Zona Gardens

03/21/2023

Visiting the David E. Baker garden today was a real treat. I worked with David on an initial design in 2017-18, but boy has he run with it and made the space truly his own. So many stands of penstemon and seed grown plants combined with silvery succulents and evergreens!

02/01/2023

I'm excited to announce this free Tucson native garden design template that I worked on for the Wild Ones organization:

Printing note: This design is was created to be 8.5″ x 14″ and the design pdf will print best on legal size paper. Designer Statement In drawing this Tucson garden design template, I aimed to create a home garden that is resilient to climate change and water scarcity. I used the toughest native ...

04/25/2022

New design work—plants going in the ground today.

03/30/2022

I revisited one of my favorite small garden designs this week. It looks great as the clients have been great caretakers.

08/12/2020

A design from a couple of years back where I used a colored wall to highlight the plantings.

07/29/2020

Evening visit to new garden I designed that was just installed

06/09/2020

Checking in on a new garden design that was installed a couple of months ago. We are also installing a similar design at the next door neighbors.

05/07/2020

A few cactus and succulent photos from my garden and neighborhood. I love April and May’s hot days and cool nights.

04/16/2020

Follow up visit to a design from 2009

03/28/2020

Doing some design work for a talented Foothills client who I’ve collaborated with for years.

03/25/2020

One of my favorite Tucson gardens. I’m working on a new design for their front entry area.