Organic fine gardening and garden design. Small scale, on purpose.
I'm a one woman show. I work in the Oakland and Berkeley area, with California natives and drought-tolerant plants, and I do everything organically.
Garden design
A planting design that suits your needs and the local climate. We work it out together: I like to work collaboratively with people to see their garden vision come true.
- Planting plans for small gardens
- California natives and drought-tolerant plants, chosen for your sun, shade and soil
- A to-scale drawing or a quick schematic sketch, depending on your budget
- A detailed plant list, plus a pictorial palette of what the plants look like
DIY design help
Want to do your own garden but don't have the technical know-how? I can give you a design you can use, or the technical assistance to get you unstuck.
- Consultation on site
- Plant lists and a plan you can shop from
- Technical assistance for the parts that trip people up: soil, sheet mulching, irrigation
- Designs you plant yourself, or that I plant with you
Small-scale renovation and installation
For gardens where the bones are there and the plants aren't. I sheet mulch, plant, mulch and set up drip.
- Sheet mulching (cardboard, compost, bark) for weed suppression and soil improvement
- Planting and mulching
- Drip irrigation (valve and electrical work I contract out)
Ongoing garden care
I think of myself as your plants' nanny: I take care of them while you're busy. Monthly or quarterly, depending on the garden. Spots are very limited.
- Aesthetic, seasonally appropriate pruning, weeding, leaf pick-up
- Small tree pruning
- Drip irrigation maintenance
- Mulching and organic fertilization
- Disease and pest management, organically
I don't do lawns.
Or sod, or hardscape (patios, paths, walls). If your project needs those, get them done first and then call me for the plants. I'm happy to work alongside the contractor who did them.
