is a plant centric,
Rhode Island based,
landscape architecture studio
practicing between
Massachusetts and New Jersey.
Services
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Ephemera works with homeowners, institutions, organizations, architects, and other design professionals offering full-service landscape architectural services from site analysis through post-construction management. We can work together through the entire process or specific phases.
PLANTING DESIGN & SUB-CONSULTING
+ Evaluation of existing site vegetation​
+ Strategic planting design and palettes​
+ Permitting and presentations​
+ Plant sourcing and tree tagging​
+ Coordination with ecologists, irrigation designers, site contractors, gardeners, maintenance and management teams​
HOURLY SITE CONSULTATIONS
Are you a property owner who isn’t sure where to start or what kind of projects could be possible? Let's walk the site together and talk about some of the things that make the site special, potential capacity, and your individual interests.
April Maly, PLA, ASLA
Landscape Architect & Planting Design Consultant
Raised by a family of gardeners, April started working in the local nursery in middle school, learned the basics of planting design from an ecologist, and has consistently pursued plant-centric experience and education.
She is a licensed Landscape Architect with over 14 years designing, managing, and collaborating in all phases of planning, design, and construction. Her portfolio includes numerous award-winning projects and showcases capability cross-typologies including residential, student and multi-family housing, assisted living, institutions, parks, and temporary installations. She is a creative thinker, an open collaborator, and loves working through a thoughtful detail.
She serves on the Alumni Advisory Committee for Rutgers University and is an active volunteer with the Boston Society of Landscape Architects. She loves doodling, ceramics, and spending time roaming without destination through quirky New England towns.​​​​ Her favorite landscapes are those that feel alien: spongy bogs, rocky coasts, and monolithic superblooms. ​
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Previous offices:
​Reed Hilderbrand, LeBlanc Jones, Offshoots,
Walker Macy, Anne Penniman Associates
