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East Bay landscape design
Let's start your
garden project
with a great plan.
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Are you tired of your yard? Last year or maybe even a decade ago, you snagged your dream house and then left the grounds pretty much the way you found them?
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Maybe you’re too busy with career and family for a DIY landscape project? Yet, you rue the lost opportunity for garden pleasures – a retreat for relaxation, a space for gatherings, and a stage for the delightful play of wildlife.
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If you want to avoid expensive mistakes and make a sound investment by seeking an advisor for horticultural know-how and garden design, contact Makescapes for a beautiful future.
About
The firm
Makescapes Design is a residential landscape design firm specializing in low-water, easy care plants that thrive in the Bay Area.
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Using site-specific design, we envision outdoor spaces that balance aesthetics and practicality.
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With our designs, we aspire to turn every precious square foot of your land into a place of pleasure, utility and beauty.
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We offer a range of services from garden coaching to entire landscape redesign, and follow best practices in horticulture and sustainability.
If you value design and dream of a stunning landscape of your own, contact Makescapes for a consultation.
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The designer
Erin Albert is a landscape designer, horticulturist, and the proprietor of Makescapes Design.
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Before receiving degrees in Landscape Architecture and Landscape Design and Construction at Merritt College in Oakland, California, Erin graduated from U.C. Berkeley with a degree in English Literature and essentially agrees with Cicero:
"If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need."
Dream
To build a head of steam
What's on your wish list? Water feature? Patio? Private oasis? Make the most of what you have already got with site-specific design solutions to realize your dream.
Invest
To compound your happiness
When you plant a garden you are investing in the future. The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. Next best time: now.
Invite
To ensure your home is their habitat
Welcome nature back to your garden with flowering plants loved by birds, butterflies and bumble bees.
Conserve
To be foliage rich and water wise
Save on your water bill while greening up your yard with California native and Mediterranean drought-tolerant beauties that thrive year after year.
"We've had our home for 30 years, but a big change in the backyard was long overdue. Makescapes helped us imagine different layouts to better understand how to create a great space for family celebrations. We started with the hardscape – three small patios (wood, tile, brick), a fountain, and a pergola – and are thrilled with the results! Our modestly sized backyard now has three levels, each beautiful in its own right, but together forming a cohesive, visually interesting, and wonderful space. Erin's expertise was just what we needed."
Josie E. - Albany, California