{"id":438,"date":"2026-01-20T15:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T15:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homeanddesign.com\/portfolio\/index.php\/designer\/joshua-dean\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T16:22:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T16:22:01","slug":"wheats-landscape","status":"publish","type":"designer","link":"https:\/\/homeanddesign.com\/portfolio\/designer\/wheats-landscape\/","title":{"rendered":"Joshua Dean"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">L<\/span><span class=\"s1\">andscape designer Joshua Dean\u2019s challenging first career as a reporter on national security topics is what led him to his second. \u201cI found myself seeking refuge in my own garden,\u201d he recalls. \u201cI would remember a trip I took to Kyoto\u2014the moss, the meandering paths and rock gardens. These memories and the seasonal wonder of my own garden motivated me to complete George Washington University\u2019s landscape design program.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">After more than 20 years designing and building gardens, Dean, who works at Wheat\u2019s Landscape Design + Construction, looks to architecture, plant material, clients, garden history and literature for inspiration. \u201cI create unique gardens with their own sense of place,\u201d he observes. \u201cThe artistry of the craftspeople I work with adds special qualities to every garden.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">Dean\u2019s projects include comprehensive property transformations, poolscapes, four-season gardens and unique destinations. He is one of nearly 200 staff members at Wheat\u2019s, which meticulously executes the build and maintenance phases of each project. \u201cWheat\u2019s is community-based and family-oriented,\u201d Dean says. \u201cWe care for properties at all stages and seek long-term relationships with our clients.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">Joshua Dean has received numerous accolades, including Grand awards from the Landscape Contractors Association. He has appeared on TV in \u201cAsk This Old House,\u201d \u201cCurb Appeal\u201d and \u201cIndoors Out.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>See more at HandD.com\/WheatsLandscape<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p8\">\n<p class=\"p8\">\n<p class=\"p9\">\n<p class=\"p9\">\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4174,"template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"designer-categories":[5],"designer-specialties":[],"class_list":["post-438","designer","type-designer","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","designer_category-landscape-design"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeanddesign.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/designers\/438","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\/4174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeanddesign.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"designer_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeanddesign.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/designer-categories?post=438"},{"taxonomy":"designer_specialty","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeanddesign.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/designer-specialties?post=438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}