Fiddlehead Gardens

This Kensington garden is filling in nicely. There are a couple of small areas we are refining but we are so happy with how things are growing. Some of the plantings include Whale Tongue Agave, Euphorbia Deans Hybrid, Lavender dentata, Lomandra, Olea, Kangaroo paws, Leucospermum and Leucadendron to name a few.

A morning moment of zen. Ceanothus ‘Ray Hartman’ in full bloom. Need I say more? ☀️ r

The final touch for the Glenbrook project. A beautiful bowl from filled with succulents.

Need a time out? has the answer. Magnolias magnolias and more magnolias! They are blooming al over the Bay Area. Take moment to stop and enjoy while you can.

We just completed this hardscape, planting and lighting project in Oakland. Working in conjunction with and we were tasked with creating an entry walkway and planting that fit the home’s renovated exterior. For the hardscape, we decided on Grolla limestone from . Beautiful and heavy. A nice choice for a contemporary dry set walkway. Working with some of the existing landscape plantings we incorporated a mix of Ca natives and Mediterranean plants. The contemporary path lights are from .

Sometimes the biggest change can happened in the smallest spaces. This was a fun project with lovely home owners who were looking for a new way to enjoy this former lawn/play area. We added a stepping stone path leading to a small seating area under the Cedar using Shadow Black Quartz flagstone from . The planting area is was split between full sun and part sun. We added lower light tolerant flowering shrubs and hydrangeas along with Ca native, Australian and Mediterranean perennials and shrubs.

Orinda project completed. This had a little bit of everything- beautiful site, sloped areas, repurposed materials, Ca Natives, turf steps, play area, patio area, steel planter. We worked side by side with talented crew of who poured the concrete wall and steps designed by and for the raised bed. The Fiddlehead team designed and installed the rest. We are grateful to the homeowners for making this a fun project and trusting our vision.

Orinda project finally underway…

More pics from recent garden visits in Berkeley and SF.

Oakland hills garden settling in nicely.