Shades of Green Landscape Architecture

AWARDS

American Institute of Architects SF – Small Firms Great Projects 2024 Landscape Design of the Logan Apartments in Oakland, CA

Architizer: Residential – Private House 2018 Popular Vote Winner “On the Edge of the Continent” in Sonoma, CA

Gardenista: Best Hardscape Project 2018 Finalist “Rose Lane” in Larkspur, CA

Gardenista: Best Landscape – Professional 2018 Finalist “On the Edge of the Continent” in Sonoma, CA

ASLA Northern Chapter – Residential and Single Family Home 2017 Merit Award “On the Edge of the Continent” in Sonoma, CA

California Home+Design Award – Landscape Design 2016 Winner “On the Horizon” Sonoma Coast, CA

ASLA Northern Chapter – Residential Single Family Home 2015 Merit Award for “Pacific Heights Residence” in SF, CA

ASLA Northern Chapter – Residential Single Family Home 2013 Merit Award for “Contemporary Living” in San Francisco CA

DWELL on Design Award 2013 Outdoor Category

California Home+Design Award – Landscape Design 2013 Napa Valley Hilltop in Napa, CA

ASLA Northern Chapter 2014 Merit Award for “Hilltop Hideaway” in Napa, CA

Sunset Magazine Dream Garden Award 2011

Suburbia Transformed Award 2010

Sunset Magazine Dream Garden Award 2009

BOOKS

The Gardens of Eden: New Residential Garden Concepts and Architecture for a Greener Planet April 2020

Regional Landscape Architecture: Northern California; Rooted in Resilience November 2019

Succulents: The Ultimate Guide to Choosing, Designing, and Growing 200 Easy-Care Plants March 2015

Moderne Gartenkonzepte: Gartengestaltung passend zur Architektur March 2015

Garden Design: A Book of Ideas March 2015

Gardens in Detail: 100 Contemporary Designs September 2014

Garden Lighting Design Look book with ideas for adding light into gardens by Barbara P. Meister, 2013

A Matter of Style: Design Ideas for Personalizing Your Home (Volume I) March 2013

The New American Front Yard by Sarah C. Sutton – 2013

Garden within Walls Ideenbuch Grune Innenhofe / von Barbara P. Meister – 2012

Sunset Western Garden Book of Landscaping 2012

Villa Garden Plan & Design 2012

1000 Tips for Landscape Architects Daniela Santos Quartino – 2011

Residential Landscape 2011

MAGAZINES & PRESS

SPACES Magazine 2025 “Climate Control: A Nicasio Home Merges Sustainability and Style”

SF YIMBY 2024 Affordable Housing For Artists

Wall Street Journal 2024 “The Newest Must-Have Home Amenity for the Rich: Purified Air”

Arch Daily 2024 Hillsborough House

Better Homes & Gardens 2024 “8 Garden Trends That Will Be Everywhere in 2024”

Kitchen & Bath Design News 2018 “Bright Ideas for Designing with Plants”

San Francisco Chronicle Spring/Summer 2017 “Rooftops That Rise Above It All”

Landscape Architect November 2016  “Women in Landscape Architecture” 

San Francisco Architecture 2016  “Women in Landscape Architecture” 

Modern Luxury Magazine April 2016 “Zen and the art of Architecture” 

CA Home + Design Spring 2016 “2013 CH+D Award “On the Horizon”

Modern Luxury Interiors California Winter/Spring 2015 “Naturally Inspired”

Houzz September 2015 “My Houzz: An Edible Backyard in an Eichler Home”

Garden Design Early Spring 2015 “Picks of the Season”

Dwell April 2014 “Dwell Outdoor”

CA Home + Design Spring 2013 “2013 CH+D Award Landscape Design”

Home & Gardens March 2013 “Designers Secrets”

Terassi October 2013

“Vierailulla”

Houzz June 2013 “Patio of the Week: Playtime for the Whole Family”

CA Home + Design Feb/March 2012 “Dining by Design”

Modern American Luxury July/August/September 2012 “The Indoor-Outdoor Lifestyle of California”

Alaska Airlines July 2012 Shades of Green Landscape Architecture Ad

Landscaping Network Magazine 2012 “City Escape”

North Coast Gardening Aug 2012 “Wildlife Garden Design Tip Focus on Shape”

Outdoor Living Rooms 2012 “Creating Outdoor Rooms”

Residential Architect November/December 2012 “Altitude Adjustment”

San Francisco Architecture 2012 “Small Firms, Great Projects”

Sunset Magazine April 2011 “Outdoor Entertaining – Front Yard Living”

Exterieurs Design Jan/Feb 2011 “Vegetated Terraces”

CA Home + Design May 2011 “Designer Watch”

CA Home + Design Sept/Oct 2011 “Above and Beyond”

Garden Design Nov/Dec 2010 “Suburban Revolution”

Landscaping Network 2010 Shades of Green collaborated with LandscapingNetwork.com to create a series of videos about garden design

Sunset Magazine 2009 “Idea House”

CA Home + Design 2008/2009 “10 to Watch”

Small Firms, Great Projects 2008/2009 Shades of Green landscape Architecture Profile

Sunset Magazine 2008 “Idea House”

Innovative Home 2008 “Open Season”