Landscape Design
Umbel Design provides landscape design services for the Peninsula Bay Area in Northern California. Our passion for unique plant combinations and our design expertise help you to create your ideal landscape. All of our design services are personal. We focus the design on your needs and desires.

We draft custom detailed plans that you or your landscape contractor use to transform your yard into an outdoor garden and living space that creates value for your property. We have contacts to many local sources for high-quality plants and landscape materials. We can help you find a reliable professional landscape contractor and we can work with them to make the design a reality. The transformation of your outdoor space flows smoothly, from the conceptual design to the finished garden.

Our landscape designs are artistic and professional. We work with you to create a mood, make a statement, or tell a story with your garden. If you want to implement the landscape project yourself, the design becomes a working drawing. All elements of the design are drawn to scale. Placements of hardscape and plant varieties are clearly marked and labeled.

Makeovers
If you have an older garden and you’re happy with the fundamental layout of your outdoor spaces, you might want to consider a garden makeover rather than a garden redesign. We help you “edit” your existing garden by opening spaces where necessary and by introducing fresh new plantings that will add many more years of beauty. We use our knowledge of suitable plant varieties and cultivars to bring your garden into focus.

If you want to sell your property, an outdoor makeover can be a cost-effective way to improve its marketability.

Flower Arranging

Harvest the beauty of your garden.

As a unique service, we take cuttings from your own garden, using the seasonal colors and textures, to create beautiful and dramatic flower arrangements. We bring the beauty of your outdoor spaces inside to decorate your house. We can use your special container or family heirloom to create a centerpiece for a special occasion.

 

Before and After Gallery

Marcussen Drive


Hazelfern Place


Crest Lane

Belle Monti Avenue

:: Janice Elliott is a member of the the Association of Professional Landscape Designers (APLD).

Please email umbeldesign@yahoo.com or call 650.279.7195 if you're interested in more information.