Bay Oaks,
Los Osos

Hillside Succulent Garden

Los Osos, CA

2018

This project started with the request to build a retaining wall for the hillside home. The existing wall had been eroding over the years and needed to be secured. Through extensive grading and boulder retention, we restructured the property with a boulder wall to function as a retaining wall but feel more like an organic space. 

We illuminated the garden features with custom low-voltage lighting so that the garden would present nicely on the hillside at any time of day. With the retaining wall newly secured, we were able to make use of the property to create a full compelling garden.

The final design blends the history of the property with contemporary garden design, and blends functional entertaining spaces with native, organic reprieves.

  • An image of the Float House.
  • An image of The Float House.
  • Modern house with desert landscaping featuring various succulents and rocks.
  • An image of the Float House.
  • Aerial view of a landscaped garden with various succulents, green and purple plants, and decorative stones on a gravel and mulch base.
  • Front yard with desert landscape, featuring various succulents and rocks in front of a single-story house with stucco walls and white-framed windows.
  • A house with a well-maintained front yard featuring various succulents and rocks.

“Nick and Brandon created an amazing garden on our hillside front yard.  They were able to take an idea I had seen years ago and make it 100 times better.”

– Bay Oaks Homeowner

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