Gallery
Photos from the gardens
Before-and-afters and other moments captured
![2 years after design & install, with very few maintenance needs. Five California natives visible here!](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1553227644671-CJ4TCSKE79QO7ICFOBK8/SP_orangeview.jpg)
2 years after design & install, with very few maintenance needs. Five California natives visible here!
![LAWN REPLACEMENT - Before: Weedy lawn to be replaced with pollinator-friendly color and vibrance.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1593884557506-Y1ZYK88WWYWMAOPO9PDM/NW_before.jpg)
LAWN REPLACEMENT - Before: Weedy lawn to be replaced with pollinator-friendly color and vibrance.
![LAWN REPLACEMENT - After: Sheet mulched over prior lawn, and established island plantings in the middle and edges.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1593884382744-W115BTO8J4KCB5OJERHZ/image-asset.jpeg)
LAWN REPLACEMENT - After: Sheet mulched over prior lawn, and established island plantings in the middle and edges.
![LAWN REPLACEMENT - After: Vibrant islands of blooms.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1593887686477-BW0AAH0UM5ZWANW77GQX/NW_after-trio.jpg)
LAWN REPLACEMENT - After: Vibrant islands of blooms.
![HOT TUB PLANTER - Before: Defunct hot tub eyesore to be repurposed!](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1593886691508-KNPMGM0IS9ZJXRIUHRJL/Hottub_before.jpg)
HOT TUB PLANTER - Before: Defunct hot tub eyesore to be repurposed!
![HOT TUB PLANTER - After: Defunct hot tub repurposed!](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1593886940128-DE2VRECRWXBJYSPYN9I7/Hottub_after.jpg)
HOT TUB PLANTER - After: Defunct hot tub repurposed!
![DRIVEWAY STRIP - Before: The area had become messy & overgrown](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1550996804660-D04ZDNKXTQTLRS9C9VS1/RD_before.jpg)
DRIVEWAY STRIP - Before: The area had become messy & overgrown
![DRIVEWAY STRIP - Step 1: Clean-up and see what's there](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1550996867447-D5ZP29M0S12HJBIIIKCK/RD_step1.jpg)
DRIVEWAY STRIP - Step 1: Clean-up and see what's there
![DRIVEWAY STRIP - 2 years later: We opted to replace some plants with some that could be more reliably neat and tidy, as well as mask the gas meter and cultivate along the lemon tree](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1550996801288-J7IW4FE2K8BJOR05T4MX/RD_step4.jpg)
DRIVEWAY STRIP - 2 years later: We opted to replace some plants with some that could be more reliably neat and tidy, as well as mask the gas meter and cultivate along the lemon tree
![PIT BELOW THE FRONT ENTRY - Before: Not so cheery or pleasing](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1550997412330-NTZGG398VKEBBPRCORR7/CK_pit+before.jpg)
PIT BELOW THE FRONT ENTRY - Before: Not so cheery or pleasing
![PIT BELOW THE FRONT ENTRY - After new plants added: Brightened with an array of foliage.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1550997407255-EX3DV8MG5QKUHM9YR6EI/CK_pit+after.jpg)
PIT BELOW THE FRONT ENTRY - After new plants added: Brightened with an array of foliage.
![Garden classics](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1551057198287-RRTQV26ZRG1I8LW7E1UK/DH_peach+rose.jpg)
Garden classics
![PATIO VIEW - Before: Client requested a more cohesive design, with bright crimson & orange.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1550997782276-786O7PJY18SXRJPQA7ZT/deck_before.jpg)
PATIO VIEW - Before: Client requested a more cohesive design, with bright crimson & orange.
![PATIO VIEW - After: Client requested a more cohesive design, with bright crimson & orange.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1550997801050-VY3BSIFXASPRJJCBK4UY/deck_after.jpg)
PATIO VIEW - After: Client requested a more cohesive design, with bright crimson & orange.
![Springtime ceanothus and ribes!](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1553227045642-TN6LP4XA8TCZSYB4DQ73/20190318_180149.jpg)
Springtime ceanothus and ribes!
![ENTRYWAY - Before: The owner likes some of the plants, but would like things tidier and brighter.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1551055399875-L4R3OAD77RM799H0ZCHH/LD_before.jpg)
ENTRYWAY - Before: The owner likes some of the plants, but would like things tidier and brighter.
![ENTRYWAY - After 1 month: The owner likes some of the plants, but would like things tidier and brighter.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1551055416780-M6JZD75WAR0GTNWW7878/LD_step1.jpg)
ENTRYWAY - After 1 month: The owner likes some of the plants, but would like things tidier and brighter.
![ENTRYWAY - After 2 yrs: The owner likes some of the plants, but would like things tidier and brighter.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1551055402489-AZM8E4CJ66CI3YADRE87/LD_step2.jpg)
ENTRYWAY - After 2 yrs: The owner likes some of the plants, but would like things tidier and brighter.
![Sunflower heads... it must be fall!](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1593969381880-CFQV7DBQYR0VBEH5NEME/CA_sunflowers.jpg)
Sunflower heads... it must be fall!
![Groundcover textures](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1553228371086-93DPH2MHFQM6X6L5N0NR/CW_textures.jpg)
Groundcover textures
![So many roses... Spring has sprung!](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1593975117014-4B0DEI4O6R5FC5Q7LMP3/CH_roses.jpg)
So many roses... Spring has sprung!
![2 years after design & install, with very few maintenance needs. Five California natives visible here!](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1553227644671-CJ4TCSKE79QO7ICFOBK8/SP_orangeview.jpg)
![LAWN REPLACEMENT - Before: Weedy lawn to be replaced with pollinator-friendly color and vibrance.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1593884557506-Y1ZYK88WWYWMAOPO9PDM/NW_before.jpg)
![LAWN REPLACEMENT - After: Sheet mulched over prior lawn, and established island plantings in the middle and edges.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1593884382744-W115BTO8J4KCB5OJERHZ/image-asset.jpeg)
![LAWN REPLACEMENT - After: Vibrant islands of blooms.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1593887686477-BW0AAH0UM5ZWANW77GQX/NW_after-trio.jpg)
![HOT TUB PLANTER - Before: Defunct hot tub eyesore to be repurposed!](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1593886691508-KNPMGM0IS9ZJXRIUHRJL/Hottub_before.jpg)
![HOT TUB PLANTER - After: Defunct hot tub repurposed!](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1593886940128-DE2VRECRWXBJYSPYN9I7/Hottub_after.jpg)
![DRIVEWAY STRIP - Before: The area had become messy & overgrown](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1550996804660-D04ZDNKXTQTLRS9C9VS1/RD_before.jpg)
![DRIVEWAY STRIP - Step 1: Clean-up and see what's there](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1550996867447-D5ZP29M0S12HJBIIIKCK/RD_step1.jpg)
![DRIVEWAY STRIP - 2 years later: We opted to replace some plants with some that could be more reliably neat and tidy, as well as mask the gas meter and cultivate along the lemon tree](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1550996801288-J7IW4FE2K8BJOR05T4MX/RD_step4.jpg)
![PIT BELOW THE FRONT ENTRY - Before: Not so cheery or pleasing](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1550997412330-NTZGG398VKEBBPRCORR7/CK_pit+before.jpg)
![PIT BELOW THE FRONT ENTRY - After new plants added: Brightened with an array of foliage.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1550997407255-EX3DV8MG5QKUHM9YR6EI/CK_pit+after.jpg)
![Garden classics](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1551057198287-RRTQV26ZRG1I8LW7E1UK/DH_peach+rose.jpg)
![PATIO VIEW - Before: Client requested a more cohesive design, with bright crimson & orange.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1550997782276-786O7PJY18SXRJPQA7ZT/deck_before.jpg)
![PATIO VIEW - After: Client requested a more cohesive design, with bright crimson & orange.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1550997801050-VY3BSIFXASPRJJCBK4UY/deck_after.jpg)
![Springtime ceanothus and ribes!](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1553227045642-TN6LP4XA8TCZSYB4DQ73/20190318_180149.jpg)
![ENTRYWAY - Before: The owner likes some of the plants, but would like things tidier and brighter.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1551055399875-L4R3OAD77RM799H0ZCHH/LD_before.jpg)
![ENTRYWAY - After 1 month: The owner likes some of the plants, but would like things tidier and brighter.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1551055416780-M6JZD75WAR0GTNWW7878/LD_step1.jpg)
![ENTRYWAY - After 2 yrs: The owner likes some of the plants, but would like things tidier and brighter.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1551055402489-AZM8E4CJ66CI3YADRE87/LD_step2.jpg)
![Sunflower heads... it must be fall!](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1593969381880-CFQV7DBQYR0VBEH5NEME/CA_sunflowers.jpg)
![Groundcover textures](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1553228371086-93DPH2MHFQM6X6L5N0NR/CW_textures.jpg)
![So many roses... Spring has sprung!](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1593975117014-4B0DEI4O6R5FC5Q7LMP3/CH_roses.jpg)
Visualizations
Below are examples of photo simulations created to help decide what to do with an area. Simulations can help inspire new direction, or provide some alternatives for discussion.
![BLANK WALL - Existing ("real"): Considering ideas what to plant against the wall.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1550983496722-0Z4EWMG10548CXH7XKFG/DA+front+before.jpg)
BLANK WALL - Existing ("real"): Considering ideas what to plant against the wall.
![BLANK WALL - Simulation: Considering ideas what to plant against the wall.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1550983519028-VYPIMMHTH3V3R5AL1PFK/DA+front+mockup.jpg)
BLANK WALL - Simulation: Considering ideas what to plant against the wall.
![REPLACING UNMAINTAINED LAWN - Existing ("real"): Considering simple ideas to transform an otherwise weedy space.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1550984411259-NKYJBJW7ABN6MFZGSZ9R/NW_mockup_existing.jpg)
REPLACING UNMAINTAINED LAWN - Existing ("real"): Considering simple ideas to transform an otherwise weedy space.
![REPLACING UNMAINTAINED LAWN - Simulation: Considering simple ideas to transform an otherwise weedy space.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1550984431670-6AKOQ63I121I71PP3BP0/NW_mockup_proposed.jpg)
REPLACING UNMAINTAINED LAWN - Simulation: Considering simple ideas to transform an otherwise weedy space.
![FRONT YARD - Existing ("real"): What would it look like if we removed some of the chartreuse coleonema?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1550984380348-PG7KUCJ11N8KJESDSXWS/CF+Front_existing.jpg)
FRONT YARD - Existing ("real"): What would it look like if we removed some of the chartreuse coleonema?
![FRONT YARD - Simulation 1: What would it look like if we removed some of the chartreuse coleonema?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1550984361082-476UKU09SEIH4ZZDG80J/CF+Front_mockup2.jpg)
FRONT YARD - Simulation 1: What would it look like if we removed some of the chartreuse coleonema?
![FRONT YARD - Simulation 2, with coleonema removed and proposed plants added.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1550984373969-VYOYLQYQX7TQZU20484Z/CF+Front_mockup3.jpg)
FRONT YARD - Simulation 2, with coleonema removed and proposed plants added.
![DRIVEWAY STRIP - Existing ("real"). Considering a new design for a driveway strip. Criteria: drought-tolerant, bright flowers, low to the ground, natural-feel, red maple in front of the windows.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1553566670450-MQTIY6PGC5LZ5TCY5S3Z/AH+existing.jpg)
DRIVEWAY STRIP - Existing ("real"). Considering a new design for a driveway strip. Criteria: drought-tolerant, bright flowers, low to the ground, natural-feel, red maple in front of the windows.
![DRIVEWAY STRIP - Simulation. Considering a new design for a driveway strip. Criteria: drought-tolerant, bright flowers, low to the ground, natural-feel, red maple in front of the windows.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1550992295052-0LFB7H9X0NLL7DH4W168/AH+proposed.jpg)
DRIVEWAY STRIP - Simulation. Considering a new design for a driveway strip. Criteria: drought-tolerant, bright flowers, low to the ground, natural-feel, red maple in front of the windows.
![ENTRY LANDSCAPE - existing ("real"): Most of the old landscape was removed to paint the house. What could they add?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1550984302845-5DQ91CPZWGBXN1ZM44FO/BJ_existing.jpg)
ENTRY LANDSCAPE - existing ("real"): Most of the old landscape was removed to paint the house. What could they add?
![ENTRY LANDSCAPE - Simulation 1: A proposed new landscape, taking a few client wishes into account.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1550984309178-KKBAXACP9WPC2LAIMZDQ/BJ_option1.jpg)
ENTRY LANDSCAPE - Simulation 1: A proposed new landscape, taking a few client wishes into account.
![ENTRY LANDSCAPE - Simulation 1 shown in winter, with the deciduous trees & shrubs.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1550984349634-VKM262AXRFAGC26YN9V1/BJ_option1-winter.jpg)
ENTRY LANDSCAPE - Simulation 1 shown in winter, with the deciduous trees & shrubs.
![ENTRY LANDSCAPE - Simulation 2 : An alternative simpler, bold look.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1550984328030-65OAS2QGKGX3MPOBCTUN/BJ_option2.jpg)
ENTRY LANDSCAPE - Simulation 2 : An alternative simpler, bold look.
![ENTRY LANDSCAPE - Simulation 3: A proposal with an alternate plant pallete.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1550984347120-5F0N308T4XU8UX4SWXBR/BJ_option3.jpg)
ENTRY LANDSCAPE - Simulation 3: A proposal with an alternate plant pallete.
![NEW FENCE - existing ("real"): Considering the look for new planting in front of the fence, and whether to keep the existing plants](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1550984415707-HJDQYGZBAMQDFHGSF4YX/SP_Sketch+2a.jpg)
NEW FENCE - existing ("real"): Considering the look for new planting in front of the fence, and whether to keep the existing plants
![NEW FENCE - Simulation with new plants shown alongside of the old ones, to help decide on a look and whether to remove existing plants.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1550984431722-5F3BZZ34IZVV61ME6TLA/SP_Sketch+2b.jpg)
NEW FENCE - Simulation with new plants shown alongside of the old ones, to help decide on a look and whether to remove existing plants.
![BLANK WALL - Existing ("real"): Considering ideas what to plant against the wall.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1550983496722-0Z4EWMG10548CXH7XKFG/DA+front+before.jpg)
![BLANK WALL - Simulation: Considering ideas what to plant against the wall.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1550983519028-VYPIMMHTH3V3R5AL1PFK/DA+front+mockup.jpg)
![REPLACING UNMAINTAINED LAWN - Existing ("real"): Considering simple ideas to transform an otherwise weedy space.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1550984411259-NKYJBJW7ABN6MFZGSZ9R/NW_mockup_existing.jpg)
![REPLACING UNMAINTAINED LAWN - Simulation: Considering simple ideas to transform an otherwise weedy space.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1550984431670-6AKOQ63I121I71PP3BP0/NW_mockup_proposed.jpg)
![FRONT YARD - Existing ("real"): What would it look like if we removed some of the chartreuse coleonema?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1550984380348-PG7KUCJ11N8KJESDSXWS/CF+Front_existing.jpg)
![FRONT YARD - Simulation 1: What would it look like if we removed some of the chartreuse coleonema?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1550984361082-476UKU09SEIH4ZZDG80J/CF+Front_mockup2.jpg)
![FRONT YARD - Simulation 2, with coleonema removed and proposed plants added.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1550984373969-VYOYLQYQX7TQZU20484Z/CF+Front_mockup3.jpg)
![DRIVEWAY STRIP - Existing ("real"). Considering a new design for a driveway strip. Criteria: drought-tolerant, bright flowers, low to the ground, natural-feel, red maple in front of the windows.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1553566670450-MQTIY6PGC5LZ5TCY5S3Z/AH+existing.jpg)
![DRIVEWAY STRIP - Simulation. Considering a new design for a driveway strip. Criteria: drought-tolerant, bright flowers, low to the ground, natural-feel, red maple in front of the windows.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1550992295052-0LFB7H9X0NLL7DH4W168/AH+proposed.jpg)
![ENTRY LANDSCAPE - existing ("real"): Most of the old landscape was removed to paint the house. What could they add?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1550984302845-5DQ91CPZWGBXN1ZM44FO/BJ_existing.jpg)
![ENTRY LANDSCAPE - Simulation 1: A proposed new landscape, taking a few client wishes into account.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1550984309178-KKBAXACP9WPC2LAIMZDQ/BJ_option1.jpg)
![ENTRY LANDSCAPE - Simulation 1 shown in winter, with the deciduous trees & shrubs.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1550984349634-VKM262AXRFAGC26YN9V1/BJ_option1-winter.jpg)
![ENTRY LANDSCAPE - Simulation 2 : An alternative simpler, bold look.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1550984328030-65OAS2QGKGX3MPOBCTUN/BJ_option2.jpg)
![ENTRY LANDSCAPE - Simulation 3: A proposal with an alternate plant pallete.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1550984347120-5F0N308T4XU8UX4SWXBR/BJ_option3.jpg)
![NEW FENCE - existing ("real"): Considering the look for new planting in front of the fence, and whether to keep the existing plants](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1550984415707-HJDQYGZBAMQDFHGSF4YX/SP_Sketch+2a.jpg)
![NEW FENCE - Simulation with new plants shown alongside of the old ones, to help decide on a look and whether to remove existing plants.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4300ccd0f68a33d3b35e0/1550984431722-5F3BZZ34IZVV61ME6TLA/SP_Sketch+2b.jpg)