design
Every home deserves a sustainable garden....
Gardens should feed souls and bellies - both human and non-human!
Color, texture, architecture, and mood are all important factors, as are using climate appropriate plants that require very little in the way of water, fertilizer, pesticides, and maintenance.
And of course, they must be beautiful!
past projects (slideshows)
Grassless Suburban
This suburban Southern California home had a worn out lawn and a sad carrotwood tree as its sole landscape. The updated version is filled with colorful low-water plants that look beautiful year-round. In fact, these photos were shot in December!
Note that a circle of Dymondia margaretae serves as a small "lawn" behind the shrubs
Small and colorful
This small backyard garden in Fairbanks Ranch was once a rectangle of grass edged in a row of declining hibiscus that obscured a lovely view. In one corner, a stood a solitary queen palm, atop a hillside of weeds and snails.
Today, it is a lovely outdoor living space with a fraction of the grass. Garden beds are filled with year-round color from foliage and flowers in shades of bronze, gold, yellow, orange, red, green, and gray. A secluded, semi-circular patio allows visitors to take in the view.
