spurred into action by significant tree losses on our iconic New England Town Green, our town’s tree committee engaged Crowley Cottrell to design a succession planting plan. The team at CCLA helped us delineate, prioritize, and integrate historical elements, current usage pattern


A Meadow in Bloom
A summertime visit to a residential project in Concord revealed a vibrant meadow of summer blooms including Actaea racemosa, Monarda (Bee Balm), Asclepias (Milkweed), Echinacea (Coneflower), and Rudbeckia (Black-eyed Susan) and some very happy pollinators!


Greenway Plant Walk
Office Lunch & Learn Greenway plant walk!


Summer at the Roslindale Wetlands Urban Wild
A recent visit to Roslindale Wetlands Urban Wild shows this project growing in and teaming with life. Access and habitat value have been greatly improved, with passable trails and accessible lookouts. Native wildflowers blooming where there were once fields of knotweed.
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