Caroline Asher, PLA
Caroline Asher is a professional landscape architect, based in Durham, NC, who founded Leaf Song Landscapes in 2021. Her design focus is on residential landscapes, outdoor play and learning environments at schools and childcare centers, and parks. Her experience working with groups of stakeholders for community projects, partnering with other organizations and design professionals, as well as helping individuals achieve their goals for their property has given her a thorough understanding of the power of design to positively impact users and the environment.
Caroline designs landscapes that nurture users of all ages and abilities, as well as enrich and protect the natural environment by increasing ecological diversity and creating habitat and food sources for pollinators and birds. Caroline has an extensive knowledge of plants, and her passion is creating living outdoor spaces for the benefit of humans and wildlife, using mostly native plantings along with built elements.
As a native of North Carolina, Caroline has a lifetime of experience with plants that thrive in this area and the ecosytems that sustain the wildlife in our state. She lives in Durham with her husband, two young sons, pets, and yard full of plants.
Licenses and CertificationsProfessional Landscape Architect, 2018, #2072
HUB Certification for Woman-Owned Business
EducationMasters of Landscape Architecture, North Carolina State University, 2012
BA, English and French, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2004
ExperienceNatural Learning Initiative, College of Design, NCSU, 2016-2020
Tributary Land Design and Build, 2012-2015
Grace Pilafian Landscape Consulting and Design, 2008-2015
Niche Gardens, 2007-2009