FORGROUND LANDSCAPE is a landscape design and garden consultation practice rooted in Berkeley, California. We create landscapes for grounding and spaces for life outside.

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View fullsize Sketches for a sweet San Francisco home landscape design in the works 〰️
View fullsize For the love of ‘Warriner Lytle’ California Buckwheat — March 2026
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View fullsize Front yard planting design
View fullsize Planting day with @hideawayacreslandscapeservices in January 2025. I think about this Manzanita often 💕
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View fullsize My favorite spot (FORGROUND headquarters and trial garden) with our favorite @bethabes mug.
View fullsize Berkeley garden #californianativeplants #heuchera #salvia #landscapedesign #gardendesign
View fullsize A warm welcome home in Albany
View fullsize This rooftop garden in Albany is a year-round color show! The real stars are the California native buckwheats and bunchgrasses. But these blooms will be dancing around them all year long — ‘Siskiyou’ Oregon Sunshine, ‘Whirli
View fullsize Concept sketches for a California native front yard in Oakland. Can you guess what some of the plants are? #landscapedesi̇gn #californianativeplants #plantingdesign
View fullsize Summer color on the sidewalk #landscapedesign #californianativeplants #berkeley
View fullsize We reworked so much cool material that was on-site and created new usable spaces with minimal regrading here in the Oakland hills. Concrete curbs signed by previous residents were kept and are now peeking out of gabion benches at the top of the hill
View fullsize A path to the trash cans *and so much more* #landscapedesign #plantingdesign #californianativeplants
View fullsize Plant placement is one of my favorite parts! I can’t wait to share more about this Oakland garden coming to fruition. This has been such a fun project with almost all native California plants, edibles, and the opportunity to bring new life to