We believe what defines a garden is LIFE.

By focusing on plants and the garden ecosystem, we restore and create habitat for living things -- some wildlife, some wilder than others. Each garden space, whether a small deck perched atop a San Francisco Victorian or a 1/2 acre back yard in the East Bay, plays a vital role in our daily connection with Nature, our loved ones and ourselves. The home garden can be the environment rather than some place we must trek to on the weekends. Nature can be experienced as an integral part of our mundane life, from the first breath of the day until the last.

These gardens also interconnect with neighboring gardens and green spaces to restore habitat across our urbanized communities.

INGRID MARTIN
I've always loved plants and gardening. I started this journey as a child under the wing of my Mother, and began studying them as well, picking up a degree in Botany in spite of "my real major" (in 1983). I grew things wherever I could and realized that in my most challenging moments, being in the garden and gardening soothed my soul like nothing else. I continued studying "as an aside" Horticulture, Design, Ecology, and Landscape Architecture throughout the 90s. Finally I realized my passion did not have to be separate from my career and Earthly Sites opened in 2003. I bring a melange of perspectives and skills to my work, but my focus is clearly about human beings being in Nature.