4B Garden Design, https://www.4bgardendesign.com/
Creating gardens for native California Bees, Birds, Bugs, & Butterflies
510-859-4535
sallie@4Bgardendesign.com
Alatorre Garden Design and Installation
A garden design and installation business specializing in California natives and lawn replacement.
Rick or Monica Alatorre
3101 Roosevelt Avenue, Richmond CA 94804
(510) 932-9913 for Rick or (510) 932-1702 for Monica
alatorregardens@sbcglobal.net
A Sense of Place
Landscape Art & Design
Janet Hankinson
510-407-1303
Janethankinson@mac.com
Bird and Butterfly Gardening http://birdandbutterflygardening.com/
Timberly Foster
Working to establish or improve native habitat in residential areas and promote
awareness of the importance of native plants to biodiversity.
Richmond, CA
tfoster9008@gmail.com
BWD Gardens Inc. www.bwdgardens.com
Garden design & consultation, specializing in eco-friendly gardens
510-388-4006
1614 Elm St
El Cerrito, CA 94530
info@bwdgardens.com
Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour – Garden Designer List
https://www.bringingbackthenatives.net/find-a-designer
There is a link to the see the native plant gardens that have been on the Tour that each designer has designed.
BuenoLuna www.buenoluna.com
Site designs, planting plans, installations, ecological design, drystack stonework
Anita Bueno
510-282-4918
anita@buenoluna.com
Claudia Vieira
510-653-6535
cvgardendesign@gmail.com
Earthly Sites www.earthlysites.com
Earth Wise Garden Design, Build + Care. I am certified Bay Friendly, use organic & sustainable practices whenever possible and specialize in Mediterranean and Native plants.
Ingrid Martin
415-407-9860
East Bay Wilds www.eastbaywilds.com
Landscape design, installation, maintenance. Specialties: native plants, stonework, fences, decks, arbors/trellises. Native plant nursery
Pete Veilleux
510-409-5858
pete@eastbaywilds.com
Garden Artisan www.garden-artisan.com
Fine Ecological Landscaping. “We see your garden through your eyes”
Head Gardener/Garden Planner
Jillian Steinberger, M.A.
415-359-3938
jillian@garden-artisan.com
Garden Design by Bryan Van Derhyden www.gardendesignbybryanvanderhyden.tumblr.com/
Landscape design, including native plants, drought tolerant landscapes, functioning ecological based gardens such as food forest edible gardens including insectary plants.
805-698-1526
bvanderhyden7@gmail.com
Good Garden Design 8floz.net/marco/
Marco Marchesini
Pt. Richmond, CA
415-350-1403
marcosgoodgardens@comcast.net
Goodscape www.goodscapes.net
Peter Good
415-595-5188
peter@goodscapes.net
Grolutions https://www.grolutions.us/
Botanical, Ecological, & Horticultural Landscaping. Cultivating regenerative solutions
Jordan John
2721 Shattuck Ave M247
Berkeley, CA 94705
510-788-0691
Jeffrey Caldwell, Horticultural Specialist
Specializes in native plants and wildlife habitat gardens including ecological restoration. Services include Wildlife Gardens, Consultation, Design, Maintenance, and Plant lists.
925-949-8696
j.a.caldwell71@gmail.com
Madrono Landscape Design Studio www.madrono.org
Geoff Coffey
San Francisco, Ca
tel 415.462.0489
fax 415.285.2240
geoff@madrono.org
Mariposa Gardenings & Design https://www.mariposagardening.com/
Mariposa Gardening & Design is an award-winning ecological design-build landscaping company. We design, install, and maintain gardens using Permaculture methods. Our gardens build songbird, butterfly, and pollinator habitat using California natives, pollinator-friendly plants and dry-stacked stone work. We conserve water with our innovative approach to replicating natural systems. Our strong commitment to incorporating beauty with innovative and ecologically-minded designs guides the way we work with stone, plants, wood and water.
Mary Fisher Garden Design www.maryfishergardendesign.com
510-409-9857
mary@maryfishergardendesign.com
Mary Gribbin
(510)-919-1914
ecolivia@mindspring.com
Mary Pearsall
Landscape Design, Environmental Planning
415-706-1580
marypearsall@att.net
Matt Cordero, Garden Design, Installation & Maintenance
Specializes in Ponds, Stonework, Garden Structures, Irrigation, Planting, Bamboo Fencing.
510-847-2470
mattcordero@me.com
Melanie Ellis
Jill-of-all-trades-Housekeeper-Gardener-Child/Pet Sitter-Dog Walker-Handy Woman-Painter/Artist
Benicia, CA
707-759-8314
melanieellis25@gmail.com
Native Sage
Christine Schneider
510-406-1889
Christine@nativesage.com
The Naturals
Robyn Gregg & Mauro Rubina
510-917-2853
thenaturals@sbcglobal.net
Oak Hill Landscape Design http://www.oakhilllandscape.com/
Alan Good
Native Plantings, Design & Installation
707-241–0811
info@oakhilllandscape.com
Overstory Land Stewardship http://overstorylandstewardship.com
Full service landscape contractor (CA lic. #1039965) specializing in habitat restoration and revegetation projects. Services include project management, site assessment, project construction/planting, vegetation management, and long-term maintenance including building and maintaining irrigation systems.
510.207.9493
phil@overstorylandstewardship.org
Planted Earth, Design Build Co. www.plantedearthdesign.com
Masonary, Hardscape, Drainage
Michael McFadden
Landscape Architect #4696, contractor #858082
510-868-2733 x2
Second Nature Design www.secondnature.bz
Sustainable Landscape Design, Environmental Planning for the garden and home.
Alma Hecht
415-586-6578
alma@secondnature.bz
Simply Perfect Gardens www.simplyperfectgardens.com
Working with you to create your simply perfect native garden.
Allison Fleck
743 Cheryle Dr.
Benicia, CA 94510
707-747-9463
alison@simplyperfectgardens.com
Spye General Engineering, Lic# 1043953 http://spyege.squarespace.com
Professional Habitat Enhancement and Landscape Construction Services
Steve Pye, Owner
707-666-5550
spyegeneralengineering@gmail.com
Suzanne McGee, www.8suzannemcgeelandscaping.weebly.com
Landscape Artist
510-841-9167
Berkeleyplanter@yahoo.com
Todd Gilens www.toddgilens.com
Design & Design coaching with native plants
415-309-3584
1529 Addison St.
Berkeley, CA 94703
tgilens@gmail.com
Verge Landscapes www.vergelandscapes.com
Design | Maintenance | Education. Specializing in California native plants and drought adapted sustainable gardens.
Jean Koch
415-519-0927
jean@vergelandscapes.com
Walking Tree Design www.afiawalkingtree.com
Sustainable tools for life. Specializing in garden design and maintenance using what you already have and creating beauty
Afia Walking Tree
510-534-9603
spiritdrumz@me.com
Wild Natives www.californiawildnatives.com
Landscaping sustainably with natives, low-maintenance/low-water, and pollinator supporting plants. As always, we are completely organic, gardening with the soil food web in mind.
Julie Swift
415-771-5554
wildnatives@gmail.com
Wild Rose Gardens wildrosegardens.com
Sustainable Landscape Company, Licence #91574
Rosemary Zappulla
510-558-0648
info@wildgardens.com
Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour: www.bringingbackthenatives.net An annual tour of native plant gardens in the East Bay.
California Native Garden Foundation: www.middlebrookcenter.com
CNGF is a non-profit educational, research, and resource organization that promotes gardening with California native plants and encourages sustainability. Devoted to educating the public, we offer grants to schools to replace asphalt with native gardens.
California Native Plant Society: www.cnps.org
The California Native Plant Society (CNPS) is a statewide non-profit organization of amateurs and professionals with a common interest in California’s native plants.
California Native Plant Link Exchange: www.cnplx.info
CNPLX is a collection of links to websites with information about California native plants, indexed by scientific name. You can also find which nurseries carry the plants you’re looking for.
CalPhotos: calphotos.berkeley.edu
An online database of 33,312 photos, mostly California plants, from Brousseau, the Cal. Academy, and others.
California Watershed Network: www.watershednetwork.org
A great site for keeping up on watershed related events and resources.
Calflora: www.calflora.org
Registration is free. Provides information on native and introduced wild plants in California.
Calflora Planting Guide: www.calflora.org/entry/help/planting-help.html
A new web application to help with the process of selecting locally appropriate native plants.
Calscape: http://calscape.org
Our goal at Calscape is to help Californians restore nature and save water one garden at a time. We do this by showing people which plants are really native to any location in the state, helping them figure out which ones they want, and where to buy them and how to grow them.
Contra Costa Resources Conservation District: https://www.ccrcd.org/residential-gardeners
Monarch Conservation Program. Information for Residential Gardeners.
Creating a Wildlife Habitat in Your Backyard https://www.angieslist.com/articles/creating-wildlife-habitat-your-backyard.htm
Learn how to make a home for birds, butterflies, and natures other creatures in your backyard.
EBRPD Plants List: www.ebparks.org/stewardship/plants/checklist
Lists of wild plants that can be found at various East Bay Regional Parks. Indexed by park name.
Guidelines For Landscaping To Protect Native Vegetation From Genetic Degradation: http://www.cnps.org/cnps/archive/landscaping.pdf
courtesy of CNPS
Jepson Manual Species Treatments: ucjeps.berkeley.edu
Jepson manual keys for species and distribution maps.
Las Pilitas Nursery: www.laspilitas.com
Species descriptions and guidance on how to select the right plant for the right place.
SF Plant Finder: plantfinder.sfplanning.org
A plant database for creating habitat in San Francisco.
Wildflowers of Southern California: www.callutheran.edu
A photographic gallery of Southern California’s wildflowers from the chaparral, desert, mountain, and north coast. Indexed by Common, Scientific and Family names.
Safe Roundup Alternatives: www.consumernotice.org/environmental/pesticides/roundup/alternatives/
Roundup alternatives without glyphosate are available and can be effective. Organic brand options use naturally occurring oils or acids, and some alternatives can even be made with household ingredients. Farmers may find it easier to use different herbicides or farming methods.
Stone Tree, Richard Stone: www.stonetreeexperts.com
Professional Tree Care, ISA Certified Arborist WE-2245A 2104 Bluerock Circle, Concord, CA 94521 (925) 798-2094
Vortex Water Features, Ronald DeGeorge: www.vortexwaterfeatures.com
510-845-9025 rstone@astound.net