What We Do

Services

Clarke Environmental Design offers a focused range of landscape architecture services for commercial, civic, and hospitality clients, along with expert witness services for legal proceedings requiring landscape architecture expertise.

Landscape Architecture

Full-service landscape architecture for commercial, civic, and hospitality projects throughout California and the Southwest. From initial concept through construction documents and site coordination, we guide each project with a commitment to design that is both functional and enduring.

  • Concept Design
  • Construction Documents
  • Site Coordination

Planting Design

Specialist planting design rooted in a deep knowledge of California's ecology and climate. We compose plant palettes that feel native to the place (layered, seasonal, and alive) while meeting the practical demands of commercial landscapes.

  • Plant Palette Development
  • Ecological Planting
  • Seasonal Composition

Microclimate Design

Careful consideration of shade, airflow, sound, and thermal comfort to create outdoor spaces that feel genuinely inviting year-round. Particularly relevant for rooftop environments, hospitality spaces, and public plazas where occupant comfort is essential to success.

  • Shade Analysis
  • Thermal Comfort
  • Rooftop Environments

Healing & Restorative Gardens

Design of outdoor environments that support wellbeing, recovery, and connection to nature. Drawing on decades of experience with healthcare and community facilities, we create spaces that are calming, accessible, and genuinely restorative.

  • Healthcare Facilities
  • Community Spaces
  • Sensory Design

Public Parks & Open Space

Large-scale public landscape design that balances active programming, ecological function, and community identity. We bring experience across municipal parks, linear greenways, and waterfront open spaces throughout Southern California.

  • Municipal Parks
  • Linear Greenways
  • Waterfront Design

Expert Witness Services

Licensed landscape architect available for expert witness testimony in legal proceedings involving landscape design standards, construction defects, code compliance, and related matters. With 25 years of professional experience and licensure in California, Sean Clarke provides authoritative, impartial analysis for attorneys and their clients.

  • Construction Defects
  • Code Compliance
  • Legal Testimony

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