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Before - unused backyard

After - lawn, covered patio, veggie bed, white blooms - Moon Garden

Before

After - vertical wall with edible herbs and flowers

BEFORE - Retaining walls, crabgrass and stump limiting access

AFTER - Transformation to a drought-tolerant, perennial garden with accessibility for residents and guests

After closeup

Before - Junipers to be removed for firesafe landscaping near the houses.

After - dry creekbed with blooms and trumpet vine on the shed instead of massive shrubs

BEFORE - very little going on

AFTER - A rainbow of blooms for a dramatic effect in this side yard that gets many deer visitors.

CLOSEUP - such pleasing colors and textures in this beautiful garden now!

BEFORE - Surface tree roots in the lawn area and lack of design.

AFTER - Flagstone patio and succulent bed created to resolve surface tree root issues and create gorgeous, useful space

BEFORE - Lawn Removal. Replaced with a drought-tolerant landscape

After grown in, still practically zero maintenance.

After grown in.

BEFORE - lawn removal, drought-tolerant, zero-maintenance conversion.

This will always be one of my favorites! Such pleasing lines and texture.

BEFORE - Oak & juniper to be removed from the approach. Top screening. Design resolves issues of erosion, lack of interest, beauty and color, including proper scale of plants for the area.

AFTER - Drought tolerant, colorful approach to front door with pleasing textures and variety attracting beneficial insects and butterflies. Tea trees up top provide screening.

BEFORE - lawn removal

AFTER - drought-tolerant, colorful, easy-maintainance design

CLOSEUP - weedcloth, drip irrigation, pathway, mulch

BEFORE - flagstone patio

AFTER - flagstone patio to resolve trip hazards, create more seating areas and add color

BEFORE - Blank slate after removing 4' high weeds. Beginning to lay base shale to prevent weeds and outlining for perimeter planting.

AFTER - Panoramic high-use family backyard with tomatoes, kale, broccoli, herbs, roses, Lavatera, Calla Lilies, and a potted Christmas tree.

CLOSEUP- garden art adds whimsy and shape

Garden ornaments for visual enjoyment and personal meaning

Dry creekbed backyard with sitting areas and abundant flowers.

Yes, your kids and grandkids can help me water the flowers...

and they can help me pound staples for weed cloth and move rocks... They are some of my favorite workers!

BEFORE - backyard in need of defined spaces

6 months after planting

BEFORE - but after we installed this huge Olive tree by crane.

AFTER - cottage garden style

BEFORE - uneven grassy area

AFTER - Flagstone patio and succulent bed - front view

BEFORE - Backyard corner

AFTER - Brightened up seating area for hosting garden parties.

Before - was a blank slate. Added this porch and flagstone walkway before the pic.

After - red, oranges and yellow blooms. Simple and stunning.

BEFORE - neglected front yard

AFTER - cleaned up, weed clothed and mulched

BEFORE - top heavy Rose bush in need of heavy pruning.

AFTER - Healthy pruned and flowering Rose bush.

Before - overgrown front entrance

After - simple pruning to uncover the windows and allow view of the mountains from inside

Before - backyard shed

After - antique bathtub with antique glass balls, opened up shed, poured patio, lawn & plantings

Before - struggling plants and mulch near the house against Fire Safe Oakmont codes.

After - Firesafe gravel 6' near house and colorful blooms to grow in.

Before - getting the house ready for sale

After - the power of mulch and cleaning up overgrowth

Before - unused backyard