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Drought-smart by design

Outdoor rooms, designed and built to live in.

A Sacramento landscape design-build studio. Gardens that belong to the Valley, patios built to last, and one team from the first sketch to the last plant.

Low-water, native plantingOne crew, design to build
A landscape designer at Fern & Stone in a native garden
Design credits toward buildWritten numbers, no surprises

What we do

Services.

Design, build, native gardens, and the care that keeps them.

Landscape design

Measured, considered design - planting plans, hardscape, lighting, and irrigation - so the result feels inevitable, not assembled.

Design-build

We install what we design: patios, paths, retaining walls, planting, and lighting. One contract, one crew, one standard.

Care & maintenance

Seasonal care, pruning, irrigation checks, and refresh programs for gardens we designed - or ones we simply fell in love with.

How we think.

Plant for the place

The right plant in the right spot, for the soil, the sun, and the water that is actually there.

Outdoor rooms

We design spaces to live in - eating, gathering, and quiet - not just to look at from the kitchen.

Built to last

Hardscape installed to last a decade, plants that mature well, and irrigation that does not leak.

Recent gardens.

The finished Cedar Lane backyard with stone patio and native planting

Cedar Lane Backyard

Design-build · East Sacramento · 2024

A stone patio, a native border, and a low-water lawn replacement that cut irrigation by 60%.

Flagstone stepping stones being laid in the River Bend garden

River Bend Front Garden

Native garden · West Sacramento · 2023

A full front-yard conversion to California natives and ornamental grasses, with a flagstone path.

From visit to garden.

01

The visit

We walk your yard, listen to how you want to use it, and talk budget and sun.

02

The plan

A design with planting, hardscape, and a clear build cost - revised until it is right.

03

The build

Our own crew installs it, from the first stone to the last plant.

04

The follow-through

A care plan and seasonal check-ins so the garden matures the way it was drawn.

From homeowners.

They did not just plant things - they designed a backyard we actually use. The fire pit is packed all fall.
Claire D.East Sacramento
Our water bill dropped almost in half, and the garden looks better than the lawn ever did.
Marcus J.West Sacramento
One crew from first sketch to final stone. Nothing was subbed out, and nothing went over budget.
Ana P.Davis

The studio.

Serving Sacramento and the greater Valley

Address1801 L Street, Suite 300
Sacramento, CA 95811
HoursMonday - Friday8:00 AM - 5:30 PMSaturday9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, by appointmentSundayClosed

Your yard has a better version.

Start with a visit. We will listen, walk the site, and give you an honest sense of what is possible.