DESIGN GALLERY
horticulture + design GALLERY
Normal Heights Charm
New planting, columns, hardscape and architectural accents to highlight this beautiful historic Spanish Revival style home in Normal Heights, San Diego.Edibles meet Natives
Aeonium
Shining in front of new fence and built in benchClairemont Succulent Garden
Front lawn transforms into colorful waterwise garden with mini courtyard.Hopping Kangaroo Paws
Kangaroo Paws jump above the new fence which frames the mini courtyard and built-in seating at San Diego residencePolinator Courtyard
Drystack raised beds in front courtyard are home to natives and edibles.Live Oak woodland garden
Bold Color
We loved the new paint color for this beach home... and the pops of coral against it.Mission Hills Lawn Loser
Swapped out the front lawn for boulders, paths and CA native and Mediterranean region plants full of color.Integrated Edibles in Clairemont
Kangaroos, grasses mixed with grapes, kale, onions, arugula, herbs and the list goes on!Mission Hills Lawn Loser
Swapped out the front lawn for boulders, paths and CA native and Mediterranean region plants full of color.Mission Hills Lawn Loser
Swapped out the lawn for boulders, paths and CA native and Mediterranean region plants full of color.Raised beds and guest house
Huge back lawn was transformed into multifunctional spaceGarden Art
Fun with garden art on installation day for San Diego lawn removalFrom Lawn to Succulence
Huge back lawn was transformed into multifunctional spaceFruit Tree Espalier
CA native front garden
CA native front garden. ElementalDesign.comOutdoor Rooms
Narrow back yard lawn gets transformed in outdoor rooms with edge and plants. Collaboration with Elementalwww.ElementalDesign.com
Succulent Pot Scaping
Chamomile, yarrow + thyme lawn
Chamomile, yarrow + thyme lawn in new cottage garden design. www.ElementalDesign.comKind of Blue
Monochromatic border planting of senecio, culinary sage and kale in integrated edible Clairemont San Diego gardenBoulder Seating
Santa Cruz backyard lawn removal transformed into gravel patio with boulder seating, low water plantings and fire pit.Home Vineyard
Dramatic mass plantings of Provence lavender and teucrium on home vineyardWaterwise Color
Colorful carefree low water border plantingLandscape Scribbles
Perspective sketch for native San Diego front yardOak Woodland Bocce Court
Unused side yard transformed into oak woodland bocce court with ferns, heuchera, bay / toyon hedge and boulder seating.Aptos Lawn Loser
Pacific reed grass yarrow and other perennials in CA coastal front lawn removal designCollaboration with Elemental
Narrow back yard lawn gets transformed in outdoor rooms with edge and plants.Asian Garden
Asian California garden in what was once all weeds. www.ElementalDesign.comYerba Buena Stepping Stones
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The Process
Design process for Zen inspired front entry with custom water feature.Collaboration with Elemental
Narrow back yard lawn gets transformed in outdoor rooms with edge and plants.Normal Heights Charm
Urbanite paths and patios re-use concrete from client's old driveway while dry creek bed manages water on long sloping lot in Normal HeightsAsian garden meets California
Asian garden meets California. ElementalDesign.comAsian Garden
Asian California garden in what was once all weeds. www.ElementalDesign.comNative and Mediterranean Front Gard
Native and Mediterranean Front Garden. www.ElementalDesign.comFront Yard Border Planting
In this coastal garden grasses, succulents and dwarf conifers all play along nicely together.Chamomile, yarrow + thyme lawn
Chamomile, yarrow + thyme lawn in new cottage garden design. www.ElementalDesign.comOak Woodland Bocce Court
Unused side yard transformed into oak woodland bocce court with ferns, heuchera, bay / toyon hedge and boulder seating.CA native front garden
CA native front garden. ElementalDesign.comContrast
Coprosma, meet Leonotis.Soquel Front Courtyard
Atherton Cape Cod
Lilies, nepeta, lambs ears and roses at Peninsula Cape Cod style home.Cottage Wonderland
Previously dead lawn. Heuchera, lavender, geraniums, abutilon surround a flagstone patio and herbs grow around the birdbath in Santa Cruz, CA.Integrated Edibles
Chard and berries growing among ornamentals. Photo by M. Sophia SantiagoSunny Lawn Loser
From lawn to low water pollinator attracting colorWaterwise Clairemont Curb Appeal
Drought tolerant front lawn replacement, San Diego.Atherton Cape Cod
California Cottage meets Cape Cod in Atherton rear yard design.Jewel Box
Jewel toned waterwise front yard makeover in Jewel Box, Capitola.Pot Scaping
Pot-scaping, Los Altos, CAPolinator Courtyard
Raised fieldstone beds planted with natives, herbs and edibles surrounded by flagstone.Potscaping
Aesthethic Pruning
Atherton Cape Cod
Soquel Front Courtyard
Native grass lawn, recycled pavers, sonoma boulders in freshly installed front courtyard retreatFremont Older
Spring at historic Woodhills Home on Fremont Older Open Space Preserve where I've been providing horticultural services since 2008Fremont Older
Aesthetic pruning on old Dr Hurd manzanitaHobbit Hole
Hobbit sauna nestled in Santa Cruz backyardWater Feature
Custom pot water feature at home front entryway.Backyard Retreat
Bouganvileea and daylilies with Quan Yin in backgroundShow More