Our design-build process moves your project from concept through construction with a structured, collaborative approach. We begin by understanding your goals, preferences, and site conditions, then develop a concept plan that establishes the layout and key features of your landscape. The design is refined through material selections, plant palettes, and thoughtful consideration of cost, maintenance, and how the landscape will establish and evolve over time. Plans are developed as needed to guide installation. We balance technical systems with the beauty and inherent variability of natural landscapes, creating spaces that establish, adapt, and thrive over time. Once the landscape plan is finalized and approved, we move into construction and bring the project to life.

Revitalize your landscape with a focused approach to restoration and targeted improvements. If your landscape hasn’t received consistent, thoughtful care over time, it may not be performing as intended. Healthy soil, appropriate irrigation, and well-adapted plantings are essential to long-term success. We begin with a thorough assessment of your existing landscape, identifying what should be preserved, improved, or reworked. From there, we develop a clear plan for moving forward. This may include building soil health with organic matter and mulch, updating irrigation to a water-wise smart system, refreshing plantings, and addressing other site-specific needs. While similar to a design-build process, restoration projects build on an existing foundation, allowing for a more targeted and efficient approach with significant impact. We also take on focused enhancement projects, including irrigation upgrades, lighting installation, planting refreshes, and the addition or refinement of features such as patios or water features.

We refer to this service as care—a proactive, horticulturally driven approach to maintaining the health, beauty, and performance of your landscape over time. Our work is tailored to your site, plantings, and microclimate, with care provided based on seasonal needs rather than a fixed schedule. This allows the landscape to establish, adapt, and improve over time. Care also includes the horticultural work required to guide the landscape as it matures—training vines, shaping trees and shrubs, and supporting plants to develop in line with the original design intent. Services include plant care, soil health, irrigation monitoring, and support for lighting and other systems. Ongoing care is designed to protect your investment and ensure the landscape continues to perform as intended.

In California, water use in the landscape is critical. We design, upgrade, and maintain irrigation systems that support plant health while using water thoughtfully and responsibly. Irrigation is guided by plant needs, soil conditions, sun and wind exposure, root depth, and season—rather than a fixed schedule. Hydrozones are defined by how plants actually take up water. Trees are watered less frequently and more deeply, while perennials, grasses, and smaller plants require more frequent, shorter watering. In most urban landscapes, these plant types are mixed, so irrigation is carefully configured with overlapping lines to ensure each plant is included in the zone that best supports its needs. We reconfigure irrigation to optimally match plant needs and deliver water directly to the root zone, often shifting away from overhead spray toward more targeted delivery where appropriate. Using smart controllers, such as Rachio, irrigation responds to real-time weather and changing conditions, allowing the landscape to establish and adapt over time. Services may include system upgrades, leak detection and repair, smart controller setup, and ongoing monitoring and adjustment. Irrigation is also supported as part of our Landscape Care + Maintenance service, allowing systems to be refined as the landscape matures.

We use architectural-grade, low-voltage LED components to create lighting systems that are both functional and visually refined. Lighting extends the use of your outdoor space while enhancing form, texture, and key features. It improves visibility and safety, allowing the landscape to be experienced in a more dynamic way after dark. With advances in LED technology, these systems are now more efficient, flexible, and cost-effective than in the past. Typical elements include: path lighting step and stair lighting up- and down-lighting for trees and structures hanging and bistro lighting fence and deck lighting Systems may also include: warm white or color options dimming smart controls and programming As part of our Landscape Care + Maintenance service, lighting systems are periodically checked and adjusted, with bulbs and components replaced as needed.

We offer design-only projects and focused consultations for clients who may not need a full design-build scope. Design-only projects are available for clients who plan to install the work themselves or with another contractor. We create concept plans and, where appropriate, more detailed landscape plans to guide installation, based on the needs and scope of the project. We also review and refine existing or proposed designs, helping to resolve design issues and better align plans with site conditions, goals, and budget. Consultations are structured as focused, on-site sessions addressing specific aspects of your landscape, including: health assessment and diagnosis of existing conditions irrigation audit and water-use evaluation concept direction and planting recommendations (new or refreshed) diagnosing why an existing or DIY landscape may not be performing as intended These sessions are designed to provide clear direction and actionable recommendations within a defined timeframe. Ongoing support beyond these services is available through our Landscape Care + Maintenance program. Consultations start at $350 for a two-hour on-site visit, with limited extensions available where appropriate. Design-only services typically begin at $1,200, depending on scope, and are often scheduled during the off-season.