Arid Accents provides garden design assistance to home and small business owners who are interested in achieving dramatic natural spaces with dry loving plants. We are happy to discuss options for your site based on your micro-climate, light, soil, and water conditions. If requested, we offer graphic tools and written recommendations with steps to complete your project on your own or with laborers you select and contract separately. Our personalized consultation is by referral only.
Representative Garden Design Projects
North Hollywood Lawn to Garden Design
The water thirsty front lawn and tired planting beds of this Los Angeles bungalow were redesigned by Arid Accents and the Owners to incorporate a natural boulder seating area, stone walkway, mulched perennial planting berms with play area, and three succulent accent beds. Drip irrigation was installed using existing sprinkler head converters. Local and state rebates were obtained by the Owners which more than paid for the project.
The water thirsty front lawn and tired planting beds of this Los Angeles bungalow were redesigned by Arid Accents and the Owners to incorporate a natural boulder seating area, stone walkway, mulched perennial planting berms with play area, and three succulent accent beds. Drip irrigation was installed using existing sprinkler head converters. Local and state rebates were obtained by the Owners which more than paid for the project.
Front Yard Before
Danville Hacienda Gardens
This lovely home was designed and built by its Owners. The front beds feature sun loving cacti, succulents, and flowering dry garden shrubs as well as shade tolerant cycads, agaves, dasylirions and hardy palms. The poolside beds include both sunny and shady areas as well as a number of container plantings.
This lovely home was designed and built by its Owners. The front beds feature sun loving cacti, succulents, and flowering dry garden shrubs as well as shade tolerant cycads, agaves, dasylirions and hardy palms. The poolside beds include both sunny and shady areas as well as a number of container plantings.
Front Garden Before
Poolside Garden Before
Walnut Creek Patio Garden
This front yard patio garden was transformed from a mass of overgrown common Agave species to a manageable pallette of CA native plants and currated smaller scale succulents. The garden's low profile now compliments the linearity of the Eichler architecture.
This front yard patio garden was transformed from a mass of overgrown common Agave species to a manageable pallette of CA native plants and currated smaller scale succulents. The garden's low profile now compliments the linearity of the Eichler architecture.
Front Yard Before
Arid Accents Rendering of Proposed Patio Garden
Patio Garden after Installation
Walnut Creek Backyard Garden
The slope on one side of this backyard provided an opportunity to create a colorful dry garden visible from the dining and living rooms of the home. The remainder of the backyard includes a meadow of native grasses, perennials, and a raised edible garden.
The slope on one side of this backyard provided an opportunity to create a colorful dry garden visible from the dining and living rooms of the home. The remainder of the backyard includes a meadow of native grasses, perennials, and a raised edible garden.
Rendering of Tapestry Garden at Maturity
Site Plan of Back Yard
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View of the Native Meadow Where the Owner's Dog Harley Plays
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San Leandro Office Building Garden
A large stone wall with strong morning exposure is the perfect canvas for a business office entry garden of predominantly columnar and barrel cacti. The unarmed leaves of agaves and a Nolina hybrid soften the living sculpture.
A large stone wall with strong morning exposure is the perfect canvas for a business office entry garden of predominantly columnar and barrel cacti. The unarmed leaves of agaves and a Nolina hybrid soften the living sculpture.
Office Entry Wall Before
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