Native Plant Professionals

This is a list of local professionals in the Santa Clara Valley and San Francisco Peninsula areas who are dedicated to working with California native plants and providing landscape services in an environmentally responsible manner. The list includes landscape professionals who specialize in native plant landscape design, installation, and maintenance.

If your landscaping project requires the services of a professional, we hope this list is helpful. Please note that this is an informational listing only and does not constitute a referral. CNPS cannot take responsibility for the performance of any of the professionals listed below. We recommend verifying licensure and qualifications before hiring contractors.  

If you are a solicitor, please be respectful of this listing and do not cold call any of the names below selling services. To be added to this list, or to update your listing, contact Stephanie Morris at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

LANDSCAPE DESIGN

AFLA Landscape Architecture Ashini Fernando (408) 242 3054 LALic#5272 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  https://www.houzz.com/pro/aflandscapearchitecture 

Agi Kehoe Landscaping Agi Kehoe (408) 242.8358 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://www.agikehoe.com

Bay Maples: Wild California Gardens (408) 642-1860 1231 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95112  Lic# 977639   http://www.BayMaples.com

California Wild Natives http://www.californiawildnatives.com Julie (415) 672-7634

California Nativescapes Rebecca Schoenenberger (408) 243-5663 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://www.calnativescapes.com

Confidence Landscaping Jeff Sheehan (408)559-1800 971 Hamilton Ave. Campbell, CA 95008 http://www.confidencelandscaping.com

Crane Landscape Design Glenn Kranich (408) 888-1652 15466 Los Gatos Blvd. #109-113, Los Gatos, CA 95032 http://www.cranelandscapedesign.com

Crosby Landscaping Nate Crosby (408) 417.5137 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Curtis Horticulture Stephanie Curtis (408) 280.7339 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://www.curtishort.com

Deep Roots Landscape Construction and Design (408) 329-2077 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.deeprootslcd.com/contact

Earth & Spirit Jessica Wright (408) 840-3584 South San Jose and Bay Area This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://www.EarthandSpiritLandscapes.com

Earthcare Landscaping Linda Garrett (408) 871-2792 175 Bernal Road, Suite #210, San Jose, CA 95119 http://www.earthcareland.com

East Bay Wilds Pete Veilleux 2777 Foothill Blvd, Oakland CA 94601 (510) 409.5858 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://www.eastbaywilds.com

EcoFolia Design Cindy L.M. Angers 1452 N. Vasco Road No. 134 Livermore, CA 94551 (925) 323.5696 http://www.ecofolia.net This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

EcoGardens Landscape Design Shireen Zia (408) 705-8915 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.ecogardens.design/

Ecological Concerns, Inc. Oona Johnsen, Landscape Architect (831) 459-0656 125 Walk Circle, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://ecologicalconcerns.com/ 

Four Dimensions Landscape Company Michael Thilgen 2928 Poplar Street Oakland, CA 94608 (510) 893.1999 http://www.fourdimensionslandscape.com

Garden Enlightenment Dave Phelps, Landscape Architect (415) 215-5785 https://gardenenlightenment.com/

Golden State Gardens Bianca Vallorz, Landscape Designer (408) 838-6855 https://gsgbayarea.com This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Goldin California Natives Angela Goldin (408) 384-9071 https://goldincalifornianatives.com This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Gomery Design Jane Gomery (650)740.4648 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Green Thumb Works Sandra Nevala-Lee (510) 502-0992 https://greenthumbworks.net 

HKJohnson & Associates Heidi K Johnson (408) 863.0236 http://www.houzz.com/pro/heidikjohnson/__public This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Hortus Design Vijaya Gajjala 650-265-7596 http://www.hdsustainablelandscapes.com This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Jeni Webber Landscape Architecture and Design 7126 Marlborough Terrace Berkeley CA 94705 (510) 841 3311

Jolee Horne (650) 485.2515 office, (650) 669.9798 cell http://www.jhland.com This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Julie Orr Design Menlo Park, CA 94025 (650) 853.1618 http://www.julieorrdesign.com

Little Habitat Rebecca Atwell Palo Alto, CA https://www.littlehabitat.earth/

Madrono Landscape Design Geoff Coffey 375 Alabama St. #440 San Francisco, CA 94110 (415) 462.0489 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://www.madrono.org

Middlebrook Gardens Alrie Middlebrook (408) 292.9993 92 Race Street San Jose, CA 95126 http://www.middlebrook-gardens.com

Native Revival Nursery Erin O'Doherty (831) 684-1811 2600 Mar Vista Drive Aptos, California 95003-3615 http://www.nativerevival.com

Natural Landscape Design Patricia Evans (650) 559.6212 189 Arbuelo Way Los Altos, CA 94022 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Paradise Garden and Landscape, Inc. Jackie Marsey 408-691-9358 http://www.paradiselg.com This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Promised Greenland Jing Yan (408) 409-9316 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Sagebrush Garden Design Joana Smolen (650) 395-8495 http://www.sagebrushgardendesign.com

Smart Yards Co-op Elizabeth Sarmiento 544 Snyder Avenue, Suite 101 San Jose, CA 95125 (408) 883-5936 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://smartyardscoop.com

Stephanie Morris Landscape Architect Campbell, CA (408) 206.5055 LALic # 4580 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://www.nativeplantdesign.com

Shubha Landscape Design Shubhangi Fulambarkar (408) 244.8213 http://www.shubhalandscapedesign.com This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Water Efficient Gardens Shelkie Tao (669)232-3798 https://waterefficientgardens.com/ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Wildscapes Garden Design Annaloy Nickum (650) 851.8375 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Yerba Buena Nursery 12511 San Mateo Rd. Half Moon Bay (650) 851-1668 http://www.yerbabuenanursery.com

LANDSCAPE INSTALLATION

Bay Maples: Wild California Gardens (408) 642-1860 1231 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95112  Lic# 977639   http://www.BayMaples.com

California Nativescapes Rebecca Schoenenberger (408) 243.5663 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://www.calnativescapes.com

Confidence Landscaping Jeff Sheehan (408)559-1800 971 Hamilton Ave. Campbell, CA 95008 http://www.confidencelandscaping.com

Curtis Horticulture Stephanie Curtis (408) 280.7339 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://www.curtishort.com

Deep Roots Landscape Construction and Design (408) 329-2077 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.deeprootslcd.com/contact

Earthcare Landscaping Lisa Gates (408) 871.2792 175 Bernal Road, Suite #210, San Jose, CA 95119  http://www.earthcareland.com

East Bay Wilds Pete Veilleux 2777 Foothill Blvd, Oakland CA 94601 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://www.eastbaywilds.com

Ecological Concerns, Inc. Jon Laslett, Director of Operations (831) 459-0656 125 Walk Circle, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://ecologicalconcerns.com/ 

Hortus Design Sustainable Landscaping Vijaya Gajjala 650-265-7596 http://www.hdsustainablelandscapes.com This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Middlebrook Gardens Alrie Middlebrook (408) 292.9993 92 Race Street San Jose, CA 95126 http://www.middlebrook-gardens.com

Paradise Garden and Landscape, Inc. Jackie Marsey 408-691-9358 http://www.paradiselg.com This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Pazmany Bros. Landscaping Peter Pazmany (650) 941-8596 Sunnyvale, CA This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://www.pazmanybros.com

Promised Greenland Jing Yan (408) 409-9316 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Sarah Nunley (408) 916.6546 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Shubha Landscape Design Shubhangi Fulambarkar (408) 244.8213 http://www.shubhalandscapedesign.com This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE

Bay Maples: Wild California Gardens (408) 642-1860 1231 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95112  Lic# 977639   http://www.BayMaples.com

California Nativescapes Rebecca Schoenenberger (408)243-5663 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://www.calnativescapes.com

Curtis Horticulture Stephanie Curtis (408) 280.7339 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://www.curtishort.com

Creative Garden Works Joan Lee (408) 206.7911 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://creativegardenworks.com

Earthcare Landscaping Ulan Garduno (408) 871.2792 175 Bernal Road, Suite #210, San Jose, CA 95119 http://www.earthcareland.com

East Bay Wilds Pete Veilleux 2777 Foothill Blvd, Oakland CA 94601 510.409.5858 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://www.eastbaywilds.com

Ecological Concerns, Inc. Garrick Hansen, Project Manager (831) 459-0656 125 Walk Circle, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://ecologicalconcerns.com/ 

Hortus Design Sustainable Landscaping Vijaya Gajjala 650-265-7596 http://www.hdsustainabledesign.com This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Pazmany Bros. Landscaping Peter Pazmany (650) 941-8596 Sunnyvale, CA This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://www.pazmanybros.com

Promised Greenland Jing Yan (408) 409-9316 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Poetree Landscapes & Arboriculture Jocelyn Cohen 415.285.2342 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Rhythmic Gardening Lior Dahan (408) 826-2720 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.rhythmicgardening.com

Sarah Nunley (408) 916.6546 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Shubha Landscape Design Shubhangi Fulambarkar (408) 244.8213 http://www.shubhalandscapedesign.com This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Smart Yards Co-op Elizabeth Sarmiento 544 Snyder Avenue, Suite 101 San Jose, CA 95125 (408) 883-5936 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://smartyardscoop.com 

ARBORISTS

Bo Firestone Trees & Gardens Busara Firestone, Certified Arborist (408) 497-7158 http://bofirestone.com  

Ecological Concerns, Inc. John Morley, Certified Arborist (831) 459-0656 125 Walk Circle, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://ecologicalconcerns.com/ 

Elemental Tree Network Sprout Weinberger, Certified Arborist (310) 525-8201 https://www.elementaltreenetwork.org/

Poetree Arboriculture Jocelyn Cohen, Certified Arborist (415)285-2342 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   http://jocelync.com/

Gardening With Natives Forum

The Gardening With Natives email discussion group provides a forum for those interested in growing California native plants -- in their home gardens, parking strips, school gardens, parks, and elsewhere.

This group is a forum for communication, for asking questions, and for offering helpful answers. Members come from all backgrounds, from beginners to experts. This forum is particularly welcoming of those new to native plant gardening; they are encouraged to join and post their questions.

Announcements of native plant gardening events in the Bay Area and around the state are also sent to the group.

This moderated group is open to all. It has over 1400 members, and traffic ranges from 3 to 7 messages a day.

Berries for Birds

By Jeff Caldwell

One of the best ways to watch birds is to find native plants laden with ripe fruits of the sorts they love to eat. They often come out in the open to feed, and when there is plenty of good food they seem more at ease with human presence, or at least much less likely to fly far away. About two weeks ago I was gathering ripe coffeeberry fruits and was astonished at what a good look I was able to get of the western bluebirds which continued to feed on them, or retreated but a very short distance, eyeing me as I eyed them! Yellow-rumped warblers were with them.

A very satisfying way to enjoy birds is to plant native plants which provide food for them. Many berrying plants attract birds. Some people plant non-native species such as pyracantha or cotoneaster for the birds, but native berries attract a greater diversity of songbirds and often greater numbers as well. The flowers, foliage, leaf litter, etc., of native species also supports a greater diversity and abundance of invertebrates upon which the birds will feed year round.

Some of the more useful berrying species are:

Mexican elderberry (Sambucus mexicana)
Female house finch on blue elderberry (Steve Rosenthal)	This is a common riparian species, sometimes found at the base of hills or in ravines. The fruits in early summer attract an extremely wide range of birds, such as quail, thrashers, grosbeaks, woodpeckers, orioles, house finches, and orange-crowned warblers. It is very easy to cultivate. It does tend to get large and can be rangy, but responds well to pruning. It can be cut to the ground every year (or whenever it gets too big) in its winter dormant season, and it will still grow up to flower and set fruit.
Hollyleaf cherry (Prunus ilicifolia)
Holly-leaved cherry (Prunus ilicifolia) (Arvind Kumar)	This popular landscaping subject provides good bird food. The seeds may be planted where the plants are wanted. They are often planted as screens along property lines. They can be severely hedged, but it is best to allow them to grow at least 6 feet tall, or better yet, give them plenty of room to develop as specimens. For maximum value to birds allow them to be branched to the ground and allow leaf litter to accumulate.
California coffeeberry (Rhamnus californica)
California coffeeberry (Rhamnus Californica) (Arvind Kumar)	This shrub is particularly useful because it provides succulent berries in early fall. Many birds visit it year round for insects. It is an attractive foliage plant, easy to cultivate and grows quickly.
Brown dogwood (Cornus glabrata)
Brown dogwood (Cornus glabrata) (Jed & Bonnie McClellan)	This riparian species grows very fast with some water. It features lush foliage, bright blue berries in late summer loved by many songbirds, and some fall color as well. Small birds like to nest in it. To observe it with its associated birds in the wild check out the stands found along Old Page Mill Road in Palo Alto.
Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia)
Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia) (Arvind Kumar)	The bright red berries are the favorite food of robins and waxwings in winter, with more than 20 species of birds utilizing them for food. The seeds contain a small percentage of cyanide compounds, but nevertheless purple finches (seed predators) rip open the fruits to eat great numbers of them. In its season no berry is more attractive. The birds do not get "drunk" on toyon as they do with the non-native pyracantha which often results in tragedy if a busy street is adjacent. Toyon is very easy to grow. Give it enough room so that little or no pruning will be required. Very interesting insects, many bees in some cases, visit its early summer white flower panicles.
Oregon grape (Berberis aquifolium) and Shinyleaf barberry (Berberis pinnata)
Oregon grape (Berberis aquifolium) (Arvind Kumar)	These are easy to grow and quite decorative. I will never forget how close I was able to approach Phainopeplas feeding on Berberis pinnata fruits at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden in Claremont. They were most reluctant to leave such a delicious feast.
Poison oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum)
Poison oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum) (Arvind Kumar)	In the cashew family, the fruits are attractive to birds that normally eat mast or insects, such as jays, woodpeckers, titmice, and wrentits. Poison oak is an important food for many birds, especially wrentits and hermit thrushes. Poison oak is not as hard to live with as some people think. Obviously it may be wise to clear it away from trails or heavily used areas; nuisance seedlings can be dealt with conveniently and safely with a mini weed wrench (a product of the New Tribe company).

There are many other fine berries for birds, such as thimbleberry, hairy honeysuckle, wild grape, blue witch -- any berry species is worth trying. Flocks of yellow warblers will come for Pacific wax myrtle.