Planting Design
Naturalistic planting design that brings together beauty, biodiversity, seasonality, and long-term performance.
Rewild Landscape is a planting design studio based in New York City and Sagaponack, led by founder Marie Salembier, who studied horticulture at The New York Botanical Garden's School of Professional Horticulture. Planting is at the heart of the studio's work. Each scheme responds to soil, light, climate, and ecological opportunity while delivering a strong visual and seasonal experience.
The studio's planting plans balance native and adapted species, structure and movement, and bloom and evergreen presence, so gardens read as resolved through all four seasons. In New York City that means planting for roofs, terraces, courtyards, and public spaces, from the seasonal installations in the Channel Gardens at Rockefeller Center to the Sky Garden and Sunken Garden at 144 Vanderbilt Avenue in Brooklyn. In the Hamptons it means planting for coastal conditions across East Hampton, Sagaponack, Bridgehampton, and Southampton.
Every planting plan serves both the look of the project and the long-term health of the site, and the studio can stay involved after installation to guide how the planting matures.
Key Capabilities
- Site-matched palettes: composed around soil, light, hydrology, and microclimate.
- Four-season structure: bloom and evergreen presence balanced so gardens read as resolved all year.
- Native-first selection: native and regionally appropriate species, plus non-invasive cultivars when they advance the design.
- Urban and coastal sites: roofs, terraces, and courtyards in New York City and coastal conditions in the Hamptons.
Frequently Asked
About Planting Design
What is planting design in landscape architecture?
Planting design is the discipline of selecting, composing, and arranging plant species to achieve specific spatial, ecological, and aesthetic goals. Rewild Landscape's planting design work combines horticultural precision with ecological intelligence, creating plant communities that function as habitat, support soil biology, and deliver refined year-round composition rather than static ornamental displays.
Does Rewild Landscape only use native plants?
Rewild Landscape prioritizes native and regionally appropriate species because they support local biodiversity, require fewer inputs, and belong to established ecological communities. The studio also incorporates non-invasive naturalized species and select cultivars when they advance the design intent, always evaluating each plant for ecological function alongside beauty and performance.
Who designs the planting plans at Rewild Landscape?
Planting plans at Rewild Landscape are developed by founder Marie Salembier, a French-trained landscape architect and horticulturist, with input from the studio's horticultural team. Every plant palette is composed around the site's soil, hydrology, microclimate, and native plant communities, then refined through construction documentation and installation oversight.
How do you choose a planting design studio in New York City?
Look for three things: planted work in conditions like yours (roofs, terraces, courtyards or ground-level gardens), real horticultural depth, and a plan for how the planting will mature after installation. Rewild Landscape is led by Marie Salembier, a licensed landscape architect who studied horticulture at the New York Botanical Garden's School of Professional Horticulture. Its New York work includes the seasonal installations in the Channel Gardens at Rockefeller Center and the Sky Garden and Sunken Garden at 144 Vanderbilt Avenue in Brooklyn.
What does planting design cost in New York City?
Rewild Landscape's design fees typically range from $25,000 to $150,000, depending on the size of the site and how much of the work is planting, hardscape coordination, and post-installation stewardship. Rooftops and terraces add structural, drainage, and irrigation coordination; ground-level gardens usually add soil work.
