Landscape Design in California

With the state's long coastline and diverse climate zones, landscape design in the golden state of California requires certain considerations that home and land owers might not know to ask about.

Having been born and raised in the golden state, I have first-hand experience with its plant communities, climate zones, landscapes, and cultures.  I found while living in Los Angeles County that a larger percentage of residents than in some other states are aware of permaculture and understand the benefits that a professionally designed landscape can provide.  The climate of Southern California, for instance, is so nice year-round that everyone wants to enjoy outdoor living.  This translates into patios, courtyards, play space, and even edible landscaping that homeowners can enjoy while spending time in their back yards.

Not as many people know about the value-add of proper landscape design, in California however I've found more clients seek me out than anywhere else.  Property values in the most popular areas of the golden state tend to be high, and with a beautiful landscape surrounding a home owners can expect to see up to 15% more when they sell.

Another draw for ecological landscape design in California is the measurable reductions in costs.  Expenses like power, water, maintenance, and waste are markedly reduced with permaculture.  Because I've been sought out since 2004 for my specialty of combining landscape architecture with permaculture design, home and property owners know they can reap all these benefits while also fitting into the neighborhood. 

One client told me his neighbors teased him for having the worst-looking yard on the block before he hired me. After I managed the installation of the plan I created for his front yard, he told me the neighbors called his yard the best on the block. I was not only flattered to have made such a big change for he and his wife, a writer for the show Jeopardy!, but it delighted me that his neighborhood recognized the aesthetic beauty of an ecologically-planned landscape.

Some aspects to consider for implementing landscape design in California: