Demo Day!
We got the permits from the City of Pismo on Wednesday to start our latest new ADU project. Thanks to Jess Espinosa our demo day went so smoothly yesterday. His big tractor made it much easier…
Category Archives: Exteriors
Beginning a New Project
Beginning a new project is always filled with excitement for me knowing that we will have an opportunity to improve the lives of yet another client. This time, will be building an addition to an existing…
No More Lawn!
I absolutely love it when clients are ready to eliminate their expansive lawns. They were ready to let go of the mowing, and watering, and weeding, etc. Instead of all that work and difficult lawn care maintenance, our…
Here Comes Autumn
I spent today tending my garden and wanted to share the change of color that is happening. I love this time of year. The crisp air creates the last blossoms of the roses and turns the…
A Day in the Garden
Some days you just need to spend time in the garden. It was time for me to pause and enjoy my backyard. Everything is in full bloom right now, but still my favorite is this tree….
A Garden Transformed
As I sit to write this post, I am amazed at the transformation my garden has made in this passed two years. From a dry, neglected dirt pit, my garden has become a personal sanctuary…
A Sense of Privacy
Since this home is on a busy street, our clients asked us to create a sense of privacy for their front entry. This is what we came up with… a walled in courtyard with a beautiful…
Planting a Metrosideros
While working on a new landscape design for a client, I came across this beautiful image. I feel compelled to share it on my website. The main tree is Metrosideros. It has beautiful, showy red flowers and…
Renewal and Hope
I was recently asked to create a solution for this overgrown garden embankment up in Cypress Ridge. I was asked to come up with a new vision, a renewal of this landscape and provide some hope…
A Garden She Shed
Needing a place to pause from my hurried, rushed, daily life of too many responsibilities, I decided to create a place (space) of my own. A place I could retreat to; a place to sit, to…