From Design to Finish

The winter is a nice time to take a break from the yard. The cozy warmth of the inside, holiday gift exchange—before you know it, you’re ...

The nitrogen cycle may be one of the most important cycles on earth because it’s the building block of all organic life forms. This is an...

Well-balanced landscapes and their features represent the broader context in which we’re meant to live our lives, the natural elements wh...

The new year is upon us and you’re thinking about your resolutions. Last year (perhaps even over the holidays) you told yourself and/or y...

Flagstone is a fine-textured rock, such as a sandstone or shale, that is split up into slabs and has many uses in landscape: step stone p...

Customer service is the cornerstone of Jefferson Landscape and Design’s business model—without exception. If not for the gratitude of our...

Watering is a critical component in keeping a typical home's landscaping alive. Many homeowners, however, may be using too much water. Ov...

Living in California, we should all know by now: droughts are cyclical. (For our purposes a drought is defined as a significant reduction...

Arbors date back to ancient Egypt but are probably older than the written record. Later they were used in Greek and Roman gardens and by ...

If you live in a neighborhood where we have installed one of our projects, have read our posts on Google, visited our website before, or ...

"What's the difference between a gardener and a landscaper?" We get calls at least once a week where we get this question. We're happy to...

Congratulations on your new home! If you are reading this you are either wondering how to go about putting your landscape together, or yo...

With the proper plants (flora) installed in your garden, you shouldn't have any trouble attracting the local wildlife (fauna) you want. I...

Nothing is more delightful than walking out into a beautiful garden and have it come to life with an array of butterflies. If this hasn't...

“In the last four years, the chemical industry has spent $11.2 million on a PR initiative to say it’s not their fault, so we know whose f...

Did you know the Bay Area is home to over seventy-five different species of birds? It’s true. And that doesn’t include the myriad of visi...

Jefferson Landscape and Design is looking for teachers and school administrators to team up with to help implement our Ponds 4 Kids! prog...

We get asked this question a lot, and often, but not always, the answer is yes. There are many advantages to doing a design for both the ...

Why should I garden for wildlife and register my yard as a Certified Wildlife Habitat? It's fun! You'll attract beautiful songbirds, chee...

Regardless of their fearsome appearance, dragonflies do not sting, and they are completely harmless to people. Dragonflies consume 10 per...