From cool shade gardens to dry stream beds lined with ornamental grasses, we try to capture a special feeling in our landscape garden design by inviting hummingbirds, integrating fragrance and color, and varying textures, heights and bloom seasons of plantings.

Gardens created by Details Landscape Art

 

GARDENS

  • Asian Style Gardens
  • Shade Gardens
  • Perennial Gardens
  • Native Plant Gardens
  • Sod Lawns
  • Groundcovers
  • Erosion Control

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Plant selection is more than selecting individual plants – the key is selecting plant combinations for contrast and interest in a garden. Many clients request lots of color, but want low maintenance.  One of our planting techniques is to use color in the foliage, along with other shrubs that bloom once a year. By minimizing the use of perennials, and associated deadheading, we keep the maintenance to a minimum.
Although we love shade gardens and Asian style gardens, we also build Mediterranean gardens, perennial gardens, native plant gardens, and use a variety of ground covers. We certainly install sod lawns, although we encourage minimizing lawns…less grass means less water, less maintenance, less money – less is more!
In certain hillside applications erosion control is appropriate and plants with invasive root systems bind the soil and help control slippage.

 

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At Details Landscape Art, we love educating people about how to get the most out of their beautiful garden. You can search through our posts using the slider to the right.

We have several topics on Gardens in our blog library, with more added every week, so take a look and be sure to check in again soon.

Hillside Planting for Erosion Control in Sonoma County

Steep slopes and hillside properties are common throughout Sonoma County, from Petaluma and Santa Rosa to the rolling hills surrounding wine country estates. While these landscapes offer beautiful views and natural character, they also present one major challenge:...

Hummingbirds and Butterflies in the Garden

A vibrant garden filled with hummingbirds and butterflies brings movement, color, and life to any outdoor space. Throughout Sonoma County, homeowners are increasingly designing landscapes that not only look beautiful, but also support local pollinators and wildlife....

Japanese Maples

       Amazing branching structure highlights a Japanese maple in it's autumn glory Japanese Maples...few trees bring the same level of elegance and year-round beauty to a landscape. Known for their graceful shape, delicate leaves, and stunning seasonal color, these...

Ornamental Grasses in Sonoma County Landscapes

Ornamental grasses have become one of the most popular design elements in modern California landscapes—and for good reason. Their graceful movement, year-round texture, drought tolerance, and low maintenance needs make them an excellent choice for homeowners...

Perspectives

Every garden has multiple perspectives, and we at Details Landscape Art try to consider as many as possible in designing and building a garden. And we try to encourage clients to go out and participate in their gardens as well as look at them from inside the house....

West Napa Featured Garden

This West Napa featured garden included several elements, including an unusual stamped concrete walkway, a low voltage lighting system, a redwood fence and front and rear gardens. The project began with a request by the homeowner for a walkway down the side of the...

West Petaluma Country Property Landscaping

Country property landscaping offers unique challenges as well as opportunities for a different landscaping flavor. Details Landscape Art was called to landscape a large side area of a home on the rural outskirts of West Petaluma. The property backed up, on one side,...

Novato Featured Garden: Redwood Retaining Wall

Novato Featured Garden: Redwood Retaining Wall Details Landscape Art was called in during the spring of 2020 to renovate a hillside property in Novato, California. The project centered around replacing an aging retaining wall, replanting the hillside above it, and...

Softscape Installation – North Bennett Valley Featured Garden

Softscape installation at this North Bennett Valley residence followed the hardscape, subject of the previous blog. The backyard had a wall of mature trees and mature hedges planted thirty years ago within two feet of the property fences. The hedges had been pruned...

Hardscape Installation – North Bennett Valley

The hardscape installation of this north Bennett Valley garden was part of a three-month project done in two phases. As described in the previous blog about root removal, the first phase was the demolition of existing concrete, fencing, grass, plants and irrigation....