A collection of articles, awards, notes and stories.
April ushers in the most wonderful time of the year - Spring! With the warming weather and Earth Day on the horizon, it’s only appropriate that landscape design is also celebrated. No wonder April is dedicated as World Landscape Architecture Month. At Campion Hruby, we are committed to amplifying the unique character of each canvas with the intention of creating…

CHLAApril 10, 2023
We're excited to share the news! CHLA wins an ASLA Honor award for our "Parking Lot Alive!" project at the Adkins Arboretum. Adkins is a 400-acre native garden and preserve located on the Eastern Shore of MD. It's open to the public and well worth the visit!Learn more about Adkins Arboretum here.

CHLAOctober 11, 2022
Watch this meadow evolve from early spring to late summer.Meadows! Meadows are making more regular appearances in our gardens here at CHLA. It's fun to watch them evolve from season to season and year to year as dormant seed beds awake. We love a green lawn - it's a staple of the American dream. But meadows are the dream of landscape…

CHLASeptember 16, 2022
We are excited to announce that our Willow Hill project has just won a Merit Award at the 2022 Perennial Plant Association!Willow Hill demonstrates how thoughtful design and site planning can positively improve the health of a waterfront property. Despite a multitude of hardscape and landscape challenges, the new owners’ request for an undemanding garden that harmonized with the tidewater…

CHLAAugust 29, 2022
Big news! Our Ironstone project has just won a Merit Award from the 2022 Perennial Plant Association. Architect: Hansen Architects Landscape Contractor: Scapes Inc.When the clients purchased this property in 2015, they were confronted with a maze of masonry spread across their property — all created with an orangey-brown stone that the locals call ironstone. In addition to the existing…

CHLAAugust 25, 2022
Luxe Interiors + Design’s annual RED Awards recognizes and honors excellence, innovation and the best residential architecture, interior design and landscape architecture projects across the country. We are so incredibly excited to be included in this year's winners! See us on Luxe here.Large swaths of native grasses and perennials were intentionally selected to heighten the awareness of various artworks throughout…

CHLAJuly 13, 2022
CHLA wins the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Merit Award in Residential Design for Accotink Creek, Fairfax, VA. See the award-winning property here.Principal, Bob Hruby with CHLA's latest award.

CHLAJune 9, 2022
The series continues... An inside look at our "Parking Lot Alive" project in partnership with the Adkins Arboretum. Adkins is a sprawling 400-acre native plant arboretum located within Tuckahoe State Park on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.

CHLANovember 30, 2021
Unlike works of art that are perfect upon completion, the art of shaping the landscape is subtle and takes TIME to achieve the intended result. And yet that result is never final or unchangeable. CHLA’s gardens are in and of themselves a PROCESS—never finished and always needing attention. It is a privilege to share in this process with our valued…

CHLAOctober 12, 2021