Project details
- Location
- Cardiff by the Sea, San Diego County
- Project type
- Planting
- Primary trade
- Landscape Design
- Features
- Patio · Walkway · Gravel / DG surfacing
- Planting
- Succulent
- Scope
- Patio-side garden and walkways
The goal
Shape a clear route through the open planting beds and relate the garden to the adjacent patio.
Design & construction approach
Curved edging outlines a contrasting gold-gravel pocket, while planted and potted accents continue toward the patio.
The finished result
Low, spaced plants leave the gravel and boulder accents exposed, with taller greenery framing the perimeter.
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Materials & planting
- Stone-pattern paving
- Gravel ground cover
- Concrete edging
- Succulent and palm planting
- Boulder accents
- Container plants
Trades used on this build
The build was led by our landscape design crew, with support from hardscape contractors and landscape planting & garden design. Every trade is in-house.
Building in Cardiff by the Sea
Design and construction are both in-house, so grading, drainage, masonry, planting and lighting are solved together. Licensed C-27 Landscape Contractor — CSLB License #1159370.
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