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Park Places Landscape Design - Donna Park, GCLP
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About Us
7x Best of Houzz winner
Locally owned
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North Atlanta’s Leading Landscape Designer | Best of Houzz 2017-2019
Donna Park, owner and founder of Park Places, helps busy homeowners create beautiful outdoor spaces they can't wait to come home to. From enhanced curb appeal to outdoor living/entertaining spaces, Donna's mission is to provide creative, thoughtful designs that fit the budget, lifestyle and personalities of her clients. Her mission is accomplished through an interactive and very personalized design process, resulting in the ultimate lifestyle landscape experience.
With the 2019 relocation of our home-based business to Canton, GA, Park Places is still providing the same great service to our Roswell and Alpharetta area clients, while extending services into Canton, Woodstock, Hickory Flat and Holly Springs.
Services Provided
Custom Fire Pits, Drip Irrigation Installation, Drought Tolerant Landscaping, Garden Design, Hardscaping, Irrigation Repair, Irrigation System Installation, Landscape Lighting Installation, Mulching, Patio Construction, Paver Installation, Planting, Retaining Wall Construction, Site Preparation, Sod Installation, Stamped Concrete, Stump Removal, Tree Planting, Tree Removal, Referrals
Areas Served
Canton, Holly Springs, Woodstock, Alpharetta, Milton, Mountain Park, Roswell, Hickory Flat, Crabapple
Awards
Georgia Certified Landscape Professional
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Business Details
Business Name
Park Places Landscape Design - Donna Park, GCLP
Phone Number
+1 770-337-3383
Website
Address
Appointment on Request
Canton, GA 30114
Typical Job Cost
USD 10,000 - USD 50,000
We are happy to work with you to plan your project to be implemented in phases that meet your budget and priorities.
License Number
05660 (City of Canton, GA)
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Credentials
7 Houzz Awards
3 Houzz Badges
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Meg and Joe Starnes
Average rating: 5 out of 5 starsAfter consulting with Donna about renovating our landscape, she created a landscape design for our entire yard, accounting for the lighting and existing issues within our yard. She then hand picked the plants, hired the necessary contractors, and supRead Full Review
14 Reviews for Park Places Landscape Design - Donna Park, GCLP
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Average rating: 4.9 out of 5 stars4.9|14 reviews
Work Quality5.0
Communication4.7
Value4.7
Meg and Joe Starnes
Average rating: 5 out of 5 stars
After consulting with Donna about renovating our landscape, she created a landscape design for our entire yard, accounting for the lighting and existing issues within our yard. She then hand picked the plants, hired the necessary contractors, and supervised the crews throughout the renovation project. We are very pleased with the outcome and have received many compliments from people in our neighborhood. Donna is so easy to work with and ,went above and beyond our expectations. In conclusion, we highly recommend her for any of your landscape needs.
12 March 2024
Lauren Salisbury Douglas
Average rating: 5 out of 5 stars
We have spent most of our time as homeowners of condos living in midtown Atlanta. So, owning a house with a yard and landscaping needs has been brand new to us. Donna has been to our home countless times over the past year answering tons of questions, helping to transform the weed pit we bought into a beautiful and live-able yard we feel great calling home. She has been very attentive to detail and our concerns with trees, stumps, grading, plant selection for beds (carefully making recommendations based on sunlight, scent, size, color requests, etc!), and irrigation concerns. I trust her recommendations on plants, yardwork teams and crews, and timing. She has been very good with seeing the potential in our yard, recommending what to keep vs. what to change, addressing drainage issues, and overall has had very good vision about how to work with our existing landscape to make the best possible changes.
24 October 2022
Comment from Park Places Landscape Design - Donna Park, GCLP:
Thank you so much, Lauren. I have enjoyed assisting you with all the trials and tribulations of first time home ownership and the suburban HOA life! I look forward to helping you with continued transformation of your outdoor spaces in future phases of design and installation.
Charles Fehnel
Average rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Donna exceeded our wildest dreams with the landscape renovation plan she created and executed for our front yard, courtyard and rear yard. She carefully took measurements of the areas, drew plans showing the location of every proposed plant. She personally visited her favorite nurseries and picked out all the plants. She would haul the smaller plants in her car to either our house or her house until it was time to plant them or she would arrange to have the larger plants delivered. Next, she marked the location of every plant for the landscape installation crew and monitored the planting.
I can't imagine all the time and anxiety she saved us. Thank you Donna. It was truly a pleasure having you do all this work for us. We continue to get compliments on how good looking our yard is now.
13 August 2021
Comment from Park Places Landscape Design - Donna Park, GCLP:
Thank you so much, Charlie! It was such a pleasure working with you and your lovely wife! Thanks also for all your help and your patience over the past year. You are my ideal client, and we make a great team; that is more than any landscape designer could ask for. And thank you for the neighborhood referrals! I look forward to watching your landscape grow and mature over time, while I assist some of your neighbors with their landscape design challenges.
Judy Thom
Average rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Even though we consider our project to be "in process", I feel confident that the end result will be exactly what we have hoped for. This is my first experience working with a landscape professional and Donna has lived up to the title. She is creative, practical, responsive and "in tune" with our hopes and budget. Her expertise in working with pruners, installers, irrigation personnel etc. has been outstanding. She respects not only the client but the people she chooses to "make it happen". We look forward to Spring growth of what has been installed as well as working with Donna on continued improvements to our yard .
23 November 2020
Comment from Park Places Landscape Design - Donna Park, GCLP:
Judy, thank you so much for your kind words, and for your understanding and trust in
"the process". I have enjoyed working with and getting to know you and Chuck. I, too, am excited about the continued improvements we have planned for 2021. I wish you the happiest of holiday seasons. Stay safe and healthy!
"the process". I have enjoyed working with and getting to know you and Chuck. I, too, am excited about the continued improvements we have planned for 2021. I wish you the happiest of holiday seasons. Stay safe and healthy!
We are having a great experience and wonderful results with Donna and her Park Places Landscaping!
Donna has designed and installed a renovation of our front and back yard. Our home had mass builders’ plantings, and it was time for us to address a drainage problem while giving it some well deserved tlc. We also wanted new plantings and a small basketball shooting patio for our son.
Donna listened to our goals and concerns, and integrated her advice and creative vision. Her experience and thoughtfulness brought out the best in our yard. She presented choices for us for plantings. We’d decide and she would then dynamically provide other recommendations or changes as needed, in an iterative and collaborative process. Her design fee was worth it.
Donna is so committed and caring for the results that she hand picks and individually shops (among multiple nurseries) for all the plantings. She takes how your home looks personally. Our project took place in multiple stages/installations. Donna plans out the timeline for what’s best for the project and results. We have had landscape projects where they just wanted to sell you what they had in stock, install as soon as possible to collect their money and leave quickly to the next job. Not the case with Donna.
Contractors of the actual installation work were great. We decided to go with teams she’s worked with before. They worked hard, quick and professionally. Donna supervised all the work, arriving before and staying after the teams, every day. She also selected the best teams for the particular tasks and made choices to save money on our behalf.
Donna is very detailed and professional with estimates, billing and project scope, which she always provided in line item detail. If the budget/estimates for a phase were off compared to final/post installation, they were minimal and mostly under budget.
After installation, Donna continues to contact us with reminders on caring for our new yard, “watering heavy and deep because the freeze is coming.” And even visits our home 1 hour away to check on the plants. With follow-up guidance.
We are so thrilled to have met and worked with Donna and Park Places. We enthusiastically recommend you considering her!
12 January 2020
Comment from Park Places Landscape Design - Donna Park, GCLP:
Thank you, B&R! I have thoroughly enjoyed working with you both. I was happy for the opportunity to design your family's outdoor entertainment space, as well as to provide you with a new, updated look for the front yard. I'm looking forward to working with you on remaining projects to complete your landscape renovation in the new year.
Sherryl Oliver
Average rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Drainage issues hampered my ability to create a useful and attractive backyard. None of my attempts to handle the problem made a difference, and the only thing I felt when I looked at my backyard was frustration and sadness. I loved to garden but had given up. Donna Park arrived and knew immediately what had to be done. I now have the most beautiful yard with no water issues. Thank you, Donna!
18 June 2019
Comment from Park Places Landscape Design - Donna Park, GCLP:
Thank you, Sherryl! As I told you, I Iove it that I have helped to renew your interest in working in your yard again. Makes me happy to see and hear! Now that we've resolved the drainage issues, I can't wait to help you with the new planting plan for Fall.
Eleanor Stewart
Average rating: 4 out of 5 stars
After meeting with several other landscape companies which were very disappointing, I found Park Places on Houzz. At my initial contact, I found Donna to be very professional, and she was willing to work we me in phases due to my budget and surgery schedule. All of her contracts and estimates were clear and very easy to understand. I did go over budget, but you don't buy the new outfit and not get the jewelry. Took a little longer for completion due to health issues, weather, and scheduling conflicts but this is normal for any project. I would not hesitate to recommend Donna Parks.
16 November 2018
Comment from Park Places Landscape Design - Donna Park, GCLP:
Thank you, Eleanor. You have been a joy to work with on your front yard project. I especially love your willingness to get involved with all aspects of the project, and thank you for your patience in working through some of the issues we encountered along the way. Those of us in the landscape industry really appreciate a client who listens and follows our recommendations. I can't wait to see how everything looks next Spring, and I hope you will keep me in mind for future landscape needs and referrals to your neighbors and friends.
Laury Beesley
Average rating: 5 out of 5 stars
In my lifetime I have landscaped 5 new homes; working with Donna is the First time I know I got it right! She is the only one who ever measured anything and Donna measures everything! Her plans are architecturally thought out and on paper. Donna puts together the art and science to design your landscape in a style designed just for YOU. She has the knowledge and experience to create a unifying and coherent look. When Donna manages the work you are guaranteed to not only get what you pay for but each and every aspect of the job is "Done Right". She stands strong and tough making sure the "landscaping business" does not take advantage of you. The materials, plants and execution is held to her educated high standards, not guess work that many "landscapers" live by.
15 December 2017
Comment from Park Places Landscape Design - Donna Park, GCLP:
Thank you, Laury. I have really enjoyed working with you on the design and initial installation phases of your project. As you pointed out, when it comes to the installation phase, I am very detail-oriented and a bit of a perfectionist...guilty as charged! I definitely believe in doing it right the first time. Thank you for your business, support, and referrals to your neighbors and friends.
Paul Olver
Average rating: 5 out of 5 stars
I cannot say enough good things about Park Places Landscape Design. Donna is a professional you can count on and have total confidence that the job will be done correctly. From her design advice to coordinating all the necessary qualified contractors to perform the work made our project an easy process. Our project required design services, tree removal, hardscape design, drainage systems, soil prep and planting. Throughout, Donna was at our home overseeing the entire process. It's nice when the professional you hire responds quickly and does what they say. We always were informed and confident that our project was in good hands. Deadlines were met, and our project was done at a fair price. I highly recommend Park Places Design for your landscape project.
30 November 2017Last modified: 30 November 2017
Comment from Park Places Landscape Design - Donna Park, GCLP:
Thanks, Paul. I couldn't have asked for a better review! I am pleased that you are happy with the final results and hope that we have exceeded your expectations for complete renovation of your front foundation landscape and new front entry walk. This was a relatively small project with alot of dependencies requiring coordination of several different resource partners over a period of a few months. I appreciate your patience and trust in me that it would all come together. I will be posting before and after photos soon.
Donna Park provides excellent professional expertise from concept design through installation. She ensured that both hardscape and landscape construction for my project were delivered on time, on budget, and with quality. She was always on-site when work was underway.
This attention to detail really paid off. The new approach to our house is welcoming and the plants are thriving. We couldn't be more pleased!
29 June 2016
Comment from Park Places Landscape Design - Donna Park, GCLP:
Thank you, Donna! I am very pleased with the way your new front entry and landscape turned out, and I'm glad you are too. It is a joy to work with clients who are actively engaged in the design process, and it makes my job so much more rewarding.
sjacobsohn1558
Average rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Upon moving to our intown home we wanted to design a pet friendly and relaxing backyard for us to enjoy. Working with Donna was great! She listened to our needs, likes, and dislikes and designed a beautiful intown backyard sanctuary. The first thing people say when they see our year is "wow you have your own sanctuary back here" and we do! Unfortunately, Donna was not able to execute the installation due to distance constraints, however, we are forever in her debt for providing the vision for our yard. It is beautiful, low maintenance and pet friendly! Thank you Donna!
10 June 2016
carolemaso
Average rating: 5 out of 5 stars
We've been working with Donna Park renovating our 1987 overgrown landscape for about 3 years now. We started in the back yard and working our way around the house. Last year we focused on the front of the house (pictured in Houzz - Brookfield Home) when the driveway was in need of replacement, as well as our front steps and walk way. This year our focus was a part of the back yard not touched in an earlier project. Donna always comes prepared with lots of good suggestions but when I have a specific idea in mind she works it into her plan as well. She comes prepared to do the job with all the right subcontractors to put the job in motion at just the right time when they are needed, and when the job is complete Donna goes the extra mile whenever tweaks are needed.
8 June 2016
suzhedrick
Average rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Working with Donna & Team was such a wonderful experience. I hired them in the Spring of 2014 to turn my uninspiring backyard into an English Garden. From planning to instillation the process was stress free. The end results are more beautiful than I ever dreamed. The updated patio & garden beds have created an additional living space to my home. We begin & end most days in this space. I definitely recommend Donna & Team for your landscape needs. She is a talented professional and a delight to work with.
3 June 2016
Comment from Park Places Landscape Design - Donna Park, GCLP:
Thanks, Suzanne. Your backyard was such a fun project. I loved helping you extend and enhance your outdoor living space. You have such a warm and welcoming home and garden. I enjoyed being able to organize your outdoor space into dedicated areas for dining, relaxing, and gardening in a dog-friendly environment.
We had a serious drainage problem which prompted the contact. Donna came up with some beautiful solutions and we ended up following her suggestions for hardscape and drainage, as well as plant material. Our goal was to have year round color and a variety of plant materials which we have achieved. Our property is situated near the entrance of our sub division and we have had many passer-by commenting on the beautiful landscape and asking for our designer. We have worked on our project in stages and hope to initiate Donna's ideas for our front entry soon. True to her word, Donna is present on the job site to insure execution is carried out as planned. I would highly recommend Donna.
11 May 2016
Comment from Park Places Landscape Design - Donna Park, GCLP:
Thank you, Carol. It has been a joy working with you and your hubby on multiple projects in your yard. I need to get over there and take some more current photos soon. And I can't wait to tackle the front entry! Thank you for your many referrals and introductions to friends and neighbors.
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