Media

Native plants and modern materials always figure highly in our thoughts.

This section explores the zeitgeist of contemporary landscape design, sweeping aside cliché to consider new models of the built environment. Our most prolific contributor, Geoffrey Coffey, cut his teeth writing the “Locals Only” column on native plants for the San Francisco Chronicle.

Corona Heights: Intersection of Seabed & Sky
Corona Heights: Intersection of Seabed & Sky

Mysterious and epic dramas take place at the bottom of the sea, where massive forces meet microbiology. In the red peaks of Corona Heights we can read an engrossing chapter: this stark hill with the distinctive flora and the unbeatable view over San Francisco is...

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Manzanita Charms Bay Area Terrain
Manzanita Charms Bay Area Terrain

If local gardeners rightly consider the Bay Area a slice of Eden, then the manzanita deserves special attention: its name is Spanish for "little apple." Knowledge and sin may not necessarily derive from this gorgeous evergreen, but temptation lurks always among its...

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Blooming California Blue-blossom spills over a bluestone veneer. #builtbymadrono
Patio-in-progress with recycled granite kitchen countertops reborn as pavers. #hardscaping #builtbymadrono
This riotous patch of seep monkeyflower enjoys the high water table. #mimulusguttatus #builtbymadrono
Redwood decking. #builtbymadrono
Fancy fencework. #ipe #carpentry #builtbymadrono
Native wildflowers and a recirculating waterfall distinguish this front yard garden in SF’s Forest Hill neighborhood. #builtbymadrono
Handsome Dr.Hurd manzanita en route to another satisfied customer. #arctostaphylos #manzanita #californianativeplants #builtbymadrono
Stone footpath under construction. #gardenwhimsy #builtbymadrono
Pacific Rim Fusion: a Japanese-style garden with California native plants. #builtbymadrono
Japanese-style fence overlooking the city. #builtbymadrono
Garden stair stringer with Ipe cladding. #builtbymadrono
Boundary fence on steep grade with “good neighbor” gate. #customcarpentry #builtbymadrono

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