Creative Garden Design

Creative Garden Design Creative Garden Design is the business and passion of Eva Powers, garden & landscape designer.

Eva designs landscapes from small to large, including mediterranean styles, container gardens, expansive ranch designs, tropical styles & native landscapes. Eva Powers of Creative Garden Design creates personal spaces for residential clients as well as businesses, hotels and wineries in central & southern California. Check back for updates on this new Page and also find us on Linked In.

Creative Garden DesignEva PowersBuellton, CA
05/19/2026

Creative Garden Design
Eva Powers
Buellton, CA

Creative Garden DesignBuellton, CA🌿 A private expansive front lawn located in Solvang, transformed into a lush, drought-...
05/13/2026

Creative Garden Design
Buellton, CA

🌿 A private expansive front lawn located in Solvang, transformed into a lush, drought-tolerant and low maintenance landscape, providing the residence a sense of privacy and lush landscape they were hoping for.
Today, welcoming informal pathways guide the homeowners and their visitors through a combination of fragrant native and Mediterranean plants and trees, a nesting and food habitat to birds, butterflies and pollinators.
The landscape was installed in 2023.

Creative Garden DesignBuellton, CA
05/08/2026

Creative Garden Design
Buellton, CA

Creative Garden DesignEva Powers Buellton, CASpring has arrived, buzzing with activity where ever you look. This is when...
03/29/2026

Creative Garden Design
Eva Powers
Buellton, CA

Spring has arrived, buzzing with activity where ever you look. This is when you see folks and their dogs out walking, taking in the splendor of nature. Homeowners fill their planter beds with bloom and vegetables, tidying up here and there, enjoying the evenings in their back yards and gardens.
It is a busy time for the pollinators, and it’s a busy time for those of us who are in the trade of landscaping.
It’s when we take time to really appreciate the moment.

Creative Garden DesignBuellton, CACurbside landscapeGone are the old junipers, replaced with water wise and low maintena...
03/17/2026

Creative Garden Design
Buellton, CA
Curbside landscape

Gone are the old junipers, replaced with water wise and low maintenance landscape.

Solvang, CACreative Garden DesignThis landscape installation was completed in the nick of time, including water manageme...
11/17/2025

Solvang, CA
Creative Garden Design

This landscape installation was completed in the nick of time, including water management, in preparation of seasonal rainfall.
When the installation was completed, and the last crew had packed their tools, the rain arrived, as if on order.

Today the landscape is singing of joy.
A functioning ‘Rain Garden’ design, taking advantage of every drop of rain, while also keeping the home safe and dry, free of past flooding anxieties.

Today, the upgraded gardenrooms are connected with a web of well placed permeable pathways and patio areas, completed with a well placed custom
gabion wall / bench, with the added benefit of also being permeable. Water is thoughtfully directed away from the residence.

The landscape is softened by attractive drought tolerant and low maintenance planterbeds, the grounds graded to best benefit both residence and the overall landscape.

Photos provided by our client and property owner.

2025 Creative Garden Design byEva PowersSolvang, CA
08/17/2025

2025 Creative Garden Design by
Eva Powers

Solvang, CA

2025 Creative Garden Designs by Eva PowersSolvang, CAInstallation: Rockwood Metalworks Zepeda L...
08/16/2025

2025 Creative Garden Designs by Eva Powers
Solvang, CA

Installation: Rockwood Metalworks
Zepeda Landscapes
Creative Garden Design

🌿 This specific project, the blue little house, has become extra special to me. A lovely and fun couple decided to downsize in the midst of their golden years, from a large home and gorgeous property, to a mobile home park only a couple of miles away. Friends wondered if perhaps they’ve lost their marbles?
Far from! They were planning ahead, looking for manageable comfort, leaving maintnance of a large home and property behind. Friends and family are truly impressed and perhaps a bit envious of the couples new and carefree lifestyle.
They’ve found the ideal corner lot.
The home, a charming cottage blue with white trim, is in excellent condition. It had natural space and mature trees surrounding not just one, but two sides of the property, with an occational deer walking through the sloped grassland. They both love and appreciate trees, and these trees reminded them of the property they were about to leave behind. This little property might just be what they were looking for.

There was a big ‘but’! What could not be ignored was the large and steep slope, and its alarmingly close proximity to the home. The old bulging cinder block wall was 9’ tall, threatening to cave to the weight. It did not help that there was zero outdoor space where one could sit down and enjoy the California sun. No wonder the home was still on the market.

In order for this to work, they realized they needed help visualizing potentials and solutions, before signing on the dotted line. They asked their realestate agent to recomend a landscape designer, and I was given the oportunity to assist.
I especially appreciate designing small spaces, as every detail is so much more present. There is no room for mistakes. It is always a fun and exciting challenge.

Just a few’ line items were on the wish list to make this happen 😂.

Safe structural support of the slope.
Curb appeal
Incorporate a seating area/ Garden room to enjoy, entertaining family and friends.
Lawn for two small dogs
Privacy
BBQ area
A place to grow herbs
Fragrance
Colors
Interest
Low maintenance
Find us a home for beloved collection of pots and wind-chimes.
Add parking space to accommodate three vehicles instead of two.

As we looked around, all we could see was brick pavers of all sizes, and the daunting retainingwall.
It was nearly impossible to see past the many weeds and mounds created by gophers. The otherwise perfect property was lacking usable and safe outdoor space. Were they ready for this?

Having convinced them of the possibilities, the clients took a chance, and they are happy they did. It’been a great journey transforming the space, while living through a whole lot of demolition and construction noice. It also demanded a fair chare of adjustment and patience, while bringing the little corner of outdoor space back to life🌿

Vandenberg, Lompoc CALandscape Design: Eva Powers Creative Garden Design Installa...
08/15/2025

Vandenberg, Lompoc CA
Landscape Design: Eva Powers
Creative Garden Design
Installation: JLZ Landscaping
Rockwood Metalworks
Creative Garden Design

🌿 A front yard, covered from side to side with gopher infested lawn, recently underwent a much needed and well deserved transformation.

In a short amount of time, tired grass has been replaced with organic soil amendment, attractive mounds and planter beds, landscape boulders, trees, shrubs and a well chosen selection of plants for this specific growing zone. Inviting hard scapes, new and water wise irrigation system, ground cover, steel edging, and a much reduced lawn, achieving a well balanced curb appeal, as viewed from all corners of the property.
This landscape is here to stay.🌿

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341 Arden Avenue
Buellton, CA
93427

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Tuesday 8am - 6pm
Wednesday 8am - 6pm
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