“You are so talented. I’m blessed to have you in my gardens.” — Bonnie, February 15, 2017 Bonnie contacted me many years ago as she was embarking on a thoughtful remodel of a .75-acre 1940’s ranch property in rural Stanislaus County. The interior developed with grace and style. I designed fresh exterior spaces with new...
With over fourteen years worth of hard work and thoughtful design poured into this project, the transformation story of Home Ranch is truly inspiring and one that is worth sharing with all of you. Recently, we had a chance to capture this property and all of its unique features firsthand with an onsite photoshoot. In...
** This blog is a follow up to Fleur de Ville – Part One so feel free to read that beforehand for more context ** In our last blog, we introduced the Fleur de Ville project and went over the preliminary work done to begin the task of remodeling the six cul-de-sac islands within...
For this project profile, we will be highlighting a recent opportunity where I was given the task of remodeling six cul-de-sac islands for a local community. The client was looking for designs that complimented existing structures as well as coordinated with the entry sequence to provide guests and residents with a feeling of cohesiveness throughout...
When it comes to completely transforming a landscape, there are a lot of details to take into consideration. In every project that I work on I dedicate many hours to design details, plant placement, site meetings, and coordination. I believe through hard work and perseverance you can achieve anything you set your mind to, truly...
Over the past thirty years while working in landscape design and contracting, I have enjoyed viewing each new landscape as a blank slate full of endless potential. The Akuka residence was a prime example of a canvas waiting to be transformed. From the beginning of this project, we knew that we wanted to celebrate all...
For this project, I had the pleasure of working alongside Matt and Mary Carol in completely transforming their surrounding landscape into a masterpiece full of Tuscan casual, Italian transitional, modern, and contemporary elements. I had first met with them in September of last year, with a deadline steadily approaching for an upcoming event to be...
Maria and Matt’s Turlock family home’s contemporary interiors and story book exterior (based on the 1927 Tuck Box, Carmel-By-The-Sea) were ready for entertaining and living stylishly, but the rest of the one-acre property fell short. The existing stamped concrete, spotty-dotty landscape lighting, tired pool, squiggly lawn expanses, and single steps galore were uninspired and inaccessible...
A landscape for a beloved rural bungalow amid mature trees. Privacy and year-round beauty are two of the many products of this English Formal design effort. I’ve been working with this client since 2006 on their 1940’s family property. The shaped pool north of The Oval was recently completed and construction has begun for Tucked...
