“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...
Recently, Monica had the opportunity to serve as a guest speaker during this month’s Valley Lode District Meeting via Zoom. This virtual event was hosted by Ceres Garden Club with 50 garden club members across California in attendance. Her presentation covered tips regarding landscape design and included a live question and answer segment with the...
Monica has recently been featured in another edition of In My Garden, a weekly series of emails sent out to members of The Garden Conservancy nationwide. Her photos were included in the October 27th installment of this series and were chosen from her Instagram account as part of their Reader Submission section where they encouraged...
Monica has recently been featured in two Autumn Editions of In My Garden, a weekly series of emails sent out to members of The Garden Conservancy nationwide. Her photos were included in the September 22nd as well as the October 6th installments of this series and were chosen from her Instagram account as part of...
In this installment of “How Drawings Come to Life”, I will be highlighting my experience with turning the design dreams of an English Garden for Craftsman Remodel at Home Ranch into a reality. I began this project over 14 years ago the same as any other by interviewing my client to discuss any opportunities for...
Instagram, for me, serves as a space where I can tell my story as a Landscape Architect through snapshots. From picture perfect moments to detailed drawings, I enjoy having the ability to share all of the beautiful sights that I see along the way as well as having another outlet to express my creative process...
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...
We are pleased to have been featured in the March 2020 issue of the Stanislaus Magazine (stanmag.com). Thank you to the talented Wendy Glaister for this opportunity.
** 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...