California garden design

The wonderful South Western architecture of this Albany home inspired this fun, drought tolerant garden. Once we removed the sixties style Juniper and Camelia the design for a new California dry garden came together with an assortment of our favorite plants from around the world. The Agave from Mexico, Aloe and Leucadendron from South Africa, and Aeonium from coastal Spain feel right at home here in the San Francisco Bay area.

See paths and plantings from the 2017 Theodore Payne Native Plant Garden Tour

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Despite the dry California climate, this bountiful cottage-style garden provides bridal bouquets and the most enchanting space to entertain.

What happens when a plant biologist and a landscape artist team up to create a garden on a California hillside? Surprising plant combinations at every turn

California is one of the world's biodiversity hotspots. We celebrate and conserve California's native plants and habitats.

This spring, you can see some of California's most spectacular native gardens and plants on tours taking place in the Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, East Bay, Sacramento and beyond.

My main front yard inspiration by Rogerslandscapedesign.com Since I last told you about our spur of the moment front yard landscaping project last week, not much has happened. We have had some unpredictable patches of rain this last week which have kept the outdoor projects to a minimum. But we were able to plant a […]