- Neighborhood
- Hillcrest
- Category
- Planting
- Scope
- Small front yard
What we were working with
A small, tired front lawn that drank water all summer, was walked on maybe twice a year, and gave the house nothing at the curb.
What we built
We removed the lawn and planted a deliberately loose, overflowing California native meadow — layered heights, seasonal bloom, and a pollinator palette built to pull in butterflies from spring through fall. A stone path weaves through it from the street to the front door so you walk through the garden rather than around it.
How it turned out
A fairytale-feeling front yard that uses a fraction of the water and is genuinely alive with pollinators most of the year.
Materials & methods
- California native perennials and grasses
- Milkweed and buckwheat pollinator mix
- Irregular stepping stone path
- Decomposed granite
- Low-flow drip irrigation
Trades used on this build
Building something similar in Hillcrest?
Design and construction are both in-house, so grading, drainage, masonry, planting and lighting are solved together. Licensed and insured — CSLB License #1159370.