Henry Townsend

Over twenty years ago, we asked several landscape designers for a total redesign of our Georgetown garden. DCA was the most understanding and helpful, in large part because they listened to us and proposed to do what we wanted in broad terms rather than following their own particular style. While they created several options on the way to a final design, the one we chose was entirely their own work.
Since then, they have helped us on smaller details time and again, when our garden was on the Georgetown Garden Tour and when our garden was one of six selected in the region to to be visited when the Garden Club of America had its annual meeting in Washington. What more can I say? They are pleasant and easy to work with.

I can hardly claim to be objective as I have been going to classes at Hinckley Pottery for over 20 years. But my experiences there have been wonderful. The environment is comfortable, lots of space, well lit, materials etc easy to access. I began so long ago that I cannot promise that my memory of learning to throw pots at Hinckley is totally accurate but I think the instructors are pleasant, expert, and gentle, so I differ with some of the negative comments made here. The other students are all ages, from their 20s to their 80s like me. You very much go at your own pace. Just don't expect to throw an elegant porcelain teapot in a week or if your skills are only average like mine in a year. Porcelain is hard, but stoneware, which is what most people use, including the top Japanese potters, is easier for a beginner.