Sun Custom Landscapes is a landscape architecture design build firm located in Uptown, New Orleans. Our mission is to preserve the historic richness of New Orleans while embracing the ever changing design form of today and tomorrow. We offer innovative landscape design, quality construction, and attentive maintenance services. Our team has over 15 years of experience in the industry with perspectives from working in design offices from California to New York City. Together with our experience and vision, we are able to develop creative design solutions for a wide range of project types and styles.
Team
Jay Knopf
Owner / Landscape Architect
Jay holds a degree from the prestigious Kansas State University in Landscape Architecture and began his design career in California and New York City offices before starting his own design-build firm in 2010. With over 15 years of experience both in the office and on-site, Jay strives to provide unique, quality design that carries through from the page to final construction. He appreciates the individuality of each project and challenges himself to create new ideas and spaces rather than just reproduce what already exists. Jay is licensed and registered in the state of Louisiana for landscape architecture.
Miranda Young
Landscape Designer / Office Manager
Miranda has a degree in Sustainable Landscape Design from The Ohio State University. Her professional experience spans from Columbus, Ohio to London, England. She loves combining texture, form, and color to create unique and aesthetically pleasing landscape compositions. A newbie to New Orleans, you can often find her on weekend strolls along St. Charles, finding inspiration in the architecture. She lives in Uptown with her husband Trevor, son Henry, and cats Fred and George.