Landscape Architecture Garden Design California San Francisco Sonoma
City Garden A Stone patio with sleek metal edging steps out and down into the leafy shade of this San Francisco garden, blending indoor and outdoor living. Concrete stairs and pavers set amid the verdant lawn lead to a seating area around a fire place. The house’s rooftop terrace floats above the city on wooden pavers. …
Play in High Style This garden presented a challenge: how do you combine both play and entertainment spaces of high style in a small, steep garden? Our solution is two patios visually linked but distinct in function. The upper patio is an outdoor living room where oversized custom concrete furniture, a fire table, and built-in …
Outdoor Entertainment This garden is the most used room in the house. Kids, dogs and grown-ups enjoy lounging, swimming, eating, playing, watching movies, etc. The pool is the center, with stepping stones crossing it, leading to the front door. There is ample room for seating with shade, a fire place that serves as the focal …
No Fuss Landscape An edgy, modern house on a hilly site needed usable outdoor spaces and a matching landscape. As avid swimmers, the clients had a lap pool at the top of their wish list. We placed the pool along the contour lines of the hillside, on a slight angle to the house. A deck was …
In the Vineyard The extensive remodel of a Napa Valley estate allowed us to create a beautiful farm garden that retains its identity as part of the productive Napa Valley landscape. The existing swimming pool and massive palms at its corners were integrated into the design and became an organizing feature of the design. The …
Hilltop Hideaway Located on a hilltop surrounded by oak savannah, this estate’s entire landscape was re-envisioned. The new owners sought to create a home for their family by remodeling the two existing houses and adding a pool area in addition to redesigning the gardens and entrance area. A new pool, spa, and bocce court create …
Cozy Urban Oasis This overgrown city lot was transformed into an oasis of lush planting that encloses a cozy patio. In the rear yard, a pergola extends over a concrete couch and fire pit creating an ideal space for relaxing. Project Information: Photography: @ShadesofGreenLocation: San Francisco, CA
Mid-Century Garden Located on a residential hillside, the Mid-Century Garden overlooks the bay. The landscape design is a beautiful composition of refined materials and planting that complements the mid-century architecture and is sensitive to the ecological, functional, and aesthetic needs of the client. The front hillside planting was overhauled with native sages, grasses, and creeping …
In the Redwoods Located in a tranquil, forested canyon of Mill Valley, the project site is a steep hillside with over 100 feet of grade change. Located in a tranquil, forested canyon of Mill Valley, the project site is a steep hillside with over 100 feet of grade change. Working with the site’s vertical terrain, …
City Dream Home This stately Pacific Heights residence underwent a major remodel including a new garden to maximize outdoor living. A lap pool, outdoor shower, fireplaces, covered patio spaces, and outdoor kitchen are part of the garden. Grading constraints encouraged creative design—the new infinity edge lap pool and deck sit above the rest of the …