Seaside Native Landscaping

Native, Pollinator Friendly, Low Maintenance Plants That Work in Sandy Soil and Create Beautiful Ecosystems

Why Plant Native?

Attracts A Variety of Pollinators
Low Maintenance -- Well Adapted To Soil and Climate
Establish Easily and Outcompete Undesired Weeds and Non-Native Plants
Create a Beautiful Landscape With Variety and Diversity as well as Continuity With Plants Found Locally
Learn About Your Native Flora and the Life it Supports

Gardening and Landscaping Services

Garden Design

We specialize in Garden Design services, collaborating with our clients to best express their unique and personal vision for their property. Trained in design thinking, we take into consideration everything important for you as well as environmental factors.

We help you pick out and create a design for the arrangement of your native plants based on desired look (size, height, color), desire to attract pollinators (bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, etc), desire for fruit, budget, etc. We will also purchase and pick up these plants at local nurseries, as well as buy compost, and plant the plants accordingly. We also will mulch the yard (mulch is included free).

Seasonal Care

We offer seasonal upkeep including pulling invasive weeds, pruning back established plants for ideal plant shape, to encourage new growth, and for aesthetic beauty. We also offer to seed collect and to also purchase and spread annual native wildflower seeds if desired.

Free 45 Minute Consultation

We offer free consultations to talk you through our approach to native plant gardening and landscaping, see and hear about your yard and your desires, and give you a chance to meet us and see if you want to work with us.

Time: 45 Minutes

Testimonials

See The Results of Our Work In Action

"My dream was always to have a backyard that was attractive, and nice to sit in and be in, but that was low maintenance, because it would naturally grow and maintain on its own as much as possible without needing a lot of time, energy, money and forcefulness to maintain...So I’m very grateful and happy that that’s what you’ve done." - Samantha Stein

Hezekiah Smithstein has a B.A. in Environmental Analysis (Science Track) and Writing and Rhetoric from Pitzer College. In addition to two seasons working for Marin County Parks, Hezekiah has experience gardening at their family home, a journey described in "My Backyard Garden." Previously, Hezekiah enjoyed volunteering with San Francisco Parks, Friends of the Urban Forest, and San Francisco Audubon Society, and at the Pomona Organic Farm. Hezekiah also greatly enjoys board games and writing poetry.

Jess Baggott

Jess Baggott has a B.S. in Evolution, Ecology, and Biodiversity from the University of California, Davis. In addition to two seasons at Marin County Parks, they have experience working for the UC Davis Student Farm. Jess also spends time gardening in the garden they share with Hezekiah, described in My Backyard Garden. Jess vastly enjoys birdwatching, and during their time as an undergraduate worked as a Field Technician assisting the UC Davis Furrow Lab with research.