SQUARE ACRE STUDIO SELECTED TOCREATE COMPREHENSIVE LANDSCAPE PLANFOR MANSION IN MAY 2025

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MORRISTOWN, NJ, February 12, 2025 – The Women’s Association for Morristown Medical Center (WAMMC) is pleased to announce that Tom Salaki, Principal of Square Acre Studio, has been selected to create the Comprehensive Plan for the Landscape Design for Wildfair, the site of Mansion in May 2025. Tom Salaki brings his expertise to develop the comprehensive plan that will enable many prominent landscape design firms to transform the grounds of this Chester Township, New Jersey country estate. 

For Mansion in May 2025, Tom Salaki’s comprehensive plan includes delineating the landscape design spaces for the garden tour and helping develop the logistics plan for important operational needs which are invaluable to the success of the event. Square Acre Studio will be creating a plan that will not only highlight the designs of each space but also encourage access to each space in a seamless manner through coordinated wayfinding and pathways. This is a key component to every successful Mansion comprehensive landscape plan. 

Michelle Meszaros, Co-Chair, Mansion in May Landscape Design Committee, said, “We are grateful for Tom’s participation in four Mansion in May projects and for his generous contributions in creating the comprehensive landscape plan for our 2020 Mansion in May at Tyvan Hill. We are, once again, looking forward to working with him on our upcoming Mansion in May at Wildfair. The completed gardens will showcase the beauty of this elegant country estate and make the grounds a ‘must see’ visitor experience.”

“Like many of the past Mansions, this location is as much about the architecture as it is the land. said Tom Salaki, Principal, Square Acre Studio. “You really can’t fully enjoy one without the other. It has a sophisticated rural character that sets it apart from past Mansions, and this will provide the design teams an opportunity to display a wide variety of design esthetics.”

Mansion in May 2025 will also host an Afternoon Tea and Garden Insights event at Wildfair on May 7 featuring a lecture by Tom Salaki of Square Acre Studio on the economic and environmentally sustainable solutions to gardening. For more information and tickets visit www.mansioninmay.org/special-events.

Mansion in May is the preeminent designer showhouse and gardens in the New Jersey-New York area, attracting over 22,000 visitors. Wildfair will be open to the public for Mansion in May from May 1 to May 31, 2025 and funds raised will support the new Proton Therapy Center at Morristown Medical Center. Private tour and general admission tickets are available online. For more information about Mansion in May 2025, please visit the website at www.mansioninmay.org.

LtoR: Judith Otterman, Co-Chair, Landscape Design Committee; Elizabeth Fontaine, Landscape Designer, Square Acre Studio.; Tom Salaki, Principal, Square Acre Studio; Michelle Meszaros, Co-Chair, Landscape Design Committee; Mary Murphy, Co-Chair, Landscape Design Committee

ABOUT THE WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION FOR MORRISTOWN MEDICAL CENTER

Established in March 1893, the Women’s Association for Morristown Medical Center (WAMMC) has been pivotal in providing financial support to the hospital, part of the Atlantic Health System. With over 450 dedicated volunteers, WAMMC hosts numerous fundraising events highlighted by the Mansion in May. The association also manages The Corner Gift Shops at the hospital, The Bargain Box, a Thrift Boutique, and Calling All Kids Storytime Network®, an innovative in-house family television service for young patients. As the volunteer fundraising arm of the Foundation for Morristown Medical Center, WAMMC provides support for capital modernization and expansion, pioneering clinical programs, breakthrough research and ongoing clinical education, contributing over $32 million to date. For more information, visit http://www.wammc.org.

ABOUT SQUARE ACRE STUDIO

Square Acre Studio is a boutique landscape architecture firm located in Madison, New Jersey with project work in the New York metro area. Square Acre collaborates with a variety of design practices in order to bring more holistic design solutions to each project. The studio’s work covers a broad spectrum including urban courtyards and roof terraces, suburban residential, conceptual master planning, corporate offices and general landscape design and management consulting. Tom Salaki has been at the helm of Square Acre Studio for over 12 years and his company was founded with a desire to provide high-quality, forward-thinking design solutions with a more client-focused process.