A front lawn replaced with a layered native planting — canopy above, flowering understory below, and a decomposed granite path that invites people in rather than keeping them on the sidewalk.
Projects
Gardens designed to be
lived in — and lived on.
A selection of native and habitat-focused gardens across Orange County. Every one of them holds more life than the lawn it replaced.
A parkway strip turned over to low-growing natives that flower from February through June.
A small enclosed yard planted for continuous bloom, with a shallow basin kept filled for bees and birds.
Working with an existing canopy rather than around it — shade-tolerant natives, leaf litter left in place, and no irrigation within the drip line.
A side yard nobody used, rebuilt as a shaded route between the front and back gardens.