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Residential Projects

Kings Mountain Project

This project involved the restoration of a fifty acre garden from the 1920′s. The property had been abandoned for thirty-five years and the old roads were filled with trees. The first step was discovering all that was hidden amongst to French Broom and Acacia. Restoration included pruning and caring for over two thousand oaks. Project responsibilities include site design, planning, grading, drainage, plant material design, selection and placement, boulder placement, irrigation and overall coordination.

The Scope of hardscape elements included design for balustrade, walls, flatwork, wooden gates and iron work. For example a courtyard garden was designed for the 1920’s Julia Morgan theater to make guests feel comfortable and create a sense of intimacy with brick walls and iron grillwork to match the architecture and view the larger estate spaces through. The theater garden required the design of an accompanying period planting featuring flowering cherries camellias, hydrangea, wisteria, and Japanese iris, etc. Our firm was also responsible for the design of roads, and cart paths throughout the property.
The project included the design and installation supervision of a man made creek flowing over 5 acres and into a 3 acre biological pond. This natural man made pond has attracted Great Blue Herons, Osprey, Egrets, Crayfish, Turtles, and migratory birds.
We designed and supervised the installation of a 5 acre native grass wildflower meadow in which 150,00 daffodils were planted in drifts to afford blooming and subtle fragrance from November through June. Afterwards, plugs of native greases were planted on top to create a year round native meadow. California poppies and other wildflowers were also planted to provide seasonal interest and color.
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Kings Mountain Project
Dinapoli

Responsible for landscape design and coordinating installation for 10-acre residential site in Los Gatos. Design emphasis on integrating large contemporary structure designed by Stanley Saitowitz with natural site. Emphasis on low water requiring California Natives and use of meadow bunch grasses as turf replacement. Plant material was selected on basis of compatibility with existing oak trees. Project featured in Progressive Architecture and Modern Architecture magazines.
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Dinapoli Project
Robson Homes Development Projects

Responsible for site planning and landscape architecture for a variety of award-winning development projects including: Hummingbird Castellia, The Grove, Bella Vista, Mission, Bluebird, Honda, Durham, Driscol, Hackamore, Los Coches, Whole Foods. Projects incorporate a wide variety of plant materials that provide color through out the year and encourage habitat. Responsible for the design of all park and play spaces as well as the use of edibles throughout projects. Design of bioswales that become additional park spaces and bring birds, amphibians, reptiles and insects to urban areas as wild zones. Introduction of innovative materials such as recycled glass and pervious paving.
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  • ​Hummingbird - Landscape architecture and site supervision for 75 unit residential development with the goal of infiltrating runoff water on site as well as attracting butterflies and hummingbirds. Work included hardscape design, grading and planting design as well as the development of a bioswale to infiltrate water from downspouts and runoff water. The bioswale result has been a beautiful park amenity with boulders and water loving plants which attracts birds and butterflies. The entire development has been installed organically.

  • The Grove - Landscape design and supervision for 90 unit residential community with emphasis on creating a citrus grove/garden throughout the development. Emphasis was placed on the use of blooming perennials as well as seasonal color and fragrance.

  • Mission Estates​ - Landscape architecture and site supervision for infill development of 30 single family homes focusing on low water planting and the incorporation of a runoff infiltration system adjacent to street trees. Fruit trees were planted throughout the development to encourage neighbors to share and build community.
Corporate Projects

Kima Corporate Headquarters

​Design for four acre Corporate Headquarters including sighting the building, layout of parking and roads, grading and drainage, hardscape design, Courtyard Garden with multiple level Moorish Pond, plant material design including the incorporation of edible landscape and Employee Vegetable Garden.
Wafernet Corporate Headquarters

Planting design for all areas featuring California native grasses and daffodils.

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