Canning Greenworks Studio

Saving money and time while making sure what you get is YOUR vision, is what makes our approach different. 

I can see the vision, but you may not necessarily, so on the spot I provide sketches of the approach. NO fancy canned computer programs, minions back in the office making it pretty! Just on the spot communication of what you are about to spend thousands of dollars on. Changes right on the spot. Explanations of why some things HAVE to be done a certain way, but how we can address your concerns another way.

You just put thousands of $'s to work in a much more productive way. If that sounds intriguing, then we should chat. 

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​Canning Greenworks Studio weaves Ecology into EVERY landscape project to enhance resilience to climate change. We are a landscape architecture firm with over twenty years of experience working with residential clients, developers, community groups, and public clients to beautify and enhance outdoor spaces. We specialize in ecological design, stormwater management, and improving overall landscape sustainability. 

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We apply visioning before finishing the landscape project of your dreams.  We vision with hand sketches to create landscape projects with craftsmanship not found in computer generated pictures. ​

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Chris Canning is a registered landscape architect and ecological designer with international experience and a instructor at  Queens University.  Sustainable design, that integrates green infrastructure into the urban landscape, has been his focal point. Chris’ work  ranges in scales and typologies from the Ray and Maria Stata Center, MIT - Cambridge, MA and the Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies, Oberlin College - Oberlin, OH to the Milton Hershey School Campus - Hershey, PA.

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As a landscape architect, Chris has practiced landscape architecture with the internationally recognized firms Andropogon Associates and Olin Partnership in Philadelphia, PA.  At Olin, Chris mentored with Laurie Olin, awarded the National Medal of Arts from President Obama and the ASLA Medal.  

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At the nonprofit Delaware Center for Horticulture, Wilmington, DE, Chris designed green space for urban heat island mitigation and stormwater management in underprivileged urban neighbourhoods. Chris has lectured at the University of Guelph, been a invited juror at Philadelphia University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. At the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he studied civil engineering, hydrology and hydrologic modelling with Professor Ken Potter. 

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At the Cecil Soil Conservation District, Cecil County, MD, I designed and supervised construction of a variety stormwater erosion and sediment control best management practices to protect local waterways and the Chesapeake Bay. 

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