Backyard garden design with chairs, deck, lighting and landscape design

Our Services

We’re landscape design experts who’ve been gardening for as long as we can remember, and designing gardens professionally for more than 10 years.

Our design, planting and management expertise make your garden dreams a reality, as we hand-select plants and materials that create exceptional outdoor experiences.

We know what plants need to thrive, and we’ll help you find just the right plants for your space. We know what makes gardens great, and we’ll create just the right space for you.

Native plant in garden landscaping and rock wall
Backyard garden walkway design

Design

  • Custom designs unique to your needs, site and microclimate

  • Site analysis and base mapping

  • Alternative layouts and geometries

  • Plant palettes and planting plans

  • Hardscape design

  • Master plans

  • Lighting and irrigation plans

Gardener planting plants into a landscape design

Install

  • Soil preparation + mulching

  • Plant layout and planting

  • Irrigation system installation + renovation

  • Construction observation

  • Consultation through hardscape construction process

Lavender, lemon, eucalyptus and garden shears

Care

  • Routine care to bring out the best in your garden

  • Organic fruit tree + veggie garden care

  • Aesthetic and structural pruning

  • Planting of perennials, annuals, and bulbs

  • Natural soil improvement, plant-specific fertilization, mulching

  • Integrated pest management practices

  • Chemical-free and Bay-friendly

  • Irrigation tune-ups and repairs

  • Hourly garden consulting and coaching

  • “They understood immediately my vision for a new, drought-tolerant landscape to replace our front lawn, and their suggested design and plant choices were spot on. They were budget-conscious and their plan worked out beautifully — we love coming home to our new garden.”

    Tracey Taylor, Berkeleyside

  • “Phoebe and Winnie are sensitive to my needs and schedule, offering suggestions that they think will please me and that meet my needs in regards to budget and maintenance. I love the low-water, low-maintenance options!”

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  • “I love looking at a productive vegetable garden and knowing that there is generally something 'green' to eat from the garden. I also enjoy how happy my plants are – well taken care of and regularly maintained.”

    Karen, North Oakland

  • “Plant Stars are a great pleasure to work with. They have the horticultural knowledge necessary to properly tend to each individual plant and the design eye needed to maintain the garden as a whole. They are prompt and very efficient. We could not be more pleased, and would not hesitate to recommend them.”

    David Thorne, Landscape Architect