Earth-friendly Gardening & Landscaping

I provide residential landscaping and gardening services for people who are concerned about the ecology of the Bay Area and want to green their homes and living environments.

I Love Your Garden is a small company with a strong stake in the local community and ecology.

Expect personalized and professional advice, gardening, installation, and yard work at reasonable rates.

All work is done with sustainability and the environment in mind. This means:

* A focus on plants adapted to our climate
* Responsible irrigation
* Allowing and aiding the natural cycle of nutrients by composting
* Minimizing reliance on products that have been mined, extracted, or prepared chemically.
* Work vehicle is powered by biodiesel

Services may include:

* Environmentally-conscious landscape maintenance and installation
* Affordable custom garden design with computer and/or hand drawings
* Skilled pruning of shrubs and small trees
* Vegetable and food gardens

Reviews

• 5/5 stars January 5, 2012

  

  Emil is great! He was responsive and easy to work with in the initial planning and did a fabulous job restoring our totally trashed backyard. I have had lots of gardners over the years and could not be more pleased with his work style and abilities. I recommend him wholeheartedly.
  Sherilyn

  – Sherilyn

• February 16, 2011

  

  Emil worked at my house for a couple of weeks last spring when I had a "huge" landscaping renovation I needed to address. It was overwhelming but Emil was able to break it down into sections and provide ideas, labor and confidence.
  
  Starting with adding compost to the soil and creating a design, Emil paid attention to details and worked methodically through the project. We had a few plantings which we wanted to keep that he had to plan around. He listened carefully to our ideas and preferences while introducing ideas to consider that he thought would increase the attractiveness and earth friendliness of the garden. He located a nursery in our area which specializes in offering plants which are native to our area (the northeast). Just shopping at the nursery with him was fun as we spent about three hours looking at plants he’d seen on their website, discussing the benefits and placement of each plant, and then made a final decision. As this was a very busy time in my life, I asked Emil to take the lead and enjoyed following him yet I remember him making encouraging remarks when I offered a new thought.
  
  During the planting phase, it was always a delight to come home from work and see what had been accomplished that day. I gave Emil a lot of freedom to create and he designed low rock walls and paths in a number of places utilizing resources I already had available which set off the plantings beautifully. He demonstrated an almost intuitive knowledge about diverse plants and what would go well where. As this first summer progressed it was rewarding to see the mostly native plantings flower, attract the butterflies and finally go to seed. I can’t wait to see how the upcoming second year looks. I spoke with Emil a few times after the project was completed and he always asked how the garden was looking and answered any questions I still had (patiently as they were sometimes repeat questions). He clearly was concerned that I was satisfied with the work he had done.
  
  I found hiring Emil to complete my landscaping project very satisfactory. If you know exactly what you want done, Emil is respectful and dependable. If you want his input into the design of your project, he has a wealth of creative ideas. He clearly loves his work which is evident in his attitude and the final product.
  

  – Valerie

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