Our landscape is a six acre meadow embraced by a 30 acre woodland. Our vision is to sensitively enhance the site lines and long views across the meadow, develop intimate spaces with native plantings and curate sculpture to create interest and intrigue.  Sculptures provide structure, contrast and focal points within the landscape. We engaged the landscape architecture firm Oehme, Van Sweden (OvS) of Washington D.C. in 2019  to help us create a master plan for The Bower.  Each landscaped area is planned to complement the whole and be designed to enhance but not replace the native meadow and woodland. Paths throughout the open areas and tall stand forest will provide our visitors with the opportunity to encounter flora, fauna and unique geologic features of the Pennsylvania Appalachian Mountain region.

We partnered in 2020 with Larry Weaner Landscape Associates of Glenside, PA to implement the landscape design.  The resulting gardens, meadow drifts, and accents will mature and continue to develop over the next 3-5 years. Over 100 varieties of native trees, shrubs, forbs, and grasses are on display at The Bower.   Garden spaces and meadows display plantings which delight bees, birds, butterflies, praying mantis, and people.  Native plantings have been selected that thrive without extra care, are generally deer resistant, and provide food and habitat for local insects and wildlife. Mowed lawn is kept to a minimum.  Organic fertilizers and pest control methods are used exclusively. Grass clippings, leaves, and other biomass from the property are composted on site or left to provide habitat for wildlife.