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<h1>Cross River. A Design Partnership with the Earth. </h1>
<h2>Cross River Design is a full service design/build company comprised of licensed landscape architects, garden designers, and highly qualified support staff.</h2>
<h1>Who We Are</h1>
<p>Cross River Design, Inc. is a full-service landscape design/build specialists firm dedicated to maximizing the potential in every property. Our aim is to design a landscape that is as appropriate to our clients' lifestyle as it is to the homes' architecture and natural surroundings.</p>
<h2>Design Process</h2>
<p>Well thought-out, creative planning and design is the bedrock of our business. It ultimately determines the success of any project. Our Landscape Architects and designers are experienced in tackling problems and laying out solutions�explaining what works and why, and translating ideas into detailed plans. Once the project begins, they oversee the entire project ensuring their ideas are executed according to your expectations. Our construction teams have the expertise to install anything from a simple terrace garden to an elaborate master plan for your entire residence.</p>
<h2>About Us</h2>
<p>Cross River Design, Inc. is a full-service landscape design/build firm dedicated to maximizing the potential in every property. Our aim is to design a landscape that is as appropriate to our clients� lifestyle as it is to the homes' architecture and natural surroundings.<br><br>
We know how important it is to listen to our clients� goals and to come up with a practical�and affordable�design that will make their dreams a reality. Since we install our own designs, we also know the importance of consistency in service, level of design, and quality of construction.</p>
<h2>Awards</h2>
<p>2002 LANDSCAPE AWARD OF SUPERIOR EXCELLENCE<br>
NJNLA (New Jersey Nursery & Landscape Assoc.) Essex County, N.J.<br><br>
2002 LANDSCAPE AWARD OF MERIT<br>
NJNLA (New Jersey Nursery & Landscape Assoc.) Hunterdon County, N.J.<br><br>
2001 LANDSCAPE AWARD (SILVER)<br>
ALCA (Association of Landscape Contractors of America)<br>
Category (Landscape Design/Build $250,000.00 & up) Essex County, N.J.<br><br>
2000 LANDSCAPE AWARD OF SUPERIOR EXCELLENCE<br>
NJNLA (New Jersey Nursery & Landscape Assoc.) Middlesex County, N.J.<br><br>
...and many others!</p>
<h2>Testimonials</h2>
<p>�<em>We appreciate and value the extensive design process that went into our
project. Our several problems have been solved and function exactly as you predicted.
The architecture of our house and landscaping seem perfectly suited for each
other. I have never seen such a high level of attention to detail</em>�<br>
- the Sheeleigh family<br><br>
� <em>It has been a long project, but worth the time and effort. We just love
it. Your professionalism, understanding and patience made such a positive difference.
We look forward to adding more to it and continuing our relationship with Cross
River</em>�<br>
- the Goryeb family<br><br>
� <em>Cross River Design exceeded our expectations in every way in addition
to adhering to budgets and deadlines. We are confident your quality landscaping
added significant and lasting value to our home. We were highly impressed with
Cross River�s project management in addition to the professionalism and craftsmanship
of the Cross River team</em>�<br>
- the Moore family</p>
<h1>Our Services</h1>
<p>We are a full-service firm. We follow a client every step of the way, from
initial consultation, on through design and construction, to property management.<br><br>
We welcome the opportunity to work with your building architect and/or builder
to better coordinate the outcome of your project. Our best results have always
been achieved through a coordinated team effort.</p>
<h2>The Design Process</h2>
<p>We feel the reason our clients are pleased and our projects successful is because
with each new project we strive to first, create an intimate relationship with
our clients, and second, get connected with every detail of their site, from
basic architectural elements to existing environmental conditions. Working hand
in hand we then carefully remove what is not needed, and form what is left into
a framework of creative concepts and ideas aimed at balancing the elements of
a project with the expectations of our client.</p>
<h2>Construction</h2>
<p>Having a great design in hand without the right craftsman to build it is like
planting a healthy tree in bad soil. The tree may survive but it will never
look any better then it did the day it was planted and never achieve its full
potential. We believe no one understands or appreciates your project like the
designer who created it. That's why we established our own construction division
where our designers are able to stay connected to your project through to completion.
We have collected the finest in-house craftsman anywhere and combined with our
support staff we have produced a construction team second to none.</p>
<h2>Property Management</h2>
<p>Over the years, landscape maintenance has become an industry of mostly uneducated
laborers rushing from site to site wielding hedge and lawn trimmers in a flurry
of noise and destruction.<br>
<br>
We find this process wreaks havoc on the more sophisticated landscapes being
created today, diminishing their value with every passing year. Our estate maintenance
and management team are more closely associated to horticulture technicians
than maintenance workers. Their direction and training ensures your property
will be properly cared for and through a series of analysis and recommendations
will look its showpiece best every season of the year.</p>
<h2>What We Do</h2>
<p>At Cross River Design our goal is to provide the finest product available through
one seamless process. The process begins in our design studio with a vision.
That vision is transformed into reality through our construction division and
our management team ensures the investment you've made to your property flourishes
and improves in the years to come.</p>
<h1>How to Design</h1>
<p>The landscape design process is not complex but it involves a great deal more
than putting pencil to paper and sketching away. A great design product is the
culmination of the designer's experience, artistry and attention to detail.
Yet, ironically, the end result will always appear effortless—intricate
tasks become secondary (as they should) to the simple, pleasing patterns of
great design.</p>
<h2>Landscape Styles</h2>
<p>Within each project lies a soul or personality waiting to be discovered, and
that discovery often requires nothing more than removing that which does not
belong. Knowing what stays and what goes begins with a designer's understanding
and sensitivity toward basic architectural principals and styles. With this
understanding the designer can begin to expand beyond the original theme –
traditional, contemporary, Tuscan, Japanese, etc. – bending and pushing
it to different levels while still keeping the soul of the project intact.</p>
<h2>Working with Landscape Architects</h2>
<p>Most of the grand estates in the world are more closely identified with their
Landscape Architects than with their Architects. That's because a good Landscape
Architect (LA) possesses the skills required to marry the man-made with the
natural environment. Most people are familiar with the value an LA provides
to a project once it's off the ground. Hardscape design (walkways, drives and
patios) grading and planting plans, etc. are all things LA's are associated
with once a project is underway. But an LA is really the first person who should
look at your project, before you even decide to purchase it. Whether a vacant,
wooded lot in the country, or a densely developed site within an established
neighborhood, an LA can determine if there are pre-existing concerns such as
wetlands and drainage issues, limiting setback requirements or aggressive zoning
ordinances with which you’ll have to contend.</p>
<h2>Working with Architects</h2>
<p>We feel the best projects are the result of a combined effort by a group of
qualified professionals working together toward one goal. This especially holds
true when discussing the relationship between architect and LA on a design project.
We like to think these two professionals routinely switch roles throughout the
life of a project's design, each influencing the other along the way. Together
as one, they can create a seamless and consistent flow throughout the design,
inside and out.</p>
<h2>Working with Builders</h2>
<p>Whenever the opportunity exists to coordinate with a builder on the construction
of a design project, a number of things happen. The first is that the finished
product looks cleaner and more professional. The second is there are fewer headaches
– better communication reduces mistakes and double work. Finally, there
is greater efficiency which means cost savings and quicker turnaround. We enjoy
the opportunity to work with builders as early in the development stage as possible.
The finished product will clearly show the benefits.</p>
<h1>Contact Us</h1>
<p><strong>Cross River Design, Inc.<br>
1473 Route 22 East<br>
Annandale, NJ 08801</strong><br>
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Phone: 908-236-9291<br>
Fax: 908-236-7409<br>
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Email: <a href="mailto:info@crossriverdesign.com">info@crossriverdesign.com</a></p>
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