We are very efficient at removing typical unwanted aspects of the landscape, e.g. old, overgrown shrubs; old, cracked concrete & asphalt; rotting decks, yet careful to maintain the aspects you do want, e.g. old, established trees; existing plants or lawn.

By carefully examining the site in the design phase and then carrying out the vast majority of grading & excavating by hand we are able to minimize site disturbance thus keeping costs down now & in the future.

Drainage issues are addressed on every job we work on. We have become experts at minimizing & eliminating the damaging long-term effects of water on your landscape & your house.

After checking out our portfolio of fences, gates & trellises, we think you’ll agree that we have some of the most creative and diverse carpentry work around.

You can see our carpenters’ attention to detail in our portfolio of decks & benches.

Arbors are a popular addition to a California backyard as you can tell from visiting our portfolio of arbors.

Also known as decomposed granite paths are a very environmental option that we have a lot of experience in installing.

Gravelpave driveways are a low-cost & low-impact way to install a driveway. They consist of a honeycomb plastic that helps hold the gravel in place and they are set over compacted base rock for long term stability and drainage.

We are particularly proud of our pioneering work with pervious concrete, concrete that allows water to drain right through it! Please check our portfolio of pervious concrete for a peek at some of the projects we have done.

Over the years we have installed just about every type of paver. These days we find ourselves installing more pervious pavers. Contact us about your options here.

Our crews have extensive experience setting flagstone in sand & concrete. We specialize in a more natural look to the installation, avoiding obvious saw-cut lines.

Our extensive work with pervious concrete has allowed us to use it in different ways including setting regular interlocking pavers and flagstone in it.  Go to pervious solutions for more information on these novel approaches.

Concrete consumes a lot of embodied energy so if you have a lot of it at your house, often times the most environmental thing to do is to work with it rather than simply hauling it away to the dump.

We have extensive experience installing all forms of retaining walls including concrete, wood, cmu block, stacked paver blocks, field-stone & ledger stone walls to name a few. We even invented one of our own using soil from on-site. You can visit our portfollio of poured earth to see our success with it.

We have installed pre-fab, but primarily we custom-make our bbq islands and outdoor kitchens. Check out our portfolio of fountains to see some of the diversity in water features we have installed.

Raising one’s own produce is a great environmental decision, but it is rewarding in its own ways too. If you install one of our raised beds you can see why hiding the vegetable area in the back 40 is no longer required.

We have found one of the best ways to make a dry creek natural in appearance is to start by excavating plenty of soil to begin with, to make sure the creek is set below the surrounding landscape.

We encourage our clients to install the least amount of lawn as necessary to avoid excess water use and all the other energy inputs required to keep it looking good. If one just likes the look of lawn but won’t be using it to walk or play on regularly then check out some of the options we have assembled in our portfolio of lawn alternatives.

Since our inception in 1994 we have specialized in specifying and planting Mediterranean/ drought-tolerant and California native plants for minimizing the use of water and maintenance. Check out how beautiful these plants can be by visiting our portfolio of native plants & more.

Also since our inception in 1994 we have specialized in installing the most efficient irrigation systems possible. As a result we have experience with all types of drip irrigation and know which ones to use & how to optimize their performance. We even started installing subsurface drip for lawns about 13 years ago. Check out our portfolio of subsurface irrigated lawns for some pictures of these lawns

Recently some changes were made in CA, making it a lot easier to install greywater.  Perhaps the biggest modification is that now laundry to landscape can be implemented without the need of a permit.

Again EarthCare has led the way with this great environmental product, having specified & installed the first of these systems about 8 years ago. These days LED lights are much more ubiquitous and with all the options, they can be a pretty obvious choice.