Landscape design-build · Marin + Peninsula
Outdoor spaces, thoughtfully built.
A landscape design-build studio working in Marin and the Peninsula. Fewer projects, deeper craft, year-round caretaking. Founded 2010.
Featured in Garden Design + Sunset Magazine · 60+ projects since 2010 · Recipient ASLA Northern California 2024 award
The studio
60+
Projects since 2010
8–14
Active projects at a time
Intentionally small; deep care per site
ASLA
Award-winning
Northern California 2024
100%
Design + build
Same team, design through build
Design quiz
What style fits your property?
Five questions, then we’ll suggest a design direction + budget tier. Most consults pick up from the result.
Outdoor design quiz
Five questions, then we’ll suggest a starting design direction + budget tier. Our design consults pick up from there.
Step 1 of 520%
We don’t do template designs. The quiz is meant to identify which of our four design vocabularies your project is closest to — a starting point, not a destination.
What’s the scope?
What we do
Design + build + care
Landscape architecture
Site analysis, master planning, schematic design, construction documents. Coordinated with architects + civil engineers as needed.
Hardscape construction
Patios, pools, terraces, retaining walls, water features. Stone, concrete, weathered steel, custom millwork.
Planting design + install
Specimen tree selection, perennial design, native restoration. We grow and source specimen trees from PNW + Bay area nurseries.
Outdoor structures
Pergolas, ramadas, outdoor kitchens, fire features, lighting. Permitted and built in coordination with the landscape.
Year-round caretaking
Most clients retain us for ongoing care — pruning, seasonal adjustments, plant replacement. The garden evolves.
How we work
From consultation to completed garden
- 1Phase 1Free design consultWe visit your property, discuss goals, and identify whether the project is a fit. About 60% of consults proceed; the rest get good referrals.
- 2Phase 2DesignMaster plan + schematic design + construction documents. 3–6 months for most projects. Iterative with you.
- 3Phase 3BuildOur crews + trusted partners. We project-manage from groundbreaking through final planting.
- 4Phase 4CaretakingFirst-year intensive care + optional ongoing partnership. Most clients stay with us.
From clients
What clients say
“We’d talked to four design-build firms. Verdant was the only one who pushed back on our brief and made it better. They cost more but the result is in another league.”
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James + Sarah W.
Mill Valley · Full property
“Our pool + patio + outdoor kitchen project came in at the quote, on the schedule, and the result is something I see in design magazines. Three years on, still pristine.”
MK
Michael K.
Hillsborough · Outdoor living
“We were quoted half the price by another firm. Verdant doubled our budget — and tripled the project. Worth every penny.”
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Anonymous
Atherton · Front yard restoration
Common questions
Before reaching out
- Our projects range $150K–$2M+. Smaller projects ($75K range) we generally refer to firms with the right scale; we don’t do well-priced small projects, and we don’t pretend to.
Get started
Free design consultation
60-minute on-site visit. No cost, no obligation. We’ll know within an hour whether we’re the right fit.