Living Systems Landscaping

01/28/2025

Before and after. Gold River. Mix of natives, pollinators, edibles.

12/21/2024

Haven’t posted in a while. Another lawn destroyed.

08/03/2024

Previously dirt. This space was repurposed with a flagstone patio to expand outdoor seating and entertainment area. Client will finish the project their self. What do you think of the flagstone?

08/03/2024

A simple but very large 5000 sq.ft. lawn flip in Elk Grove. Repurposed sprinklers into drip and planted 150 natives. Between the dg walking paths. In 12 months this will be grown in and be a habitat for local wildlife.

08/03/2024

Re purposed permeable turf block patio.

06/27/2024

Small 1 day lawn flip in Davis.

06/02/2024

If you want honest and good gardening advice just message us. It's free. Or well free to a point. We have seen so much bad advice circulating lately that we feel we have to at least say something here. In fact, we will start a gardening and landscaping page...

05/03/2024

Rare natives growing at the Garden Valley property. Hayfield Tarweed (Hemizonia congesta ssp. congesta) is a rare native annual herb that grows in northern, southern and central California. It tends to grow in open grassy places, at elevations from 0-1000 feet.

05/03/2024

Awesome to discover this native growing naturally on our Garden Valley property. Asclepias cordifolia is a species of milkweed commonly called Heart-leaf milkweed or Purple milkweed (not to be confused with Asclepias purpurascens, also commonly called Purple milkweed). It is native to the western United States (California, Nevada, Oregon), growing between 50-2000 meter elevation in the northern Sierra and Cascade ranges. Heart-leaf milkweed was valued by the Native American Miwok for its stems, which they dried and processed into cordage (string and rope). Monarch butterfly caterpillars eat the Heart-leaf milkweed leaves, which contain alkaloids that cause the butterfly to be unpalatable to predators. The species name, cordifolia (Latin for ‘heart-leaved’), refers to the heart-shaped leaves, while the genus name honors the Greek physician Asclepius. Heart-leaf milkweed is a perennial that grows to a height of 0.3-0.6 meter, with dark red-purple flowers whose hoods are slightly elevated above the base of the corolla. The flower structure is unusual-it has five stamens fused into a column, with five circular attachments called ‘hoods’, and an anther head surrounding the large stigma at the flower’s center. The fruit (photo at left) is a follicle with many flat seeds that have silky hairs which disperse easily in the wind. The large opposite leaves are heart-shaped, or heart-shaped. The plant grows in open or shaded woodland, often on rocky slopes and in mixed coniferous forest.

04/10/2024

This looks cool.

https://www.sacramentoorchids.org/tickets