Stephen Coan, of Stephen Coan, LLC is an award winning Landscape Designer, Horticulturist, Plantsman, Consultant, Craftsman, and Artist. He exclusively designs, consults, and installs bespoke designed landscapes & nature inspired fine gardens that are timeless, memorable, and meaningful for the discerning Client. In the fall of 2019 Stephen received a Level 3 Certification in Ornamental Horticulture from Longwood Gardens in Kennet Square, Pa. studying over 1,800 plants and is one of only two or three others to hold this Certification. One client, Susan B. writes: "Stephen designed an absolute oasis for me. He has impeccable taste and extensive knowledge of plants and local wildlife. My goal was to create a backyard haven for people, birds, bees and butterflies. I got all of that and so much more. I now have a room outdoors in which to spend my most valuable time!" The plant-driven nature inspired gardens that he creates are beautiful, lush, have meaning, and are layered and intermingled with multi-seasons of flowering interest with overlapping flowering blooms throughout the growing seasons that attract butterflies, birds, and other pollinators and have structural interest throughout the winter. Many of his gardens are based upon solar and celestial events and the passage of time using the fourth dimension in conjunction with and the reinterpretation of the new movements in naturlaistic garden design and ecological plantings. They are ecologically guided and environmentally friendly using sustainable green practices and water drainage management with a combination of designed hardscapes and the use of native and ornamental plant species that are site appropriate for the soil, lighting, and environmental conditions, and are not considered to be invasive plants or harmful to the environment or local ecosystem. His gardens are in the realm between and uniting The New Perennial Movement, Naturalistic Plantings, The New American Garden Design, and Ecological Planting Design with an emphasis on creating beautiful long blooming multi-season gardens that provide habitat and attract butterflies, birds, and other pollinators with an eye on low-maintenance with minimal inputs within a given garden.