Based in New York City and established in 2022, Understory Landscape Architecture is currently developing ecological landscape designs for a range of project types and scales. We foster a collaborative environment and engage in a design process that elevates creativity, intuition, beauty, horticulture, and the contemporary expression of ecological systems to create landscapes for people.

Understory Landscape Architecture recognizes landscape as an opportunity for sanctuary and stewardship. We believe people connect emotionally with archetypal landscapes and native ecologies. Our work is guided by the understanding that the stewardship of dynamic ecologies is a responsibility and a deeply rewarding practice.

Principal Jeffrey Longhenry has been practicing landscape architecture for 20 years, working most recently with Nelson Byrd Woltz for 14 years.

PREVIOUS WORK WITH NELSON BYRD WOLTZ LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Masterplan

Georgia Institute of Technology Eco Commons

Hilltop Arboretum Courtyard Learning Sanctuary

House of Flowers Tasting Room

Hudson Highland Cottage

Hudson Yards

Iron Mountain House

Medlock Ames

Mt Cuba Center Masterplan

Naval Cemetery Landscape