News
Special Event at California Academy of Sciences
Coffey speaks on modern design approaches using native plants in the built landscape.
Laundry to Landscape Pilot Program
Free money from the city for greywater irrigation hardware.
Native Carex and Iris in Miraloma Park
A winning design for the Stanford Heights Reservoir.
Talk & Slide Show at Brisbane Library
Coffey speaks on local native plants in landscape design.
A Word on Modern Fences
The key to the sublime lies in transparency to sunlight.
LUCCON Translucent Concrete
Luccon is a light-transmitting concrete, one of the most beautiful and ethereal materials we have seen.
Deck as Bridge across Concrete Trench
Diagonal deck opens up the landscape to human access.
In Praise of Carex Pansa
A low-maintainence, drought-tolerant lawn alternative.
Songwood
Beautiful, sustainable lumber from recycled waste.
To Build a Green Wall
Anatomy of a green wall: perforated steel, coconut coir, and California native plants.
Modern Landscape Design/Build in San Francisco
Madroño is a landscape design/build firm in San Francisco specializing in California native plants and modern materials.
Modern Landscape DesignWe bring a new vision to every project, seeking novel design answers to old garden problems. Our clients break free from cliché with vertical landscapes, stormwater capture and reuse programs, architectural fences and decks, low-voltage LED lighting, high-density urban edibles, native low-water sedges and meadowgrasses as alternative lawns, and other good ideas from our drafting table.
Build
We use quality materials, superior craftsmanship, and locally appropriate native plants to build beautiful and sustainable landscapes with Bay Area identity.
Licensed & Insured
CA license A1991. Fully insured.
Rated Grade A by the Better Business Bureau.
