San Francisco garden design and care

Custom Gardens That Feel Like They Grew There

From a hillside of California natives to a redesigned Pacific Heights patio, we shape San Francisco gardens that fit the way you actually live outside.

sfgardening.com work
5.0★
Google Rating
20
Google Reviews
50x20 ft
Largest Yard
3 Areas
SF Neighborhoods
1 Gardener
Your Contact

Services

Everything we take on.

Garden Design & Installation
01

Garden Design & Installation

We turn bare, overgrown, or hard-packed yards into California native gardens shaped with stone, log, and branch hardscaping.

Patio & Outdoor Living Spaces
02

Patio & Outdoor Living Spaces

We redesign patios from initial layout ideas through material and plant selection, with a clear timeline the whole way through.

Garden Maintenance
03

Garden Maintenance

Ongoing weeding, watering, and seasonal upkeep that keeps a planted garden looking as good years later as it did on day one.

Small-Lot & Vertical Gardens
04

Small-Lot & Vertical Gardens

For San Francisco's tightest, most vertical properties, we break the lot into several distinct planted areas instead of one cramped space.

Photos

A look around.

Hillside Native Garden
Pacific Heights Patio Redesign
sfgardening.com in San Francisco

Hillside natives to hidden patios, gardens shaped for San Francisco's steepest, tightest lots

Our story

Gardens built for the way San Francisco lives

We design, build, and maintain gardens across San Francisco, from steep hillside lots to the narrow vertical yards that come with city living. Our work starts with what's already there: soil, slope, light, and the shape of the property, and builds outward using California native shrubs, grasses, and wildflowers alongside natural stone, logs, and branches for pathways and structure.

We stay close to the process. Clients help choose the plants and materials, and we walk them through a timeline before any digging starts, then hand off advice on caring for the space once it's planted. For smaller, vertical San Francisco lots, we break a property into distinct areas so even a tight footprint gets a real garden.

We also stay on after installation, keeping gardens weeded, watered, and shaped through the seasons so they hold up years after the first planting.

  • California native plant expertise
  • Natural stone and timber hardscaping
  • Built for San Francisco's narrow, sloped lots
  • Same gardener from design through maintenance

What customers say

“John is truly an artist! We have a large, (about 50x20 ft) sloped front yard. One year ago it was hard soil and weeds. John transformed it into a hillside garden using California native shrubs, grasses, trees and wildflowers and used logs, stones and branches to create shapes, pathways and boundaries. It was all worth it! The garden is really lovely and looks totally natural. We are very happy with the results. Thank you John!”

James Stricker

“John was extremely helpful through the entire process of redesigning our patio in Pacific Heights. He gave feedback on some of our initial ideas and was communicative and transparent on the design, purchasing of materials & shrubs / plants, and his timeline of work. Thanks and definitively would recommend.”

Chris Tsai

“John is a phenomenal craftsman - you'll spend a lifetime looking for people who enjoy their work as much as he does. He did a wonderful job of fixing the landscape of our Noe Valley home. For both the front yard and the backyard John went above and beyond anything we expected. He completely fixed our backyard garden so that our two-year-old could have a safe and beautiful area to play.”

Jaz Banga

Get it booked.

Serving San Francisco, Pacific Heights, Noe Valley.

(415) 638-2917

311A Chestnut St, San Francisco, CA 94133, USA

Get directions →

Hours

Open now
Monday
10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Saturday
11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Read all 20 Google reviews (5★)

Whichever you prefer — one of the two is enough.

Photos of the job (optional, helps us quote)

We use your details only to reply to this request. See our privacy policy.

311A Chestnut St, San Francisco, CA 94133, USA

Get directions →

sfgardening.com

Website assistant
1Your request2Contact

What can we help with?

Tell us what you have in mind.

Up to 4 photos, 12 MB each.

Nothing is sent until you submit your request. Privacy