Category Archives: Perennial

Lawn Goodbye 2023: Hello! Time Flies, Life Goes On

Since completing their Menlo Park front yard January 2019, WordPress Lawn Goodbye 2019: We’ve Got Palms! Frequent Visitors & Low Maintenance Time flies, life goes on. Fall 2023 project Rose contacts me for enhancing the backyard to be enjoyed from … Continue reading

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Lawn Goodbye-Hello Seasonal Buried Treasures

4 Seasons of Color Galore! Dear Kim, Our family and friends were overwhelmed with the gardens. One friend said, “I walk by beautiful gardens every day – but I’ve never seen one this Beautiful!” -Cindy Los Altos This longtime clients … Continue reading

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Lawn Goodbye: Hello Pollinators & San Carlos Stay-Cation

Dana and Grace now have more free time for entertaining friends al fresco and they wanted to have different areas to make that happen. They also wanted their garden to be a respite from the hectic days. Grace wanted a space for renewing her soul – a stay-cation almost as wonderful as putting her toes in the sand when on vacation. There is no place like your own garden to be able to slow down and embrace the gifts you have.
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Lawn Goodbye 2019: We’ve Got Palms! Frequent Visitors & Low Maintenance

Welcoming new Inviting Spaces with curb appeal and an open garage that functions as this retired clients work room and shop for his actually making knives. Brightly blooming plants and flowers in waves of reds, yellows, chartreuse, white and purple from every vista. Continue reading

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Warmer January 2018 = Vivid Hues Arriving!

Last month we here in N. CA experienced record high temperatures; warmer days that usual January hitting mid 70’s for over 2 weeks.  This has brought on, or dare I say confused the many trees, plants and flowers into significantly … Continue reading

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Lawn Goodbye: Hello Urban Living with All Around Enjoyment!

An incredible addition for the benefit of additional stunning lighting from inside vistas to expand bringing outdoors inside or when outside entertaining and her invited guests to relax by the fire expanding the built in added seating across from the fire pit with the mentality the more the merrier!

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In A Client’s Own Words: What This Garden Means to Anne

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Hi Kim, “I love being in the garden you were so instrumental in creating. It is a place I can go when I really need to lose myself and relax. Then, unknowingly, I find various plants and flowers vying for … Continue reading

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End of Summer Tour 5 Gardens Inviting Spaces to Enjoy ~Virtual Garden Tour For You~

An Armchair Virtual Garden Tour For You showing with what my camera in hand captures visual moments of these 5 ongoing clients gardens where pausing to witness thriving flowers and plants Summer 2017 clients gardens… The reward for me as … Continue reading

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Lawn Goodbye: Hello Putting Green

“Our backyard is now the perfect place to entertain, dine, relax and play!” – John & Julie This 2017 Project begins with a wonderful Palo Alto family of four wanted to get more use of their backyard.  Their existing backyard … Continue reading

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After the Rains February 2017

This month has been more rainy days, than sunny days… We all are uplifted as we welcome the blue skies today! First stop to visit existing clients gardens… Lady statue seems to understand the Magnolia tree above in spectacular bloom … Continue reading

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