San Carlos GardenWorks :: Residential Landscape Design | Fine Gardening | Private Homes & Businesses | San Francisco Peninsula & San Carlos :: Karen Hunt

San Carlos GardenWorks is a residential landscape design business committed to providing high quality, economical designs that are in keeping with today’s emphasis on environmental sustainability.  I work with my clients to come up with unique designs and conceptual plans for:

• Planting beds
• Lawn alternatives
• Patios and pathways
• Arbors and trellises
• Gates and fences
• Lighting and irrigation

Helping you get the greatest landscaping results for the greatest value is my overarching  goal.

Because I have managed the maintenance work at a number of  homes and estates on the Peninsula, I can help you save time and money in the long-term by making smart choices in the planning stage of your project.

If requested, I can also proactively id pest and disease problems you may not even be aware of, and recommend organic maintenance techniques to improve the overall health and beauty of your gardens.

SERVICES

• Streamline Design Consults: Many homeowners simply want to update and make changes to their existing gardens. They’ll either do the work themselves, or they already have a contractor in mind with whom they will be working side by side.  This is a design service in which we figure out which plants you should buy to achieve the results you are hoping for.   We also discuss whether to add lighting, water features and other garden art.   I ask you to do some preparatory work ahead of time, including doing a very rough sketch of the areas upon which you want to concentrate.  You then take  notes as we walk through the garden spaces.  Afterwards you receive a list of the plants we discuss, as well as recommended sizes, along with photos and maintenance information.  I also send you some information about where you can purchase various landscape-related elements such as pots, umbrellas, etc. and photos of any hardscape ideas we talk about.  By the time we are done, you will have a very good understanding of some interesting changes that you can make to refresh or rework your outdoor spaces. Many clients ask me to return once they’ve bought the plants to help set them for their contractor.  This is an economical and practical design approach for those who are looking to update and refresh their gardens.
• Planting Plans.  These are detailed plans you can give to a landscape contractor to get a bid.  This works for those who simply want to focus on plants, rather than plants and hardscape.
• Master Landscape Planning: Other homeowners are in the process of a home remodel, or  are constructing a new home from scratch. They may or may not be pulling permits for the job, but they will need to choose a landscape contractor to handle the installation of hardscape and plants. For these clients I go through a more traditional landscape planning process, including preparation of detailed Concept and Master Landscape plans.

To see photos of some of the jobs I’ve done, please go to the Projects section.

WHAT ELSE I CAN DO FOR YOU

Some clients want help that doesn’t really fit into any of those categories.  Additional services include:

• Working with realtors and their contractors to stage gardens cost-effectively prior to sale.

• Referrals for specialty services (landscape contractors; wholesale and retail plant nurseries; irrigation & lighting companies; paving and stonework vendors; garden art, furniture, and pottery suppliers)

CONTACT

For additional information about these services, including costs, please send an email to: karen@hunt106.net.