About

Its time to replant our homes, our neighborhoods, its time to create beauty and curb appeal with plant communities, its time to use each of our spaces, our places, from our urban nests to our suburban sanctuaries and rural retreats, its time to REWILD!

Have peace of mind that REWILD Design will work to maximize the aesthetic value, ecological richness, resiliency, and functionality of your property while also working to reduce your costs and labor associated with your lawn space. REWILD’S design services are offered at a fraction of the cost of a traditional landscape architecture firm or design + build company.

Email: info@rewild.design

Founder & Designer: Andrew Schlesinger

From June 2016 to May 2018, Andrew served as the Design & Agriculture Director at Elijah’s Promise. After completing his MLA from Rutgers University in 2016, Andrew join the food-systems nonprofit to pursue design for social good and implemented a network of community agriculture sites known as Promise Agriculture. (NJASLA Environmental Enhancement Honor Award Winner, 2020)

In May 2018, Andrew joined Melillo + Bauer + Carman Associates and gained experience within concept, submission, design development, and construction documentation for a variety of scopes and scales. Working with Melillo + Bauer + Carman also afforded Andrew opportunities to pursue his passion for community-led design projects including facilitating public charrettes for a neighborhood park in New York City and creating a pop-up garden for the Boys & Girls Club of Jersey City during the COVID-19 pandemic. (NJASLA - Environmental Enhancement + Equity & Justice Honor Awards Winner, 2020)

In May 2021, Andrew founded REWILD DESIGN to apply the same level of landscape architecture design and services for residential design. Andrew looks forward to positively transforming suburban landscapes while increasing wildlife habitat and holistic value, one project at a time.

“Landscape architects are the stewards of nature in built environments. They often provide a formative link between an individual and his or her perception of nature. This is not a responsibility to be taken lightly.” - Leonard Hopper