Projects

Eleven gardens, 2016 to now.

Gardens in Oakland and Berkeley. Mostly natives, mostly drought-tolerant, and a few I still look after every month. Click into any of them for the plant list and the story.

Jaynes Street pathway garden Jaynes Street — Berkeley Pathway beds between new flagstone paths, with a peach and a nectarine chosen by the kids. Spring 2026Design + planting 48th Street garden 48th Street — Temescal, Oakland A Japanese maple anchors a mostly native garden, sun in front and shade in back. No irrigation, by choice. 2023Design + planting 44th Street back patio garden with yellow monkey-flowers beside a paver path 44th Street — Temescal, Oakland Drought- and shade-tolerant in front; a patio garden in back with Cleveland sage, Matilija poppy and an orange tree. 2023Front + back Chabot Road front garden in its maturity Chabot Road — Rockridge, Oakland A 100% native design (plus one Australian hedge), handed off in 2022 and planted by the clients themselves. 2022Design only Hyacinth Avenue garden Hyacinth Avenue — East Oakland A plain lawn, sheet mulched into a compact bouquet around a 'Little Miss Figgy' fig. 2022Design + install · Drip Rosecrest Drive garden Rosecrest Drive — Oakmore, Oakland A pop of color around an existing fountain: black-eyed Susan and Mystic Spires Blue salvia. 2020Small install Brockhurst Street garden Brockhurst Street — West Oakland A generic "flipper landscape," renovated for part shade with colorful foliage playing off a mature Japanese maple. 2018Renovation 63rd Street garden with white sage and orange monkey-flowers along a low wall 63rd Street — North Oakland Compacted post-construction soil, sheet mulched and anchored by a stately 'Dr. Hurd' manzanita. Late 2017Quarterly care 32nd Street garden 32nd Street — West Oakland A rare succulent-centered design: yellows, purples and blues from Australian and South African plants. 2017Planting + drip 41st Street garden 41st Street — Temescal, Oakland One of my very first jobs: a north-facing blank canvas filled with pollinator-attracting natives. 2016Install + drip Chadbourne Way garden Chadbourne Way — Crestmont, Oakland Two weedy beds turned wildish and cottagey, without blocking the view of the Bay. 2016Monthly care
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