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for effortless outdoor living

HQ Dallas, TX | Creating landscapes worldwide

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"We now use our outdoor living space every day of the year, including the winter months.

We love it and still receive many glowing comments about the functionality and transformation.”

-GREG & GERRI R.

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Melissa Gerstle’s new showroom covered by Park Cities People
Melissa Gerstle’s new showroom covered by Park Cities People

Melissa Gerstle was interviewed by the Park Cities People newspaper for her grand opening of Plein Air Altelier in the Dallas Design District.

Melissa Gerstle featured in DHome
Melissa Gerstle featured in DHome

Melissa Gerstle was among the experts featured in DHome’s exploration of moodboards. In the article, she shares her insights on creating serene outdoor spaces that balance beauty and functionality.

Melissa Gerstle featured in House Beautiful
Melissa Gerstle featured in House Beautiful

House Beautiful’s Joanna Saltz spotlights Melissa Gerstle, who predicts a rise in indigenous plants in home landscapes.

 

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We approach each landscape as an extension of the home and believe it should be a delightful place to gather and thrive.

Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, we design landscapes throughout North America and collaborate with architects, builders, and interior designers.

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2025 Landscape Trends: Lighting
2025 Landscape Trends: Lighting

Lighting completes the landscape the way Renee Zellweger completed Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire.

Outdoor Kitchens: Not only for Dads
Outdoor Kitchens: Not only for Dads

Everyone can grill outdoors! Don’t let Dad rib you the wrong way,…

Luxury Design: Bringing Your Landscape Transformation from Concept to Completion
Luxury Design: Bringing Your Landscape Transformation from Concept to Completion

Custom landscape transformations with a design-only landscape architect. See before and after images of MGD projects.

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Happy Thanksgiving! Wishing all of our clients, vendors and friends a happy holiday. We are so grateful for all of you. 🍁🙏 Photo: @stephen_karlisch_photo Stylist: @jennyoconnorstudio Florals: Haile Wasson
We’re thrilled and honored to be recognized by @papercitydallas with the 2024 Paper City Design Award for Residential Landscape Design. Thank you to our partner @texaslandcare for executing on the installation of this jewel box courtyard we c
We’re reminiscing about our designs for the 2020 and 2024 Kips bay showhouse and looking forward to attending the opening of the 2025 dallas @kbshowhouse this week! Congratulations to all the designers and wishing you an amazing show! #kipsbay
Things are falling into place at project “Brick and Blade” #rootedinbeauty #effortlessoutdoorliving #melissagerstledesign
Drop-shed gorgeous Swipe —> for before #effortlessoutdoorliving #rootedinbeauty #melissagerstledesign
It’s never a bad time to take on a new challenge. Even if you’re scared. And even if you’re old(er.) After 16 years of designing and furnishing outdoor spaces, Melissa Gerstle Design is expanding! This fall, we’ll be openin
Excited to see this article on our #Lakesideretreat project in Highland Park. Thank you @dallasnews and @dmn_abode for sharing the story behind this landscape design and to Gina Mayfield and Alexis Patterson for producing a great article. 📸 : @ste
A peek at some custom sconces we had fabricated by @coppersculptures.reg.nesbitt . We couldn’t be happier with how these turned out! (And even better, our client is pretty excited about them too! 🎉) #rootedinbeauty #melissagerstledesign #out
Throwback Thursday to our 2020 Kips Bay design in the showhouse’s inaugural year in Dallas. It was so exciting to participate in the first year, to be a part of the creative group of designers, and to support the @kipsbaybgc . This year, I&rsq
Grateful to have been asked by @verandamag to chime in on my favorite low maintenance shrubs. A special thank you to @robinsuttonanders for a fun conversation about plants and her excellent writing of the story, as well as to @steelemarcoux , edito
Green on green on green is always in our dreams… 🍃🍃🍃 #rooted in beauty 📷: @stephen_karlisch_photo