ABOUT​

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Suzanne Nutt Landscapes assists clients with landscape master planning, landscape design, selection of contractors, and construction supervision. Recent projects include seaside gardens, pools and organic vegetable gardens, contemporary suburban outdoor living spaces, pools, and gardens,  and, outdoor studio work spaces for major contemporary artists. 

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Suzanne has had a lifelong professional commitment to creating innovative ways to enhance the health and well-being of individuals and communities.  Prior to landscape design, Suzanne had a long career in developing innovative new health care delivery systems and companies that would enhance access to affordable, high quality health care prior to her training as a landscape designer.   

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In addition to our private clients, SNL has provided pro bono landscape design services to Greater Newark Conservancy's outdoor learning center and organic farm in Newark, NJ.  Suzanne teaches Introduction to Landscape Design to urban farmers and community gardeners in Newark through the Newark Urban Growers School.

 

Suzanne received a Certificate in Landscape Design from The New York Botanic Garden. In addition to her professional  training, Suzanne has visited and studied important gardens throughout the United States, Europe, Japan, Russia, Africa, and India.  In 2015, Suzanne was a Harrison Fellow at the Historic Landscapes Institute at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello and the University of Virginia where she worked in Jefferson's historic vegetable garden and decorative perennial beds and studied landscape design in 18th century Virginia. She received a Bachelor’s Degree in History from Wesleyan University and a Master’s Design in Public Health from Yale University.  From 2020 to 2025, Suzanne served as a member of the Board and an officer of the Greater Newark Conservancy, a non-profit in Newark, NJ dedicated to urban revitalization, youth development, and food sufficiency through urban farming and environmental stewardship.​​