Oftentimes, our clients are eager to integrate native plants into their property, but they don't know where to start. Our team jumpstarts your foray into native plants by developing a personalized California native landscape design and providing the tools and knowledge you need to help it thrive.

 

All clients start with an in-person site assessment with a certified native plant landscaper to understand your personal needs and goals and conduct an educational plant and site assessment. Together, we will walk the property to examine your soil, sunlight, existing plants, and more. This experience not only informs our recommendations, but it also helps you learn more about your unique growing conditions and microclimates.

 

The session will also allow us to get a better understanding of your aesthetic and color palette preferences. We will also learn about how we can best plan for your lifestyle and household, such as accommodations for children, pets, and maintenance time.

 

From there, we will develop and review preliminary design concepts, integrate your feedback, and ultimately deliver a California native landscape design. Beyond the essentials, your design will include a custom California native planting plan and recommended program of care that can best support the needs of both your garden and your household.

Our unique California native plant expertise distinguishes our projects from cookie-cutter "drought-tolerant" landscape designs in many important ways.

 

For instance, did you know that sparsely planted "drought-tolerant" landscapes, excessive hardscaping, and artificial turf can actually heat up your property, direct precious water away from plants and into the ocean, and even contribute to climate change?

 

Instead of copying and pasting the same drought-tolerant landscape for every project, we design around sun, shade, and moisture conditions unique to every inch of your property. Rather than limiting you to a few options, we help you incorporate a variety of lush plants that require minimal or no supplemental water for a more comfortable yard and more peace of mind.

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Our team specializes in creating water-efficient designs for all of our projects, including those specifically planned with the goal of drought tolerance.
 

After carefully examining your property's unique conditions and learning more about your needs, research and suggest plants that have lived in your neighborhood for thousands of years, where they're inherently adapted to thrive and support your local ecosystem.

 

Whether you're seeking beds of lush greenery or minimalist succulents, we help our clients discover the many faces of water-efficient California landscape designs. We create bespoke succulent gardens, naturalistic wildlife habitats, "tapestry"-style meadows, and Southwestern desert-inspired rock gardens with climate-appropriate California native plants.

 

We choose water-efficient plants for all of our designs while matching a range of aesthetic tastes and styles. We also account for your lifestyle needs, such as avoiding prickly plants amid play areas for kids and pets.​

The Los Angeles Cash for Grass Rebate program allows customers of Los Angeles County Waterworks Districts to receive rebates for up to $5 per square foot to transform their grass lawns with water-efficient landscaping. Our clients frequently receive five-figure rebates that cover a large portion of their project costs.

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A turf-removal project can be a huge undertaking, but our thoughtful California native landscaping consultants will work with you to develop a detailed plan that is customized to your yard and meets the requirements for rebate.

 

You deserve more than a generic, sparse landscape to take the place of your lawn. We work to ensure your personal taste, location, and lifestyle are integrated into a lush garden design that is unique to you, with a sustainable foundation of native plants.

Our Pollinator Gardens and Native Habitat Reclamation services help homeowners design a customized, inspiring space that supports their local ecosystem with local native plants.

 

This service is perfect for those seeking to simplify their garden upkeep, add more year-round color, address environmental concerns, or simply engage more often with nature.

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Each plan is uniquely shaped to match our clients' needs, location, and interests. These projects frequently include:

• Butterfly gardens, bee gardens, and bird gardens

• Bird baths, bird houses, and owl boxes

• Container plant designs

• Integrations with rain gardens and other landscape features

• Materials for National Wildlife Federation habitat certification

Angelenos know all too well that our water is a precious commodity. But did you know that by adding a beautiful new landscaping feature, you can also help reduce our dependence on imported water, cool down your backyard in summertime, and protect our local climate?

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We design aesthetically pleasing, environmentally sound rainwater reclamation features, including:

• Rain gardens

• Rock gardens

• Swales

• Berms

• Dry river beds

• Parkways and curbside "hellstrips"

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Our team of experts can design a single rainwater management feature or multiple features in various areas of your garden to minimize wasteful runoff and ocean pollution.

 

Each design will include recommendations for specific California native plants that best suit the space and details on how to care for them.​

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We can also assist you in selecting rain barrels, cisterns, gutters, and rain chains to store and manage excess rainwater. We also offer multiple levels of advisory support for the build process.