Firm Profile – Landscape Architecture Firm
Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.
DFB – Donovan • Feola • Balderson & Associates, Inc. - was established in 1955 by the late Thurman D. Donovan as T. D. Donovan, Landscape Architects. The current officers, Andrew H. Balderson and David B. Post, have been associated with the firm since 1971 and 1984, respectively. Richard T. Feola retired in 2001 after 36 years with the firm.Our company offers professional landscape architecture and site planning services that accommodate the needs of our diverse and discerning clientele. We have the capacity to execute large-scale landscape projects and the commitment to give each client individual care.
Landscape Architecture
As an Award Winning Landscape Architecture Firm, we are recognized as a firm that creates mature landscapes that gracefully evolve over time. Our experienced landscape architects select the appropriate, large specimen trees and shrubs to achieve the desired scale and appearance of a mature landscape.Site Planning
DFB & Associates, Inc. is instrumental in the site planning process of many commercial, residential, public works, historic, and institutional projects. When a project poses complex challenges, our 55 years of experience is invaluable.Additionally, we concentrate on sustainable landscapes that are simultaneously aesthetic and eco-friendly. Our landscape services include Forest Conservation Planning, Sustainable Landscape Design, & Green Roof Design.
Multidisciplinary Collaboration
DFB & Associates, Inc. collaborates with other disciplines to maximize the quality of your landscape. We work with architects and engineers, environmental consultants, arborists, builders and contractors, sculptors, and fellow landscape architects.Andrew H. Balderson • President
Andrew H. Balderson has been a principal partner with Donovan, Feola, Balderson & Associates since 1977. He is a registered landscape architect in Maryland and 8 other states.
Mr. Balderson is responsible for overseeing all phases of project design, development and installation.
His 40 years of experience in the tree growing industry, selecting and installing large caliper specimen trees has been of great importance to his clientele.
He is personally involved with all the firm’s historic projects. He has directed the design and construction of the most recent landscape improvement projects funded by the late Robert H. Smith at the University of Maryland and the Wilmer Eye Institute.
In the summer, he’s been known to slip away to his cottage on Lake Charlevoix in Michigan to pursue his passion for fly fishing and golf.
Mr. Balderson is pictured below examining the “Bloodgood” Japanese Maple he received as a seedling presented by Rosalynn Carter in the Rose Garden at the White House in 1979. This was the award DFB received from the American Association of Nurserymen for the Martin Marietta Corporate Headquarters, Bethesda, MD. He has nurtured this tree for 31 years as seen here at his farm in Laytonsville, Md.
abalderson@dfblandarch.com • Download Andy's Resume
David B. Post • Vice-President
Mr. Post is a landscape architect licensed to practice in Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia where he has designed many award-winning projects. A Midwest native, he brings a straight-forward style and practical approach to the creation of beautiful outdoor environs. He believes that our landscapes are part of our collective legacy as a nation and uses his expertise in landscape design, environmental sustainability and site planning to promote a connection between people and the land.
Mr. Post is very involved in his community, the Boys Scouts of America, and his church choir and youth programs. He is a member of Damascus High School Music Boosters and pep band, his homeowner’s association, the National Capital Area Council Camp Snyder Committee, was appointed to the Montgomery County Executive’s Forest Conservation Advisory Committee, and elected to the Board of Directors for the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship in Purcellville, VA.
“As landscape architects, we are responsible for respecting the natural, historic and cultural resources of a place while shaping that environment to meet the needs of its users today and for future generations.”
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, Kansas State University, 1983
Joined Donovan, Feola, Balderson & Associates in 1983
dpost@dfblandarch.com • Download David's Resume
Kevin A. Sword • Senior Associate
Kevin Sword is a 10 year Senior Associated with Donovan, Feola, Balderson & Associates. He is a registered landscape architect in Maryland and West Virginia. He was born and educated in England where he studied horticulture, garden design and landscape architecture. He received his degree in landscape architecture from Gloucestershire University in England.
Kevin is a certified Maryland Forest Conservation Planner. He has designed a number of award-winning projects and believes that identifying and paying attention to the clients' needs and aspirations is key to successful design. He also has a strong knowledge and understanding of plants and their growing requirements, which he integrates into the design process.
ksword@dfblandarch.com • Download Kevin's Resume
Trisha D. Radford • Associate • tradford@dfblandarch.com
Judith Kettleman • Office Manager • jkettleman@dfblandarch.com
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