VDLA is a certified small business specializing in landscape architecture, planning, irrigation design, water management services, and graphic communication. VDLA’s highly skilled staff includes licensed landscape architects, certified irrigation designers, certified irrigation auditors, water managers, and LEED accredited professionals.
VDLA has served private and public sector clients in Southern California for over 50 years. Our portfolio includes site assessments, master plans and construction documents for a wide range of municipal, federal, institutional, corporate and other public and private projects. We have designed landscapes and pedestrian spaces for master planned residential communities, Homeowners Associations, multi-family homes, corporate office and campus environments, schools, libraries, churches, public plazas, park and recreation projects, open space and habitat restoration, medical facilities, and national cemetery facilities for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Our services include design from master planning and concepts to schematics, construction documentation and construction administration of projects. Additionally, we provide related consulting services such as plan checking, technical writing, site inspections and irrigation water audits.
Designing and working with landscapes in today’s climate requires a thorough awareness of water conservation needs and methods. Our expertise in water-conserving landscape and irrigation design incorporates horticultural science and artistic skill, resulting in beautiful, sustainable and maintainable landscapes. We successfully design climate-adaptive and native landscapes, including natural revegetation methods to re-create natural landscapes that require minimal maintenance and no supplemental irrigation.