Healthy Environments Designed
Helianthus is driven to create landscapes for our clients that support life, both ours and the creatures we share the planet with.
Commercial Design Services
Sustainable landscape design solutions and assessments for campuses.
Residential Design Services
Healthy landscape designs for homeowners.
Wetland Delineation & Design
Assured wetland delineation and wetland design services.
Sustainable Land Use Plans
Sustainable land use assessment and planning to mitigate climate change.
Helianthus (Hee-Lee-ANN-Thus) means SUNFLOWER.
Sunflowers grow in wetlands, prairies, and forests. We felt that this adaptable native species represents the essence of who we are as a company.
Helianthus designs environmentally Sustainable Landscapes
that are good for the planet as well as attractive to people. Helianthus is a certified small business enterprise providing full-service landscape architecture services that places an emphasis on regenerative and ecologically responsible solutions for landscape development.
We are unique in that we operate at the intersection of landscape design and wetlands ecology and have a whole systems approach to sustainable site management. Our approaches are environmentally focused, innovative, and multidisciplinary.
Our team is experienced at meeting Federal, State, and local permitting requirements for wetland and natural resource impacts, and we are licensed to operate in Wisconsin and Illinois.
We take clients through the design process from concept to construction
providing plans that enhance the site’s natural resources. We also design for habitat remediation—for bees, pollinators, birds, or other wildlife. We provide maintenance inspection services of native plantings and post-construction evaluation to ensure optimal performance of the landscape. If your project has a natural resource component, we can help.
Helianthus is built on…
…collaboration and respect. We believe we can be stronger working as teams—pooling our talents with others in our network will achieve greater results.
Our Vision
Our Services
Site Inventory and Analysis
- Assured Wetland Delineations
- Wetland Assessments
- Permitting Assistance
- Botanical Inventories
- Invasive Species
- Tree Surveys
Ecological Design
- Wetland Mitigation Design and Monitoring
- Habitat Conservation & Restoration Plans
- Native Planting Design for Pollinator and Wildlife
- Natural Areas Master Planning
- SITES® and LEED® Certification Assistance
Landscape Architecture Services
- Residential Landscape Designs
- Commercial Landscape Designs
- Green Infrastructure Design
- Rain Gardens, Bioswales, Pollinator Gardens
- Native Landscaping
- Public Design Process
Maintenance Evaluation Services
- NGICP Certified Performance and Maintenance
- Monitoring of Native Plantings
- Maintenance Plans for Native Landscapes
- Vegetation Monitoring & Performance Evaluation of Native Plantings
- Green Infrastructure Performance Evaluation & Remediation Plans
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