Project details
- Location
- La Mesa, San Diego County
- Project type
- Slope & Structure
- Primary trade
- Landscape Design
- Features
- Steps & stairs · Raised planters
- Scope
- Sloped front yard and entry planting
The goal
Give the sidewalk-facing slope a clear planting structure while keeping the stepped approach to the house visually distinct.
Design & construction approach
Groundcover fills the lower slope, while lawn/turf borders the stepped entry route.
The finished result
Taller foliage and small flowering plants add contrasting shapes within the defined beds.
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Materials & planting
- Light-colored rendered masonry
- Gray wall caps
- Entry steps
- Lawn/turf
- Groundcover
- Layered planting
Trades used on this build
The build was led by our landscape design crew, with support from retaining wall contractors, custom masonry and landscape planting & garden design. Every trade is in-house.
Building in La Mesa
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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