Trade the mow-water-repeat cycle for a designed native garden — handled end to end, from turf out to habitat in.
Sheet mulching where the site allows it, removal where it doesn't — then the soil work that gives natives their footing.
A planting plan first, then installation in drifts — grasses, sages, and flowering natives placed for how the space reads year-round.
Spray zones become efficient drip, set to establish the new garden and taper as it matures.
East Bay water districts have run lawn-conversion rebate programs, and requirements change year to year. We'll point you to the programs currently open for your address and design to their requirements where it makes sense — the paperwork is yours, the plan compliance is ours.
A new native garden is planted small on purpose — young plants establish deeper roots and outgrow bigger transplants within a couple of seasons. So the first months look tidy and open, not lush. By the second spring the drifts knit together; by the third, the garden looks like it was always there. Establishment care is built into our process, and if you want the honest version of any timeline, ask — we'd rather set expectations than manage disappointments.
Absolutely. Many of our conversions keep a smaller lawn where it actually gets used — a play area, a spot for the dog — and convert the rest. The design serves how you live, not a rulebook.
A new garden gets regular water while it establishes — that's the deal in year one. From there, irrigation tapers by design, and a mature native garden asks for a fraction of what a lawn demands.
Different work, and less of it: seasonal cutting-back and editing instead of weekly mowing. The maintenance calendar shrinks as the garden matures — that's the point.
Request a consultation and we'll confirm a time to walk the space, talk rebates, and sketch the direction.
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