{"id":252,"date":"2026-01-20T15:01:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T15:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homeanddesign.com\/portfolio\/index.php\/designer\/howard-cohen-chad-talton\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T16:19:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T16:19:39","slug":"surrounds-landscape","status":"publish","type":"designer","link":"https:\/\/homeanddesign.com\/portfolio\/designer\/surrounds-landscape\/","title":{"rendered":"Howard Cohen, PLA | Chad Talton, PLA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Barry Schneider and landscape architect Howard Cohen founded Surrounds Landscape Architecture + Construction in 2002 with the mission to develop and nurture environments that positively change the way their clients live and experience the outdoors. In 2006, landscape architect Chad Talton joined the firm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The company name emerged from the idea that the beauty of nature surrounds us. This continues to be a guiding principle at Surrounds, as the company designs, builds and cares for landscapes meant to inspire people to spend more time living outdoors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Surrounds is a full-service design-build-maintain company composed not only of landscape architects but also skilled craftspeople, lawn- and garden-care experts and certified horticulturists. \u201cWe strive to create award-winning projects while seeking creative solutions to meet every budget,\u201d Cohen notes. \u201cOur designs are inspired by the personal style of the homeowner, making each project unique while also complementing the character of the home and surrounding landscape.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Surrounds team brings a high level of professionalism and expertise to each job. \u201cThe entire team evaluates and studies each project to ensure we\u2019re delivering an outstanding experience for our customers,\u201d says Talton.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Since 2002, Surrounds has won numerous local and national Grand awards from the Landscape Contractors Association.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">See more at HandD.com\/SurroundsLandscape<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4169,"template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"designer-categories":[4],"designer-specialties":[16,20,17],"class_list":["post-252","designer","type-designer","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","designer_category-landscape-architecture","designer_specialty-custom-pools-water-spaces","designer_specialty-decking-patios-fire-pit","designer_specialty-hardscapes-walkways-pergolas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeanddesign.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/designers\/252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeanddesign.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/designers"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeanddesign.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/designer"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeanddesign.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeanddesign.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"designer_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeanddesign.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/designer-categories?post=252"},{"taxonomy":"designer_specialty","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeanddesign.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/designer-specialties?post=252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}