Our Story
About Tideland
Rooted here since 2011
Tideland Landscapes was founded by Elliot Marsh, a landscape architect who left a national firm to do one thing well — design gardens that belong to the Lowcountry. Born and raised on Johns Island, Elliot studied landscape architecture at Clemson, then spent a decade designing for clients from Washington to Palm Beach. But he kept coming home.
Tideland was born from a simple belief: the best gardens aren't designed in an office. They're discovered on the site, in the soil, in the way the light falls through the moss. Every property has a story waiting to be told through its landscape — if you know how to listen.
Today the team is twelve — designers, horticulturists, and craftspeople who share a deep love for this place and the work. The projects stretch from South of Broad to Bluffton, from intimate courtyard gardens to multi-acre estate landscapes. Still small enough to know every client by name. Still in the dirt every week.
Our Philosophy
Design From the Land
Every garden begins with listening to the site — the soil, the light, the salt air, the history. We don't impose a style. We discover one.
Lowcountry Vernacular
We work with materials and plants that belong here — live oak, tabby, oyster shell, palmetto, yaupon holly. No forced themes, no imported aesthetics. Just what the land already knows.
Gardens That Grow
We design for ten years from now, not the day we leave. A garden should be more beautiful at five years than at five days. Patience is a design principle.
14
Years in the Lowcountry
400+
Gardens Designed
12
Team Members
100%
In-House Installation
The Team
Led by principal designer Elliot Marsh, ASLA, our team brings together licensed landscape architects, certified arborists, master gardeners, and skilled craftspeople — each with deep knowledge of Lowcountry horticulture and building traditions.
Twelve people who genuinely love dirt, plants, and this place.
As featured in
Garden & Gun · Veranda · Charleston Magazine · Coastal Living · ASLA Merit Award 2023