This is a great place to start learning about garden design for sustainability, specifically for the San Francisco Bay Area. New Urban Gardens is dedicated to ecological landscape design which promotes beauty, sef-sufficiency, renewal of resources and abundance for all.

"Urban" includes the suburbs, where there are many opportunities to grow food and restore California's natural sense of place.

thoughtful regional design that works

Are you new to California and want to feel more at home in this region which may be a lot different from where you used to live? Find out what makes it different, and how to appproach gardening and watering here for an efficient, ecological landscape.

With pleasure I've compiled a list of resources about California with links to the most current information about sustainability here in one website. Watch for updates!

Art, botany, ecology, horticulture and recycling are all parts of a dynamic garden. These are exciting subjects and I'm eager to share information about them and what I've learned about garden design in California since moving here almost twenty years ago.

the benefits for you

a waterwise garden and lower water bills

your yard will inspire passersby

a beautiful, ecological landscape designed for California's soils and weather patterns

food gardening for your family's good health - you have control over how your food is grown

a place for your kids to learn about nature and self-sufficiency

edible plants as part of your design

more locally grown produce from your property