services
OUR design SERVICE PACKAGES
Landscape Consultation
We meet you onsite for an hour or more, walk the property, and provide
- A professional perspective on landscape projects or improvements you are considering
- Potential solutions to specific landscape problems
- Hourly engagements so you get as little or as much time with an expert as you need
Ideal if you
- Are in a planning or discovery phase and want guidance on your initial ideas
- Don't need a completely new design, but want design advice for smaller projects or changes you'll manage yourself
Custom Landscape Redesign
Complete end-to-end redesign of your existing landscape, from concept to finished, ready-to-build plan sets including
- Hardscape
- Planting
- Lighting
- Irrigation
- MWELO (if applicable)
- Drainage
- Grading
- Structures (decks, walls, pergolas)
- Contractor introduction and walk-through for install bid
Ideal if you
- Are ready for an estimate to redesign all or part of your property
We meet with you for a free, 30-minute onsite consultation and follow up with a design proposal.
Design for New Construction
Similar to our Custom Landscape Redesign service, but with leaner and expedited design phases to help you meet the essential requirements for construction permitting. We deliver stamped drawings to meet permitting requirements, including
- Site Plan
- Planting
- Irrigation
- MWELO calculations and documents
Ideal for landscape projects tied to
- New construction
- Remodels / home additions
- ADU construction
We meet with you for a free, 30-minute onsite consultation and follow up with a design proposal.
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Our specialities
Lawn to garden
California native plants
California native plants
California native plants
California native plants
California native plants
We have extensive experience selecting and designing with CA native plants. With over 6,500 native CA species, our state offers a rich native planting palette for any landscape. Not sure you want to go 100% native? We also have deep knowledge of other dry garden plants from around the world, to complement the CA natives which form the foundation of your planting design.
Firescaping
California native plants
Low water and low maintenance
In a fire zone?: We can design a fire-resistant landscape to protect your home from wildfires by strategically designing for fire-resistance and defensible space. We are trained in the latest techniques for firescaping design.
Low water and low maintenance
Low water and low maintenance
Low water and low maintenance
We design low-water and low-maintenance landscapes that save you time, money and energy - while never compromising on beauty and curb appeal of your home.
Irrigation design & MWELO
Low water and low maintenance
Irrigation design & MWELO
- Irrigation Design: We do all of our own irrigation design in-house, so it aligns perfectly with your planting design.
- MWELO Plans: Need MWELO plans to submit for permitting? We complete MWELO plans to help you get approved. We have prepared and submitted MWELO plans that have passed in multiple cities and counties, including Walnut Creek, Menlo Park, Livermore and Napa.
Slow water
Low water and low maintenance
Irrigation design & MWELO
Our designs follow the latest in “slow-water” practices
- We design features in the landscape to retain water, hold it on-site longer, and have it percolate into the soil and ground water table
- We design for more permeable surfaces vs. impermeable surfaces for better drainage and less runoff