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Adam Woodruff + Associates is an award-winning, garden-design firm catering to discerning clientèle in the metro St. Louis and metro Boston areas.
Echinops ritro 'Veitch's Blue' with Alchemilla filipendula 'Moonshine' and Nicotiana sanderae 'Perfume Deep Purple'
BIOGRAPHY
Adam Woodruff has practiced garden design since 1995. He trained as a Botanist at Eastern Illinois University. Woodruff attributes his unique design style, naturalism with a twist, to early college exposures to a diverse range of plants and environments (collecting trips in local prairies, field excursions to bogs in Canada and treks through forests of the Northeast). He also maintained the campus greenhouse, where he developed a love of tropicals. In recent years, influences on his designs include travels abroad to Europe, Asia and the Yucatan peninsula as well as observation of the work of great plantsmen such as Piet Oudolf and Roy Diblik.
Woodruff’s designs often combine grasses, prairie natives and perennials with lush tropical foliage and seasonal blooms. This harmonious blending of plant material that is not conventionally grouped together is the ‘twist’ that makes his style unique.
Adam Woodruff visiting Piet & Anja Oudolf's private garden in the Netherlands.
Woodruff recently won a national garden design competition, sponsored by the Perennial Plant Association, for an eclectic, vibrant and massive streetscape he created in central Illinois (photo album below). He was honored for the same corporate project three years earlier by the Missouri Botanical Garden.
Woodruff is a member of the Association of Professional Landscape Designers, Landscape & Nursery Association of Greater Saint Louis, Missouri Department of Conservation's Grow Native! program, and the Perennial Plant Association. In addition, Adam Woodruff + Associates has sponsored Springfield Green and Missouri Botanical Garden's Plants of Merit program. More information about the Plants of Merit program is available in the sidebar (below right).
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Designer's Garden | Private Garden
DESIGNER'S GARDEN- Springfield, Illinois
In the fall of 2008, Woodruff reinterpreted the traditional cottage garden for his home in central Illinois. Low maintenance perennials, grasses and shrubs now envelop the front facade.
The garden was recently featured in May/June '11 issue of St. Louis Magazine AT HOME and the September/October '11 issue of Horticulture Magazine.
PRIVATE GARDEN- Girard, Illinois
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Gardens at the Bank of Springfield | Pierre Laclede Center | The Plaza In Clayton
GARDENS AT THE BANK OF SPRINGFIELD- Springfield, Illinois
In 2004, the Bank of Springfield doubled the size of their flagship facility in central Illinois. Adam Woodruff + Associates was engaged to redesign the 3 acre site. The chief consideration of the design process was to boldly impact the streetscape. Woodruff designed naturalistic, yet vibrant flower borders scaled to the site to accomplish his goal. The gardens cover 22,000 square feet and include a massive perennial and annual bed running the length of the Wabash Avenue facade. Several auxiliary flower beds dot the property, echoing color and texture rhythms found in the main bed. Annuals, which represent 40% of the plant material found in the gardens, are artfully woven between shrubs, roses, grasses and perennials to insure consistent bloom.
Woodruff and his team, designed, installed and maintained the gardens from 2004-2010.
The gardens were featured in the November/December '11 issue of Horticulture Magazine.
For more information and seasonal photo albums, visit Gardens at the Bank of Springfield.
"Mr. Woodruff's innovative approach to landscaping the Bank of Springfield's Wabash location is the talk of the town and has set a new standard for street-side beautification in the capital city. His award-winning creation is an inspiration for other businesses, which are now trying to follow suit by stepping up their landscape efforts."
Mayor Timothy J. Davlin, City of Springfield
PIERRE LACLEDE CENTER- Clayton, Missouri
The Pierre Laclede Center is the definitive address for business. The center consists of two office towers, occupying an entire city block (Clayton's largest office property) and is home to corporations, entrepreneurial ventures and professional service firms.
Adam Woodruff + Associates was engaged in the spring of 2010 to design a unique seasonal display for the center's public plazas. Eighty-four (existing) large stationary planters equipped with sub-irrigation systems and several key bedding areas were planted with an assortment of lush, tropical foliage plants. The resulting display softens the surrounding hardscape and enhances how the center's tenants and their clients experience the space.
Seasonal photo albums: 2011
"In early February 2010, the Pierre Laclede Center came under new ownership and management. We looked to invest in landscaping that would provide aesthetic value to our tenants, their clients and the community at large. When Adam sent us examples of his work we knew that he could meet our expectations. His seasonal displays are stunning! In addition, his service and attention to detail go above and beyond what is normally seen in this business. We could not be happier with the results and look forward to a long working relationship with Adam Woodruff + Associates."
Jamie Koritz, Real Estate Manager, CB Richard Ellis
THE PLAZA IN CLAYTON- Clayton, Missouri
The Plaza In Clayton is Clayton, Missouri's tallest residential building at 31 stories, with unparalleled views and conveniences. Residents enjoy substantial green space on both the 4th and 5th floor rooftops.
Seasonal photo albums: 2011
"In early 2009, Adam Woodruff + Associates took over the landscaping responsibilities at The Plaza In Clayton. Both Management and Residents are extremely pleased with the outcome. Mr. Woodruff and his team of professionals are very detailed and responsive. His seasonal displays are creative and distinct, a virtual botanical garden. We look forward to working with Adam Woodruff + Associates for many years to come!"
Dustin Coleman, Community Manager, The Plaza In Clayton
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