Susan Cohen, a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects, works with nature to create elegant, inviting landscapes that work with peoples’ lives.

Noted for her residential work, she also has designed for The New York Botanical Garden, country clubs, community centers and offices.

She is the author of The Inspired Landscape: Twenty-one Leading Landscape Architects Explore the Creative Process, a study of design inspiration in the work of designers around the world. A long-time teacher and lecturer, she is the Coordinator of NYBG’s Landscape Design program and is also the founding Coordinator of their annual Landscape Design Portfolio Lecture Series.

In 2021, she was elected an Honorary Member of The Garden Club of America.

Education:

Smith College

The New York Botanical Garden,Landscape Design Program

City College of New York, landscape architecture

Yale College, Special Student, Art History

Garden travels: US, Europe, China and Japan