Landscape Designers

Looking to hire expert help to create your garden?

We've compiled a list of San Diego landscape designers and contractors who are knowledgeable in working with California native plants. They bring a sustainable approach to their designs, helping your landscape thrive while supporting the local ecosystem.

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A garden with a stone pathway, a bench, yellow vivid yellow and purple flowers

A dog laying in long fluffy grass with two benches in the background against a large plant wall

Bright california poppies and purple flowers growing out of a rock wall

A rock pathway with a bench and tall grasses besides the path

Andrea Doonan Horticulture + Design

Services:

Consultations
Design

Service Area: Mainly mid-city neighborhoods (City/Normal/University Heights, North/South Park, etc) - but I stretch from Imperial Beach to La Mesa to La Jolla to Mira Mesa.

Phone: (858) 255-0585

Website: www.andreadoonan.com

Email: AndreaDoonan@gmail.com

A rock with purple flowers and other young plants in front of a gray house

A stone pathway that leads to two chairs, there are plants and mulch on either side of the path

A pathway edge with bright pink ball flowers, a creeping grayish blue groundcover plant, and purple blooms

A water feature with rocks and plants surrounding it

California NatureScaping

Services:

Design
Irrigation
Installation
Maintenance
Lawn Removal
Pergolas
Walls, Fences, Patios and Paths
Water Features
Rain Water Harvesting
Decks

Service Area: All San Diego County

Phone: (619) 318-9811

Website: californianaturescaping.com

Email: tim@californianaturescaping.com

Big bushy yellow flowers in front of a gray wall

A designed creek bed that is filled with water after rain

A man sitting at a table surrounded by purple, red, and yellow flowers

Services:

Consultations
Design
Installation and Maintenance (of my designs only)
Lawn Replacement
Water Features

Service Area: Southern and Northern San Diego County (as far East as Alpine)

Phone: (858) 405-3945

Website: www.designwithnatives.com

Email: designwithnatives@gmail.com

Design With Natives

A twisted leaning tree in a coastal garden with a creekbed and purple flowers

A landscaped front yard with drought-tolerant plants and shrubs, including purple and yellow flowering bushes, along a sloped garden bed bordered by rocks, adjacent to a paved driveway in front of a single-story house.

A small, white house with a modern, drought-tolerant front yard featuring a stone pathway, mulched garden beds with low-water plants, and a wooden deck with outdoor seating, bordered by a wooden fence and neighboring houses.

A backyard with two large black water storage tanks placed on a raised concrete block platform, next to a wooden fence, with raised garden beds in the foreground filled with various young plants.

Services:

Consultations
Design
Hardscaping & Carpentry
Lighting
Installation
Irrigation
Maintenance
Lawn Replacement
Polyculture Lawns
Rain Water Harvesting
Edible Gardens

Service Area: We service most of San Diego County from North Park. We prefer to work within 20-30 minutes but can travel further for coastal areas of North County.

Phone: (619) 404-2222

Website: www.drabtofab.com

Email: hello@drabtofab.com

Drab to Fab

A landscaped garden featuring a dry riverbed made of large rocks and gravel, surrounded by drought-tolerant plants and shrubs, with a backdrop of tall trees and a brick pathway in the foreground.

A small white stucco house with a red tile roof and a large window, surrounded by a front yard garden with drought-tolerant plants, flowering shrubs, and a young tree, set against a bright blue sky.

A front yard of a suburban home with a drought-tolerant landscape featuring mulch-covered garden beds, various shrubs, and a winding gravel pathway leading to the front door, bordered by concrete driveways.

A lush garden filled with a variety of flowering plants and shrubs, featuring a stone birdbath as a focal point, with a tree providing shade and a wooden bench in the background.

Services:

Consultation
Design
Maintenance
Installation
Irrigation
Tree pruning to 12'
Fruit tree planting, pruning, and maintenance
Integration of CA natives into edible gardens

Service Area: Central SD County, La Mesa, Carmel Valley

Phone: (619) 822-5761

Email: gftf@protonmail.com

Gardens for the Future

A front yard landscape at dusk featuring a small illuminated pond surrounded by large rocks and drought-tolerant plants, with soft outdoor lighting highlighting a sculptural tree near the house's windows.

A beautifully lit greenhouse at dusk, featuring wooden framing and raised garden beds filled with plants, with a pathway leading to a table and chairs inside, illuminated by a central hanging light.

A backyard landscape featuring a dry creek bed lined with large rocks and small plants, with a gentle slope leading to a grassy area, surrounded by a wooden fence and various shrubs.

A wooden pergola with lattice sides standing in a landscaped garden with flowering plants and a stone pathway.

Services:

Consultations
Design
Maintenance
Installation
Irrigation
Hardscaping
Lighting
Lawn Removal
Water Features
Edible Gardens

Service Area: North San Diego County, as far south as North Park/South Park, coastal San Diego and Northern East County (Poway/Rancho Bernardo area)

Phone: (760) 707-6191

Website: www.homegrownbounty.com

Email: jon@homegrownbounty.com

Homegrown Bounty Gardens

A dirt pathway with a rope railing winding along a hillside, lined with wildflowers, leading to a house with a deck overlooking a lush green landscape, under a cloudy sky.

A front yard of a stucco house with a red tile roof, featuring a drought-tolerant landscape with succulents, mulch, and large stone steps, leading to a paved walkway under a clear blue sky.

A front yard with a drought-tolerant landscape featuring succulents and large flat stones, surrounded by mulch

A sloped backyard with a dirt and mulch-covered landscape, featuring young plants, a wooden bench, and a rope railing along a pathway, with a fenced area and trees in the background.

Services:

Consultation
Design
Maintenance (usually offered quarterly or as Fine Gardening Prunings or Clean Ups)
Installation
Irrigation
Hardscaping
Lighting
Tree Services
Lawn Removal
Water Features
Native Meadows
Dry Creek Beds

Service Area: We service all of San Diego County but are located in Mission Hills and prefer central San Diego neighborhoods and urban neighborhoods.

Phone: (617) 293-9723

Website: www.lwatsondesign.com

Email: leigh@lwatsondesign.com

L. Watson Design Co.

A lush garden filled with a variety of flowering plants, including clusters of white and pink flowers, set against a backdrop of trees and a clear blue sky, with a stone border along the path.

A lush green field of native grasses with a few young trees and a winding path in the background

A garden landscape featuring a variety of drought-tolerant plants and vibrant flowers, including clusters of pink and yellow blooms, with a mulch-covered pathway winding through the garden under a clear blue sky.

A natural garden pathway lined with a variety of native plants and wildflowers, including bright orange California poppies, winding through a hilly landscape with trees in the background.

Services:

Consultations
Design
Coaching

Service Area: Northern San Diego County

Website: www.waterwisegardener.com

Email: info@waterwisegardener.com

Nan Sterman

A narrow dirt path winding through a lush garden filled with vibrant yellow flowers and dense green foliage.

A lush garden filled with a variety of flowering plants and shrubs, including white and yellow blooms, with a tall palm tree standing prominently in the center, and a building partially visible in the background under an overcast sky.

A vibrant garden filled with a variety of flowering plants and shrubs, including pink and yellow blooms, with a dirt pathway leading through the greenery.

A small, natural backyard pond surrounded by greenery, with a wooden fence

Services:

Advising/Consulting
Design
Installation
Irrigation
Upkeep
Plant grafting
Demolition, cleanup, and hauling
Grading
Arboriculture/Pruning/Grooming
Some paving, stonework, and carpentry
Understanding and/or management of insects, diseases, weeds, critters, soils, fertility, habitats,…
Fruit and edibles growing