| | Our Mission: In partnership with our clients, we design outdoor spaces with creative flair, artistry and grace, balanced with envionmental stewardship and functional considerations. |
 Manning Design, LLC offers professional services for park and playground design, recreation master planning, wayfinding signage systems, streetscape design, healing garden and rain garden design, and residential design. Clients include cities, townships, golf courses, developers, and residential clients. Please call 231-796-5978 to discuss your project, or email ManningDesignLA@gmailcom. | Manning Design, LLC is committed to providing personal attention to your project.
 Marlies Manning, ASLA Marlies Manning, owner of Manning Design, is licensed in Michigan as a landscape architect. Marlies seeks solutions unique to your project by listening to your needs, seeking input from the users of the site, and by being inspired by the qualities of the project site. Marlies has over 21 years experience designing award winning projects for municipalities and private clients. "Marlies is a true professional who has a passion for what she does. She addressed all our wants and needs to give us a one-of-a-kind design that went beyond our expectations." Amy, Big Rapids, MI |
Manning Design, LLC will guide your project from the planning stage through construction, as the lead consultant or as part of a team. 
Streetscape under construction, Big Rapids, Michigan. |  Completed streetscape, Big Rapids, Michigan. |  |  |
|  "Marlies is detail oriented, professional, knowledgeable, and guess what?... great to work with!!! That combination equals success and satisfaction!" Rex Schuberg, DBA President Big Rapids, Michigan 
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New and cutting edge design:
Rain Gardens
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 | Manning Design can address your stormwater quality concerns with ecologically sensitive designs which may include rain gardens, bio-swales, and porous pavement. Marlies Manning has received advanced training in designing bio-infiltration best management practices for stormwater quality improvement. Pictured is a highly successful rain garden located in Big Rapids, Michigan. The garden was designed by Marlies Manning and implemented by the Big Rapids Garden Club for the City of Big Rapids. Other rain gardens by Manning Design include the Twin Creek Rain Garden in Evart, MI; as well as several rain gardens in Grand Rapids, MI. |
A personal favorite:
Healing Gardens  Healing/Viewing Garden, Mecosta County Medical Center, Big Rapids, MI |  Healing/Viewing Garden, Port Huron Hospital, Port Huron, MI  Healing Garden, private residence |
| Marlies Manning believes in the power of nature to heal the soul and mind. Hospitals, churches, and private residences have implemented healing gardens designed by Marlies. | Want to see more? Please visit the Manning Design Project Portfolio and Current Projects. |
I'll be happy to talk to you about your project. Please call: Marlies Manning, ASLA, Owner Manning Design, LLC Landscape Architecture
phone/fax: 231-796-5978 13709 190th Ave., Big Rapids, MI 49307 or email: ManningDesignLA@gmail.com
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